Breaking: RIM to cut 5,000 jobs, delays BlackBerry 10 launch to 2013

Failure to deliver: RIM President and CEO Thorsten Heins reports losses, job cuts and delay of BlackBerry 10 devicesBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Research In Motion held a sombre earnings call today to announce that they will be cutting 5,000 jobs, posting a $518 million loss, as well as delaying their next generation mobile platform BlackBerry 10 until Q1 2013. This is the latest blow to the already beleaguered Canadian mobile icon which helped create the smartphone and the existing mobile ecosystem.

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Google launches $199 Nexus 7 Android tablet with Jellybean OS, targets Amazon's Kindle Fire

If you are an Android tablet manufacturer that has a 7-inch product that costs more than $200, take heed. Google just released their Nexus 7 tablet which boasts a quad-core or 12-core processor, runs the latest Android 4.1 Jellybean OS and is deeply integrated with their books, media, gaming and now magazine strategy. If you are Amazon, maker of the profoundly popular (in the US only) Kindle Fire, take heed. The Nexus 7, made by ASUS, will be available to the US, Canada and UK.

Video: Sony's Internet Player with Google TV demoed, available in August

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Earlier today, Sony launched the first Canadian GoogleTV with their new Internet Player. Some of the cooler features include a new remote control with a trackpad and a touch keyboard. The Internet Player, which will sell for $200 and is available for pre-orders, will start shipping in mid-August. Aside from featuring Google Apps and various types of streaming content, it will also have access to the Chrome browser as well as some Google games. 

Samsung Galaxy S III comes to Canada today

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We've waited and we've waited some more and the day has finally come.  Samsung's Galaxy S III, the smartphone "built for humans" finally comes to Canada and will be available from Bell Mobility, Virgin Mobile, SaskTel, TELUS and Rogers Wireless. The SGH-iT999 model will be available from Videotron, Wind and Mobilicity.

With supposedly over 9 million pre-orders, this flagship Samsung smartphone is the first unified Galaxy device available on various carriers, and explosions notwithstanding, is expected to be the best selling Samsung smartphone yet and a leading Android device. Check out our video overview of the device below.