Five things you need to know from BlackBerry World 2012

The BlackBerry-maker made a ton of major announcements during the three-day event, but a number of things really stand out in my mind

The new software is easy to like, but definitely not perfect

Recent reports of other major vendors considering acquiring the struggling company have brought RIM’s future into question

Things will only get worse before they get better for RIM

McAfee released a set of 5 tips to help ensure that your smartphone remains secure and free of potentially harmful mobile apps

Saunders is a former Windows product manager for Microsoft and ex-developer relations chief of QNX Systems

Google Wallet is also expected to be available only to Android users, at first

Waterloo, Ont.’s RIM still has some fight in it yet

RIM’s struggles have all but the CrackBerry addicts turning a cold shoulder, but it’s not all doom and gloom

Bing will now be the default browser search engine on all future BlackBerry devices

We’ve scoured BlackBerry App World to bring you the 19 free BlackBerry apps that you’ve got to have

Getting to know Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie a little better

CIO’s Al Sacco was among the first to see a demonstration of RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet at CES

Here’s what you need to know about the PlayBook

Advice you need to read before visiting the app store