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Bing redesign has social focus; Google report says search results protected by First Amendment; TV stations explore broadcasting to phone, tablets; BlackBerry 7 smartphones get DoD approval; Online sales per user continue to climb in North America

Don't fear, BlackBerry fans - Future models will offer physical keyboards, too

Some reports suggested RIM would ditch the physical keys favored by its users, but CEO Thorsten Heins says RIM won't lose the focus on physical keypads.

BlackBerry 10 prototype

RIM's top exec unveils BlackBerry prototype

The smartphone maker, which operates an office in the Triangle, reveales features of the BlackBerry 10 operating system running on a prototype device.

BlackBerry 10 prototype

Board member: BlackBerry maker's turnaround to take years

Prem Watsa, Research In Motion's third-largest investor, said he sees his investment in the company as a long-term one, adding that RIM's fortunes won't be reversed soon. RIM operates an R&D office in the Triangle.

Two more senior executives quit at BlackBerry maker RIM

Research In Motion, the Canda-based maker of BlackBerry smartphones and other devies, says two more senior execs have left the company. RIM has a research and development office in Cary.

Cisco's Skype fight; Tumblr blog ban; AT&T home energy plan; GSK countersues; RIM 'rock star' CEO?

Inside the Bulldog Blog: Cisco's CEO says customers sought Microsoft-Skype fight; Tumblr bans self-harm blogs; AT&T plans new home energy service; GSK countersues XenoPort over drug; some advice for RIM - remember Nortel.

Blackberry PlayBook tablet receives long-delayed upgrade

Research In Motion says the software allows for built-in email, calendar and contacts on the tablet. When RIM launched the PlayBook last April it said would add the critical features within 60 days, but later pushed that back to the summer and then to October and finally to February.

RIM's Playbook

Analyst cuts BlackBerry maker's stock price

Research In Motion, which has an R&D office in the Triangle, reportedly isdelaying or abandoning licensing deal with Samsung and a new email service.

New software isn't enough to save BlackBerry maker, analysts say

In the trend-setting North American market, BlackBerry phones have gone from must-have messaging toys to outdated clunkers --all in the space of a few years. The new CEO of Research In Motion Ltd., the company behind the phones, says it can claw its way back to the top with new software, but analysts are deeply doubtful.

RIM's Playbook

Research In Motion's co-top executives quit

The BlackBerry smartphone manufacturer, which has a research and development office in the Triangle, says its chief operating officer will take over.

BlackBerry maker's stock surges on leadership speculation

A committee of independent directors is reviewing Research in Motion's leadership structure. The committee said in June it will issue a report by Jan. 31.

GSK pushes on with wind turbines; Lenovo preps Windows tablet; BlackBerry loses more share; reprieve for LightSquared

RIM's 2011: Stock sees 75% free fall

The year has been a harvest of bitter berries for the BlackBerry maker, with three-quarters of its equity erased.

Oracle falls on Q2 miss; RIM rejected takeover talk; AT&T looking again; HTC testing revamped phones

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Cisco restructures engineers; GSK expands vaccine alliance; Red Hat share target rises; RIM shares tumble