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Cortado Workplace Launched to Offer BlackBerry Smartphone Users Cloud Printing and Storage Capabilities

(Berlin/Barcelona, February 15, 2010) Cortado, the experts in mobile business solutions, today announced its free mobile office solution for BlackBerry® smartphone users, Cortado Workplace. The Cortado Workplace solution allows BlackBerry smartphone users to store documents and files in the cloud and access them anytime and anywhere via the Cortado Workplace file manager application or the browser. The solution also includes printing, enabling users to print documents on any local or network printer.

RIM shines; Palm getting better

RIM shines; Palm getting better

Canadian handset manufacturer RIM (Research In Motion) was on good form during the quarter for the three months to the end of November, notching up an increase in net profit from $396m in 2008 to $628m in 2009.

BlackBerry stirs up a second Storm

BlackBerry stirs up a second Storm

Canadian handset shop Research In Motion (RIM) has taken another crack at the BlackBerry Storm, the touchscreen device which suffered in the review stakes due to a clunky interface.

RIM packs widgets; Palm opens developer programme

RIM packs widgets; Palm opens developer programme

Canadian device manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) on Tuesday showed off its BlackBerry Widget Software Development Kit (SDK) – a suite of tools allowing third party application developers to build rich, web-based applications for BlackBerry handsets.

RIM profits down in August quarter

RIM profits down in August quarter

Canadian vendor of fruit flavoured handsets, Research In Motion (RIM) said that net income for the quarter to the end of August fell slightly to $475.6m from $495.5m in the same period 2008.

Apple, RIM poised to lead smartphone market

Apple, RIM poised to lead smartphone market

Smartphones are anticipated to be the next wave of computing, with Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) well positioned to lead the space going forward.

Mobile Streams launches developer facility

Mobile content specialist Mobile Streams has launched a smartphone research and development centre in Hong Kong which will focus on application development for smartphone platforms such as Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone.

Mike Lazaridis, founder and co-CEO, Research In Motion (RIM)

Mike Lazaridis, founder and co-CEO, Research In Motion (RIM)

Mike Lazaridis founded BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) while still a student at the University of Waterloo, a decision which led him to drop out of school just two months before graduation. A noted philanthropist in science and computing projects, Lazaridis is the driving force behind RIM’s technology and innovation.

RIM attacks Nortel for rejecting offer for CDMA, LTE assets

RIM attacks Nortel for rejecting offer for CDMA, LTE assets

Canadian handset vendor Research In Motion (RIM) has come out swinging against compatriot firm Nortel, alleging that the infrastructure vendor, which is in the process of selling itself off, has obstructed its attempts to purchase assets.

RIM shifts 7.8 mil. BlackBerrys in second quarter

RIM shifts 7.8 mil. BlackBerrys in second quarter

Canadian vendor and maker of the fruit flavoured gadgets Research In Motion (RIM), said Thursday that it shipped around 7.8 million devices during the three months ended May 30, 2009. In that same period the vendor also added 3.8 million new BlackBerry subscribers.