Research in Motion

The impossibly imperiled smartphone manufacturer has taken another hit this morning as the company reduces its Q3 revenue forecast. Despite shipping approximately 14.1 million BlackBerry smartphones in the third quarter, Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) still fell below expectations. Morgan...

While a lot of analysts were touting Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) all the way down from $100/share to its 20s, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) added Research in Motion to its 'sell list' in April 2010 while it was still in its 70s. However, while everybody just hates RIMM these days, Goldman Sachs...

These stocks are downright scary. It's that time of the year again. A time when grown men and women dress up as their favorite film, TV and video game characters, all in the name of partying on a holiday that was once reserved for candy-seeking children. Of course, I've never felt that it was...

Want free games? Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) has you covered. The company is taking a familiar approach to corporate rehabilitation by offering BlackBerry consumers – who were royally screwed last week when the company's services went down – the chance to download a plethora of free games...

Coincidence or scientific proof that people are trading in their BlackBerry's for iPhones? Over the last six month, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) success has had an inverse affect on Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM). While this might not come as a surprise to the million people who have pre-ordered the...

Users in Europe, Africa and the Middle East can't send e-mails or surf the web. They can't send BBM messages either, which pretty much takes the “smart” out of Research in Motion's (NASDAQ: RIMM) “smartphone.” The company tweeted about this crisis earlier today, saying, “Some areas have messaging...

Contrary to popular belief, imitation isn't the sincerest form of flattery. It's the sign of a company's death. This doesn't mean that Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), which is looking more and more like a patent warehouse, is going to fold anytime soon. The company still produces one of the...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) surprised a lot of people by acquiring Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI), the pioneer in wireless technologies, which has a long history of innovation in the mobile phone industry. It defined the slim phone design by introducing the StarTAC phones 15 years ago, and reinvigorated...

First Motorola, Next BlackBerry. With Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) recent acquisition of Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) for $12.5 billion, is Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) next up for auction? Mid-February, Research In Motion was trading just under $70 a share. Tuesday, the stock is down to $27 per...

While Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is having a blast after reporting earnings, pushing its stocks towards $400/share, a company that tried to ride on Apple's success by filing patent claims on Apple's product, is falling fast. The company, of course, is Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK). Eastman Kodak, the...

Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is getting a painful dose of reality today as the Boy Genius Report reveals an open letter it obtained from a senior exec at the company. The letter, which was sent to Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis (the two primary leaders at the firm), reveals many of RIM's...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), once the darlings of Wall Street, had all fallen out of favor. Even though they have protected their turfs well, and are piling cash into their companies quarter after quarter, their stocks had languished for an...

Fox Business is reporting today that Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) could be preparing itself for takeover bids. The vultures are certainly circling, with RIMM falling alarmingly away for the $80 billion it was worth just three years ago. Marisa Conway, account director at Brodeur Partners, told...

Not so long ago, Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) was a well respected company. At the time, even after iPhone debuted, I still encountered people who used the company as an example to illustrate why innovation was important. However, I was never a fan of the Blackberry, and I just didn't...

Credit Suisse has made a number of updated in a research report published today. Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) had its rating downgraded from Outperform to Neutral. At the same time, credit Suisse lowered its price target on the company's stock from $70 to $30. In the report, Credit...