Analysts Torch BlackBerry maker's smartphone move

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RIM launches new BlackBerry devices

Macleans.ca - 5 Aug, 2011
by macleans.ca on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 12:57pm - 0 Comments Research in Motion unveiled three new BlackBerry models Wednesday in a bid to claw back market share from Apple's iPhone and Google's Android smartphone. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company ...

BlackBerry Torch 9850 / 9860 Premium Case

CrackBerry - 5 Aug, 2011
Recorded live at the BlackBerry 7 Fan Event, we got a quick hands-on look at the new Premium Case for the BlackBerry Torch 9850 / 9860.

BlackBerry Bold 9900 / 9930 Soft Shell Case

CrackBerry - 5 Aug, 2011
Recorded live at BlackBerry 7 Fan Night, I got a closer hands-on look at the new BlackBerry Soft Shell Case for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 / 9930.

Analysts Torch BlackBerry maker's smartphone move

Boston Herald - Jessica Van Sack - 5 Aug, 2011
Research In Motion's new lineup of BlackBerry smartphones won't be enough to resuscitate its ailing reputation, which is suffering after the disastrous release of its heavily criticized PlayBook tablet computer and continuous ...

First Look at BlackBerry Bold 9900 / 9930 Cases

CrackBerry - 5 Aug, 2011
Recorded live at the BlackBerry 7 Fan Night, RIM was showing off some cases for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 / 9930. We take a quick look at them here!

BlackBerry Torch Models Compared - Torch 9800, 9810, 9850 / 9860

CrackBerry - 5 Aug, 2011
In this video recorded at BlackBerry 7 Fan Night, we take a look at the evolution of full screen BlackBerry Smartphones, starting with the Storm 2 and then comparing it to the Torch 9800 and the new Torch 9810 and 9850/9860. ...

RIM unveils BlackBerry 7 OS phones

Sydney Morning Herald (blog) - 5 Aug, 2011
RIM is fighting back the smartphone hordes with the play-friendly BlackBerry 7 OS running on the Torch 9860 and Bold 9900. BackBerry's once iron grip on the corporate phone market is slipping as iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 devices all beef up ...

BlackBerry Bold 9900 / 9930 Compared to other Bolds

CrackBerry - 5 Aug, 2011
At BlackBerry 7 Fan Night, we compared the new Bold 9900/9930 to the other Bolds before it, looking at the keyboard, size and other differences.

Hands-on with the BlackBerry Torch 9810

YouTube - 5 Aug, 2011
We try out RIM's upcoming BlackBerry Torch 9810, running OS 7. It doesn't look much different from the original, but the speedier processor and new graphics rendering engine blow its predecessor out of the water.

Optus gets dibs on new BlackBerry Torch and Bold

Register - Natalie Apostolou - 5 Aug, 2011
Optus has pipped rivals to the post in being the first to offer two new BlackBerry smartphones to the Australian market. The carrier will start shifting the BlackBerry Torch 9860 and the first touch ...

BlackBerry Bold 9900 / 9930 Hands-On

CrackBerry - 5 Aug, 2011
Recorded live at the BlackBerry 7 Fan Night in Toronto, CrackBerry got a great walk through of the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930.

Smartphone buffs unenthused after Research in Motion's biggest global launch ...

Economic Times - 5 Aug, 2011
NEW DELHI: If you arrive late, you better arrive with a bang. Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is out with three new smartphones at a go - the Bold 9900 or the Bold Touch, Torch 9810 and Torch 9850 - and two CDMA variants of the ...

Canadian BlackBerry launch details begin to emerge

Financial Post - Brent Lewin - 5 Aug, 2011
BCE Inc.'s Bell Canada plans to begin offering RIM's new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Torch 9810 on August 10 or 11, a source told the Financial Post. Bell also plans to launch the touchscreen BlackBerry Torch (Touch) 9860 in the coming weeks, ...

RIM Won't Live to See 2013, Analyst Says

InformationWeek - Eric Zeman - 5 Aug, 2011
Unimpressed by RIM's new BlackBerrys, at least one analyst says RIM's co-founders will run the company into the ground. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Eric Jackson, manager of Ironfire Capital, had some bold words Wednesday about Research In Motion. ...

New BlackBerry Phones Fall Short

Forbes (blog) - 5 Aug, 2011
By MOBILEDIA Research in Motion unveiled its new BlackBerry line-up, but analysts aren't so sure the new portfolio will be able to compete with Apple's iPhone and Google's Android devices. Investors are concerned with RIM's problems delivering new ...

RIM to launch five new BlackBerry smartphones, should you be excited?

CBS News - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
(CBS/CNET) - Yesterday, Research In Motion (RIM) announced the launch of five new BlackBerry smartphones. Do the iPhone and Android have themselves a rivalry here? Many tech nuts say nah. "In fairness, I haven't had a chance yet to play with the new ...

How RIM Turned Two New BlackBerries Into Five

PC Magazine - Sascha Segan - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
How many new BlackBerries did RIM release yesterday? Two? Five? Seven? I've heard all three numbers bandied around the office today, and the confusion shows one of the ways mobile manufacturers like to pump up their product lines. ...

AT&T, Sprint unveil plans to sell new BlackBerry smartphones

Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
Computerworld - AT&T and Sprint Wednesday separately announced plans to sell new BlackBerry smartphones that are slated to hit the market by year's end. Each of the five new models will run the new BlackBerry 7 OS rather than the ...

Bootup: Is RIM planning next BlackBerry launch?

Financial Post - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
A person poses the new Blackberry Torch 9860 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices in Toronto August 3, 2011. Research In Motion (RIM) on Wednesday took the wraps off two more powerful versions of its touchscreen BlackBerry Torch, ...

Blackberry 7-based Bold, Torches hands-on

ZDNet UK - Ben Woods - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
Research In Motion has added five BlackBerry 7 OS-powered models to its Bold and Torch line-up, including a touchscreen-only version of the Torch. Only three of the handsets unveiled on Wednesday â€" the Bold ...

RIM to unveil 5 new BlackBerrys

Victoria Times Colonist - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
In a bid to silence a growing chorus of critics, Research In Motion plans to overhaul its BlackBerry lineup with five new devices in coming weeks as the struggling technology firm tries to breathe new life into flagging sales of its iconic smartphones. ...

Meet 5 new BlackBerry smartphones

Times of India - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
Research In Motion (RIM) has announced five new BlackBerry smartphones based on its BlackBerry 7 operating system (OS). RIM, in conjunction with carriers and distribution partners around the world, is rolling out two new BlackBerry Bold models and ...

BlackBerry's Torch gets the OS7 treatment

ZDNet UK (blog) - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
By First Take, 3 August, 2011 16:57 RIM launched five new BlackBerries at an event in London this morning. We've already seen the new touchscreen Bold 9900 at the BlackBerry World event back in May, so it was the new Torches that caught our attention ...

RIM Pulls Out All the Stops for BlackBerry Fan Night

PC Magazine - Damon Poeter - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
Research in Motion pulled out all the stops for BlackBerry Fan Night, to hear tell from attendees tweeting live from the show floor Wednesday evening. Not only were the RIM folks pouring Patron tequila, but baseball star Joe Carter was ...

BlackBerry 7 to debut on a range of new phones: RIM

Christian Science Monitor - Matthew Shaer - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
A bevy of BlackBerry 7 phones is forthcoming. Here, the new BlackBerry bold, running RIM's new 7 series OS. By Matthew Shaer / August 3, 2011 BlackBerry 7 is a go. RIM today announced it would soon roll out five new smartphones running the next ...

New BlackBerry Torch 9810 (aka Torch 2) finally looks like a legit smartphone

Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog) - Victor Godinez - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
While offering a solid slideout keyboard, the phone had a pokey processor, terribly low-res screen, and exuded the sense that RIM was unaware of how the iPhone and high-end Android devices had raised everyone's expectations for what a smartphone should ...

Blackberry maker to up the ante with 3 new models

San Francisco Chronicle - Hugo Miller - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
Research In Motion Ltd. is releasing three new versions of its BlackBerry smart phone simultaneously in the first overhaul of the handsets in a year as the company tries to regain ground against Apple Inc. RIM is introducing the first touch-screen ...

BlackBerry looks for boost from launches

The Independent - Kevin Rawlinson - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
Mobile phone manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) announced its "biggest ever launch" of BlackBerry handsets yesterday, days after it said it was cutting 2000 jobs. Five new phones were introduced at an event in London. ...

RIM pitches to stay in ball game

Financial Post - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
RIM co-chief executive Jim Balsillie once described the BlackBerry maker's drive to extend its reach beyond its core base of corporate clients to the teenagers and soccer moms of Main Street as akin to a nine-inning baseball game. ...

Full Walk-Through of BlackBerry Torch 9860, Bold 9900, and Torch2 9810

YouTube - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
While at the BlackBerry 7 media event in London, we had the opportunity to meet with Vivek Bhardwaj, head of RIM software EMEA product management, for a full walk-through of the BlackBerry Torch 9860, Bold 9900, and Torch2 9810.

 

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