Blackberry 10: Can RIM Charm Developers?

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MOBILE & WIRELESS UPDATE    Monday, January 28, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   TechCenters   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   TOP STORY Blackberry Comeback: RIM Must Win Developer Support By Michael Endler Against odds, BlackBerry 10 is gaining hype and converting skeptics. To compete, though, it needs to attract developers. Does RIM have the app for that? MUST READ Android, iOS Leave Little Room For Competitors Together, Apple's iOS and Google's Android own more than 90% of the smartphone market. That leaves very little room for Microsoft and RIM. Facebook Blocks Vine, Wonder Apps If you take our data, you must let your users share on Facebook, say Facebook's new rules. Hospital Logs Productivity, Revenue Gains From Desktop Virtualization Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare turned to Dell's mobile computing tool to increase physician productivity and simplify single sign-on. Smartphones Again Dominate Samsung's Financials Samsung exceeded fourth-quarter expectations with $52.45 billion in sales, nearly half of which came from mobile devices. Internet Use Increases Worldwide, Connections Get Faster Akamai said more than 683 million unique IP addresses from 243 countries or regions logged onto its network in Q3 2012, a 2.7% increase over the second quarter. MORE MOBILE & WIRELESS NEWS ALSO IN THIS EDITION • Internet Use Increases Worldwide, Connections Get Faster • Google Silent About Wireless Experiment • Breaking Down iOS 6 And iPhone 5 For Enterprise • Creating the Right Mobile Strategy • Blackberry Comeback: RIM Must Win Developer Support • Do Your Mobile Management and Security Requirements Match Your Business Imperatives? • 2013 InformationWeek 500: Nominations Now Accepted JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By CoryatJohn: "We've resisted RIM up to this point. The RIM market is too small to justify forking our code. If RIM picks up a hefty percentage, like 20%, we'll take a look. Our efforts are focused on Android and iPhone. We'll go after Amazon and possibly Microsoft before RIM." In reply to: Blackberry Comeback: RIM Must Win Developer Support View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply     DOWNLOAD INFORMATIONWEEK EDUCATION'S FIRST DIGITAL ISSUE Inside the all-digital premiere issue of InformationWeek Education: Can data analysis keep students on track and improve college retention rates? Also: Higher education is just as prone to tech-based disruption as other industries. DOWNLOAD NOW FREE (Registration Required)     REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS: FEATURED REPORT Breaking Down iOS 6 And iPhone 5 For Enterprise Devices running Apple's latest mobile operating system -- including the iPhone 5 -- are all over your network. Learn how to keep your users safe and productive, and find out about the six features in iOS 6 IT pros will love or hate. DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) MORE REPORTS FEATURED WHITEPAPERS Creating the Right Mobile Strategy The right mobile solution can propel your business into the market quickly and effectively. But in order to know which solution will work best for your business, you need to be clear on the advantages and potential concessions of each, so you can measure them against your business goals. DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) MORE WHITEPAPERS   MOST POPULAR STORIES Blackberry Comeback: RIM Must Win Developer Support Against odds, BlackBerry 10 is gaining hype and converting skeptics. To compete, though, it needs to attract developers. Does RIM have the app for that? 10 Best Android Apps Of 2012 Check out these 10 gems that stood out from the crowd of 700,000 Android apps. Facebook Blocks Vine, Wonder Apps If you take our data, you must let your users share on Facebook, say Facebook's new rules. More Hybrid Tablet/Notebooks Vs. Microsoft Surface The Microsoft Surface is not the only hybrid device of its kind, usable as either a tablet or a notebook computer. In this review we add 3 new products — the Sony Xperia, Acer Iconia W5 and Samsung ATIV Smart PC — to 5 others that we wrote about last week — the Microsoft Surface, Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101, Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx K3011, and HP Envy. Telehealth To Grow Six-Fold By 2017 Remote patient monitoring will ramp up worldwide, largely driven by U.S hospitals working to reduce readmissions and avoid Medicare penalties, says InMedica study.   WEBCASTS: Do Your Mobile Management and Security Requirements Match Your Business Imperatives? The first phase of adoption is usually when executives start using personal mobile devices followed by a democratization of the mobile workforce. More and more employees, especially those who are customer and partner-facing, are using mobile devices in the workplace. 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