How grim is RIM? Anatomy of a trainwreck by the numbers

RIM just announced a $500 million loss, plummeting device sales, layoffs of up to a third of its workforce, and that's its delaying its BlackBerry 10 OS until 2013. How bad is RIM's situation, and can the once-mighty smartphone maker turn itself around?Canada’s Research in Motion used to be the leader of the smartphone pack. Sure, there were a handful of Windows Phone devices, there were flashy Symbian handsets from Nokia aimed at corporate users, and early smartphones from the likes of Palm were showing promise, but for years RIM’s keyboard-packing BlackBerry devices and their addictive blinking LEDs ruled the smart device landscape....

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An app that makes messages self-destruct, MI-style

Wickr was billed as a secure social network where people could send text or voice messages as well as pictures or snippets of video with security in place to thwart snoops. – Image taken from Wickr websiteSAN FRANCISCO: Celebrity scandals fueled by leaked text messages or emailed images inspired a new application to give users of Apple gadgets uncrackable communications that can be made to self-destruct.The Wickr app has been downloaded thousands of times since the software crafted for iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices hit the virtual shelves of Apple’s online App Store on Wednesday.The San Francisco-based startup behind the software is...

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Apple injunction to prevent Samsung from selling Galaxy Nexus in US

A California judge ruled Thursday that Samsung can no longer sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US, based on Apple’s claims that Samsung violated its iPad patents.In the meantime, the US District Court of the Northern District of California will continue to inspect Apple’s patents and compare them to Samsung’s products, according to the Associated Press.So far, the Tab’s future doesn’t look promising – presiding Judge Lucy Koh said Apple “has established a strong case on the merits,” deeming the iPad and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 “virtually indistinguishable.”Indeed, the latest iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 boast similar sleek industrial designs...

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I-Phone 6

Browse All Built-in AppsCamera HD Video Recording FaceTime Messages Reminders Phone Mail Safari Music Videos Photos App Store iTunes Maps + Compass Game Center Calendar Contacts Find My iPhone More Built-in Apps With 8 megapixels and all-new optics, this just might be the best camera ever on a mobile phone. It just might be the only camera you’ll ever need. And if you think that’s amazing, wait until you see your photos.Mega megapixels.The iSight camera gives you 8 megapixels — that’s 60 percent more pixels than the camera on iPhone 4. They’re engineered with a higher, full-well capacity to collect even more light. With more megapixels...

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