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Topics  Strategy  /  Technology  /  Research In Motion How management has failed at RIM By Joe Castaldo  | January 19, 2012

Falling market share. Product delays. Angry investors. An exclusive, inside look at the BlackBerry maker's internal chaos.


RIM's success to return
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Research in Motion suffered some tough past few years but that doesn't mean it's dead.
The new hip gadget company
CB_MicrosoftCEO Steve Ballmer (right) and Microsoft were the unlikely cool kids at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. (Photo: David Becker/WireImage/Getty)
Thanks to Xbox 360, buzzworthy new phones and more innovation than rival Apple, Microsoft’s set for a big 2012.
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    Topics  News & Markets  /  Technology  /  Research In Motion  /  Technology Market gives RIM CEO shuffle a thumbs-down By LuAnn LaSalle and David Friend, The Canadian Press  | January 23, 2012 RIM's new chief took the helm of the troubled BlackBerry maker brimming with optimism Monday, and was instantly met with a negative stock market reaction.
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    Topics  News & Markets  /  Technology  /  Research In Motion Meet new RIM CEO Thorsten Heins January 23, 2012
    BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's co-CEO's Balsillie and Lazaridis step downResearch In Motion co-CEOs Jim Balsillie (left) and Mike Lazaridis talk to media after an Ontario Securities Commission hearing in Toronto, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009. The Wall Street Journal reports BlackBerry maker Research in Motion's (TSX:RIM) co-CEOs, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, are stepping down. They will be replaced by former chief operating officer Thorsten Heins.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
    Topics  News & Markets  /  Technology  /  Technology RIM's co-CEOs Balsillie and Lazaridis step down By Andrew Flynn, The Canadian Press  | January 23, 2012 Finally bowing to pressure from disgruntled shareholders, the co-chief executives of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion will step down from their positions at the troubled Canadian high-tech company.
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    Topics  Strategy  /  Technology  /  Lifestyle  /  Technology  /  Outlook 2012 Prediction: The end of cable TV By Jeff Beer  | January 19, 2012 YouTube takes aim at cable with new shows, as Canadians increasingly cut out the broadcasters and stream video directly to any device.
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    Topics  Strategy  /  Technology  /  Technology  /  Outlook 2012 Kindle Fire puts the heat on the iPad By Jeff Beer  | January 18, 2012 While the Kindle Fire can't match the success of the iPad yet, its startling growth shows it is a viable alternative tablet at a great price.
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    Topics  Technology  /  Research In Motion Quiz: How well do you know Research In Motion? By Trevor Melanson January 12, 2012 Take this short quiz to find out just how much you know about Canada's best-known tech company.
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    Topics  Technology Bell, throttling and quid pro quo By Peter Nowak  | December 21, 2011 The CRTC rules on usage-based billing. Bell will stop its Internet throttling. Coincidence?
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    American industry is preparing for the advent of laser fusion. Will Canada? By Don Sutton From  Business Briefings  | December 14, 2011   A new energy source is on the horizon that could be disruptive to Canada's energy industry. Are we ready for it?
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    Topics  Strategy  /  Technology The innovation game By Jeff Beer  | December 01, 2011 Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is betting the box office will be the future of the video-game industry.
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    Recreating the sun's power from tiny fuel By Don Sutton  | From  Business Briefings  | November 24, 2011   As scientists hope to harvest the star-like energy released from fusion, they focus the world's largest lasers to manipulate atoms.
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