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RIM’s Lazaridis: if goverments can’t deal with the internet, ‘they should shut it off’

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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RIM’s Lazaridis: if goverments can’t deal with the internet, ‘they should shut it off’

RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has made some pretty bold statements in the past, but he may just have topped himself in responding to the recent issue of countries banning or threatening to ban BlackBerrys -- to which you can now add Indonesia to the list.

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BlackBerry 6 teased again in new official video

Monday, July 12, 2010

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BlackBerry 6 teased again in new official video

There have been rumors that the first volley of BlackBerry 6 -powered devices could launch as early as last month -- but seeing how we're still empty-handed, we may as well enjoy more high production value video pimping the biggest new features, right? RIM has published another official YouTube spot on BlackBerry 6 today showing off goodies likes aggregated social network integration, universal search, and -- of course -- the all-new WebKit-based browser coming out of last year's purchase of Torch Mobile .

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Sprint BlackBerry Bold 9650 goes on sale a little early

Monday, May 17, 2010

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Sprint BlackBerry Bold 9650 goes on sale a little early

It looks like Sprint couldn't wait to share its version of the BlackBerry Bold 9650 with the world -- it went on sale online today, a week before its scheduled May 23rd launch . You're looking at $199 on a two-year deal, but unless you're dying for a new 'berry we can't say we're finding this Tour-with-an-optical-pad even remotely as exciting as the EVO 4G, which is due on June 4.

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This day in Engadget: RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis talks about his first ‘touch product’

Friday, April 16, 2010

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This day in Engadget: RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis talks about his first ‘touch product’

Welcome to ' This day in Engadget ', where we crack open the archives and take a whimsical look back at the memories and moments of our storied past.

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This day in Engadget: RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis talks about his first ‘touch product’

Friday, April 16, 2010

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This day in Engadget: RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis talks about his first ‘touch product’

Welcome to ' This day in Engadget ', where we crack open the archives and take a whimsical look back at the memories and moments of our storied past. Please join us on this trip down random access memory lane. Earlier today, RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis laid down a doozy when he implied that full touchscreen phones aren't that popular -- but last year at this time (on April 16th!) he was scrambling to explain why the BlackBerry Storm failed to live up to high expectations

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