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Commodity boom: The smartphone’s global price war
The sales of the devices are surging and markets are opening up. But profits are under threat as mounting competition turns the sleek gadget into just one more tech commodity
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Low cost, high stakes: RIM pushes to hold its ground
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RIM's Lazaridis: ‘We transformed the way people communicate’
The co-founder of Research In Motion leaves the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone after witnessing a rebound to profit, saying the company is under the capable control of CEO Thorsten Heins
Mar 28, 2013
BlackBerry 10 puts Research In Motion back in the black
New BlackBerry helps company post surprise quarterly profit of $98-million
Mar 28, 2013
NDP to introduce federal bill on conflict minerals
Law would ensure that consumer electronics are free of minerals that are fuelling violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mar 25, 2013
RIM earnings to give first look at BlackBerry 10 sales figures
Sales in some key markets, like the U.S., won’t be included in Thursday’s report
Mar 24, 2013
How activists and private enterprise are transforming Lagos
Powered by Nigeria’s petro-riches, Lagos has grand aspirations as a model metropolis and the continent’s economic capital
Mar 23, 2013
No lineups, stock down as BlackBerry Z10 lands in U.S. market
In Manhattan’s Times Square, little outward sign consumers aware of crucial launch for BlackBerry
Mar 22, 2013
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Iain Marlow writes mainly about Research In Motion, its global wireless rivals and the broader mobile technology industry for The Globe and Mail's Report on Business and Report on Business Magazine.
Iain Marlow writes mainly about Research In Motion, its global wireless rivals and the broader mobile technology industry for The Globe and Mail's Report on Business and Report on Business Magazine. He joined The Globe in January 2010 and is now based out of both Toronto and Waterloo, Ont., where he is also responsible for covering the burgeoning tech scene in RIM's hometown. For nearly two years before that, Iain covered the Canadian telecommunications industry, as well as related technologies and government policy, from across Canada and on reporting trips to India and China. He studied journalism and human rights at Carleton University and holds an MSc in International Politics (Distinction) from London's School of Oriental and African Studies. He also edits The Toronto Review (of international affairs), an online journal. Before joining the paper, Iain worked as a reporter at the Toronto Star.
