How RIM Can Get Its Groove Back

Release Date 14 Oct, 2011 in PC Magazine

 
   

How RIM Can Get Its Groove Back

PC Magazine - Samara Lynn - 14 Oct, 2011
Conventional wisdom says RIM is circling the drain. A few tough decisions and new focus can set the BlackBerry maker back on course. By Samara Lynn Just about everyone has been forecasting doom for Research In Motion (RIM). The Canadian tech company ...

Four rocky moments for RIM

CBC.ca - 14 Oct, 2011
Beginning of Story Content Research In Motion's reputation for reliability used to be the envy of the high-tech world. But while the pride of Waterloo, Ont., still commands respect for the way it revolutionized the mobile phone industry with its secure ...

Research in Motion executive confident in PlayBook

BusinessWeek - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎
An executive for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion says the company is "absolutely confident" in its Playbook tablet despite disappointing sales so far. Patrick Spence told The Associated Press on Monday that the company could have been clearer about ...

BlackBerry PlayBook hits $299 as neverending firesale on non-iPad tablets runs on

Australian Personal Computer - Peter Dockrill - 14 Oct, 2011
This weekend only folks: Harvey Norman is slashing prices on the BlackBerry PlayBook. But should you buy? It hasn't been a great week for RIM. After a series of data outages and service interruptions in the past few days which disrupted BlackBerry ...

RIM BlackBerry PlayBook - 50% price drop (and with update coming!)

Australian Personal Computer - 14 Oct, 2011
APC magazine reviewers find the best laptop deals for you. Our selections are independent of commercial interests. Send tips to contact@apctest.com RIM BlackBerry PlayBook - 50% price drop (and with update coming!) The deal: RIM BlackBerry PlayBook ...

iPad 2 Rival Alert : RIM Blackberry Playbook Now Cost £240

ITProPortal - Desire Athow - 14 Oct, 2011
It looks like Research In Motion has finally decided to cut the cost of its Blackberry Playbook tablet in order to boost sales, a move that is likely to cause some to believe that RIM will be exiting the competitive tablet market. ...

Blackberry Outage : RIM Should Give Playbook Discounts

ITProPortal - Desire Athow - 14 Oct, 2011
It dawned on us that RIM could try to overturn the current negative general opinion about the Blackberry brand after the outage that affected tens of millions of its users by taking a bet and offering a significant rebate to those looking to buy a ...

Radio Shack Discounts The BlackBerry PlayBook [Radio Shack Becomes The Latest ...

TFTS (blog) - Robert Nelson - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
In case you happen to be located in the US and have been considering picking up a BlackBerry PlayBook " we have some news that you may want to check out first. Radio Shack has recently announced some new pricing around the BlackBerry tablet. ...

Gameloft Releases Six New Games For The BlackBerry PlayBook [PlayBook Users ...

TFTS (blog) - Robert Nelson - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
While the BlackBerry smartphones are still having trouble, we do have a bit of good news for those sporting a BlackBerry PlayBook. Well, some good news for those sporting a PlayBook who are looking to spend some quality time goofing off. ...

RIM to Host BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011

Media Newswire (press release) - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
New and existing BlackBerry® application developers will get an opportunity to interact and learn from RIM and community experts about the latest development technologies for the BlackBerry® platform. (Media-Newswire.com) - Waterloo, ON - Research In ...

RIM Targets BlackBerry Users for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Planet Insane - Ben Lacombe - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
Even though the sales of the BlackBerry PlayBook came out poorly for the company, Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) has indicated that it remains confident in its tablet offering. The company also appears to focus on encouraging BlackBerry fans to ...

BlackBerry PlayBook Gets Discounted at Radio Shack

PDF Devices - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
by Valli on October 12, 2011 BlackBerry PlayBook has been seeing price cuts from a handful of retailers lately. First it was Office Depot and Staples, and this time it's Radio Shack. While RIM is not planning to reduce the price of its pioneer tablet, ...

BlackBerry PlayBook price reduced

Good E-Reader (blog) - Sovan Mandal - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
Its turning out to be a season of discounts in the tablet segment, it seems. Also, while all of it started with the TouchPad that attained instant stardom with its now famous $99 price tag, none of the tablet PCs following its footsteps ...

Radio Shack Slashes Blackberry Playbook Price

Geeky gadgets - Shane McGlaun - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
We all know that the Playbook was all but a failure. The tablet sold very poorly from the get go with a reported 200000 units moved in its entire first quarter available. ...

Gameloft releases six high-end BlackBerry PlayBook games

IntoMobile - Simon Sage - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
It looks like EA is going to have some competition with the new titles it just launched. Gameloft has just released six games for RIM's tablet, running the gamut from sci-fi shooter to soccer. UNO HD is the classic card game, complete with multiplayer ...

BlackBerry PlayBook Fire Sale Kicks Off (Ends Nov 5th Or While Stocks Last)

GizmoCrunch - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
The BlackBerry PlayBook wasn't a sales success in the tablet market despite carrying the BlackBerry name and running the much acclaimed dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP4430 processor. Now to say that it failed as bad as the HP TouchPad however may be a ...

RadioShack Reduce Price of BlackBerry PlayBook

Phones Review - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
Poor old Research In Motion isn't having that great a time with their first foray into the tablet market with the BlackBerry PlayBook, and thus it appears that the only way to drum up sales is for retailers to offer the slate at a reduced price, ...

BlackBerry Playbook Dropping to Under $300 at Radioshack

TekGoblin - Solomon Massele - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎
By Solomon MasseleOctober 11, 2011, 8:21 pm 3 Comments Those of you still interested in purchasing a Blackberry Playbook for yourselves or someone dear will be pleased to know about a huge savings Radioshack will be offering on the RIM branded tablet. ...

BlackBerry Playbook RadioShack price reduction in effect

SlashGear - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎
It's time again to reduce the price of a tablet PC, ladies and gentlemen, and today it's the BlackBerry PlayBook at RadioShack. Starting immediately and running through November 5th, 2011, RadioShack will be offering the PlayBook for $279.99, ...

EA outs Bejeweled 2, SimCity Deluxe, and The Game of Life for BlackBerry PlayBook

IntoMobile - Simon Sage - ‎Oct 11, 2011‎
EA is following up on their BlackBerry PlayBook release of Dead Space over the summer with a handful of other recognizable games. Casual puzzler Bejeweled 2, urban planning strategy game SimCity Deluxe, and classic board game The Game of Life are now ...

 

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