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• Judge deems Kodak digital camera patent invalid

  A judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that a Kodak patent asserted in a complaint against Apple and Research In Motion is invalid, Kodak said on Monday.

  By James Niccolai | 22 May, 2012 10:14

  Tags: smartphones, research in motion, patent, legal, kodak, iPhone, intellectual property, consumer electronics, Blackberry, Apple, Android

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  SAP rolls out new mobile apps, boosts HTML5, iOS, Android support

  SAP on Monday unveiled a series of mobile applications covering areas such as expense management and e-learning, as well as improved support for iOS and Android devices. The announcements came at the start of the vendor's Sapphire conference in Orlando.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 15 May, 2012 00:42

  Tags: Telecommunication, tablets, sybase, software, smartphones, Sencha, sapphire, sap, Mobile OSes, mobile applications, mobile, iPhone, iPad, iOS, hardware systems, consumer electronics, BlackBerry OS, Blackberry, applications, Appcelerator, Android OS, Android

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  Is your BYOD policy out-of-date?

  As consumerization continues to spread throughout the enterprise, IT decision makers must remain on their toes, tracking and anticipating end user behavior and deploying technology to protect against productivity losses and data breaches, one researcher says.

  By Colin Neagle | 14 May, 2012 20:31

  Tags: zscaler, wireless, smartphones, networking, Google Android, consumerization of IT, consumer electronics, CoIT, CBS, byod, Blackberry, apple iphone

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  Study: iOS surpasses Android in enterprise usage

  Consumerisation trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple's iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google's Android, as well as end users migrating from Facebook and toward Twitter.

  By Colin Neagle | 11 May, 2012 06:31

  Tags: zscaler, wireless, twitter, Telecommunication, smartphones, networking, Mobile OSes, mobile, iPhone, iOS, internet explorer, Google, Facebook, consumerization, consumer electronics, byod, Blackberry, applications, Apple, Android

• In Pictures: A closer look at RIM's BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha smartphone

  RIM has unveiled the first smartphone running its next-generation BlackBerry 10 software. The device is meant only for developers, however, and won't ever be released to the public. CIO.com's Al Sacco shares a number of images of the new BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha handheld.

  By Al Sacco | 02 May, 2012 08:57

  Tags: Blackberry, mobile solutions, mobility, Research In Motion (RIM), s lideshow, smartphones

• In Pictures: 11 not entirely useless factoids about BlackBerry maker RIM

  Trivial pursuits swirling around BlackBerry World 2012

  By John Cox | 02 May, 2012 08:53

  Tags: Blackberry, mobility, Research In Motion (RIM), slideshow

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  Android breaks crucial 50 per cent of smartphones in use: comScore

  Android may be lagging behind in the enterprise market, but in the consumer market it's still going full speed ahead.

  By Brad Reed | 02 May, 2012 07:27

  Tags: Android, Android 4.0, Android smartphones, Apple, Apple iOS, Apple smartphones, Blackberry, BlackBerry OS, ComScore, Galaxy smartphones, Google+, htc, HTC smartphones, iPad, Kindle Fire, mobile, Motorola, rim, samsung, smartphones, tablets

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  RIM faces trouble despite BlackBerry 10

  The last couple of years have obviously not been kind to Research in Motion, which is why the company has been hoping to generate some much-needed positive buzz by unveiling portions of its upcoming BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system this week.

  By Brad Reed | 02 May, 2012 05:30

  Tags: Blackberry, BlackBerry 10, blackberry world, consumer electronics, networking, research in motion, rim, smartphones, wireless

• Wake Up campaign the work of RIM

  Struggling Canadian BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has admitted it is behind a Wake Up media campaign in Australia.

  By Ross Catanzariti | 01 May, 2012 09:28

  Tags: Blackberry, mobile phones, rim, samsung, smartphones

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  BYOD policy bites vacationing CEO

  Mimecast CEO, Peter Bauer, recently found himself at the intersection of consumerization and IT management, falling victim to personal data loss as the result of the internal management policy he himself helped establish.

  By Colin Neagle | 01 May, 2012 02:29

  Tags: Android, applications, Blackberry, byod, consumer electronics, consumerization of IT, enterprise mobility, iOS, iPhone, Mimecast, mobile, Mobile OSes, networking, smartphones, Telecommunication, Windows Phone, wireless

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  Blackberry facing years to turn around

  The newest board member of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion says a turnaround could take three to five years.

  By AAP | 27 April, 2012 09:38

  Tags: Blackberry, business, Prem Watsa

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  Are BYOD workers more productive?

  Bring-your-own-device, or BYOD, is a movement blurring the line between work and personal life. After all, BYOD is all about employees using personal smartphones and tablets for business purposes. So does this mean people check Facebook when they should be working or read job-related emails on weekends?

  By Tom Kaneshige | 24 April, 2012 09:01

  Tags: Aberdeen Group, Blackberry, business issues, byod, consumer electronics, hardware systems, iPad, iPhone, IT Organization, IT Organization | Consumer IT, personnel, productivity, smartphones, tablets

• RIM launches in India low-cost phone for emerging markets

  Research In Motion will start selling in India from Thursday a low-cost smartphone with the BlackBerry 7 OS that will soon be offered in other emerging markets.

  By John Ribeiro | 18 April, 2012 23:31

  Tags: Blackberry, consumer electronics, research in motion, smartphones

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  RIM to return to business focus; new BlackBerry strategy promised

  Research in Motion's future is getting iffier each quarter as it signs on fewer new customers and has had to discount large numbers of BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets to clear inventory. The company revealed today that its revenue dropped 25 per cent in the last fiscal quarter versus a year earlier, a decrease of $5.6 billion, with the decline in revenues accelerating after it launched its BlackBerry 7 smartphones in fall 2011 and had to deeply discount the poorly selling PlayBook tablet in the same period.

  By Galen Gruman | 30 March, 2012 10:20

  Tags: Blackberry, consumer electronics, mobile technology, rim, RIM (Research in Motion), smartphones, Technology Business, The Industry Standard

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  SuccessFactors offers free version of Jam software in hit against Salesforce.com

  SAP's SuccessFactors subsidiary is rolling out a version of its Jam social collaboration platform at no charge to all users, the company announced Wednesday.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 29 March, 2012 05:57

  Tags: Android, applications, Blackberry, cloud computing, collaboration, internet, Internet-based applications and services, iPad, iPhone, Lars Dalgaard, salesforce.com, sap, software, Software as a service, SuccessFactors