NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd
unveiled a long-delayed line of smartphones on Wednesday it says
will put the company on the comeback trail in a market it once
dominated, promising its BlackBerry 10 devices will wow
consumers and businesses alike when they finally hit stores.

Signaling his hopes for a fresh start for the company that
pioneered on-your-hip email, Chief Executive Thorsten Heins said
RIM was abandoning the name it has used since its inception in
1985. From now on, he told tech analysts and other guests, the
company will just be known as BlackBerry.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd is changing its name to BlackBerry, the company announced on Wednesday, in move to refresh its tarnished image as it begins marketing a reengineered line of BlackBerry 10 smartphones.

The announcement, made by Chief Executive Thorsten Heins as the company formally launched the BlackBerry 10, signals the company’s hopes for a streamlined identity as it embarks on a make-or-break drive to regain lost ground in the smartphone market it once dominated.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd(RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday unveiled a long-delayed line of smartphones it says will put the company on the comeback trail in a market it once dominated, promising its BlackBerry 10 devices will wow consumers and businesses alike when they hit stores.

Signaling his hopes for a fresh start for the company that pioneered on-your-hip email, Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins said RIM was abandoning the name it has used since its inception in 1985. From now on, he told tech analysts and other guests, the company will just be known as BlackBerry.

NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd
on Wednesday unveiled a long-delayed line of smartphones it says
will put the company on the comeback trail in a market it once
dominated, promising its BlackBerry 10 devices will wow
consumers and businesses alike when they hit stores.

Signaling his hopes for a fresh start for the company that
pioneered on-your-hip email, Chief Executive Officer Thorsten
Heins said RIM was abandoning the name it has used since its
inception in 1985. From now on, he told tech analysts and other
guests, the company will just be known as BlackBerry.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The innovative line of BlackBerry smartphones that Research In Motion Ltd (RIMM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) will formally unveil on Wednesday has already succeeded on one crucial count – getting RIM back in the conversation.

The new BlackBerry 10 has created a buzz among technology watchers and financial analysts, thanks to nifty features that may set it apart in an overcrowded smartphone market. RIM stock has almost tripled over the past four months on hopes the devices can restore RIM to sustained prosperity.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The innovative line of BlackBerry smartphones that Research In Motion Ltd will formally unveil on Wednesday has already succeeded on one crucial count – getting RIM back in the conversation.

The new BlackBerry 10 has created a buzz among technology watchers and financial analysts, thanks to nifty features that may set it apart in an overcrowded smartphone market. RIM stock has almost tripled over the past four months on hopes the devices can restore RIM to sustained prosperity.

TORONTO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – A senior Lenovo executive said
on Thursday that the Chinese computer maker may consider
Research in Motion as a takeover target,
sending the Blackberry maker’s shares up 2 percent just a week
before it launches a make-or-break line of redesigned
smartphones.

But Lenovo, which vaulted into the personal
computer market with its 2005 purchase of IBM’s PC
division, would face formidable hurdles if it tried to buy a
company that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper once
described as a national “crown jewel.” The Chinese company would
also encounter tough regulatory scrunity in Washington,
cybersecurity experts say.

TORONTO (Reuters) – Shares of Research In Motion Ltd rose 3 percent on Thursday after a report quoted China’s Lenovo Group as saying a bid for the BlackBerry maker was among the options for boosting its mobile business.

“We are looking at all opportunities — RIM and many others,” Lenovo Chief Financial Officer Wong Wai Ming told Bloomberg in an interview at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. “We’ll have no hesitation if the right opportunity comes along that could benefit us.”

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s Agrium Inc (AGU.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(AGU.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) raised its fourth-quarter earnings outlook on Thursday as strong grain and oilseed prices spurred demand for its fertilizer products in North America over the fall season.

The Calgary, Alberta-based fertilizer maker, also the largest retailer of farm products in the region, said it now expects quarterly earnings of slightly more than $2 a share, excluding one-time items, sending its shares more than 3 percent higher in early trading.

TORONTO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Canada’s Agrium Inc
raised its fourth-quarter earnings outlook on
Thursday as strong grain and oilseed prices spurred demand for
its fertilizer products in North America over the fall season.

The Calgary, Alberta-based fertilizer maker, also the
largest retailer of farm products in the region, said it now
expects quarterly earnings of slightly more than $2 a share,
excluding one-time items, sending its shares more than 3 percent
higher in early trading.