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BlackBerry founders start quantum computing fund
Mar 20, 2013 16:59 EDT
BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin reunited on Wednesday to fund advances in quantum computing, which promises to vastly increase the speed of computers.
New BlackBerry to launch January 30
Nov 12, 2012 12:08 EST
The launch for the new BlackBerry 10 platform will be held January 30, as smartphone maker Research in Motion tries to regain traction against surging rivals.
Departed RIM chiefs get $12 million going away gift
Jun 15, 2012 15:45 EDT
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is giving its freshly departed co-chiefs $12 million worth of parting gifts, according to paperwork filed Thursday with US regulators.
BlackBerry maker RIM posts major loss
Mar 29, 2012 18:39 EDT
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said Thursday it swung to a loss in its most recent quarter, in disappointing first results for the struggling device maker under its new chief executive.
BlackBerry PlayBook gets new engine in tablet race
Feb 21, 2012 13:40 EST
Research In Motion on Tuesday released a long-overdue new operating system for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer in the hope of gaining ground in a market led by Apple and Android gadgets.
BlackBerry maker offers PlayBook software upgrade
Feb 21, 2012 10:00 EST
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion released a long-delayed software update for its PlayBook tablet on Tuesday, hoping to give a fresh start to the unloved device and pave the path for its next-generation BlackBerry smartphones.
RIM's PlayBook gets email with software upgrade
Feb 21, 2012 10:00 EST
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion on Tuesday gave its PlayBook tablet computer the ability to handle email as easily as a BlackBerry does, with new software that eliminates a shortcoming that has throttled sales since the PlayBook launched last April.
RIM CEO eyes "significant" plans for BlackBerry
Jan 27, 2012 21:39 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company's future in just a matter of weeks.
Prem Watsa brings hope to RIM's restless shareholders
Jan 25, 2012 13:48 EST
TORONTO (Reuters) - The arrival of the man known as "the Warren Buffett of North" on Research In Motion's board this week offers a ray of hope to the BlackBerry maker's impatient shareholders after their disappointment that an insider was named new chief executive.
US stocks flat as Greek debt talks struggle
Jan 23, 2012 17:05 EST
US stocks gave up modest gains Monday to end the session flat as wary investors focused on Greece's struggle to win a debt write-down from private bondholders.
RIM to focus more on consumer market: new CEO
Jan 23, 2012 15:48 EST
Research In Motion's new chief executive Thorsten Heins said Monday he plans to focus more on the consumer market but that a "drastic change" is not necessary at the struggling BlackBerry maker.
Profile: New RIM CEO dashes hopes for quick turnaround
Jan 23, 2012 12:35 EST
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Research in Motion Ltd's could have chosen a fiery, inspirational new CEO but they chose a stoic engineer instead, dashing investor hopes for a quick turnaround for the struggling BlackBerry maker.
Insider is surprise pick as new BlackBerry CEO
Jan 23, 2012 12:35 EST
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Insider Thorsten Heins, the new chief executive at BlackBerry maker RIM, is a surprise choice for those looking for a "transformational" leader from outside to turn around the Canadian group's fortunes.
Profile: Insider is surprise pick as new RIM CEO
Jan 23, 2012 12:35 EST
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Insider Thorsten Heins, the new chief executive at BlackBerry maker RIM, is a surprise choice for those looking for a "transformational" leader from outside to turn around the Canadian group's fortunes.
BlackBerry maker to focus more on consumer market
Jan 23, 2012 11:54 EST
Research In Motion's new chief executive Thorsten Heins said on Monday he plans to focus more on the consumer market but that a "drastic change" is not necessary at the struggling BlackBerry maker.
BlackBerry maker CEOs resign
Jan 23, 2012 06:36 EST
Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the co-chief executives of Research In Motion, have resigned following months of investor pressure for a change at the helm of the struggling BlackBerry maker.
CEOs quit at BlackBerry maker Research In Motion
Jan 23, 2012 04:21 EST
Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the co-chief executives of Research In Motion, have resigned following months of investor pressure for a change at the helm of the struggling BlackBerry maker.
CEOs of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion resign
Jan 23, 2012 03:03 EST
Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the co-chief executives of Research In Motion, have resigned following months of investor pressure for a change at the helm of the struggling BlackBerry maker.
CEOs of Blackberry maker Research In Motion resign
Jan 22, 2012 23:08 EST
The founders and co-CEOs of Canadian telecoms company Research In Motion, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis resigned, paving the way for a change at the helm of the BlackBerry phone-maker.
Research In Motion CEOs announce resignation
Jan 22, 2012 22:10 EST
The founders and CEOs of Canadian telecommunications company Research In Motion, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, announced that they were leaving their posts.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Mike Lazaridis | |
|---|---|
 Lazaridis at the BlackBerry Bold launch party in London | |
| Born | March 14, 1961 Istanbul |
| Residence | Waterloo, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo (dropped out in 1984, honorary degree in 2000) |
| Occupation | co-CEO of Research In Motion |
| Net worth | ▲CA$18 billion (2009)[1] |
| Website RIM's Executive Team | |
