RIM’s New CEO Thorsten Heins On Past Mistakes, Sell-Offs And Marketing
RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) today held its first official call in the wake of the news last night that it had decided to appoint a new CEO, Thorsten He…
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Apple Will Soon Face Two Big Challenges
These are without a doubt Apple’s glory years. The company has a stellar range of consumer products including the block busters: iPad 2, iP…
iPhone owners very loyal, BlackBerry not so much
Apple has an 89-percent retention rate, according to a survey conducted by UBS Research. The research firm polled 515 smartphone owners asking which phones they owned and their next smartphone purchase. The results are good news for Apple, not so much for RIM and Nokia.
RIM’s CMO Announces Plan To Leave, Amid Pending PlayBook Launch
Keith Pardy, the chief marketing officer at BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM), has announced plans to leave the company just…
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Will the iPhone Stay on the Path of Growth?
Google’s Android OS was the big mobile story for 2010, thanks to dozens of new devices launched by the likes of Samsung, Motorola and HTC, leading many to wonder how long can iPhone continue to grow. Unlike the skeptics, I believe Apple isn’t done just yet.
Android or Not, iPhone Is the Most Desired & Top Smartphone
While Android has come on like gangbusters, Apple’s iOS has pushed aside BlackBerry to become the top current smartphone platform as of October, according to Nielsen Co., and the most desired smartphone for future purchases. Android, meanwhile, is most desired among current feature phone owners.
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Android Still on Top; Now Crushing BlackBerry
Google’s Android operating system solidified its place at the top of the charts in the U.S. with 44 percent of the market, according to a pair of reports out today. Both Android and Apple are putting pressure on Research in Motion.
Windows Phone 7 Has BlackBerry in Its Sights
Windows Phone 7 is a total departure for Microsoft specifically and the smartphone space in general, and RIM should be worried about it. RIM has only recently rolled out BlackBerry 6, and the reaction to it was not enthusiastic. WP7 beats RIM at its own game.
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Nielsen: Android Surges to No. 1 in Recent Sales
Nielsen is adding its voice to the chorus of research firms confirming the ascension of Android. Nielsen said among recent acquirers of smartphones in the last six months through August, Android was the top platform with 32 percent of purchases, followed by the iPhone and RIM.
Nokia Ovi Store Gets 2.3 M Downloads Daily
When thoughts turn toward the big app stores in the U.S., Apple’s store and the Android Market come to mind. Nokia needs to be included in that list, as the Ovi Store is currently seeing 2.3 million downloads per day. That’s big by anybody’s standards.
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BlackBerry Tablet: Timely or Folly?
Rumors say RIM will be launching the long-rumored BlackBerry Tablet early next week. The “BlackPad” is timed to help RIM compete with the iPad and the score of Android tablets expected to hit the market in the next few months. Good timing, or pure folly?
In Blink Of An Eye Windows Phone Will Be Available, But Will There Be Apps?
Windows Phone 7 is in the home stretch with the phones on track to hit store shelves in the next couple of months.
So, can Microsoft’s com…
BlackBerry Announcement: What the Web Is Saying
RIM held a major press event in NYC this morning to unveil the new BlackBerry Torch and officially launch BlackBerry 6. This is a big roll-out for the future of the BlackBerry, so let’s take a look to see what the web is saying.
Comparing Android Phone Shipments With iPhone, BlackBerry
No matter if you consider Google’s shuttering the Nexus One online store a success or failure, the Android platform is growing at an astounding rate. Google’s tells us that 65,000 Android phones are shipping every day. Let’s compare it to two of its biggest rivals.
After Earnings Spark Sell-off, RIM Plans $1.2 Billion Stock Buyback
Research In Motion posted a 37 percent increase in revenue for its fiscal Q2 earnings report, and Forbes recently dubbed it the “fastest-gro…
RIM Buys Torch Mobile — Will That Mean Better BlackBerry Browsers?
Looks like Research In Motion is serious about building a more user-friendly mobile browser for the BlackBerry. The company has bought out T…
Nexage Raises $4 Million From BlackBerry Fund, Others For Mobile Ad Platform
Nexage has raised $4 million in a first round of capital to build a mobile advertising platform, which promises to fix one of the biggest st…
Verizon to Mobile Developers: Can You Hear Me Now?
Verizon (s vz) wants to build its own app store, and is planning a July 28 event to entice developers to its…
Earnings Lookahead: Analysts To Watch For Profit Margin Pressures At RIM
RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) has benefited greatly from the growth in smartphone uptake, and remains the market leader in overall sales in the US. Accor…
Analysts Say Research In Motion Will Perform Better Than Originally Expected
Two analysts have raised their expectations for BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion, saying that they now expect the company’s first quarter…
QuickPlay Credits Users Of New BlackBerry TV Service For Enduring Content Delays
Two weeks after Toronto-based QuickPlay Media launched its highly anticipated mobile TV service on BlackBerry’s new App World, it is crediti…
Skype Starts Closed Beta For BlackBerry App
Skype has started a private, closed beta for a Skype application for the BlackBerry platform, reports Engadget. Skype is already on the iPho…
Reuters Launches Blackberry, iPhone Apps; Initial Step In $1 Billion Multimedia Investment
Reuters lags news-service rivals AP and Bloomberg in releasing mobile apps, but the company plans to spend heavily to make up for any lost t…
Mobile Content Bits: Ringtones.com; Telstra UI; WeatherBug App; Handango Hits 15,000; Top Gun App
— Ringtones.com launches off portal in the U.S.: Mobile Streams (SEA: MOS) has launched its popular mobile internet store, www.Ringtones.co…
Earnings: Glu Mobile Sees Carrier Sales Rebounding While Emerging App Store Sales Remain Small
Glu Mobile (NSDQ: GLUU) reported first-quarter revenues of $20.8 million today, easily beating its own forecasts of up to $18.5 million in r…
Report: BlackBerry Claims Nearly 50 Percent Of U.S. Smartphone Market; Storm 2 On The Way
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Curve was the most popular smartphone in the U.S. during the first quarter, beating out Apple’s iPhone, acco…
Analyst: Economic Recovery Will Raise RIM As Companies Restock
Research In Motion is selling more BlackBerries than ever before, but UBS analyst Jeffrey Fan thinks its best days are ahead. He has upped h…
Nokia Drops Operator Billing From U.S. App Store Launch
UPDATE: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) said the Ovi Store is on track for next month’s launch because it was never their intention to immediately launch…
President, First Lady To Get Souped-Up BlackBerries Soon
President Obama, one of the most technically savvy presidents to date, will soon get a top secret, high-security BlackBerry, Obama administr…
Mobile Content Bits: MobiTV In Europe; NFL Draft; Storm Update
— MobiTV In Europe: MobiTV has plans to re-enter the European market, after deciding to focus on North America a few years ago. MobiTV chai…
Mobile Content Bits: Xbox.mobi; Amazon BlackBerry; N-Gage India; BlackBerry To Russia
— Xbox.mobi Goes International: The mobile site for Xbox fans, Xbox.mobi, has gone international and is now tailored for Australia, France,…
Are App Stores Liable For User-Generated Content?
Wattpad’s eReader was one of the first applications to go live on RIM’s BlackBerry App World — and now it’s one of the first to be taken do…
Earnings: RIM Beats Expectations, Revenue Up 84 Percent Year-On-Year
Research In Motion (RIM) has released its fourth quarter and full year earnings for the fiscal period ending 28th of February 2009. For the…
Mobile Content Bits: AP Subs; AT&T Laptops; Universal Flicks; More In 4G Program; Wattpad
— AP Trials Subscription Apps: Associated Press is trialing a subscription service on the BlackBerry App World — the new apps will cost $2…
App Store Frenzy Continues: Mobile Payment Company Mogees Acquires BerryStore
Mountain View, Calif.-based Mogees, a venture-backed company that builds payment platforms for the mobile phone, has purchased BerryStore, s…
Investors Divided On RIM’s Consumer Push
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Report: RIM Planning To Launch Full-Length TV Service
RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) may be launching a full-length TV service for its Blackberry customers as early as next week at CTIA, according to NewTeeV…
Charmin Sponsors ‘SitOrSquat’ Mobile App To Help Market Toilet Paper. Really.
In order to get people to think about them right when they need them the most, Charmin, the toilet paper brand, is sponsoring “SitOrSquat,”…
Bottom Line On iPhone 3.0: Mostly For Developers, Not Consumers
This morning at Apple’s headquarters, just off Infinite Loop in Cupertino, Calif., reporters, analysts and developers arrived early to snack…
Mobile App Funds Still 'Bullish' But Much More Choosy
It was just a year ago when two venture capital funds aimed at mobile applications launched to great fanfare: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & By…
Clear Channel Says Mobile And Online Lifts Radio Audience By 15 Percent
Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) says its total listening audience grew by 15 percent because of its online and mobile efforts. The company, which…
Microsoft To Match Apple's Revenue Split In New App Store
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) today announced some new details about its upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile that put it pretty much line with…
What Happens When RIM's Beta Testers Lose The Devices
ZDNet AU has an interview with RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) chief information officer Robin Bienfait, mostly about the fact that the company records all…
Report: Handset Sales Fell 5 Percent In Q4; A Quarter Of US Sales Were Smartphones
Around 315 million mobile phones were sold globally in the fourth quarter of 2008, a decline of 5 percent year-on-year according to Gartner.…
Updated: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Phone Sales Halted In US
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has halted sales of its touchscreen 5800 Xpress Music phone in the US after users complained of 3G connections issues, ju…
Smaller Handset Makers Trying To Keep Up With The Giants
Outside of the top 5 handset vendors lies 65-70 manufacturers with a tiny fraction of the marketshare, but which last year added up to 18.3…
@ MWC: The Success Of RIM's New App Store May Hinge On, Yes, Business Customers
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Smartphone Sales To Flatline?
While most analysts are predicting strong growth in the smartphone sector — or at least, some growth — Nomura analyst Richard Windsor beli…
RIM’s Stock Tanks As Company’s Fourth Quarter Guidance Disapppoints
Research In Motion added more BlackBerry users in the fourth quarter than expected, but Wall Street focused instead another revelation from…
Mobile Content Bits: Lexulous Mobile; Garmin Phone; Melodeo On Storm; Nickelodeon On iPhone
— New Scrabulous Goes Mobile: Lexulous (ex-WordScraper, ex-Scrabbulous) has again beaten Hasbro and Mattel to a market, launching a mobile…
Has Mobile Gaming Turned The Corner? Report Says Downloads Are Up 17 Percent
Over the past three or four months, we’ve reported that mobile game companies are starting to be more bullish and are seeing positive trends…
Nokia, RIM, Palm & Others Threatened With Bought Patents
The United States International Trade Commission is investigating accusations by Saxon Innovations that five mobile handset companies are in…
CES Wire: MS Tag; Skype; Sling, Slacker On RIM
— MS Releases Tag For IPhone: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has released its second iPhone application, Tag. It “enables users to instantly access…
RIM Extends Expiration Date For Certicom Buy-Out Offer
Blackberry’s Research In Motion is extending its offer to acquire encryption software company Certicom Corp. until Jan. 27, giving sharehold…
Earnings Call: RIM Sees Strong December Sales; 45 Percent Of Subscribers Are Now Consumers
During Research In Motion’s Q3 conference call today, Co-CEO Jim Balsillie provided a number of interesting statistics related to how the Bl…
Earnings: RIM Meets Analyst Expectations In Q3; Stock Up In After Hours
Investors in Research In Motion must be breathing a sigh of relief after the company reported third quarter results today that were in line…
Updated: RIM’s Q3 Results Out Today; Will They Be Stormy?
UPDATE: Silicon Alley is retracting its previous post that suggests that BlackBerry Storm returns are higher than normal. A Verizon Wireless…
The “Dark Side” Of Open Operating Systems: Mobile Data Revenues To Take A Hit?
Open is good, but not, of course, for everyone. In a grim reminder that
Looking For A Job? RIM’s Stocking Up On Engineers And Product Developers
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Report: Sales Of Smartphones Shrank In Q3; Nokia Sales Hit, iPhone Sales Soar
The sales of smartphones fell in the third quarter, reporting its weakest year-on-year growth since Gartner began tracking the industry, the…
Mobile Content Bits: BET Launches Mobile Site; 10,000 iPhone Apps; China Mobile’s OS; Curve No. 1
— BET Networks partners with PlayPhone: African-American focused BET Networks said it will be partnering with PlayPhone to build and manage…
Nokia Close To Announcing Something Big
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is apparently close to announcing something really, really big. The announcement is set to be made in Barcelona at Nokia W…
Cellphone Sales Declining; Most Manufacturers Will Survive, But Not All
Cellphone makers are heading straight into a cold, dry winter as sales are expected to drop to their lowest point since the beginning of the…
Mobile Content Bits: T-Mobile Holidays; Weather And Deal or No Deal App; Sears2go
— T-Mobile USA reveals holiday line-up: T-Mobile said yesterday that it is releasing new phones and devices for the holidays. It’s releasin…
AT&T Says Blackberry Bold Will Launch Nov. 4 For $300
Finally, AT&T (NYSE: T) says the Blackberry Bold will hit shelves on Nov. 4 for $300. The delayed launch led to suspicions that AT&T was ner…
Apple Has Sold More Than 13 Million iPhones; Outsold RIM In The Quarter
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has now sold more than 13 million iPhones, beating its goal of selling 10 million with two months left to spare. Today, t…
iPhone Subsidy Indirectly Squeezing Other Carriers’ Profits: Report
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Nokia Chief Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo: Hats Off To Apple; Jury Still Out On Google
Nokia President and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo gave credit to his competitors, but said his company would meet the challenges thrown up by wha…
Mobile OS Race Heats Up; Windows Mobile 7 May Be Delayed Until 2010
Everyone seems to guessing when Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will release Windows Mobile 7, the latest overhaul of its mobile operating system. No…
Earnings: RIM’s Co-CEO Jim Balsillie Justifies Spending For Growth Opportunities
During the one-hour long earnings call this afternoon, Research In Motion spent a good portion of it justifying its spending spree to analys…
Earnings: Research In Motion Q2 Rises; Projects Better Second-Half But Not Good Enough
Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, which is seeing increased competition from rivals, such as iPhone and Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG)…
Wall Street Woes Weigh On RIM
Another reason for RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) to keep plugging away hard at the consumer market: the Wall Street meltdown. Some 40,000 workers may en…
@ CTIA Wire: SinglePoint Ads; Nokia Mail; RIM Flips Out
— SinglePoint Signs Ad Networks: SinglePoint, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company which helps TV shows and other media companies conduct text m…
@ CTIA: MobiTV Launching Business-Centric Mobi4BIZ On Blackberry Bold
MobiTV is taking a calculated gamble on business-related content through a new service that will launch on RIM’s Blackberry Bold next month.…
iPhone 3G Roundup: $330 Million For Apple; Month-Long Inventory Shortage; Free AT&T Wi-Fi Snags; RIM
–Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Makes $330 Million On Early iPhone Sales: Apple earned about $330 million during the first weekend of iPhone 3G sales,…
Earnings Call: RIM Sees “Strongest Growth” Ahead; BlackBerry Bold Coming This Summer
Facing some tough criticism that RIM’s (NSDQ: RIMM) outlook on revenues and profits seem a bit soft, and with the 3G iPhone coming out soon,…
Earnings: Research In Motion Reports Strong Q1 Results, But Outlook Drives Stock Down
After analysts eagerly waited all week for Research In Motion to report stellar earnings, the Waterloo, Ontario-based company finally releas…
Apple Ranks As Second-Largest U.S. Smartphone-Maker After RIM’s BlackBerry: Report
In the first quarter, Research In Motion sold the most smartphones in the U.S., garnering a 42 percent marketshare, easily beating Apple (NS…
RIM Ready For Battle With Apple; New Clamshell And MediaBerry; SAP Software; Brightpoint Deal
In the last few months, RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) has stepped up in its fight against Apple, by securing new deals and by developing products that ar…
Earnings: RIM Q4 More Than Doubles; Outlook Lifts Stock
Another monster for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM), which reported Q4 revenues of $1.88 billion, more than double from $93…
Moto And RIM Sue Each Other Over Patents
Blackberry maker Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM), which knows a thing or two about patent lawsuits, is headed back to court. According to fi…
