FILE--Research In Motion co-CEOs Jim Balsillie (left) and Mike Lazaridis talk to media after an Ontario Securities Commission hearing in Toronto, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (TSX:RIM) is ushering in thousands of new employees this year on hopes it'll gain an edge over competitors, partly by hiring tech gurus and others laid off in slower-growing parts of the technology sector. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette