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• BlackBerry 10 goes on sale in the U.S.

  BlackBerry began a fight to regain share in the key U.S. market on Friday with the debut of the first phone running its BlackBerry 10 operating system.

• BlackBerry 10 to hit key US market Friday

  BlackBerry's new operating system faces its first big test in the U.S. Friday when the first phone based on BlackBerry 10 goes on sale.

• BlackBerry gets ready to ship limited edition Z10 to developers

  BlackBerry is getting closer to shipping a red, limited edition version of the Z10 to selected developers who have created applications for its new BlackBerry 10 OS.

• BlackBerry 10 launch broke records, says company

  BlackBerry says launch sales of its new BlackBerry 10 handsets in Canada and the UK have beaten previous company records, but it isn't releasing actual sales figures.

• BlackBerry sets stage for more games on BlackBerry 10

  BlackBerry and Unity are working together on an add-on for BlackBerry 10 smartphones that should make it easier for developers to create games for the new OS.

• Goodbye Research In Motion, hello BlackBerry

  Research In Motion is changing its name to BlackBerry, a move it hopes will signify a fresh start for the company.

• BlackBerry 10 launches with comeback hopes

  With its future in the balance, the company until now known as Research In Motion launched its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, two new handsets and a new company name.

• RIM lowers cost of apps in European BlackBerry World store

  Research In Motion is lowering the cost of the cheapest application price tier on BlackBerry World in order to make applications more attractive, as the company prepares to launch BlackBerry 10.

• RIM hints at two BlackBerry 10 phones launching in early February

  Research In Motion has hinted that it will launch two new handsets early next month to accompany the release of its BlackBerry 10 operating system.

• RIM releases BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10,offers free trial

  Today Research In Motion (RIM) released the first version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) 10 enterprise mobility management product, a week before it's expected to launch its brand new mobile platform, BlackBerry 10. RIM is offering organizations free, 60-day BES 10 trials for a limited time.

• RIM renames store to BlackBerry World as more content is added

  Research In Motion has renamed its web store BlackBerry World, as it gets ready to add more content ahead of the launch of the BlackBerry 10 operating system.

• RIM kicks off final BlackBerry 10 port-a-thon before launch

  Research In Motion kicked off its latest and last port-a-thon event on Friday, pushing developers to port their applications over to the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. The new OS, on which much of the fortunes of Research In Motion ride, will be launched in less than two weeks.

• Apple's iPhone, iPad lead the way as mobile BI matures, says Ovum

  Apple and Google's Android have the widest adoption among mobile BI (business intelligence) applications, as the products are becoming more mature, according to a report from market research company Ovum.

• Nokia settles Wi-Fi patent disputes with RIM

  Nokia has signed a new patent license agreement with Research In Motion, which will end all existing patent litigation between the two companies.

• RIM will let customers pick services from a menu

  Research In Motion will let its customers pick and choose individual BlackBerry services such as security and mobile device management after it introduces the long-awaited BlackBerry 10 platform next month.