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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.

Canadian Content at CES Covers Mobile, Media and New Gadgets Galore
January 11, 2012 – 10:49 am
Canadian Content at CES Covers Mobile, Media and New Gadgets Galore

By Lee Rickwood

Canada continues to put out the hardware, software and wetware that are key to the success of the global consumer electronics industry.

So let’s hold CES here next year, eh?!?

Sony, RIM start New Year with discounted Tablets
January 3, 2012 – 11:17 am
Sony, RIM start New Year with discounted Tablets

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Anyone still in the market for a new tablet can get Sony’s Tablet S or the BlackBerry PlayBook at a discounted price right now.

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?

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.

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.

5 Essential BlackBerry PlayBook Apps
August 5, 2011 – 6:08 pm
5 Essential BlackBerry PlayBook Apps

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The BlackBerry PlayBook offers users a compact yet powerful multitasking tablet device that’s ideal for business users as well as consumers, here are some essential apps.

How to Find a Safer Cell Phone
July 23, 2011 – 12:24 pm
How to Find a Safer Cell Phone

By Lee Rickwood

Is there a ‘safer’ cell phone? And how can you tell, if so?

RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook – First Impressions
April 22, 2011 – 5:44 pm
RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook – First Impressions

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We’ve only had RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook for less than 24 hours, we cover some of the features and capabilities of this impressive and powerful niche tablet.