TORONTO - BlackBerry, formerly known as Research in Motion Ltd. and written off as dead amid fierce competition from more modern mobile devices such as the iPhone, surprised Wall Street on...

...bankruptcy protection in the first half of next year.Apple Inc., Google Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Corp., China's Huawei Technologies, Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are among the 12 companies...

...s Windows software. Apple's efforts to sell more iPhones to companies also could be short-circuited if Research in Motion Ltd.'s upcoming release of a revamped BlackBerry proves to be a hit. The BlackBerry is due out Jan. 30.In an...

NEW YORK - The maker of the BlackBerry is running out of time.Research In Motion Ltd.'s stock fell to a nine-year low Friday, a day after the Canadian company said phones running its upcoming Black Berry 10...

...worldwide market, up from 47 percent last year.The gains came largely at the expense of BlackBerry phones made by Research in Motion Ltd. and Symbian phones made largely by Nokia Corp. Each saw its market share drop below 5 percent. Nokia is now...

...running standard Windows applications. The Surface will go on sale on Oct. 26.NEW BLACKBERRYS: A year ago, Research In Motion Ltd. disclosed that it was working on a next-generation phone system for the BlackBerry.

...Monday could also trigger more multibillion-dollar buyouts. Nokia Corp., another cellphone manufacturer, and Research In Motion Ltd., which makes the BlackBerry, loom as prime targets.The patents would help Google defend Android, its operating...

...financial companies should hold extra cash on their balance sheets to cushion themselves against financial crises.Research In Motion Ltd. has turned down takeover overtures from Amazon.com Inc. and other potential buyers because the BlackBerry maker...

...only one smartphone, the Google Nexus S 4G carried by Sprint Nextel Corp. Several smartphone makers, including Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, are ready to bring out more phones with chips for so-called Near-Field Communications...

...inability to compete with the iPhone and smartphones running Google's Android system shone through Thursday as Research In Motion Ltd. said its earnings and revenue fell.The Canadian maker of the BlackBerry said it has been hurt by product delays...