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RIM plans next-gen Storm as it eyes untapped market | Technology
Wojtek Dabrowski TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion is planning a next-generation version of its touchscreen BlackBerry Storm smartphone as part of a continuing push into the retail market, its co-CEO said on Monday. "We see this very large and untapped consumer market," Jim Balsillie said ...
RIM CEO Confirms Storm Sequel is in the Works
RIM CEO Confirms Storm Sequel is in the Works
phonescoop.com — RIM co-CEO Jim Ballsillie confirmed that the company is currently engineering a follow up to the Storm... touch-based BlackBerry. He noted that the company believes there is a large consumer segment for such a device. Balsillie said "[the Storm] ... ... (more) RIM CEO Confirms Storm Sequel is in the Works
BlackBerry Curve outsells iPhone: research group | Technology | Internet
reuters.com — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Research in Motion Ltd's BlackBerry Curve moved past Apple Inc's iPhone in the... first quarter to become the best-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S., research group NPD said on Monday. RIM, which already dominates the ... (more) BlackBerry Curve outsells iPhone: research group | ...
BlackBerry Storm 2 to include Wi-Fi, better touchscreen | T3 magazine
BlackBerry Storm 2 to include Wi-Fi, better touchscreen | T3 magazine
t3.com — Second time lucky for BlackBerry's divisive iPhone killer According a source very close to BlackBerry, the smartphone... maker is going to release a sequel to the BlackBerry Storm the Storm 2 if you will this September. Although many of us greatly ... (more) BlackBerry Storm 2 to include Wi-Fi, better touchscreen ...
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RIM CEO Confirms Storm Sequel is in the Works
Phone Scoop - Latest News — ... Zeman RIM co-CEO Jim Ballsillie confirmed that the company is currently engineering a follow up to the Storm touch-based BlackBerry. He noted that the company believes there is a large consumer segment for such a device. Balsillie said "[the Storm] was a huge success in terms of sales and adoption." He also said, "we have next-generation devices with [touch] and the whole roadmap." Balsillie did not provide any specific details, nor did he say when such a product would reach market. more info at Reuters ...

Blackberry Storm 2 en las gateras
Celularis — ... BlackBerry cubre ya 475 operadoras móviles en unos 160 países y sus ingresos en el último trimestre crecieron un 84% número que viene apoyado por el mercado no corporativo porque, el corporativo, sigue creciendo y recibiendo innovaciones (acaban de lanzar BES 5.0) pero no es cuasi-ilimitado…. sinceramente no entiendo porque cerraron Blackberry Unite! porque ese servicio era un killer app para profesionales independientes o microempresas. Via::Reuters ...

RIM CEO confirms a new Storm is brewing
Engadget — It's not like we're surprised to hear this, but RIM CEO Jim Balsillie just told Reuters that the company is hard at work on a successor to the BlackBerry Storm. According to Jim, the consumer market is "large and untapped," and the current Storm is a "huge success in terms of sales and adoption." Sure, sure -- it's hard to scoff at a million units sold, after all -- but with rumors of an entirely new approach to text entry flying around, we'd say there's a good chance the Storm 2 doesn't so much build on the Storm formula as start over entirely. ...

BlackBerry Storm 2 confirmed by RIM CEO
Crave: The gadget blog — ... to be in the works: a BlackBerry Storm 2. While it may not ultimately be called the Storm 2, RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie confirmed the news to Reuters saying that sales of the ... ...

RIM CEO Confirms Storm 2 In the Vaguest Way He Can [Rim]
Gizmodo — ... RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie confirmed to Reuters that the company is planning a "next-generation" touch device, and that the original Storm was a "huge success." Well, at least "in terms of sales and adoption." ...

BlackBerry: We are non-corporate rebels and we’re streaking the quad!
Gadgetell — ... of usability.  However, RIM seems convinced to get it right. In the wings is the next-generation Storm that is sure to fix some of the woes the first one suffered from.  A reworked text input method as well as possible Wi-Fi onboard has been rumored.  As consumers become the target of the company, we can expect more smartphones in more designs on more carriers.  Clearly, RIM is working very hard and its growth and sales prove the point. Source: [Reuters] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for ...

BlackBerry Storm 2 in the planning confirms RIM
Phones Review — ... According to a report by Reuters, Research In Motion has plans to deliver a BlackBerry Storm 2. Confirmation of the BlackBerry Storm 2 came via RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie. ...

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