Mike Lazaridis
Today in Tech: Comcast unveils Netflix competitor
February 22, 2012: 3:30 AM ETFortune's curated selection of tech stories from the last 24 hours. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day.
* The Verge gives at a long look at Research in Motion's rise and decline: how it was built and how former co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie lost their way. Also, the company's ailing BlackBerry PlayBook tablet received a software update that finally brought native apps to access email, calendar, address book and BlackBerry Messenger functions. (The Verge and CNNMoney)
* Dell's fiscal fourth quarter earnings came in below analyst predictions: an 18% drop in net income to $764 million on revenues of $16 billion. (The New York Times)
* Comcast (CMCSA) is working on a new subscription video-on-demand competitor, named "Streampix," intended to go up against Netflix (NFLX). But the streaming service will only be available to those who also subscribe to Comcast cable. (Variety)
* Netflix inked a deal with The Weinstein Company. Translation: film titles like The Artist, Sarah's Key, and The Intouchables, are coming to Netflix Instant. (Techcrunch)
* Tech entrepreneurs are getting younger and younger. Venture capitalists like Andreessen Horowitz now say they're funding startups with 18 or 19-year-old founders. (Reuters)
* According to the analytics firm Distimo, many app makers are apparently making more money from their apps in Amazon's Appstore than they are via Google's Android Market. (GigaOm)
* Is Amazon's rewards program, Amazon Prime, profitable? Probably not. But it is a vital part of the company's long-term strategy. (Fortune)
* As reported yesterday, Barnes & Noble (BKS) released a $199 version of its recently introduced Nook Tablet with 8 gigabytes of storage, arguably to better combat Amazon's Kindle Fire. (Barnes and Noble)
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Today in Tech: Can Barnes & Noble really tackle Amazon?
Fortune's curated selection of tech stories from the weekend. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day.
* Once the "brutal capitalist" of booksellers, Barnes & Noble (BKS) now finds itself the David to Amazon's Goliath. Can CEO William Lynch navigate the company and its well-received Nook readers to long-term success? The New York Times takes a look and also reveals that a new Nook is likely coming this spring. (The New MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jan 30, 2012 3:43 AM ET -
Thorsten Heins: Not the right CEO for RIM
The troubled phone maker's new CEO has had a very bad introduction. Here's why he may not be right for RIM right now.
By Kevin Kelleher, contributor
FORTUNE -- If only they hadn't released that video.
The good news, the part that investors had been clamoring for, came first. Mike Lazaridis, who co-founded Research-in-Motion (RIMM) in 1984, and Jim Balsillie, who joined the company in 1992, were stepping down as co-CEOs and co-chairmen of MORE
Jan 24, 2012 10:23 AM ETPosted in: CEO, Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazaridis, Mobile, Research in Motion, RIMM, Smartphones, Thorsten Heins -
Today in Tech: Research in Motion co-CEOs resign
Fortune's curated selection of tech stories from the weekend. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day.
* Research in Motion (RIMM) co-CEO Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis stepped down after two decades of running the company together. Taking their place: Thorsten Heins, who joined RIM in 2007 and had been serving was one of two chief operating officers, overseeing software, hardware and sales. In an interview, Heins believes MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jan 23, 2012 2:45 AM ETPosted in: Apple, Jack Dorsey, Jim Balsillie, Kim Dotcom, Megaupload, Mike Lazaridis, Pirate Bay, Research in Motion -
Today in Tech: Why 2012 will be huge for Internet IPOs
Fortune's curated selection of tech stories from the last 24 hours. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day.
* With both Facebook and Yelp poised to go public next year, the tech industry may raise $11 billion next year, making 2012 the biggest year for U.S. Internet IPOs since 1999 -- a year before the dot-com bubble burst. (Bloomberg)
* Should Research in Motion co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Dec 29, 2011 6:00 AM ET -
Today in Tech: Netflix splits DVD and streaming businesses
Fortune's curated selection of newsworthy tech stories from the weekend. Sign up to get the newsletter delivered to you every day.
* Late last night, Netflix (NFLX) announced via blog post that it is totally separating its DVD business from the streaming business and dubbing the former "Qwikster." Qwikster will be run by ex-Netflix exec Andy Rendich and will have separate user accounts, movie ratings and billing. Coming soon to the newly-christened service: Xbox 360, MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Sep 19, 2011 3:30 AM ETPosted in: 4G, AT&T, BlackBerry, Facebook, google wallet, Mike Lazaridis, Netflix, Rdio, RIMM, Sequoia Capital, Spotify, Yahoo -
What the BlackBerry guys said as Apple ate their lunch
A collection of delusional quotations, courtesy of Business Insider's Jay Yarow
Touchscreen smartphones have finally taken their toll on the venerable BlackBerry. As the Asmyco chart at right shows, BlackBerry shipments (green line) hit a wall in early 2011 and have been headed south ever since.
Did Mike Lazaridis and Jim Basille, Research in Motion's (RIMM) co-founders, underestimate the threat posed by Apple (AAPL)?
You bet they did -- loudly, repeatedly and at times MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Sep 17, 2011 5:48 AM ETPosted in: Apple, BlackBerry Playbook, iPad, iPhone, Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazaridis, Mobile, Research in Motion, smartphone, Tablets -
Today in Tech: Spotify launches today!
Fortune's curated selection of the day's most newsworthy tech stories from all over the Web. Sign up to get the newsletter delivered to you every day.
* After two-and-a-half years of waiting and speculation, Spotify will launch in the U.S. later this morning at 8 AM EST. The streaming music service from CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek will offer an invite-only free, ad-supported service, a $4.99 ad-free option, and a $9.99 version including mobile MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jul 14, 2011 3:30 AM ETPosted in: Android, Apple, Daniel Ek, iPhone, Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazaridis, PayPal, Spotify, TechCrunch -
4 ways for BlackBerry to stay alive
Despite losing ground to Apple and Android devices, calls for RIM's demise are premature. But the company has to make some changes to move ahead.
FORTUNE -- It's become pretty easy to take pot shots at RIM, the makers of the once iconic and still formidable BlackBerry. While consumer-oriented companies like Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) experience high double-digit growth with smart phone adoption, RIM's (RIMM) market share, at least domestically, MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Mar 29, 2011 1:04 PM ETPosted in: Android, Apple Inc., BlackBerry, BlackBerry Playbook, iPhone, Mike Lazaridis, QNX, Research in Motion, UBS
