RIM faces uphill battle after Z10 launch. 31st January 2013 1:37 PM
Same here. They love BBM. Some use it to keep in touch with their parents as well, if something happens or sport is cancelled etc.
PostsRIM faces uphill battle after Z10 launch. 31st January 2013 12:10 PM Here, it seems to be the opposite. There's a craze going around at the moment with people either walking around with Lumias or Blackberries. iPhones are a rare site. I remember when I got mine, there were waiting lists, and each cellular store only getting a few of the 16 and 32 gig versions of the iPhone4. So, naturally I thought my eldest would want a BB for her birthday, but instead went with an Alcatel One Touch (oO). So maybe the fa will change at some point. Intel's Liquid C1. Their 9th Smartphone. 31st January 2013 12:07 PM Everyone seems to think so, but Bell thinks they can do it. with RIM slipping, nokia following suit, looks like they will only have serious competition from Apple and Samsung. Still, don't think they're going to have an easy task of it. Their previous attempts weren't really big sellers at all. Intel's Liquid C1. Their 9th Smartphone. 31st January 2013 11:30 AM (In nine months). Reuters has a rather in depth post about Intel trying to break into the mobile market, complete with a little history on how, or why they have been slow to access the mobile market. “Intel has little choice but to get into mobile. It saw revenue fall 3 percent in the last quarter on weak sales of PCs, part of a steady decline in revenue growth since 2009.It has also watched as devices like Apple Inc's iPad cannibalize sales of PCs.” So, Intel joined Acer in releasing the liquid C1 in Bangkok, and the phone is set to be released throughout Asia first. 128GB iPad announced. 31st January 2013 11:22 AM Tis due for release on the 5th of Feb. But they say that, apart from the memory upgrade, tis still the same as the iPad released in October last year. “The storage boost brings Apple's top-of-the-range iPad into line with Microsoft's forthcoming Surface Pro tablet and ahead of most other competing tablets.” Source: The Telegraph.  If I can take a page from Garde's book... Dear Santa, Don't believe everything you hear, dreamraven's been a really good girl this year.....  RIM faces uphill battle after Z10 launch. 31st January 2013 11:14 AM “Research In Motion Ltd's glitzy unveiling of the long-delayed line of BlackBerry smartphones on Wednesday and a new corporate name failed to impress Wall Street analysts, with at least three downgrading the company's stock.” That was reuters headline on RIM's launch of the new Z10 and Q10 blackberries. The Z10 is set to roll out in the UK soon. Their share prices opened 3% lower Thursday morning after closing at 12% lower on Wednesday (NASDAQ). Think the new BB's can help RIM gain their little corner of the mobile market again? Read the rest of the post here at Reuters, and let me know what you think. Horsemeat burgers anyone? Tescos says sorry 31st January 2013 11:05 AM “TESCO has announced it is introducing ‘comprehensive’ DNA testing in the wake of the horse meat scandal which continues to have massive repercussions across the food chain. The source of the horse meat contamination found in Tesco value burgers has been traced by Irish authorities to a Polish meat plant which supplied ABP’s Silvercrest burger plant in Ireland for one year. The contamination was caused by a ‘Polish filler product’ containing ‘a mixture of beef and horse meat’, Food Standards Agency (FSA) chief executive Catherine Brown revealed.” A whole year? Got this post here from the farmers guardian. Its great that they're putting the DNA testing scheme in place, problem is though, how much damage has the "story" already caused? Do you think that swimming is fun? 31st January 2013 9:43 AM (makes a mental no never to swim again.) that's a little gross tho. sheesh. What Are You Listening To Now? 31st January 2013 8:54 AM Alice Cooper, Tiesto and Delerium, Bacon popper, Denki groov, Dev parade, Faithless, and a host of others. SMS Marketing 31st January 2013 7:58 AM “We are thinking about whether to use SMS text as a way of marketing our products and services. What are peoples experiences? Are there any limitations / codes of conducts when sending to mobiles that are publicised as a business contact ?” “Organisation use SMS marketing to promote their exclusive offers. This way, the customer feels valued. It also goes a step further in improving brand loyalty.” Do you use SMS marketing? or get these promotional texts over where you are? Share your experience with us, and help Alan make a decision about whether or not to try it out. |