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RIM has moved to quash claims it's exiting the consumer smartphone business following comments from its CEO on a dismal earnings call.

In Depth The imminent BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 adds the missing messaging apps to RIM's tablet, but it also marks a big shift in how BlackBerry devices handle email.

RIM has responded to claims another company owns the BBM trademark by stating that it believes it is not in competition with the firm.

Research in Motion has been hit with a lawsuit following the BlackBerry outage, which left millions of customers without internet service, earlier this month

RIM's chief technology officer David Yach has ruled out the possibility of a hack being responsible for the outage affecting BlackBerry users across the globe.

Exclusive Hitting Android by 2012?

The government has backed-down over its plan to ban suspected rioters from using social networks and IM services the next time trouble errupts.

RIM has taken the wraps off its social music service dubbed BBM Music, which allows users to build and share a "community-based" music library with their BlackBerry Messenger contacts.

Facebook has introduced a new Messenger app for iPhone and Android aimed at making sure your friends receive your correspondence with greater speed.

RIM's official BlackBerry blog was hacked this afternoon in retaliation against the company's announcement that it would cooperate with the police investigation into the London riots.