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Research in Motion, the BlackBerry developer, needs a new “transformational” CEO or to be put up for auction now, activist investor Victor Alboini said.

Shares of Research in Motion are likely to plummet Friday after the Canadian BlackBerry maker reported second quarter results that missed the diminished expectations of analysts.

Legal filings show that Google initially offered to pay as little as $8.4 billion for Motorola Mobility before finally settling for $12.5 billion demanded by financial advisers.

Shares of Research in Motion trade have fared a little better recently, in part because activist investor and BlackBerry user Victor Alboini has bought into the company and demanded change.

Intel may be eyeing a bid for InterDigital and its wireless patents

Ontario-based Jaguar Financial has bought into RIMM and wants a shake-up. CEO Victor Alboini told IBTimes the current management is putting all its eggs in one basket and is not meeting the competition from Apple and others.

Kodak shares soared because its patent auction is attracting interest. Could a bidder just buy the whole company?

Facing threat from Apple's legal wrangling and Google's acquisition of Motorola, Samsung for a moment turned its attention from the problem child Android to focus on its in-house OS, Bada.

How will new Apple CEO Tim Cook fare? Tech company transition CEOs have been a mixed bag.

Could Apple tap its cash to buy some promising new companies?

Could HP sell webOS to another maker? Or license it to a rival?

Jefferies & Co. upgraded its rating on shares of Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) to hold from underperform and raised its price target to $25 from $22.

Kodak's patent auction can benefit shareholders as well as the U.S.

Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings will have positive implications for Nokia Corp. and Apple Inc., but Research In Motion and HTC will have a neutral impact, Barclays Capital said in a note.

Apple may use Nortel Networks patents to force rewrites of Andoid OS

Google lost the battle with Apple, Microsoft and other in the bid for Nortel Network's 6,000 patents in the extravagant $4.5 billion transaction. The search giant regained some traction with it $12.5 billion dollar acquisition of Motorola in its push for dominance in the mobile market. The buy includes 17,000 patents that Google can utilize in combating legal affairs with rivals such as Apple.

Apple could buy companies like Nokia or InterDigital, or maybe just some patents

If wireless patents are more valuable than ever, what other companies might be acquired?

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE:MMI) for $12.5 billion or $40 a share in cash, valuing each essential at about $20 million, to defend its Android ecosystem. The acquisition may also benefit Google TV, Jefferies said in a note.

After losing out in the titanic $4.5 billion bid for Nortel Networks against Apple and the gang of five, Google has resurged with its latest acquisition of Motorola. The search giant lost out in obtaining 6,000 patents from the Nortel deal, but the $12.5 billion Motorola purchase will make up for the loss with over 17,000 patents packaged in the deal.

Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility dominated the headlines on Monday, but is it possible another company could come in and swipe Motorola away?