New BlackBerry coming to the US public on March 22
TORONTO (AP) — BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion will begin selling its new touchscreen smartphone to U.S. consumers with AT&T on March 22. The release will come several weeks after RIM launched the much-delayed devices elsewhere.
http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-coming-us-public-march-22-220400823–finance.html
Sprint will launch an all-touch BlackBerry phone in 2012, but not the Z10
BlackBerry (BBRY) fans were upset to hear that Sprint (S) decided to pass on the company’s flagship smartphone. The carrier confirmed that it would not offer the BlackBerry Z10 and instead would only carry the QWERTY keyboard equipped BlackBerry Q10 later this year. According to a report from AllThingsD, however, Sprint will launch a different all-touch BlackBerry smartphone sometime in the second half of 2013. The device is described as a “follow-on handset” to the Z10 and not just a slightly modified version of the smartphone that is being offered by AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ) and T-Mobile.
http://news.yahoo.com/sprint-launch-touch-blackberry-phone-2012-not-z10-203501574.html
Leaked Report: Samsung Now China’s Biggest Smartphone Vendor
A leaked research report from Strategy Analytics has confirmed what many had been predicting: Samsung leapt forward in 2012 to become China’s biggest smartphone vendor for the first time, and just four years after it started selling mobile devices in the country.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/03/11/leaked-report-samsung-now-chinas-biggest-smartphone-vendor/
iPhone 5 will ultimately disappoint?
As analysts continue to hit Apple (AAPL) hard, a new report claims the postmortem ultimately written on the iPhone 5 will reveal disappointing sales relative to initial expectations. Market research firm Strategy Analytics recently released a report claiming that Apple’s latest iPhone was the best-selling smartphone in the world during the holiday quarter last year, allowing Apple to reclaim the No.1 spot after Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy S III stole the crown earlier in 2012. Despite the phone’s current popularity, however, Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt believes the phone will ultimately disappoint. In a research note covered by ValueWalk on Monday, McCourt remained bullish on Apple but covered several short-term challenges facing the company. Among the issues facing Apple is the faster
http://news.yahoo.com/report-claims-iphone-5-best-selling-smartphone-world-192049572.html