Is the RIM BlackBerry Torch a Bold in Disguise?

Release Date 17 Aug, 2010 in PC Magazine

 
   
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BlackBerry Torch 9800

Computerworld - Al Sacco - 17 Aug, 2010
CIO - The word "BlackBerry" used to bring to mind mostly images of bulky, brick-like handhelds and busy executives in tailored suits. ...

Is the RIM BlackBerry Torch a Bold in Disguise?

PC Magazine - Mark Hachman - 17 Aug, 2010
The BlackBerry Torch shares many common components with the existing BlackBerry Storm 2 and the Bold 9700, according to a teardown report released Tuesday ...

BlackBerry Torch: Where RIM Went Wrong

PC World - 17 Aug, 2010
It's too soon to call it a flop, but the odds of RIM's new BlackBerry Torch 9800 becoming a smash hit sure aren't looking good. ...

RIM slides on sluggish BlackBerry Torch sales

National Post (registration) (blog) - Peter Foley - 17 Aug, 2010
Customers are not picking up the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 at the pace analysts had hoped. Calling last week's release of the Torch “generally uneventful,” ...

ISuppli: BlackBerry Torch's Material Costs Lower Than IPhone

Wall Street Journal - 17 Aug, 2010
Research In Motion Ltd.'s (RIMM, RIM.T) latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Torch, costs $183.05 to manufacture, less than Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone 4, ...

BlackBerry Torch sales not looking so hot

Los Angeles Times (blog) - 17 Aug, 2010
Research in Motion and AT&T call their new BlackBerry Torch smart-phone "the best BlackBerry ever," but customers don't seem to agree. ...

Update: RIMM Says No AMZN Price Cut; Launched At $99.99

Barron's (blog) - Eric Savitz - 17 Aug, 2010
The plot thickens in the case of the sharply discounted price for the Research In Motion (RIMM) BlackBerry Torch at Amazon.com (AMZN). ...

BlackBerry tries to work out technical options

Hindustan Times - 17 Aug, 2010
Research in Motion (RIM) officials on Tuesday started talks with Indian security agencies on enabling tools and mechanisms to give them access to BlackBerry ...

BlackBerry Torch selling slowly: analysts

CBC.ca - 17 Aug, 2010
Research In Motion hoped its BlackBerry Torch could counter the momentum of Apple's iPhone and Google's Android devices. (Courtesy AT&T) Things are going ...

Amazon's $99 BlackBerry Torch Puts Pressure on Retailers

Wall Street Journal (blog) - Spencer Ante - 17 Aug, 2010
Amazon.com has used aggressive price discounts to carve out a dominant position in print and electronic books. ...

Centre to evaluate RIM solution in a week, Aug 31 deadline stays

Daily News & Analysis - Nivedita Mookerji - 17 Aug, 2010
Even as the August 31 deadline set by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) for security compliance nears ...

RIM-India BlackBerry security talks stir debate

CBC.ca - 17 Aug, 2010
AUDIO:Should RIM negotiate with India over Blackberry security? Three experts share their take with CBC's The Current. Research In Motion, the Canadian ...

Amazon.com offers new BlackBerry Torch for $100, well below AT&T

Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - 17 Aug, 2010
Computerworld - Amazon.com recently listed the price of the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 at $100, half the price charged by AT&T, ...

BlackBerry Torch Fizzles: What's Next For RIM?

PC World - Tony Bradley - 17 Aug, 2010
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 was heralded as the second coming of RIM: the BlackBerry phoenix rising from the ashes to assert RIM's ...

Blackberry Torch: half price claims half baked

Fortune - Seth Weintraub - 17 Aug, 2010
I can't say how well the Blackberry Torch is selling, but Amazon prices are no indication. I have no idea how successful the Torch has been since its launch ...

Has the BlackBerry Torch flamed out already?

msnbc.com - Daniel Ionescu - 17 Aug, 2010
People test the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smart phone after it was introduced earlier this month. By Daniel Ionescu The latest flagship device from Research ...

BlackBerry Torch struggles to catch up to smart phone leaders

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - 17 Aug, 2010
Let's get this out of the way first: iPhone and most Android users will not be tempted to buy the new BlackBerry Torch. I'm not saying that Research in ...

Testing the Torch

Huffington Post (blog) - 17 Aug, 2010
Being a Blackberry user is a bit like driving a pickup truck. You know the feeling. You're at dinner having a conversation about ... well ... you know ...

BlackBerry Torch already selling for half-off

CNNMoney - David Goldman - 17 Aug, 2010
Research In Motion and AT&T sold no more than 150000 of the devices over the weekend, according to ...

RIM takes more hits after analyst downgrade

MarketWatch - Rex Crum - 17 Aug, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A day after Research In Motion Ltd.'s shares fell almost 5%, the company took another hit Tuesday ...

BlackBerry must give access to BES too by Aug 31: Govt

Economic Times - 17 Aug, 2010
NEW DELHI: Even as mobile phone maker BlackBerry agreed to provide access to its encrypted messenger services, government today maintained its deadline of ...

India to reprieve some BlackBerry services

Reuters - Bappa Majumdar, Krittivas Mukherjee - 17 Aug, 2010
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will allow BlackBerry's messenger service to continue beyond an August 31 deadline, ...

Deal comes after India threatens to shut down BlackBerry service

Macleans.ca - 17 Aug, 2010
Indian authorities will be permitted to have some access to BlackBerry communications in India, a Research in Motion representative tells Reuters. ...

Making Sense Of The BlackBerry Torch Sales Figures

Forbes (blog) - Elizabeth Woyke - 17 Aug, 2010
It's clear that Research In Motion made a big bet with its latest phone, the BlackBerry Torch. The handset represents a new form factor ...

UAE, Blackberry may soon resolve spat: diplomats

Reuters Canada - Stanley Carvalho, Firouz Sedarat - 17 Aug, 2010
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Talks between the United Arab Emirates and Canada's Research In Motion (RIM) may soon resolve a spat over BlackBerry security, ...

BlackBerry Torch already being sold at discount

CNET (blog) - Don Reisinger - 17 Aug, 2010
The BlackBerry Torch, which launched Thursday, is being offered at a discount on Amazon.com and other online retailers. ...

India May Soon Resolve BlackBerry Dispute

New York Times - Vikas Bajaj - 17 Aug, 2010
MUMBAI, India " Indian officials and Research In Motion, the maker of popular BlackBerry devices, appear to be making progress toward ...

India prods wireless providers on BlackBerry ban

CNET - Marguerite Reardon - 17 Aug, 2010
The Indian government has sent letters to the country's major wireless service providers informing them that if BlackBerry maker ...

India Official: Talks With BlackBerry Executives Started Tuesday

Wall Street Journal - 17 Aug, 2010
NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)--Indian government agencies Tuesday started discussions with Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) executives on ways to allow security ...

Amazon Slashes Torch's Price; Analysts Are Gloomy

PC Magazine - Brian Heater - 17 Aug, 2010
Estimates for the BlackBerry Torch's inaugural weekend are beginning to surface, and they're a bit less than spectacular. Analyst firms Sifel Nicolaus and ...

 

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