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Shakeup at RIM: Co-CEO’s Balsillie and Lazaridis resign, Heins is new CEO
January 23, 2012 – 8:17 am
Shakeup at RIM: Co-CEO’s Balsillie and Lazaridis resign, Heins is new CEO

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

RIM’s longtime Co-CEO’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have resigned their positions and have endorsed Thorsten Heins as the new CEO while Barbara Stymiest is chairwoman of RIM’s board.

5 Companies that face challenges in 2012
January 16, 2012 – 3:33 pm
5 Companies that face challenges in 2012

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The only constant is change and how businesses adapt to this change defines how they evolve and more importantly, how they survive.

CES celebrates evolution of digital media, consumer electronics
January 9, 2012 – 11:06 am
CES celebrates evolution of digital media, consumer electronics

By Lee Rickwood

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is as much about the provider as it is the consumer, and it has as much to offer the high tech industry in specific as it does the consumer marketplace in general.

What will the tablet market bring in 2012?
January 6, 2012 – 11:38 am
What will the tablet market bring in 2012?

By Ted Kritsonis

For a variety of reasons, the tablet market in 2011 wasn’t a horse race, but rather one of a clear winner ahead of a confusing pack left to fester in the distance. Apple’s iPad only affirmed its dominance over a surge of ‘me too’ devices that didn’t resonate enough with consumers. Will 2012 change that in a big way?

Are smartphones ready to replace credit cards?
January 1, 2012 – 1:45 am
Are smartphones ready to replace credit cards?

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Smartphones, alreadysmarter than most people expected, are starting to take on their most critical new task yet: the ability to be used for payment.

Apple’s iMessage vs. RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger
December 29, 2011 – 11:43 pm
Apple’s iMessage vs. RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger

By Ted Kritsonis

In spite of RIM’s troubling times, the company’s BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service remains highly popular, and is arguably one of the last bastions of loyalty keeping some consumers from defecting. Apple created iMessage as an answer to BBM, but how well does it stack up?

Next Steps in Smartphone Security
December 21, 2011 – 9:18 am
Next Steps in Smartphone Security

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Since smartphones are quickly replacing PCs as the personal communication device of choice, the need to secure our mobile devices has become critical.

Your connected home theatre experience: TV apps and accessories
December 8, 2011 – 9:49 am

By Lee Rickwood

You’ve got an HDTV, it’s connected to the Web, your family and friends have gathered – but maybe there’s still something missing. Here are a few apps and accessories to complete the experience.

How the iPad won 2011′s ‘Tablet War’
November 28, 2011 – 11:30 am
How the iPad won 2011′s ‘Tablet War’

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple’s iPad continues to dominate the tablet space it had created a year ago despite the waves of competing tablets that hit the market hoping to challenge the leader.

Adobe abandoning Flash for mobile devices opens door to HTML5
November 10, 2011 – 11:17 am
Adobe abandoning Flash for mobile devices opens door to HTML5

By Ted Kritsonis

Adobe’s announcement yesterday that it would no longer support Flash in mobile devices after version 11.1 is a bold move that opens the door for HTML5 as the new standard for rich web content on smartphones and tablets.

RIM risks future on unified mobile operating system
October 18, 2011 – 8:28 pm
RIM risks future on unified mobile operating system

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

RIM launched a unified BBX OS for smartphones and for the PlayBook during its DevCon in San Francisco and hopes to entice developers to continue supporting the once dominant smartphone maker.

What to Expect from Apple iOS 5
September 26, 2011 – 6:32 am
What to Expect from Apple iOS 5

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Boasting over 200 new features, iOS 5 was one of the three big announcements at this year’s WWDC (Worldwide Developer’s Conference). Current iOS users will need to re-learn some aspects of the OS and how they use it but the benefits are worth it.