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• BlackBerry Storm 2 coming in September?

  Research in Motion (RIM) looks set to launch a new version of its BlackBerry Storm handset.

• CRM users favor BlackBerry over iPhone: Maximizer

  Customer-relationship management vendor Maximizer says most of its mobile CRM users favour the BlackBerry platform, and the ever-changing dynamics of mobility require more frequent platform refreshes, leading to the recently released Maximizer 10.5 Freedom for BlackBerry.

• Salesforce.com releases no-cost 'lite' mobile application

  Hoping to drive customer retention, Salesforce.com on Tuesday unveiled a mobile application that is available to all users at no charge.

• RIM becomes a $10 billion company

  Research In Motion is going strong despite an economy in recession, for the first time surpassing US$10 billion in revenue for the fiscal year just ended.

• RIM sells 50 millionth BlackBerry, stock soars on earnings

  Research In Motion Limited (RIM) stock soared in after-market trading after the company posted solid financial results and said it sold its 50 millionth BlackBerry smartphone.

• BlackBerry opens its own app store

  Research In Motion opened its on-device application store, App World, on Wednesday at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas.

• Skype shows BlackBerry, iPhone applications

  Skype unveiled its iPhone and BlackBerry applications at the CTIA Wireless trade show on Tuesday, taking its VoIP capability into the inner sanctum of mobile operators that still depend on voice minutes for most of their revenue.

• Mobiles usher in phoney daylight saving's sleep-in

  Mobile phones and PDAs may be loaded with more gadgets and gigabytes than ever, but a mountain of mobiles that adjusted for daylight savings a week early proved they can still be foiled by the tick of a clock.
  

• RIM, others face uphill rivalry with App Store

  If Research In Motion opens its BlackBerry App World online store next week as rumored, it will be the second major mobile vendor to emulate the iPhone App Store and won't be the last.

• E-reader comes to BlackBerry

  Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. announced a beta version of a free e-reader for BlackBerry devices that allows users to purchase e-books much as they already can via the iPhone and other smartphones.

• All five smartphones survive PWN2OWN hacker contest

  None of the five smartphones slated for attack at last week's PWN2OWN hacking contest were compromised, a sign that security researchers have yet to adapt to the limitations of mobile, said the company that put up the prize money.

• BlackBerry owners encouraged to switch off for Earth Hour

  Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has launched a Web site for users of the smartphones dedicated to the latest news about Earth Hour.

• U2 dumps iPod for BlackBerry

  U2 frontman Bono described Apple's iPod in 2004 as "the most interesting artistic creation in pop since the electric guitar." The band built heavy ties with Apple, appearing live onstage with Steve Jobs and in Apple TV ads performing the hit single "Vertigo." Apple sold U2 iPods and made the band's entire opus available as a one-click download in the iTunes Store. Steve Jobs, known for not touching people, hugged Bono onstage.

• Lenovo device delivers e-mail via BlackBerrys

  Business travelers will be able to use their BlackBerry smartphones to automatically forward e-mail to their ThinkPad notebook PCs with a US$150 device developed by Lenovo Group and Research in Motion (RIM), the two companies said Monday.

• BlackBerry still targeting businesses

  While competitors like the Apple iPhone and the budding Google Android platform have garnered a lot of attention lately, Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the ubiquitous BlackBerry smartphone, sees itself as the right choice for businesses, a company official stressed Friday.