Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) released a video illustrating the new functionality of its PlayBook. The PlayBook demos Flash and HTML5 video as well as games. The full desktop version of the web page can be displayed on the PlayBook, not a stripped down version for mobile devices.
Click here to watch PlayBook video
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Apple Eats RIM's Dust
Last quarter Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that they sold 14.1 million iPhones, smashing Research In Motion's (NASDAQ: RIMM) record. The company stated that they don't see RIM catching up to them now. Surprisingly however, RIM revealed in its latest quarter that it did in fact surpass Apple's iPhone sales by selling 14.2 million BlackBerries. It looks like Apple still has some catching up to do.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Research in Motion Goes KOBATA (NASDAQ: RIMM)
Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) reported after the bell today earnings $1.76 per share or $911.1 million - well above the consensus estimate of $1.64. RIM officially went KOBATA, Knocked it Out of Ballpark Above Top Anticipations, a rare Wall Street acronym only used when a company beats the estimates by a long shot. The top analyst estimate was $1.75. Revenue also soared above the estimates, as RIM made $5.49 billion, well above analysts estimate of $5.4 billion, and showed a growth rate of 40% from the previous year. RIM has been a hated stock on Wall Street; at current levels, the stock trades with a PE ratio of just over 10. Most grocery store companies have higher PE ratios, even as RIM's growth nears 30% annually. With the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet coming out early next year, there's no telling how much revenue this money making machine can earn.To read the full report, click here.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Beat'em By The Book (NASDAQ: RIMM)
Research In Motion is up over 5% today on news that the BlackBerry maker will sell its new PlayBook tablet computer for under $500. The PlayBook is targeted at all sorts of users, but mainly those working in corporations. RIM's BlackBerry lineup has been a major success for the company in the business world as RIM seeks to help companies do business faster and more effectively.
The PlayBook will be equipped with state of the art hardware, including 2 cameras (the rear-facing camera has 5 Mega Pixels of resolution), Wi-Fi compatibility, and dual core processors. The device pairing feature allows users to connect their BlackBerrys to the PlayBook for Internet usage. This eliminates costs to the user for an unnecessary additional data bill, and also allows RIM to reduce the cost of the device far below the competition as it no longer needs a wireless chip.
To read Edwards' full report click here.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The Play's The Thing
Research In Motion unveiled its first enterprise-ready tablet solution today - the new BlackBerry PlayBook. The PlayBook comes packed with features such as high-resolution cameras, device pairing, and multi-tasking abilities, to put up a strong fight in the new tablet market. The device is aimed at music and video hungry teenagers as well as business men and women. It embraces apps and Flash - as RIM is on good terms with Adobe. Sources say that the tablet is expected to go on sale in the first quarter of 2011.
"Finally, a tablet for doing work on." Said Andy "Raw" Kibbens co-CEO and star analyst at The Markets Are Open. "Don't get me wrong, iPad is amazing for play... but PlayBook... now that's for doing business."
The latest YouTube video of the device can be seen by clicking on the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaez_4m9mQ
Stocks usually tend to trend downward when a company releases anticipated news. Research In Motion (RIMM) was down 1% on the day.
"I love it when the stock is hated." Said Allan Edwards, co-CEO of The Markets Are Open. "RIM is back in business. A company they acquired not long ago is doing all the PlayBook work for them so they can focus on their next innovation."
To read Allan Edwards' RIM stock analysis, click the link below.
RIM Stock Report
"Finally, a tablet for doing work on." Said Andy "Raw" Kibbens co-CEO and star analyst at The Markets Are Open. "Don't get me wrong, iPad is amazing for play... but PlayBook... now that's for doing business."
The latest YouTube video of the device can be seen by clicking on the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaez_4m9mQ
Stocks usually tend to trend downward when a company releases anticipated news. Research In Motion (RIMM) was down 1% on the day.
"I love it when the stock is hated." Said Allan Edwards, co-CEO of The Markets Are Open. "RIM is back in business. A company they acquired not long ago is doing all the PlayBook work for them so they can focus on their next innovation."
To read Allan Edwards' RIM stock analysis, click the link below.
RIM Stock Report
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Roll up the Rim to Win
Research In Motion’s (RIMM) stock has been under heavy fire despite the company releasing brand new products and services recently into the market. With an easy to grasp “fresh but familiar” operating system, redesigned web browsing experience, and a full QWERTY slide out keyboard, the new Torch has everything users want and more. Though the talk of other countries threatening to ban the BlackBerry has pressured the stock price.
In India there are building pressures that the government would like to monitor all encrypted data including BBM, emails, and web browsing on the BlackBerry. Many other countries have jumped aboard, including Lebanon and the UAE. Research In Motion in fact does not even know the so-desired security codes that these countries want to monitor and watch over their people. The codes are generated and are different for each phone, making it extremely difficult and nearly impossible in today’s day and age to decrypt; hence why it is used for secure transfer of data. “If they can’t deal with the Internet, they should shut it off,” said Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO of RIM. The internet uses many secure protocols similar to the BlackBerry, than anyone with a computer can use to transfer secure data.
The government in Dubai has agreed that there will be no such ban on Blackberry devices. “There are other ways to communicate in other ways,” minister Aboul-nah Yahassva Bin Abdul said, “so there no point to banning the BlackBerry.”
“We love our Blackberry. We don’t want the government to ban them,” said Vazalanaman Katanapabatha, a spokeswomen in India.
There are various ways to transfer encrypted information over cell phones and using common but secure internet protocols. When asked why only BlackBerry was targeted, a Saudi spokesperson declined to comment.
RIM may have reached an agreement in Saudi Arabia to help them monitor emails, but the tech giant said there was no way they would compromise the security of their products – the key selling point of the BlackBerry in the United States. Even president Obama insisted on using a BlackBerry as they are the most secure device in the world.
Before the deal was reached, residents of Saudi Arabia were frantically trying to sell their BlackBerrys. “We usually sell 2 BlackBerry’s a day, but now we sell none,” said Mouhammad Wahhma Abdoullah, owner of a local business store in Saudi Arabia. “What have we done to deserve this?”
One resident of Saudi Arabia pulled out a small piece of paper, wrote some gibberish on it, and showed reporters. “No one knows what this means except me. Only I know what it means,” he pranced, “It is encrypted. And I do not even need a BlackBerry to pass this around. The government should ban paper!” He shouted in the streets. The resident was later arrested within the same hour.
Some government officials are happy with a ban, as they believe BlackBerry can be used to spread pornography among teenagers and young adults. “The BlackBerry is also addictive!” said Yassuhm-Nasrhan Jaffar Bin Seida Bin Wahkhad Nafralah, a government spokesman in the capital Riyadh. Saudi Arabia does however allow the drinking of coffee, but only in small doses.
In related news, Tim Horton’s (THI) reported a surge in profit. The coffee and donut maker reported strong numbers from all of its various menu items. The stock jumped over 6% on the news.
In India there are building pressures that the government would like to monitor all encrypted data including BBM, emails, and web browsing on the BlackBerry. Many other countries have jumped aboard, including Lebanon and the UAE. Research In Motion in fact does not even know the so-desired security codes that these countries want to monitor and watch over their people. The codes are generated and are different for each phone, making it extremely difficult and nearly impossible in today’s day and age to decrypt; hence why it is used for secure transfer of data. “If they can’t deal with the Internet, they should shut it off,” said Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO of RIM. The internet uses many secure protocols similar to the BlackBerry, than anyone with a computer can use to transfer secure data.
The government in Dubai has agreed that there will be no such ban on Blackberry devices. “There are other ways to communicate in other ways,” minister Aboul-nah Yahassva Bin Abdul said, “so there no point to banning the BlackBerry.”
“We love our Blackberry. We don’t want the government to ban them,” said Vazalanaman Katanapabatha, a spokeswomen in India.
There are various ways to transfer encrypted information over cell phones and using common but secure internet protocols. When asked why only BlackBerry was targeted, a Saudi spokesperson declined to comment.
RIM may have reached an agreement in Saudi Arabia to help them monitor emails, but the tech giant said there was no way they would compromise the security of their products – the key selling point of the BlackBerry in the United States. Even president Obama insisted on using a BlackBerry as they are the most secure device in the world.
Before the deal was reached, residents of Saudi Arabia were frantically trying to sell their BlackBerrys. “We usually sell 2 BlackBerry’s a day, but now we sell none,” said Mouhammad Wahhma Abdoullah, owner of a local business store in Saudi Arabia. “What have we done to deserve this?”
One resident of Saudi Arabia pulled out a small piece of paper, wrote some gibberish on it, and showed reporters. “No one knows what this means except me. Only I know what it means,” he pranced, “It is encrypted. And I do not even need a BlackBerry to pass this around. The government should ban paper!” He shouted in the streets. The resident was later arrested within the same hour.
Some government officials are happy with a ban, as they believe BlackBerry can be used to spread pornography among teenagers and young adults. “The BlackBerry is also addictive!” said Yassuhm-Nasrhan Jaffar Bin Seida Bin Wahkhad Nafralah, a government spokesman in the capital Riyadh. Saudi Arabia does however allow the drinking of coffee, but only in small doses.
In related news, Tim Horton’s (THI) reported a surge in profit. The coffee and donut maker reported strong numbers from all of its various menu items. The stock jumped over 6% on the news.
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