Tag: BlackBerry
The iFarm Predictive: Nutrition, Precision, Fun and Sustainable Development
Farmers are a busy bunch. The majority of their times are spent on the field, not in front of a computer, save an effortless peek into their smartphones and tablets. And it never gets more demanding. As global population continues to surge, the United Nations estimated that by 2050, farmers would need to increase food [...]
Android’s UK market grew by 634 percent in a year
The increase in interest for smartphones in the UK has created a very competitive landscape for the top 3 mobile operating systems, Apple, Google and Symbian. From what we can see, it shows that Apple is leading the market and has overtaken Symbian. The most surprising is the growth shown by Google’s Android. Google has [...]
BlackBerry App World downloads reaches 1 billion
Here’s what you don’t expect to hear about. Research In Motion’s BlackBerry App World has reached a new mark. According to the mobile company, 1 billion applications have been downloaded from its mobile marketplace. The marketplace offers application for RIM’s Blackberry smartphones and its recently-launched Playbook. It was launched in April, 2009 and now has [...]
HTC profits rises beyond expectations
HTC Corp, the smartphone maker saw a 33 percent rise in its second-quarter profits. Its revenues have increased 57.93 per cent to $571.9 million in April. HTC’s unaudited net profit in April-June was $268 million. The year-on-year growth rate of sales in June slowed from May’s 116 percent. In January 2011, sales had grown 213 [...]
(BlackBerry) RIM: problems with management structure
The maker of the BlackBerry Smartphone, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), is facing a rather hard situation from an investor to change its leadership to improve the management. On the 10th of June, one of its investor, Northwest & Ethical Investments LP asked RIM to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive officer and [...]
