FOSS Patents (via French newspaper Les Échos) is reporting that the key European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) vote to determine whose nano-SIM patent – the next generation SIM – should become the standard has been postponed. The vote will be postponed for a minimum of thirty days. The decision comes in a light that Nokia seems threatening the...
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RIM issued fiscal fourth-quarter results that once again were far grimmer than analysts had expected, as BlackBerry sales and shipments fell sharply amid intensifying competition, and writedowns tied to inventory and acquisitions left the company with a loss of $125 million (U.S.), its first quarterly loss since fiscal 2005. RIM also announced a number of executive changes,...
RIM has announced its revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was $4.2 billion, down 19% from $5.2 billion in the previous quarter and down 25% from $5.6 billion in the same quarter of fiscal 2011. The revenue breakdown for the quarter was approximately 68% for hardware, 27% for service and 5% for software and other revenue. During the quarter, RIM shipped approximately...
With ETSI is still have to take the decision later this week over the nano-SIM standard – the future of SIM – Nokia seems threatening the ETSI that it will not license “essential” patents if Apple’s nano-SIM is selected. We earlier reported that battle between Apple and its rival smartphone maker has broken out over the next generation nano-SIM standard – the...
Research In Motion (RIM) reported that the results for the fourth quarter and year-end of fiscal 2012 will be releasing on March 29, 2012 after the close of the market. Over on which Analysts says that there was no profit warning but the BlackBerry 7 smartphones are “aging rapidly” and the outlook from RIM could be dismal. Wall Street is expecting fourth quarter...
Apple, Sony and four other companies were reportedly being sued by Graphic Properties Holding Inc, formerly known as Silicon Graphics Inc, for allegedly infringing a patent over their sale of mobile phones and other electronic devices. The lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware. According to the lawsuits, the defendants’ infringing...
The BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has delayed its annual presentation to financial analysts, which usually take place during the BlackBerry World Conference in May. A date and location for the meeting have not yet been decided, reports Reuters. “We decided to make BlackBerry World more focused on customers, developers and partners,” RIM spokeswoman...
