RIM's BBX phones are 'going to surprise people,' investor says

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RIM's BBX phones are 'going to surprise people,' investor says

Los Angeles Times - 14 Nov, 2011
Research In Motion Inc. has had a tough year and is currently sitting with a stock price that values the company at a price less than the overall value of its assets. But the upcoming BBX operating system, which will run on a new line of RIM's ...

RIM down, but not out: UBS

Toronto Sun - 14 Nov, 2011
Research in Motion may be down but it's not out. At least that's the message in a new research note by analysts at UBS Securities. “We can't argue with the fact that the stock is cheap; it has been for a while,” Phillip Huang's note to investors says. ...

How low can RIM go?

Financial Post - 14 Nov, 2011
With shares of Research In Motion Ltd. trading well below $20 and the BlackBerry maker's market cap now under $10-billion, investors are left wondering how low can RIM go? The stock also fell below its book value of roughly $18.90 for the first time in ...

RIM shares are cheap now, but 'where is the floor?'

Globe and Mail - 14 Nov, 2011
These are stories Report on Business is following Monday, Nov. 14. Get the top business stories through the day on BlackBerry or iPhone by bookmarking our mobile-friendly webpage. UBS Securities Canada analysts take an in-depth look today at shares of ...

Google ends Gmail support for BlackBerry

ZDNet Asia - 14 Nov, 2011
Internet giant will discontinue support of Gmail app for BlackBerry devices by Nov. 22, according to report, with one analyst saying move is Google's way of "sticking it to Research In ...

RIM's New Operating System Will 'Surprise,' Cooperman Says

BusinessWeek - ‎Nov 12, 2011‎
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd., struggling to stem sales declines amid competition from Apple Inc., gained the support of hedge-fund manager Leon Cooperman, who said the BlackBerry maker's new operating system will help ...

RIM India puts a brave face, future still unsettling

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Summary: RIM India's MD quits, offers auto-interception of communication over BlackBerry Messenger while planning to expand into tier II and III cities. They've got major hurdles and little vision on ...

RIM's New OS Will 'Surprise,' Cooperman Says

Bloomberg - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
A customer is shown a Research In Motion Ltd. Blackberry phone. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), struggling to stem sales declines amid competition from Apple Inc. (AAPL) ...

Still in Love With Blackberry?

Huffington Post (blog) - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
If you bought shares of Blackberry-Manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) in 2008 on their peak at $148 per share, there's probably nothing that company could come up with to console you. Yesterday's trading closed at under $18. ...

A Farewell to BlackBerry: The End of the Affair

Huffington Post (blog) - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Yesterday I killed my Torch -- the 13th model BlackBerry I'd owned, overused and obsessed over since 1996. The little device had been with me, on my person, since Research In Motion delivered me the teeny RIM pager that untethered me from my desk ...

PressReader News App To Be Pre-loaded On The BlackBerry PlayBook, Bringing ...

San Francisco Chronicle (press release) - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
Digital newspaper application currently available for download from BlackBerry App World gives BlackBerry PlayBook users instant access to the largest selection of top news publications from around the world - often before they hit the newsstands in ...

Google Drops Blackberry Gmail App

InformationWeek (blog) - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
Google said in a blog post, "we've focused efforts on building a great Gmail experience in the mobile browser and will continue investing in this area." It is rarely the case that a Web experience can match that of a native application, ...

No Gmail on BlackBerry Phones

Asian News International (ANI) - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
New Delhi, November 10 (ANI): Google has announced that it will stop supporting the Gmail application for Blackberry smartphones made by rival Research in Motion (RIM). The application for Google's Web-based email will no longer be available from ...

BlackBerry fool or smartphone? How businesses can get it right

Shoosmiths legal updates - 14 Nov, 2011
The recent outage of the BlackBerry service caused significant problems for many businesses relying on the smartphone, and it's not hard to see why. According to BlackBerry, its global network supports the communications needs of more than 70 million ...

What Does Leon Cooperman See in RIM?

All Things Digital - 14 Nov, 2011
With Research in Motion's stock trading at seven year lows, the company has plenty of disillusioned shareholders. According to Bloomberg data, Brookside Capital Investors, Janus Capital Management and Greystone Managed Investments have all unloaded ...

BlackBerry Phones to Get New Operating System

KBOI - ‎Nov 13, 2011‎
Bloomberg News reports that Research In Motion (RIM) will launch a new Blackberry operating system that will help it recover from the declining sales it's suffered from rival competitor Apple. Under the recent acquisition of hedge-fund manager Leon ...

Google stops its support for the BlackBerry Gmail app

Mobile bloom News - ‎Nov 13, 2011‎
The company behind the Android platform for mobile devices, Google, has stated that it will halt its support for the Gmail application in smartphones from its rival BlackBerry phones manufactured by RIM. The application for the Web-based email service ...

Madden NFL 12 Now Available for the BlackBerry PlayBook!

BerryReview - ‎Nov 12, 2011‎
Over the weekend EA Sports released the slick Madden NFL 12 for the BlackBerry PlayBook. If you are a football fan or simply like football video games like me I definitely recommend picking it up. ...

Blackberry RIM from new boss…

ThyBlackMan - ‎Nov 12, 2011‎
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the troops rallied and ready for battle, it's time for Research In Motion to buckle down and “git-r-done.” But more important than working hard is working smart. It's not just a matter of Blackberry RIM getting things done, ...

Latest RIM OS Will Impress All, Says Leon Cooperman

News Tonight - ‎Nov 12, 2011‎
The Chief Executive Officer of shareholder Omega Advisors Inc, Leon Cooperman has anticipated that the latest operating system of Research In Motion Limited will surely succeed to capture huge marked attention, even more than expected. ...

RIM announces premium apps for BlackBerry users for free

The Mobile Indian - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Many popular and useful apps are included in this freebie scheme including apps like Shazam Encore, DriveSafe.ly, etc. Research In Motion is trying almost everything to please its ...

Alec Saunders Confirms Many Upcoming BBX Features

Blackberry Cool - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
We are very excited about BBX. Everything RIM has said about the platform makes a lot of sense and the rumors we're hearing about the first QNX device sound exciting. The only downside is that all the rumors point to a full touchscreen ...

Google drops support for BlackBerry app

Bizjournals.com (blog) - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
If you want to access your Gmail email account on a BlackBerry, you better download the application before Nov. 22. Google announced that it will no longer support the Gmail App for BlackBerry and it will not be available for download. ...

Blackberry hints to abandon QWERTY keyboards

Online News Today - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
If there's one feature that makes RIM's BlackBerry handsets popular are their QWERTY keyboards like that on the Bold 9900. However, RIM has suggested that they are to abandon their QWERTY-sporting design with their BBX handsets. ...

Free MyMobileCoverage App Lets You Create Your Own Personalized Coverage Map

BerryReview - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
One of our tipsters pointed out a really slick free app for BlackBerry smartphones called MyMobileCoverage. The app lets you create your own personalized coverage map so you can visualize your dropped ...

RIM signs NewspaperDirect to preload news content on PlayBook

TabTimes - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
In an attempt to bolster its "native" eReading content offering, RIM signs a deal with one of the largest digital newspaper distributors in the world. PaidContent UK reported this morning that RIM has signed a deal with NewspaperDirect to preload the ...

Blackberry Colt could come with 4G LTE support

Ubergizmo - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
RIM's Blackberry Colt is expected to be the company's first BBX device. Not much is known about the device since RIM has done a pretty good job at keeping things hush for now, but recently a source has told N4BB one ...

Devs: BlackBerry Analytics Portal Getting Redesigned This Weekend

BerryReview - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
by the BerryReview Team on November 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment Developers that are using RIM's free BlackBerry Analytics service powered by Webtrends are getting a nice facelift this weekend. RIM sent out an email that the portal is getting redesigned ...

RIM Preloads NewspaperDirect PressReader App on PlayBook

EContent (press release) - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
NewspaperDirect's PressReader application will come preinstalled on BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, the company announced. A PressReader app for the PlayBook is already available on BlackBerry App World, but the agreement gives users immediate access to ...

Latest RIM Investor is Cooperman, Who Shook up Tyco

International Business Times - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Troubled BlackBerry developer Research in Motion has a major new investor: Omega Advisors, the investment vehicle of activist investor Leon Cooperman, which has acquired 1.43 million shares. ...

 

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