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Research In Motion launches new BlackBerry Bold

NEXT - 18 Sep, 2011
Research In Motion (RIM) has announced the launch of the new BlackBerry® BoldTM 9900 smartphone in Nigeria. The smartphone will be available through Airtel, Globacom, Etisalat and MTN Nigeria. The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the thinnest BlackBerry ...

Dirt Cheap PlayBook May Mean A Tablet Price War Is Coming

Forbes - 18 Sep, 2011
I joined Forbes' Silicon Valley bureau in 2007. I've fed a laptop to a tiger, staked out a warehouse filled with Apple computers, outsourced my job so I could spend more time writing titles for porn flicks, raced cupcake cars, tried to shoot a laptop ...

BlackBerry PlayBook tablet prices edge down more

CNET (blog) - Brooke Crothers - 18 Sep, 2011
BlackBerry PlayBook prices are beginning to see a slow but steady descent at major US electronics retailer Staples, in the wake of a sharp, though temporary, discount earlier this month at Best Buy. On Thursday, RIM said it has shipped only 200000 ...

RIM's market share slipping even globally

Economic Times - 18 Sep, 2011
Research In Motion is losing market share much faster than expected not just in the United States but globally, amid mounting concerns over its cash flow and ability to meet outlook, analysts warned on Friday. The Nasdaq-listed shares of the BlackBerry ...

BlackBerry maker's shares tumble 20 per cent

CTV.ca - 18 Sep, 2011
Photo illustration show an older model Blackberry with a cracked screen in Toronto, Friday, Sept.16, 2011. (Nathan Denette / THE CANADIAN PRESS) BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion took a beating in the markets Friday, losing 20 per cent of its stock ...

PlayBook Software Update to Finally Add Native E-Mail

PCWorld - Daniel Ionescu - 18 Sep, 2011
Research In Motion is looking to add more punch to its PlayBook tablet -- along with competitive pricing -- to spur sales. RIM shipped just 200000 PlayBooks in the second quarter, down from 500000 last ...

RIM sheds 20% of its value as investors lose patience

Montreal Gazette - Jameson Berkow - 18 Sep, 2011
As Research In Motion Ltd. shares plunged on global markets Friday after announcing another disappointing quarter on Thursday evening, market watchers were running out of patience with the ...

BlackBerry Messenger goes down in Americas

Times of India - 18 Sep, 2011
Research In Motion's BlackBerry Messenger service was disrupted by an apparent service outage, adding a further headache as the company reels from a dismal earnings report. The messaging service, popularly known as BBM, has proved a strong selling ...

Outage disrupts BBM and e-mail access for some

Moneycontrol.com - 18 Sep, 2011
Research in Motion released its financial report for Q2 , recently, and reportedly it hasn't been an encouraging one. Just as that disappointment was setting in, news of an outage affecting BBM and e-mail services in Canada and Latin America surfaced. ...

RIM stocks take a beating

Winnipeg Free Press - LuAnn LaSalle - 18 Sep, 2011
Research in Motion shares closed down 20 per cent Friday, wiping out $3 billion of its stock value. MONTREAL -- Investors punished Research In Motion on Friday -- wiping out $3 billion of its stock value -- after the BlackBerry maker reported lower ...

BlackBerry maker's missteps stir talk of its sale

IBNLive.com - 18 Sep, 2011
Toronto: Research In Motion's dismal quarterly results, the latest in a string of disappointments for shareholders, may have pleased prospective buyers coveting the BlackBerry maker's treasure trove of wireless patents. RIM's stock tumbled on Friday, ...

BlackBerry maker's shares tumble 20 per cent

CTV.ca - 18 Sep, 2011
Photo illustration show an older model Blackberry with a cracked screen in Toronto, Friday, Sept.16, 2011. (Nathan Denette / THE CANADIAN PRESS) A BlackBerry smartphone using the 'Messenger' service in Berlin, Sept. 8, 2011. ...

RIM's Q2 results are out, disappointing, but hopeful

Moneycontrol.com - 18 Sep, 2011
RIM's new financial results for previous three months have been announced, and they seem quite disappointing, according to a report by GSMArena . The company has disclosed their profits for Q2 and this definitely helps in gauging how successful ...

After HP TouchPad is it time for RIM PlayBook fire sale

Moneycontrol.com - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
A few weeks back, the world was shocked at HP's decision to stop manufacturing smartphones and tablets. With HP deciding to slash prices of their TouchPad tablets and sell their products at a fraction of their usual price, there was some excitement in ...

BlackBerry: UK service would be closed if ordered

Times of India - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
LONDONL: BlackBerry said it would work with mobile operators to switch off its popular messenger service if they were ordered by authorities to do so during civil unrest, after police singled out the system as a key tool used in last month's riots. ...

RIM Chiefs Lose Billionaire Status as Stock Drops on Lower Sales

BusinessWeek - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, Research In Motion Ltd.'s largest shareholders and co-chief executive officers, have lost their status as billionaires from the stock this year as it has shed more than half its value. ...

BlackBerry bashed as questions swirl about future

Reuters India - Paul Thomasch, Alastair Sharp - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
A Blackberry mobile device, made by Research in Motion (RIM), is seen on a shelf in Toronto, July 13, 2010. By Paul Thomasch and Alastair Sharp REUTERS - Investors drove Research In Motion's stock down 20 percent on Friday as dismal quarterly results ...

Has a RIM PlayBook Fire Sale Already Started?

PC Magazine - Damon Poeter - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
Research in Motion's effort to kick-start poor PlayBook tablet sales may have already started with steep employee discounts being offered by RIM partner Rogers. The Canadian cell phone carrier is offering employees BlackBerry PlayBooks ...

RIM Banks on Rebound But Investors Lose Hope

Wall Street Journal - Chip Cummins, Will Connors - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
Research In Motion Ltd. has set an ambitious timeline for turning its flagging BlackBerry and PlayBook brands around, but sharply falling shipments of both gadgets is raising fresh questions about whether the company ...

Stephen Foley: A moment of existential crisis for BlackBerry " but the board ...

The Independent - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
Its legacy business as the device beloved of the corporate world is eroding fast. IT departments are indulging employees'itch for iPhones US Outlook Is BlackBerry a high-end smartphone brand or a low-end one? This is the existential question that ...

PlayBook offers insight into RIM's woes, future plans

Globe and Mail - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
When it was launched this April, the PlayBook tablet computer was supposed to mark a preview of the next stage in Research In Motion Ltd.'s RIM-T evolution. Today, the company can only hope that isn't the case. As RIM executives disclosed another ...

Research In Motion stock plunges on weak sales

Channel News Asia - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
NEW YORK - Shares of Research In Motion (RIM) plunged 19 percent on Wall Street on Friday after the BlackBerry maker reported sales and profits that fell short of expectations. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company reported an outage meanwhile with its ...

End of the road for Research In Motion

MarketWatch - John C. Dvorak - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) " I've been reluctant to write a column declaring that it's over for Research In Motion Ltd. and its BlackBerry, but with this week's numbers and forecasts I cannot see the company making another ...

RIM shares tumble on weaker earnings

CBC.ca - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
Beginning of Story Content Shares of Research In Motion fell sharply on Friday, a day after the company reported disappointing financial results. RIM closed off $5.90, or 20 per cent, at $23.50 on the Toronto Stock Exchange Friday. ...

RIM Slumps on Concern Waning Sales Make It 'Niche Player'

BusinessWeek - Hugo Miller - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd., struggling to compete in the smartphone and tablet computer markets, plunged 19 percent in Nasdaq trading after its earnings report disappointed investors for the third consecutive quarter ...

Tech Connect: Status Quo Not an Option for RIMM, Says Investor

Fox Business - Shibani Joshi - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
The fledgling Blackberry-maker had analysts hoping that the worst was behind the Canadian company ahead of its quarterly report. But it seems Wall Street falsely had its hopes high yet again. Shares of Research In Motion (RIMM) took a ...

Some BlackBerry users hit by outage

CBC.ca - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
Beginning of Story Content On a day when Research in Motion's stock was being punished by investors, the company said some customers were having technical issues with their Blackberry devices. Customers reported issues with email and BlackBerry ...

Are you worried about RIM's future?

CBC.ca - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
By Community Team Shares of Research In Motion fell sharply on Friday, a day after the company reported disappointing financial results. RIM was off $5.30, or more than 18 per cent, at $24.10 at 11:11 am ET. The loss was blamed on poor sales of the ...

Blackberry Messenger disrupted in the Americas

Reuters - Nelson Ching, Alastair Sharp - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
A man uses a Blackberry mobile phone to take a picture of leaders of the BRICS during a joint news conference in Sanya, Hainan province April 14, 2011. (Reuters) - Research In Motion's BlackBerry Messenger service was disrupted by an apparent service ...

BlackBerry maker's missteps stir talk of its sale

Reuters - Alastair Sharp, Sinead Carew - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
A new Blackberry tablet, the PlayBook tablet computer, is displayed at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona February 16, 2011. By Alastair Sharp and Sinead Carew (Reuters) - Research In Motion's dismal quarterly results, the latest in a string ...

 

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