Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Research In Motion (NASDAQ:BBRY) Bull Rush Continues (SchaeffersResearch)
Up nearly 35% in 2013 alone, Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has earned the attention of bullish call speculators. With some notable exceptions, the options crowd has been largely devoted to the bullish cause of late. During the last 10 trading days alone, nearly 188,000 BBRY calls have been purchased to open on the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), compared to just over 57,700 puts. The corresponding 10-day call/put volume ratio of 3.26 stands in the 94th annual percentile. In other words, Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) long calls have only been in greater demand 6% of the time during the past year.
Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) Starts Losing Defense Market Share, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) Gets Green Signal from Pentagon (PRCarbon)
The Cupertino, California based Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) starts losing defense market share, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) gets green signal from Pentagon got green signal from United States Department of Defense for its mobile devices. This could post the Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry Inc on risk since the company has enjoyed working for military market for a long time. Pentagon spokesperson said that an approval is due in next week that will allow government devices to access military networks by using Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iOS 6 operating system. The South Korean firm Samsung Electronics company also gained the certification from the department earlier in May.
From dire straits to image building: RIM preps for big info and hype event (TheGlobeAndMail)
Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) will pull out all the stops this week as the company welcomes thousands of industry players for BlackBerry Live, its annual three-day conference which promises to offer some perspective into its future. Chief executive officer Thorsten Heins will take the stage on Tuesday and is expected to deliver a keynote speech that could reveal a lower-priced version of its latest phone and some clues about whether the company plans to abandon tablet technology forever. BlackBerry Live is both an information session and a hype machine for the company, which has several giant parties planned for its supporters who fly in from around the world and to attend the event.
BlackBerry focuses on cool factor as it welcomes thousands for annual event (CalgaryHerald)
BlackBerry will pull out all the stops this week as the company welcomes thousands of industry players for BlackBerry Live, its annual three-day conference which promises to offer some perspective into its future. Chief executive Thorsten Heins will take the stage on Tuesday and is expected to deliver a keynote speech that could reveal a lower-priced version of its latest phone and some clues about whether the company plans to abandon tablet technology forever. BlackBerry Live is both an information session and a hype machine for the company, which has several giant parties planned for its supporters who fly in from around the world and to attend the event.
Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY): Images of Blackberry R10 leaked (USMarketBuzz)
There have been reports of a low-priced version of the Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) Q10, to be called the R10. Now there are leaked pictures of the R10. The first of the pictures come from Chinese website DGtle, and looks the Blackberry Curve. MobileSyrup via DGtle has reported that the BlackBerry R10 will come with a 3.1-inch display with a 720X720 pixel resolution. The smartphone is expected to pack in 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and a 5-megapixel rear camera.
