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Smartphone market: RIM jumps past Windows Mobile in 2Q08
Smartphone market: RIM jumps past Windows Mobile in 2Q08
Just yesterday I was taking note of how much of a consumer push BlackBerrys are making these days. A few years ago, the word BlackBerry was synonymous with with "work", but I'm seeing more and more consumers carry the RIM devices around. More support for entertaining functions ...
   RIM vs. AT&T; Bold vs. Thunder/Storm
RIM vs. AT&T; Bold vs. Thunder/Storm
boygeniusreport.com — We thought we’d give y’all an update on what we’ve been hearing so far. It’s been fairly well-documented that RIM isn’t too happy with AT&T for delaying the release of the Bold. It began with June, then to July, to August, to September — you get the ... (more) RIM vs. AT&T; Bold vs. Thunder/Storm
MySpace and RIM Usher in New Era of Mobile Social Networking
webwire.com — MySpace and RIM Collaborate on New Mobile Social Portal for BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry Hub on MySpace SAN FRANCISCO and WATERLOO, ON—MySpace, the world's premier social network, and Research In Motion (RIM) ( Nasdaq: RIMM ; TSX: RIM ), a ... (more) MySpace and RIM Usher in New Era of Mobile Social Networking
RIM & TiVo Partner to Provide TiVo Mobile Entertainment Services on BlackBerry Smartphones
money.cnn.com — ALVISO, Calif. and WATERLOO, Ontario, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a global ... (more) RIM & TiVo Partner to Provide TiVo Mobile ...
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Q2 sales report puts BlackBerry ahead of WinMo, iPhone passing Palm
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... RIM’s spurt outpaced Windows Mobile sales, which sat at 3,873,622, up 20% from last year. iPhone managed to barely squeak ahead of Palm last quarter, and growth continues to be substantial, but they still only claim 1% of the pie.  Overall smartphone sales grew 16% from the same time in 2007, totalling 32,221,175. RIM is slated to publish their results on September 25th., so stay tuned to see if these preliminary numbers stick. [Gartner via jkOnTheRun] ...

Apple pelea con Palm por la quinta posición en Smartphones
Celularis — Les recomiendo leer el ultimo informe de Gartner sobre el mercado de smartphones y el analisis de JKonTheRun sobre el mercado mundial de smartphones. No sólo es impresionante ver que RIM dezplazó a Windows Mobile casi duplicando su participación del año anterior, sino que Palm y Apple están en una pelea cuerpo a cuerpo a ver quien es el quinto jugador del mercado y vamos a ver que efecto logra el Palm Treo Pro sumado al Palm Treo Centro como ...

Smartphone sales up in Q2 '08, BlackBerry leapfrogs Windows Mobile
Engadget — ... that's doing the heavy lifting there, if you catch our drift). As a percentage of the overall mobile market, smartphones account for the same 11 percent they did a year ago -- but the entire market saw growth, meaning that total smartphone shipments jumped a solid 15.7 percent over the same period. Well-earned kudos to RIM for knocking WinMo off its high horse, but seriously, Microsoft need only look in the mirror if it wants to know exactly how this came to pass. [Via jkOnTheRun]Read | Permalink | Email this ...

BlackBerry: Not just for business
Phones Review — ... not for business but for personal use, with great entertainment functions, video and audio content, the BlackBerry has become anybody’s choice. With TiVo announcing a partnership with BlackBerry, it encourages more consumers to follow the BlackBerry brand. Although all smartphones are doing well on nearly every platform, the biggest winner would have to be RIM, I have posted a graph which shows you the market share in the second quarter of 2008. Read full article at jkontherun ...

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