Once the king of smartphones in the U.S, BlackBerry makers Research in Motion (RIM) have been on a steady decline since the release of the first Apple iPhone back in 2007. Having already lost market share to Apple, RIM then had to contend with Google and their range of Android phones, which quickly became the dominant force in the world of smartphones, eclipsing even Apple. In March of this year, BlackBerry handsets had a market share of just 12.3 percent and, for the first time in seven years, actually lost money. So are we looking at the end of BlackBerry? Are they dead or can they hang in there? Well, it seems like RIM might have something up their sleeves that can keep them … [Read more...]
