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A new gadget turns your iPhone into a BlackBerry (sort of)
Seattle-based tech company SoloMatrix has created a physical, fold-away keyboard for the iPhone and is more than halfway to its...
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QUOTED: Thorsten Heins thinks RIM is just fine, thank you very much
— Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins, on his company’s current predicament. Heins waved off all the talk of death...
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VIDEO: Steve Jobs as a drug-dealing murderer (in this news cartoon about RIM)
This animated slap in Research In Motion’ s face comes courtesy of Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese studio also responsible...
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QUOTED: a Toronto tech watcher, on the RIM catastrophe that would flummox even Steve Jobs
—Kerry Morrison, of Toronto software developer Endloop Mobile, on the general pessimism about Research in Motion’ s...
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Those Research in Motion sale rumours aren’t going away
Research In Motion has been hit with yet another round of rumours about a sale. The Sunday Times of London alleges —without...
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RIM unveils its slickest smartphone ever—the Porsche BlackBerry (price tag: nearly $2,000)
That’s right: in the midst of the worst period in Research in Motion’ s history—with executives ousted, share prices...
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QUOTED: A brand strategist explains why the Black Eyed Peas couldn’t fix RIM
— Matthew Kelly , a brand strategy consultant who worked with Research in Motion from late 2009 to early 2011, on some early...
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RIM shares now cost less than a six-pack of beer
Research in Motion’s stock price has continued on its downward trend, briefly dropping as low as $9.97 during trading...
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Roundup: the latest sad tales about Research in Motion (and more sale rumours)
Research in Motion hasn’t been the topic of happy headlines in a while , but the past few days have been especially bad for the...
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RIM’s head of global sales quits (and it could be Jim Balsillie’s fault)
Thanks to its precipitous downward spiral and uncomfortable office politics, Research in Motion is rumoured to have some pretty...
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QUOTED: a marketing professor compares RIM to Hogwarts and its new executives to Muggles
— Markus Giesler, a Schulich School of Business marketing professor, trying to describe why making Frank Boulben chief marketing...
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RIM finally gets a new marketing chief—which can only be a good thing, right?
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RIM headache number 4,572 (or thereabouts): Nokia is suing for patent infringement
Despite the fact that Nokia and Research in Motion have each seen their smartphone profits eviscerated by Apple and...
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RIM was behind that lame anti-Apple flash mob
Oh, Research in Motion —we want so badly to love you, but you can be so embarrassing. RIM has taken credit for a flash mob...
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Reaction Roundup: Is BlackBerry 10 all that it was supposed to be?
At the annual BlackBerry World trade show in Orlando yesterday, Research in Motion top dog Thorsten Heins unveiled prototypes of...
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Professors hate Jim Balsillie’s think tank enough to boycott two Ontario universities
Canadian professors triumphed over former Research in Motion exec Jim Balsillie earlier in the month when they got York University...
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QUOTED: Billionaire Prem Watsa on why the media—and everyone else—shouldn’t write off RIM
—Billionaire investor and Research in Motion shareholder Prem Watsa, chastising a group of BlackBerry-toting journalists for the...
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RIM debuts a pretty lame handset—on purpose
In an attempt to stay alive until it’s finally ready to release the BlackBerry 10 platform, Research in Motion launched a...
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RIM writes a list of terrible things that could happen (or already have happened)
Research in Motion’s annual information form isn’t as dry as it sounds—if you ask the Globe and Mail , it reads “like a...
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Jim Balsillie bashes York University (and shows he’s a sore loser) in the Globe and Mail
Woe betide anyone who refuses Jim Balsillie’ s largesse—the former Research in Motion exec penned an op-ed in today’s Globe...
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RIM caves, meaning criminals in India should avoid plotting via BlackBerry Messenger
Research in Motion’ s years-long spat with the Indian government is finally winding down—and all the company had to do was...
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Man stabbed at RIM party after drunken guests charge the coat check
Things just never seem to work out for Research in Motion. Last night, the company was hosting a swanky party in a London...
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RIM embraces its square-ness and provides software for other, cooler smartphones
After trying too hard to seem cool (the Bold Team superheroes appealed to absolutely no one, and an attempt to get in on the...
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York University refuses to take $30 million from Jim Balsillie
After eight months of foot stamping and posturing, York University has backed out of a deal to use a big chunk of Jim Balsillie’...
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Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
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Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
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Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
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Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
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The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
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The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
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Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
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Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
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Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
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“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
Food & Drink
“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative