research in motion

Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry smartphones, reduces sales expectations for its third fiscal quarter, citing economic troubles in the United States.

Research in Motion said its third quarter sales and earnings will be lower than expected primarily due to “shifts in product launch dates” and a weak economy.

In a statement late Tuesday, RIM said that revenue for the third quarter will be $2.75 billion to $2.78 billion.

Verizon Wireless will make Research in Motion’s Blackberry Storm available to the public on Nov. 21. Josh Taylor and others report (Techmeme) report: Verizon just announced that the BlackBerry Storm (aka, the BlackBerry 9530), will be available online and in Verizon Wireless stores beginning Friday, November 21.

Apple’s iPhone snagged J.D. Power’s top customer satisfaction rating in a study of business smartphone users.

In its 2008 Business Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study J.D. Power said the iPhone had a customer satisfaction score of 778 on a 1,000 point scale.

Maker of mobile device management software says it has sued Research In Motion for infringing two patents, but does not specify what remedies it is seeking.

Verizon Wireless and Research in Motion should be thanking one particular customer service rep for stopping at least one customer - me - from defecting to AT&T and the iPhone this week.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs made it quite clear what company he wants to upend: Research in Motion. The next month will tell if RIM’s response will be enough to silence the recently chatty Jobs.

In fact, some analysts speculate that the next month will dictate RIM’s performance in 2009 (and possibly beyond).

Overall, Monday was a good day for technology stocks, with the CNET Tech Index and Nasdaq up around 4 percent. Research In Motion was the exception.

Research In Motion is preparing a GSM version of the BlackBerry Storm touch-screen phone as well as a new touch-screen device that sports a full QWERTY key pad.

The British wireless provider stops selling the Research In Motion phone as it looks into 3G-related issues. The companies "expect to provide a software maintenance release soon."