Research in Motion, developer of the BlackBerry smart phone, will expand its Alpharetta, Georgia operations, creating 200 jobs. The high-tech jobs will pay an average of $70,000. Founded in 1984, Waterloo, Ontario’s Research In Motion Limited is a Canadian wireless device company, best known as the developer of the BlackBerry smart phone. Share This Story:
Continue reading...Friday, April 17, 2009
As consumers hold off to upgrade to new cell phones, Sony Ericsson is forecasting a 10% market contraction for 2009, and will cut 2,000 jobs. The cell phone manufacturer is counting on its upcoming Idou smartphone, and its launch of mobile movie and music services, to help it compete with Apple, BlackBerry and Palm. Sony Ericsson is [...]
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Research In Motion, manufacturer of the BlackBerry line of smart phones, will hire 469 North American workers to add to its global workforce of 12,000. It will hire 139 in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2007, RIM employed only 6,000. RIM is adding software developers, engineers and salespeople. Rival Nokia cut 1,700 jobs [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 6, 2009
California’s Marvell Technology Group will cut 15% of its workforce, or 850 jobs. Marvell, which manufactures semiconductor components for the iPhone and BlackBerry, has seen a drop-off in demand. The job cuts will come from all areas of the company. The firm has imposed company-wide salary freezes, cut some salaries, suspended bonuses and consolidated facilities. Marvell posted a [...]
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