BlackBerry maker co-CEO calls outages unfortunate

(AP) -- The co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is making only a brief reference to last week's outages as he opened a conference for software programmers in San Francisco.

RIM rallies developers to burnish BlackBerry

Research In Motion (RIM) kicks off a major software developers conference Tuesday as the BlackBerry maker tries to burnish its tarnished image and stop losing ground to rivals.

Research in Motion executive confident in PlayBook

(AP) -- Research in Motion Ltd. is "absolutely confident" in its PlayBook tablet despite disappointing sales and aims to appeal to customers already hooked on its BlackBerry smartphones, a company executive said Monday.

Amazon expected to unveil tablet at mystery event

With nearly 30 million iPads sold, Apple is the undisputed tablet computer champion. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, US computer giant Hewlett-Packard, South Korea's Samsung and scores of other companies with devices ...

Amazon press invites could herald iPad rival

Amazon.com on Friday sent out enigmatic invitations to a press event, fueling expectations that the online retail titan will release a tablet computer to challenge Apple's iPad.

Taiwan's Quanta to cut 1,000 workers

Taiwan's Quanta Computer, a leading notebook computer maker, said Wednesday it will lay off 1,000 workers at a local factory that was reopened just months ago due to poor sales of non-iPad tablets.

RIM shares fall on disappointing results

Shares in Research In Motion (RIM) fell sharply in after-hours trading on Thursday after the BlackBerry maker said it shipped fewer smartphones and tablet computers than expected in the quarter.

Market research firm ups tablet forecast

With tablet computer sales soaring -- led by Apple's iPad -- a market research company boosted its forecast on Wednesday for shipments of the devices.

As technology evolves, will PCs be left behind?

Steve Jobs' bombshell resignation as CEO. Hewlett-Packard's abdication of its multibillion-dollar PC group. Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility. Dell's wobbly sales forecast.

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