Slate: Research in Motion has been dying for so long that it feels cruel to dwell on its turn for the worse. But the earnings report that the company put out last week was so disastrous—so much more terrible than anyone expected—that it now looks like RIM has passed the point of no return. Shipments of BlackBerry smartphones declined by 41 percent since last year, RIM said. Wall Street analysts had been expecting the company to break even during the quarter; instead, it lost half a billion dollars
Bendable smartphones could be a reality in five years, Lenovo's head of mobile told CNBC.
Very easy to steal too from the looks of it.
More pointless, overpriced attachments to compensate for designer shortsightedness could be a reality in 5 years.
Some people mocked the original iPhone when it launched, and the Samsung Galaxy Note provoked much mirth for being too big, but both defied their critics with strong sales and spawned sequels that are still going strong. The phones we’re looking at here had a different fate. They may have pointed the way for the future of smartphones, but they failed to capitalize on it.
Lumia 1020 was definitely the biggest shocker of all. I still remember how I thought it would do great in the markets when it was first announced.
Shake it like a smartphone printer. Actually, no. Don't shake it. Your prints will be ready in ten seconds.
Let me warn you before hand that it is gonna cost you a fortune if you plan on using this one for some regular use.
This is a company that has had so many chances to survive, and could do so many things like enterprise android, and improve their hardware (they have the capability) that i don't even feel bad for them. They don't deserve continuation `
The BlackBerry Is 99 Percent Dead
come to south africa you wont be saying the same thing. BB outnumbers android and iphones together on a 10:1 basis <more or less>. its just more cost effective here. i mean it has flat rate internet which no other phone has. At R60pm for unlimited internet as opposed to R2p/megabyte you can clearly see why BB is so popular. yes, the hardware isnt great and the software feels dated but in this day and age where mobile internet access is a necessity rather than a novelty BB comes out trumps.