How badly has RIM’s reputation been hurt by three days of BlackBerry server failures? October 12, 2011 THIS week we are asking members of our readers’ panel whether RIM’s reputation can recover from three days of server outages, which have prevented millions of customers from accessing emails on their BlackBerrys. We want to know how badly the brand has been damaged, and whether it will eventually lose business to rivals such as Apple. [...]
Entrepreneurs: born or made with an MBA? October 12, 2011 DO not let Steve Jobs’s gown fool you in this photo. The recently departed, near-legendary founder of Apple and Pixar never finished his undergraduate degree, let alone got an MBA. In this picture, he is giving Stanford University’s 2005 commencement address. In the speech, he told his audience that he “couldn’t see the value” in [...]
BlackBerry outages spread to North America October 12, 2011 BlackBerry’s blackout on online services has worsened today, spreading to north America while still keeping users offline in Europe, India, Africa and the Middle East. All online services provided by BlackBerry’s Canadian maker Research In Motion have now been wiped out for a third day in four continents, just two days before rival Apple’s new [...]
Slovakia’s rebellion will be dismissed October 11, 2011 HOW typical. The Slovakian parliament last night voted against expanding the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), the Eurozone bailout fund. That is a major blow to the project: the new rules need to be ratified by all members to come into force. But no sooner was the scheme voted down – forcing the collapse of [...]
BlackBerry networks down again October 11, 2011 Millions of BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa have spent another day without internet and messaging services. The outage came just hours after the smartphone’s Canadian manufacturer Research in Motion assured users that yesterday’s problems were over. BlackBerry users took to Twitter to vent their anger after email, internet and the phone’s [...]
BlackBerry server fail hits millions October 10, 2011 MILLIONS of BlackBerry users across Europe, Africa and the Middle East lost access to data services yesterday, in what one industry insider described as one of the biggest outages he has ever seen. Customers across all major networks were unable to access emails, Messenger or internet services from 11am yesterday morning. Email services were restored [...]
iPhone 4S breaks pre-order records with 1m on first day October 10, 2011 THE iPhone 4S has broken Apple’s previous records for pre-orders, clocking up more than 1m in a single day. The handset, which received a muted reaction on its launch last week, surpassed its previous one-day record of 600,000 sales for last year’s iPhone 4. One company alone – AT&T – sold 200,000 contracts for the [...]
THE TIPSTER October 10, 2011 GOOGLE has been under some pressure recently from two other US powerhouses in the shape of Facebook and Apple. Facebook is becoming ever more competitive in the advertising sector, while Apple is still leading the way with its tablet and phone devices. However, the launch of its new social media venture, Google Plus, will be [...]
Blackberry user outcry at server outage October 10, 2011 Millions of Blackberry users have been cut off from their email, web and messaging services today after a major outage at the provider, Research in Motion. Blackberry owners took to forums and Twitter in an outcry after servers covering Europe, India, Africa and the Middle East went down in late morning. RIM’s data centre in [...]
Vodafone weighs into 4G row October 9, 2011 Vodafone yesterday launched a broadside against 3, its smaller rival in the British mobile market, over the increasingly controversial auction of next-generation 4G mobile spectrum. Vodafone’s UK chief executive Guy Lawrence told the Sunday Telegraph 3 was “running around the playground complaining that they’re being bullied by the older boys,” when in fact 3 sold [...]