Blackberry PlayBook

Release Date 25 Nov, 2011 in CNET

 
   

BlackBerry PlayBook just $200

Toronto Star (blog) - 25 Nov, 2011
Marc Saltzman is a personal technology evangelist who enjoys helping people save money and simplify their lives. He will be writing about smart technology shopping. RIM has cut the price of its BlackBerry PlayBook to $200. ...

Blackberry PlayBook

CNET - 25 Nov, 2011
commentary RIM's Blackberry PlayBook tablet is now on sale for $199 at Best Buy. A price it should have had all along. Google buys Motorola Mobility! Once we figure out that it's not actually a joke, we grabbed News.com senior writer Maggie Reardon to ...

At $199, Blackberry Playbook realizes its actual value

CNET - 25 Nov, 2011
commentary RIM's Blackberry PlayBook tablet is now on sale for $199 at Best Buy. A price it should have had all along. The Kindle Fire is, physically, a very close cousin of the ...

The Top Tech Turkeys of 2011

PC Magazine - ‎Nov 24, 2011‎
Gobble, gobbleâ€"let's talk turkey. Or turkeys, to be precise. Here's a rundown of the most prominent blunders, gaffes, and cringe-worthy episodes from the tech world in the first 11 months of 2011. HP has had a rough year. ...

Blackberry Playbook finally gets native email app

GMANews.TV - ‎Nov 24, 2011‎
Several months after its launch, Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet is finally giving it something it sorely lacks: a native email application. RIM gave a demo of the native email, contacts and calendar functionality on the PlayBook at the BlackBerry ...

Best Buy has no regrets on stocking RIM PlayBook

IBNLive.com - ‎Nov 23, 2011‎
Big-box electronics retailer Best Buy has no regrets about stocking Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet, despite the product's poor reception and subsequent sharp discounting. The BlackBerry maker relied heavily on retailers like Best Buy and Office ...

No local BlackBerry PlayBook price cuts

The Australian - ‎Nov 23, 2011‎
BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion's PlayBook tablet computer. Source: AP AUSTRALIAN online consumers will have to go overseas to benefit from drastic price cuts to Research In Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook, which has suffered from poor sales. ...

RIM PlayBook tablet price slashed in US

The Australian - ‎Nov 23, 2011‎
US retailers have slashed prices for Research in Motion'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 shopping season. ...

RIM Has BlackBerry Sales Flatlining But Stock Good For $26

Forbes - ‎Nov 23, 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) - ‎Nov 23, 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) - ‎Nov 23, 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 - ‎Nov 22, 2011‎
Research in Motion has apparently been showing off native email for its BlackBerry Playbookâ€"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 - ‎Nov 22, 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 ...

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 ...

 

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