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RIM Could Rot With the Economy
Wired: Epicenter — ... In Motion, maker of the indispensable BlackBerry devices, may find that its phones are pretty dispensable in this brave, new, sucky economy. That's the conclusion of Tavis McCourt, an analyst with Morgan Keegan. He thinks a nasty recession could slow sales of BlackBerry devices over the next year. McCourt expects sales growth will fall from 40 percent in 2008 to 25 to 30 percent in 2009. Shareholders apparently share his concerns, because the stock sank more than 8 percent in Monday's trading session. But there's the catch: McCourt also thinks new ...

RIM stock tanks as BlackBerry sales weaken
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — [image] Poor RIM can't catch a break these days. First the iPhone comes on the scene and grabs all the attention in the smart phone space, a market that had been dominated by RIM for the better part of a decade. Now come cuts in its sales and earnings forecasts , with analysts starting to worry that people just aren't buying BlackBerrys like they used to. While one analyst at Pacific Crest Securities calls overall sales trends "slightly disappointing," signs point to some pretty troubling weaknesses in all of the company's new products: Sales of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip are being described as "tepid at best," ...

Apple could buy Dell outright; Mac-maker has more cash on hand than Dell is worth
MacDailyNews — ... CEO Steve Jobs revealed that Apple currently has $25 billion in the bank and is a debt-free company. In other words, Apple could basically buy Dell outright and, oh, what the heck, shut it down and keep the money since they'd be the only shareholders. (Of course, that'd be the kind of horribly-conceived deal only Steve Ballmer would pursue.) Got any snappy retorts now, Mr. Dell? AAPL and DELL quotes via NASDAQ are here . What else would $25 or so billion buy? • Research in Motion - $28.57 billion • Sony - $25.43 billlion •  Amazon - $21.39 ...

Intel slams Apple iPhone, says use of ARM processors bogs down device
MacDailyNews — ... CEO Steve Jobs revealed that Apple currently has $25 billion in the bank and is a debt-free company. In other words, Apple could basically buy Dell outright and, oh, what the heck, shut it down and keep the money since they'd be the only shareholders. (Of course, that'd be the kind of horribly-conceived deal only Steve Ballmer would pursue.) Got any snappy retorts now, Mr. Dell? AAPL and DELL quotes via NASDAQ are here . What else would $25 or so billion buy? • Research in Motion - $28.57 billion • Sony (includes Sony Music Entertainment) - $25.43 ...

iPhone vs. BlackBerry: Apple Has Fallen But RIM Can't Get Up
MacBytes.com — ... have fallen on hard times lately and the company remains vulnerable to a consumer slowdown. But, relatively speaking, Steve Jobs & Co. are holding up much better than its rivals, notably Research In Motion . In the third quarter, the ...

iPhone vs. BlackBerry: Apple Has Fallen But RIM Can't Get Up
MacBytes.com — ... have fallen on hard times lately and the company remains vulnerable to a consumer slowdown. But, relatively speaking, Steve Jobs & Co. are holding up much better than its rivals, notably Research In Motion . In the third quarter, the ...

Trust Digital secures $14.5 million
VC Ratings — Mobile security software maker Trust Digital on Wednesday said it raised $14.5 million in Series C funding. The list of investors is long, so be patient. It includes Summerhill Venture Partners, Fairhaven Capital, Core Capital Partners, Avansis Ventures, MMV Financial and Square 1 Bank. Summerhill, Fairhaven, Core and Avansis all invested in the company previously. Trust Digital's security software is used by businesses and government agencies to secure PDAs and smartphones in the same way that IT departments protect laptops and desktops. The McLean, Va.-based company said it will use the funding to ...

BlackBerry Storm Lines Boost RIM Shares (RIMM)
Silicon Alley Insider — A good sign your gadget will sell at least a few copies: Scores of people are lined up in the cold to buy one. So while people wait for their chance to buy the new touchscreen BlackBerry Storm, Research In Motion (RIMM) shares are far outpacing the overall market: They're up 6% right now, according to Yahoo, nearing $44. The Storm probably won't beat the iPhone this Christmas, but it will at least help RIM and Verizon (VZ) compete much better with Apple (AAPL) and AT&T; (T). See Also: BlackBerry Fans Line Up For Storm RIM's BlackBerry Storm Is No ...

RIM y Certicom no se ponen de acuerdo con la oferta hostíl
Celularis — Luego de idas y venidas (donde se anuncia, se rechaza y hoy RIM extiende el plazo de la oferta hostil en plan “OK, no entiendes, te doy 15 días más para que lo pienses“, luego del punto cúlmine donde Certicom pone solicitadas en el diario) podemos decir que RIM y Certicom no están ni cerca de ponerse de acuerdo en una compra, hostíl o no. En la solicitada, Certicom denuncia que RIM ha violado varios acuerdos, el de confidencialidad entre otros, y que por eso ha informado a las autoridades comerciales y ...

General Mills Cooking With First iPhone App
MacBytes.com — Even Betty Crocker is using the iPhone. As marketers seek to strike a chord with time-pressed consumers, they've begun to turn to mobile devices. Packaged goods giant General Mills (NYSE: GIS ...

General Mills Cooking With First iPhone App
MacBytes.com — Even Betty Crocker is using the iPhone. As marketers seek to strike a chord with time-pressed consumers, they've begun to turn to mobile devices. Packaged goods giant General Mills (NYSE: GIS ...