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Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker, may only hasten moves by major customers to offer their employees smartphones produced by rivals.

Shares of smartphone manufacturers Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) and Nokia (NYS: NOK) swooned this week on fears of mounting losses and dwindling share.

Two months ago, Toronto activist investor Victor Alboini, whose Jaguar Financial had acquired a stake just below 5 percent in Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM), said the company won?t be around in its current shape in two years. Now it's for sale.

Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) rose as much as 3.8 percent Tuesday after reports it might shed 2,000 more employees soon. But they fell 10 percent later.

It seemed like a move in the right direction for Yahoo back in November, when the company announced a family of new mobile products that would enrich the way users see and understand their news and entertainment content. But just shy of seven months after outburst of mobile and social applications and tools, Yahoo has decided to call it quits on arguably the biggest piece of that mobile package, a personalized magazine app called Livestand.

If the Sir Richard Branson ice cubes aren't enough, Virgin Atlantic is giving travelers another reason to choose their airline - cell phone use has been cleared for takeoff by the company. The downfall? It will cost you.

What do Hillary Clinton, Snooki and AnnaLynne McCord have in common? If you think nothing, you're wrong; They all have pictures without makeup circulating the Internet. Photos of the Secretary of State went viral on Monday when Clinton was travelling through Asia wearing her glasses and no makeup, sparking interest in a phenomenon known as Hillary Au Naturale, thanks to The Drudge Report. However, Clinton is laughing off the buzz about her natural look without makeup despite harsh cri...

We are living in a world where a smartphone is not just a mobile device used for making calls and sending text messages, rather it's a full-fledged touch-based computer (can come with QWERTY keypad also) that embeds features like operating system, Internet access, third-party apps and user interface and it acts like your small entertainment box, your reminder of important tasks, your calendar and so many more.

It has been almost four years since Google launched the Android OS. Android had a humble beginning in 2008, but over the years the OS has occupied quite a large space in the market.

Women all over the world are finding themselves sexually liberated and it's all because of the kinkily fun pleasure fest that is Fifty Shades of Grey. The first book in the erotic trilogy (there's also Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed) currently resides at the top of the New York Times and Amazon.com best seller list.

In an attempt to entice developers, Research In Motion (RIM) has given a glimpse of the new BlackBerry 10 phones at the BlackBerry World conference that kicked off in Orlando, Florida, May 1.

BlackBerry mobile device maker Research In Motion kicked off its annual conference by giving out thousands of prototype smartphones running its brand new operating system, BlackBerry 10.

Samsung Electronics (NYSE: SSNLF) reclaimed the No. 1 rank in mobile phone shipments overall and in the smartphone sector, market researcher IDC reported.

The worldwide smartphone market grew by 42.5 percent year-over-year in Q1 2012, with South Korean technology giant Samsung overtaking Cupertino-based Apple for the smartphone leadership position.

The latest report from Good Technology shows that iOS devices are becoming stronger in the business world while the Android devices are still lagging far behind. The report reveals that the first quarter of the current year was dominated by the iPhone 4S, which hit a record high, claiming the number one device spot overall and accounted for 37 percent of Good's activations, followed by the iPad 2 with 17.7 percent. The new iPad, in first one and half months of its launch, has also made quite ...

Google entered the world of cloud computing on April 24, announcing the release of Google Drive. The service, much like that of Dropbox, Apple's iCloud and Microsoft's SkyDrive, gives users 5GB of free remote storage and additional space for a monthly fee.

Because of its wide array of associated products, Android appears to be the most popular mobile-device platform when it comes to selling gadgets. In terms of usage, however, Apple's iOS comes out on top, according to a new study released by Chitika.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has hired law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP to work out a restructuring plan that could include selling assets, seeking joint ventures or licensing patents, people briefed on the matter said.

With Evernote reportedly raising funding a valuation of $1 billion, could it be the next mobile app success story?

If Research In Motion Ltd were to hire an investment bank it would be to help it license its BlackBerry software or to negotiate a strategic investment, not to help it sell the company, a source close to RIM said on Thursday.

On April 24, Apple CEO Tim Cook is going to announce the company's fiscal Q2 earnings ended in March, and if analysts' predictions are to be believed, the company sold 33 million iPhones, 12 million iPads, and 4.3 million Macs during the quarter.