Rumors of RIMM looking to get bought have been going on for months, if not even longer in private within the company.  Everyone knows they are in trouble.  With a failed BlackBerry OS 7 device launch and lineup to the Playbook having all sorts of fail, lined up with the news that its likely only one BlackBerry 10 device at some point in the future, whenever that may be, put them in the “high risk factor” for investors.

We ask you guys and gals, do you think that RIM will be sold off, either partially or fully this year?

This one is hot off the press, and it comes straight from the Wall Street Journal.  According to people familiar with the matter it would appear that Microsoft and Nokia talked about a joint venture to buy Research in Motion (RIMM).  While they do not know the current status of these talks the fact remains that if they even took place is huge.  RIM as we all know has been taking a beating as of late, with a declining stock over the course of 2011 and very underwhelming device’s.  Even their BlackBerry 10 devices, now looking to launch in late 2012/2013, will already be under powered compared to their Android and iPhone counterparts.

No sorry, this doesn’t mean BBM on your Android or iOS devices, Yet. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion is for Enterprise users that want to be able to manage multiple manufacturers devices over their Enterprise Server. No longer will a business have to use strictly BlackBerry Devices while running Enterprise Servers. This is RIM’s first forey into the world of MDM (Multiple Device Management). Mobile Fusion works with Blackberry, iOS and Android Smart Phones. Are you an IT person? Sound Interesting? Check out after the jump for the full press release.

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Adobe is throwing its weight around today announcing a significant restructuring. Part of this restructure includes no longer updating its Flash plugin for mobile devices, which right now primarily is used on Android and RIM’s PlayBook platform.

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The Department of Defense (DoD) has approved Dell’s Android-based Streak 5 tablet for use on its secure networks, Dell announced in a blog post.

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Now that BlackBerry users are starting to get back to normal, how about we take a look at the top 10 Tweets regarding RIM’s multi-day outage.  Hit the break, check the gallery, and plan on laughing. (more…)

RIM has always noted in their earnings call’s or company updates that they have cash, something not a lot of corporations today can say they have.  The problem?  Since the second quarter of this year they have burned through half… take a deep breath… half of that cash.  $1.5 billion to be exact.  After paying $1.5 billion on patents as part of the RockStar Consortium with Apple and Microsoft they are left with a cool $1.4 billion.  That $1.4 billion reserve is declining though, and in a hurry.  With huge inventories of PlayBooks piled in warehouses, second-quarter cash flow turned negative, and investors feeling very grim about the next generation of BlackBerry smartphones (we dont buy the hype of calling them superphones) it looks like more and more will be turning away from RIM.  They only have so much time, folks.  You can take a look at those BlackBerry blog’s and read about their glass half full mentality, but the reality of it is, RIM needs a buyer or it will go the way of Palm.

Uh oh.  I had a feeling an issue such as this was bound to pop up, and it looks like it may in fact be true.  RIM is obviously testing some very early hardware designs of their next generation QNX smartphones, you know, the ones that BlackBerry fan’s think of as the second coming for the company.  While hardware and software is very much in the alpha phase we received some exclusive information yesterday that may come as bad news to most of you. (more…)

The Jared Company has announced that their popular screen shot application Screen Grabber has been updated with BBM support. What that means is that you can send your Screen Grabber pictures to your BBM contacts directly from the app. No more going into the picture folder after you get the screen shot and then selecting your contact. Jared Company states that they are the first company to have BBM integration into their screen grab app. Head on over to BlackBerry App World and pick up your FREE  copy now. Let us know if you like the new BBM integration.

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This just in from our Tip Line it looks like the Tottenham Member of Parliament David Lammy thinks that shutting down some social networks, including the very popular BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) found on BlackBerry’s, could help in stopping the riots currently happening in and around London.  While I agree social media very well helps the rioter’s keep in touch and plan attacks easier, shutting down ANY social network will only anger people more.  We will see if RIM gives any statement throughout the day.

Thanks Gary!