Research In Motion

Should RIM (Research In Motion) buy back its own $1.2 billion stocks?

Phones Review (Free subscription) | yesterday

RIM (Research In Motion) are doing something incredible and that is buying back its own stocks worth $1.2 billion. The makers of BlackBerry mobile devices will be buying back $1.2 billion of its own stock which represents approximately 21 million shares or around 3.6% of its outstanding stock, the buyback plan is estimated to last for [...]

• RIM to buy back $1.2B of own stock - CBC.ca
• RIM Launches $1.2B Buyback - The Street

Research In Motion Sets $1.2B Stock Buyback

Tech Trader Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday

Research In Motion (RIMM) this morning said its board has approved a plan to buy back up to $1.2 billion of its common stock, or about 3.6% of its shares outstanding at the current stock price. The program will remain in place for up to 12 months or until the [...]

• RIM Launches $1.2B Buyback - The Street

Research In Motion to buy back $1.2 billion stock

Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Research In Motion , the Waterloo, Ontario maker of the BlackBerry mobile device, said it will buy back up to $1.2 billion of its own stock. That represents about 21 million shares or 3.6% of its outstanding stock and the buyback plan will last for up to 12 months. The company said the buyback won't impact its growth given the strength of the balance sheet and expected cash...

• RIM Launches $1.2B Buyback - The Street

Research In Motion: Potential M&A Target?

Tech Trader Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday

Could the 30% slide in Research In Motion (RIMM) shares put the company in play? TheDeal.com’s DealScape blog raised that question today. The piece notes that the company remains dominant in the enterprise market, though it clearly face intense competition in the consumer market from Apple (AAPL), Motorola (MOT), Palm (PALM), [...]

Review: Research in Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone

Macworld (Free subscription) | yesterday

If you’re rocking an aging BlackBerry, you should definitely consider the Bold 9700. Its keyboard, display, software, and specs make it the best BlackBerry to date, by far.

Review: Research in Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone

touchmyiphone.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

If you’re rocking an aging BlackBerry, you should definitely consider the Bold 9700. Its keyboard, display, software, and specs make it the best BlackBerry to date, by far.

Before the Bell: Sirius, Research In Motion in focus Thursday

Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

A roundup of business and financial news breaking before the opening bell on Wall Street.

Interview: Elizabeth Roe Pfeifer. VP, Organizational Development, Research in Motion

Red Canary (Free subscription) | yesterday

Elizabeth has been guiding RIM ’s personnel strategies since the BlackBerry looked more like a pager clone than a smartphone. She shares over a decade of wisdom and insight into the company’s evolution.

Has Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Lost Its Edge?

Gadget Lab (Free subscription) | yesterday

Over the past decade, Research In Motion’s BlackBerry phone has become a cultural phenomenon. But can it stay one? With a confusing mix of new products, poor developer support, lack of innovation and an unwillingness to take risks, RIM is in danger of being outsmarted and overshadowed by aggressive new rivals, such as HTC and Motorola. RIM [...]

Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war

France 24 (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

A Motorola Droid smart phone goes on sale Friday, joining the growing ranks of smart phones on the open-source operating system backed by Google. With Droid, which will work on the Verizon telecom network, Motorola is taking on mobile devide powerhouses such as Apple, Nokia and Research in Motion (RIM). "People are gravitating to Android phones because they are different and trendy. Droid may...

• Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war - France24

Cramer's 'Stop Trading!': Motorola

The Street (Free subscription) | yesterday

Motorola's new phone is a threat to Research In Motion, not Apple, says Jim Cramer.

Blackberry maker RIM to buy back $1.2 bln in stock

Physorg (Free subscription) | yesterday

Blackberry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced Thursday it would buy back 1.2 billion US dollars worth of its stock to prop up the sagging share price amid heightened competition.

• Blackberry maker RIM to buy back $1.2 bln in stock - France24

The 'Droid' gives worldwide smart phone market a push; Apple also gains

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

From Bloomberg News Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, and HTC Corp. took a larger share of the worldwide market for mobile phones in the third quarter with new models, research firm IDC said. Shipments of so-called smart phones, which provide Internet access and the ability to download new programs, climbed 4.2 percent to 43.3 million in the third quarter from a year earlier. read...

• Smart phone demand going strong in 3Q - Seattle Times

Automating BlackBerry Support Across IT

Law.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Faced with the prospect of recurring smartphone service issues, Caldwalader's IT department searched for technology to manage, monitor and support its global BlackBerry environment. After a competitive review, the firm selected BoxTone's modular software platform.

BlackBerry shipments grew five times faster than iPhone in Q3

BetaNews (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Joe Wilcox , Betanews Despite last week's blog and news assertions that iPhone market share had reached 30 percent or even 40 percent, today IDC put Apple's smartphone smack in its place: No. 3, with 17.1 percent worldwide smartphone market share during third quarter. A year earlier, Apple ranked ahead of Research in Motion, which has reclaimed second spot, behind Nokia. Manufacturers shipped 43.3...