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

Reuters - Matt Hamblen - 18 Aug, 2010
Amazon.com recently listed the price of the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 at $100, half the price charged by AT&T, ...

Is The Blackberry Torch Flaming Out?

InformationWeek (blog) - Ed Hansberry - 18 Aug, 2010
On paper, the Blackberry Torch 9800 looks decent enough. It has a real touch screen now and at 3.2 inches is slightly smaller than the iPhone's 3.5 inch ...

BlackBerry Torch sales may be fizzling out

San Francisco Chronicle - Ryan Kim - 18 Aug, 2010
Research in Motion's stock slid in the face of mixed analyst reports suggesting that the much-publicized launch of the BlackBerry Torch has fallen below ...

BlackBerry Torch 9800

Computerworld - Al Sacco - 18 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 - 18 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 - 18 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 - 18 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 - 18 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) - 18 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 - 18 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 Torch selling slowly: analysts

CBC.ca - 18 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 - 18 Aug, 2010
Amazon.com has used aggressive price discounts to carve out a dominant position in print and electronic books. ...

BlackBerry Torch Fizzles: What's Next For RIM?

PC World - Tony Bradley - 18 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 - 18 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 - 18 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) - 18 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) - 18 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 - 18 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 - 18 Aug, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A day after Research In Motion Ltd.'s shares fell almost 5%, the company took another hit Tuesday ...

Making Sense Of The BlackBerry Torch Sales Figures

Forbes (blog) - Elizabeth Woyke - 18 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 ...

BlackBerry Torch already being sold at discount

CNET (blog) - Don Reisinger - 18 Aug, 2010
The BlackBerry Torch, which launched Thursday, is being offered at a discount on Amazon.com and other online retailers. ...

Amazon Slashes Torch's Price; Analysts Are Gloomy

PC Magazine - Brian Heater - 18 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 ...

RIM's BlackBerry Torch opening sales so-so; Pondering price cuts, word-of-mouth

ZDNet (blog) - Larry Dignan - 18 Aug, 2010
Research in Motion probably sold about 100000 to 150000 BlackBerry Torch devices, a sum that's solid but a bit ...

TECH REVIEW | BLACKBERRY TORCH 9800 SMARTPHONE Tech review | BlackBerry Torch ...

MiamiHerald.com - Bridget Carey - 18 Aug, 2010
Features: This touch-screen smartphone has a slide-out keyboard and runs the new BlackBerry 6 operating system. Has optical trackpad for ...

RIM's BlackBerry Torch parts cost $171, ISuppli says

San Jose Mercury News - Arik Hesseldahl - ‎Aug 16, 2010‎
Components in the BlackBerry Torch, Research In Motion's newest smartphone, cost $171.05, according to an analysis by market research ...

BlackBerry Torch 9800

BusinessWeek - Ginny Mies - ‎Aug 16, 2010‎
RIM has stepped up its smartphone game by introducing the BlackBerry Torch 9800 ($200 with a two-year contract from AT&T), the company's very ...

Piece by Piece: The Suppliers Behind the New BlackBerry Torch Smartphone

Wall Street Journal - Jennifer Valentino-Devries, Phred Dvorak - ‎Aug 16, 2010‎
Research In Motion Ltd.'s latest iPhone challenger, the BlackBerry Torch 9800, hasn't yet made a killing ...

RIM Halves BlackBerry Torch Price to Boost Sales

PC World - Barbara E. Hernandez - ‎Aug 16, 2010‎
Research in Motion slashed the price of its new BlackBerry Torch 9800 down to $99 to boost flagging sales against rival ...

BlackBerry Torch Sales Either 'Steady' or 'Tepid,' Analysts Say

Wall Street Journal (blog) - Jennifer Valentino-DeVries - ‎Aug 16, 2010‎
Initial sales of the BlackBerry Torch are either “healthy” or “underwhelming,” depending on which Wall Street analyst is ...

BlackBerry Torch 9800 review: Flawed, but a big step forward

ZDNet (blog) - Jason Hiner - ‎Aug 16, 2010‎
BlackBerry's latest answer to the iPhone and Android challenge has arrived. See how the BlackBerry Torch 9800 ...

 

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