RIM Has BlackBerry Sales Flatlining But Stock Good For $26

Forbes - 23 Nov, 2011
Sales of Research in Motion's latest BlackBerry 7 powered smartphones have reportedly stalled after what seemed like a good initial response to the company's new and upgraded smartphone line. RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky wrote in a note to ...

RIM Cuts PlayBook Price By $300

InformationWeek (blog) - 23 Nov, 2011
RIM only shipped 200000 in its first quarter of launch, a disappointing number when you realize that the iPad 2 moves that same amount every 48 hours. When HP dropped the price of the TouchPad to $199, retail outlets like Best Buy blew through existing ...

RIM BlackBerry PlayBook is a compelling choice at $199

ZDNet (blog) - 23 Nov, 2011
Summary: There is a lot of excitement for the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet, but don't forget to take a look at the BlackBerry PlayBook during this limited time price drop too. Ricardo posted about the ...

Report: RIM Demoes Native Email, Contact Apps for PlayBook

PC Magazine - 23 Nov, 2011
Research in Motion has apparently been showing off native email for its BlackBerry Playbook"a crucial app that the company has promised to include with its first tablet soon after befuddling longtime BlackBerry smartphone users by ...

RIM steps up defence of overseas presence

Globe and Mail - 23 Nov, 2011
Inside one of the squat buildings that make up Research In Motion Ltd.'s RIM-T sprawling headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., Kyle Dorcas is holding up a sleek, black and grey BlackBerry designed to sell mainly outside a radius of several thousand ...

Price of RIM Tablet Is Cut in US

Wall Street Journal - 23 Nov, 2011
TORONTO"US retailers have slashed prices for Research in Motion Ltd.'s poor-selling PlayBook tablet computer, following a similar move by Canadian retailers last week, as RIM ratchets up efforts to clear inventory during the holiday ...

RIM Trims $300 From BlackBerry PlayBook Prices

Fox Business - ‎Nov 22, 2011‎
Research In Motion's debut tablet hasn't bowled people over like the company had hoped, and now it is pushing a huge sale in hopes of drumming up interest during the holiday shopping season. For a limited time through participating retailers, ...

RIM hoping for Black(Berry) Friday sales comeback

Vancouver Sun - ‎Nov 22, 2011‎
RIM has slashed the price of its PlayBook tablet in hopes consumers will choose it over competitors' offerings. When US consumers begin their post-turkey shopping stampede later this week, Research In Motion ltd. is hoping many will have BlackBerrys ...

RIM's inventory overhang could crimp future results

Globe and Mail - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Research In Motion RIMM-Q has had some difficulty selling its products this year, to put it mildly; that has, in turn, provided investors with a couple of deeply disappointing quarters. RIM optimists who hope to put the last six months behind them, ...

RIM Falls to Seven-Year Low as Analysts Cut Profit Forecasts

BusinessWeek - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd. fell to a seven-year low after two analysts cut profit estimates and the smartphone maker said some customers couldn't turn on their BlackBerry Bold devices. Mike Abramsky, an analyst at RBC ...

Analyst: RIM's BlackBerry 7 Sales 'Slowing' Ahead of Holidays

PC Magazine - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Research in Motion's struggles with its PlayBook tablet are well documented, but the company was thought to have fared better with its new lineup of BlackBerry smartphones, which were released earlier this year. ...

RIM Software Glitch Hits BlackBerry Bold 9900 Phones

InformationWeek - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Research In Motion has promised to deliver a software update to fix bricked Bold 9900/9930s. RIM has also sliced the price of the PlayBook tablet to $199. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Owners of the Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 have ...

Will BlackBerry prove to be a door crasher on Black Friday?

Financial Post (blog) - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Customers line up outside a Best Buy location in downtown Toronto in mid-April for the launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet from Research In Motion Ltd. When US consumers begin their post-turkey shopping stampede later this week, Research In Motion ...

After upgrades, RIM faces target cuts

Globe and Mail (blog) - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Research In Motion Ltd. RIMM-Q hit a new multi-year low on Monday, falling below $17 (US) in New York, after a couple of analysts lowered their price targets on the stock. RBC Dominion Securities cut its target to $23 from $29, citing a slow down in ...

RIM drops Blackberry PlayBook to $199 for "limited time"

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Confirming rumors, RIM announced today that it plans to drop the price of the 16GB PlayBook to $199. The drop, however, isn'ta permanent one, and is limited to retailers Best Buy, Wireless Giant, ...

More bad news for RIM

Toronto Star - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Research In Motion Ltd. shares were beaten down in a declining market Monday on negative forecasts from three brokerages and after the BlackBerry maker said some of its devices are failing to boot up due to a software glitch. ...

BlackBerry PlayBook dropping to $199 in time for holidays

CNET - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
It's official--the price of BlackBerry's PlayBook tablet will soon be dropping into the Kindle Fire range at a number of big-time retailers... for a limited time. When it launched earlier ...

BlackBerry PlayBook now at Cell C

Independent Online - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Johannesburg - Research In Motion and Cell C have announced that the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is now available in South Africa from Cell C. The BlackBerry PlayBook features an ultra-portable design and delivers industry leading performance, ...

RIM Falls 6% After Analysts Cut Profit Forecasts, BlackBerry Bold Glitch

Bloomberg - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) fell to a seven-year low after two analysts cut profit estimates and the smartphone maker said some customers couldn't turn on their BlackBerry Bold devices. ...

RIM: Time for the squeeze in India?

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Summary: RIM's problems are well known, but the company could really have issues if the Curve loses its edge in emerging markets like India. The parade of analysts throwing in the towel on Research in ...

New BlackBerry Torch in SA

News24 - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
The launch was widely expected given that the company has recently announced upgrades to its entire range of smartphones, including an all-touch Curve 9380. The new device will sport the new BlackBerry 7 OS which has passed security criteria for ...

RIM faces potential Q3 miss

Financial Post - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Two more analysts are weighing in on Research In Motion Ltd., following a wave of upgrades last week that provided a temporary lift for the beleaguered BlackBerry maker. Mike Abramsky at RBC Capital Markets, once one of RIM's biggest supporters, ...

RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 Qwerty smartphone

Register - ‎Nov 21, 2011‎
Review There's been a rash of activity from RIM recently, with a range of subtly different BlackBerry models designed to appeal to different segments of the smart phone market. The Curve 9360 is towards the ...

BlackBerry Design Head: RIM's 2012 Phones Will Be 'Charming, Whimsical And Fun'

Huffington Post - ‎Nov 20, 2011‎
Gumdrops. Lollipops. Candy canes. Rainbows. Jelly beans. Rays of sunshine. The carnival. Unrestrained joy and happiness. What do these things have to do with BlackBerry phones? A whole lot, according to RIM design chief Todd Wood, who described the ...

RIM share target slashed as PlayBook price falls

Montreal Gazette - ‎Nov 20, 2011‎
Following three consecutive days of upgrades for Research In Motion Ltd. shares, Canada's smartphone maker ended an otherwise optimistic week on a sour note. Canaccord Genuity slashed its RIM price target Friday to $21 US a share from $28. ...

Business leaders switch from Blackberry to Apple's iPhone

Daily Mail - ‎Nov 20, 2011‎
For the first time, more businessmen and women use use Apple's iPhone than all of Blackberry's mobile devices combined. In a new survey, 45 percent of business users say they have an iPhone, compared with 32 percent who are Blackberry ...

BlackBerry PlayBook drops to $199 at Staples on Black Friday

Los Angeles Times - ‎Nov 18, 2011‎
One major tech trend this holiday season is the 7-inch tablet at about $200 -- namely the Amazon Kindle Fire, the Barnes & Noble Nook Color and Nook Tablet, the Kobo Vox and the T-Mobile SpringBoard. And for at least one day, the BlackBerry PlayBook ...

RIM Shocks Tablet World, Demos BlackBerry PlayBook E-mail App

LAPTOP Magazine (blog) - 23 Nov, 2011
Looks like RIM's troubled BlackBerry PlayBook tablet may be getting a much needed boost. At its BlackBerry Innovation conference, the company finally showed off its native e-mail / contacts / calendar apps for the 7-inch tablet which launched last ...

BlackBerry PlayBook is now “temporarily out of stock” at many Canadian retailers

MobileSyrup.com - 23 Nov, 2011
Carriers quickly followed retailers by heavily discounted RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet this week. SaskTel, TELUS and Bell have discounted this to start off at $199 for the 16GB, ...

Get A BlackBerry PlayBook Starting At $199 At Participating Retailers For A ...

BlackBerry Rocks! - 23 Nov, 2011
The BlackBerry PlayBook sale rumors are true and now confirmed by RIM! For a limited time the PlayBook will be available for as low as $199 from participating retailers. Here are links for those retailers: There, now you don't have to worry about ...

 

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