RIM to shed 2,000 more staff

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BlackBerry maker to cut staff before rollout of new operating system

Research in Motion (RIM), the Canadian maker of the popular BlackBerry smartphone, is to cut a further 2,000 staff from its payroll in a bid to save some $1bn (£635m) in costs. The new job cuts ...

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