Thorsten Heins

The head of BlackBerry has taken a swipe at Apple, saying the iPhone's operating system was outdated, while promising thousands of new apps as it prepares to launch its Z10 model in Australia and the US.

Though yet to be launched in North America, BlackBerry's new smartphones were already for sale online Friday, stirring bidding frenzies.

BlackBerry launched its comeback effort with a revamped platform and a pair of sleek new handsets, along with a company name change as part of a move to reinvent the smartphone maker.

BlackBerry launched its comeback effort Wednesday with a revamped platform and a pair of sleek new handsets, along with a company name change as part of a move to reinvent the smartphone maker.

BlackBerry launched its comeback effort Wednesday with a revamped operating system and a pair of sleek new handsets, plus a company name change as the smartphone maker moves to reinvent itself.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion on Thursday reported a small profit after three consecutive quarterly losses, offering some optimism for the struggling smartphone maker.

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.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion's stock rallied sharply Friday a day after reporting a narrower-than-expected loss, as analysts debated whether the smartphone maker is poised for a rebound.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion said Thursday it lost $235 million in the past quarter, in better-than-expected results that prompted a surge in its stock price.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion offered up a grim quarterly report Thursday showing deepening losses and worsening sales, as it announced 5,000 job cuts and a delay in its new smartphone platform.

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 Research In Motion warned Tuesday it could report a loss in the current quarter and said it had hired JP Morgan Securities and RBC Capital Markets to study its strategic options.

Research In Motion launched a new software platform Tuesday that lets businesses manage smartphones made by rivals that have been devouring the BlackBerry maker's market share.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.