Posted on June 10, 2009, at 10:40 AM .
MWW Group launched a new Viigo channel that’s perfect for PR groups.
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Posted on June 10, 2009, at 10:22 AM .
RIM will be reporting results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 on June 18, 2009 after the close of the market.
A conference call and live webcast will be held beginning at 5 pm ET, which can be accessed by dialing 800-733-7571 or by logging on at RIM.com.
A replay of the conference call will also be available at approximately 7 pm by dialing 416-640-1917 and entering passcode 21289979#. This replay will be available until midnight ET July 2, 2009.
Posted on June 9, 2009, at 4:51 PM .
Avea, a carrier in Turkey, has a nationwide customer base of over 12 million. Back in February of 2009, Avea launched the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and they’ve grown their BlackBerry service considerably since.
Compared to North America, their BlackBerry data plans are incredible!
An all-you-can-eat BlackBerry data plan on Avea, costs you TRY 31.36 (TRY is the symbol for Turkish Lira) or $20.26 USD.
Compare that price with that of AT&T and Rogers. AT&T offers an all you can eat plan for $30, while Rogers offers their 5GB plan for a whopping $80.
I guess BlackBerry Cool is moving to Turkey to become BlackBerry So?ukkanl?.
Check out their prices on their site.
If you’re looking for a good deal on a BlackBerry, check out our store.
Posted on June 9, 2009, at 1:02 PM .
Taiwan Mobile and RIM have announced that the highly anticipated BlackBerry Storm – the first touch-screen BlackBerry smartphone – is now available in Taiwan. The BlackBerry Storm features the world’s first “clickable” touch-screen and delivers the renowned usability and performance of the BlackBerry solution with powerful communications and multimedia features.
Taiwan Mobile also announced new monthly plans for BlackBerry Internet Service at NT$390, NT$690 and NT$990, providing customers with flexible and economical choices for service. The BlackBerry Storm is available at only NT$8,990 for customers who sign up with a plan at NT$990 for 24 months and Taiwan Mobile’s Myzone voice service plan at NT$968 for 12 months.
Hopefully the device will ship with all the updates from the last Verizon OS upgrade.
Posted on June 9, 2009, at 8:13 AM .
TetherBerry is an app that everybody wants, but is still in its beta phase. The company has surely been getting a ton of user feedback and support questions, due to the complex nature of tethering.
They have been working hard over the past couple of weeks to make their Mac beta more stable and thanks to your feedback, they have released a new updated version. Unfortunately, this version is still only compatible with Mac OS X Leopard, but the next step is making it available for Tiger.
Sign up for the TetherBerry Mac Beta and try the latest updates.
Posted on June 9, 2009, at 8:01 AM .
Within hours of offering the Palm Pre, Sprint set a record sales debut. By late Sunday, the Palm Pre had broken previous sales records (first day and first weekend) for a Sprint device.
“Sprint is a very different company than it was 12 months ago,” said Dan Hesse, president and chief executive officer. “Palm Pre is the coming out party for the new Sprint. It is the perfect device that highlights all of the positive changes in our company, including our revolutionary Ready Now retail store experience, greatly improved customer care, unmatched value pricing plans and America’s most dependable 3G network.”
Palm was a focal point of discussion at the WES 2009 panel: Top 3 Predictions for BlackBerry. Some suggested Palm is a threat, and therefore a potential acquisition for RIM. Others argued that the Pre, while an interesting device, is not enough to save the company.
In fact, both Sprint and Palm have been dodging financial bad press over the past few quarters. Sprint has had a plethora of layoffs and news surrounding a complete downsizing. Palm has been hemorrhaging money for years and they have been producing very little to make up for it.
Overall, the Palm Pre is making a great impression on potential buyers, but its user base is predominantly consumers. While RIM is seeing a larger consumer market share, it is still the leader in enterprise hardware. If the Palm Pre is going to shake up RIM, they should provide a more convincing solution on the enterprise level.
What do you think? Will the Palm Pre make a dent in RIM’s market share?
