Dec 2, 20110
Poor Playbook sales will force RIM to miss Q3 and change 2012 Guidance
Research In Motion today announced that it would record a pre-tax provision in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 of approximately $485 million, $360 million after tax, related to its inventory valuation of BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. The charge is expected to be predominantly non-cash. All figures in this release are in U.S. Dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated.
As previously disclosed, RIM has a high level of BlackBerry PlayBook inventory. The ...
C Spire Wireless today announced iPhone 4S will be available beginning Friday, November 11.iPhone 4S will be available starting at $199.99 for the 16GB model, $299.99 for the 32GB model and $399.99 for the 64GB model with a new two-year contract and data plan. In addition, the iPhone 4 8GB model is available for $99.99, also with a new two-year contract and data plan. iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 will be available at C Spire Wireless retail stores, online at www.cspire.com/iPhone and through the Telesales. C Spire customers can pre-register for ... 
AT&T today announced the price and availability of the BlackBerry Bold 9900, the all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 and the BlackBerry Curve 9360.
AT&T delivers the broadest portfolio of the latest 4G BlackBerry smartphones, including three models – the BlackBerry Bold 9900, the all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860, and the previously-released 4G BlackBerry Torch 9810. On AT&T’s 4G network, the three 4G smartphones are capable of speeds up to nearly four times the network speed capability of previous models.
AT&T delivers the broadest portfolio of BlackBerry smartphones at the best prices, ranging from $29 ... 
VIZIO announced today the VIA Plus ecosystem, the next generation of VIZIO Internet Apps that will provide consumers with a connected CE experience unlike any other. The new ecosystem will allow for unified on-demand content and application consumption across multiple consumer electronic devices including VIZIO HDTVs, Blu-ray players, SmartPhones and Tablets.
VIA Plus expands upon the VIA experience and extends it to new devices creating a world-class connected ecosystem that combines the latest technologies and a unified user experience to provide the very best HD entertainment experience. Consumers will be able to ... 
VIZIO announced today it is expanding into the mobility category with the VIZIO smartphone and tablet both part of the VIA Plus ecosystem, the next generation of VIZIO Internet Apps, that features a unified, sophisticated and intuitive user experience across multiple CE devices including VIZIO HDTVs, Blu-ray players, smartphones and tablets.
The VIZIO VIA Phone features a 1 GHz processor, 4″ high-resolution capacitive touch screen, 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, GPS, a MicroSD card slot for memory expansion and HDMI ... 
DeNA has partnered with Samsung to offer its Mobage social gaming platform and social games on Samsung’s Android handsets worldwide. The Mobage social gaming platform for smartphones is spearheaded by DeNA’s subsidiary, ngmoco.
Mobage will be available on Samsung phones in most of the world in several months. The handset maker will fully promote this collaboration with DeNA Group to all Samsung consumers. Through its collaboration with Samsung, DeNA Group will accelerate global market expansion of its mobile platform.
Mobage is a social gaming platform and a catalog of social games. In ... 
Research In Motion and Amazon today launched Amazon MP3 for BlackBerry smartphones in beta in the U.S. The new app gives BlackBerry smartphone users access to Amazon’s entire music catalog of over 14 million songs for easy purchase and download.
Amazon MP3 for BlackBerry smartphones lets users discover songs, artists and albums, then lets them buy and download tracks from Amazon with just a few clicks. The app also offers delivery options to suit all data plans, so tracks can be downloaded over Wi-Fi or cellular networks. Users are able to easily ... 
Juniper Networks announced the Junos Pulse App for the iPad, which enables anytime, anywhere secure remote access and connectivity to all enterprise resources, is now available for free download on iOS 4.2 from the Apple iTunes App Store New Window . With more than 65 percent of Fortune 500 companies deploying or piloting the iPad and 7.5 million iPad’s sold worldwide1, securing the device while enabling productivity for the enterprises has become paramount.
The Junos Pulse App for the iPad is part of Juniper’s broader Junos Pulse platform. It builds on the ... 
Looxcie announced today the availability of its iPhone-compatible wearable camcorder at www.bestbuy.com. Initially launched in September 2010, Looxcie (look-see) is the first small, light, easy-to-wear camcorder that videos everything the user sees. A Bluetooth-enabled headset, Looxcie fits comfortably on the ear and points where the user looks. Because it is always on, always videoing, users never have to worry about pressing a record button or missing a key event. When an unexpected event occurs, a press of the instant clip button captures the last 30 seconds of video and stores it ... 
Samsung announced that third party research firm Gartner reported Samsung as the top Android smartphone provider in terms of sell through to end users in the United States for the third quarter of 20102. According to Gartner, Samsung Mobile captured 32.1 percent of the U.S. Android smartphone market in Q3 2010 based on retail sales, an increase from 9.2 percent of the Android smartphone market in Q4 2009.
Samsung Mobile attributes much of the success to its Galaxy S portfolio of premium smartphones, which recently passed the three million shipment milestone in ... 
Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone – the newest addition to the BlackBerry Bold series of smartphones – in India. Featuring a premium and iconic design with an incredibly easy-to-use keyboard and optical trackpad, the BlackBerry Bold 9780 is elegantly styled and packed with advanced communications and multimedia features. It is also the first BlackBerry Bold smartphone to come with the new BlackBerry 6 operating system.
The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is a compact and stylish smartphone that offers a compelling blend of features, performance and design. It supports ... 
T-Mobile is launching a whole new set of wireless data plans, the Even More promotional plans will be offered to all customers starting November 14. The new Even More Promotional Plans are:
Even More Individual 1,500 Talk + Text + Web plan for $79.99/mo.
Even More Family Plan 3,000 Talk + Text + Web Plan for $149.99/mo.
These new Even More Promotional Plans will be available beginning Sunday, Nov. 14 and will offer unlimited text, unlimited 4G Web, unlimited T-Mobile to T-Mobile and unlimited Nights and Weekends, in addition to the included 1,500 ... 
Research In Motion introduced the BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone – the newest addition to the BlackBerry Bold series of smartphones. Featuring a premium and iconic design with an incredibly easy-to-use keyboard and optical trackpad, the BlackBerry Bold 9780 is elegantly styled and packed with advanced communications and multimedia features. It is also the first BlackBerry Bold smartphone to come with the new BlackBerry 6 operating system.
The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is a compact and stylish smartphone that offers a compelling blend of features, performance and design. It supports 3G networks around the ... 
Microsoft announced Microsoft Office 365, the company’s next generation in cloud productivity that brings together Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service. Office 365 makes it easier for millions more organizations to get and use Microsoft’s award-winning business productivity solutions via the cloud. With Office 365, people can work together more easily from anywhere on virtually any device, while collaborating with others inside and outside their organization in a simple and highly secure way. As part of today’s news, Microsoft is also opening a ... 
Samsung today announced the completion of an agreement to use the Windows Phone 7 platform and related application software as a key component of Samsung’s smartphone portfolio.
With the signing of this contract, Samsung makes a long term commitment to including Windows Phone 7 in its smartphone portfolio. Samsung plans to launch several models based on Windows Phone 7 this year in the US, Europe and Asia.
“For years, Samsung has been a key partner in bringing new Windows phones to customers all over the world,” said Steve Guggenheimer, Corporate Vice President, OEM ... 
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry Curve 3G, an exciting addition to the popular BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones. Designed to provide the growing mass of smartphone purchasers with a distinctly powerful, approachable and affordable choice, the BlackBerry Curve 3G supports high-speed 3G (HSDPA) networks around the world and gives users the exceptional communications features they need to accomplish more than ever, when they’re at home, at work and everywhere in-between.
The BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone features a comfortable full-QWERTY keyboard for fast, accurate typing, optical trackpad for fluid ... 
Sharp will introduce two full touchscreen 3G smartphones, the SH8128U and SH8118U, into the Chinese market starting from October of this year. Hereafter, Sharp plans to progressively launch smartphones for the Chinese market.
These smartphones come equipped with a large touchscreen LCD and user-friendly interface that is touch-oriented, easy-to-use, and intuitive. The models are designed for a comfortable fit in the hand and a high-grade visual appearance with simple flowing lines. Additionally, mobile Internet services and applications that are popular amongst the Chinese youth make it possible to enjoy social networking ... 
TiVo announced the availability of personalized internet radio service Pandora on all broadband-connected TiVo Premiere boxes. The launch of the Pandora application is yet another example of TiVo delivering on the promise to bring the best of cable, movies, web and music, all in one box.
Pandora gives people music they love through personalized radio stations, created instantly from a single song, artist, composer or genre ‘seed.’ Simple thumbs-up and thumbs-down feedback quickly refine stations to each listener’s taste. The Music Genome Project, a deeply detailed, hand-built musical taxonomy, powers Pandora’s ... 
