Victor said this right! It was Verizon and RIM's trick that made BlackBerry phones the #1 selling phone in the first quarter of 2009. If you have not heard about the trick, it was the "buy one get one FREE," offer on all BlackBerry phones. That was not a bad strategy, but a desperate one to lure smartphone freaks.
The offer has ended and so seems the sales record too. Lately, the iPhone 3GS has stolen the limelight with Palm Pre following. RIM shipped a record of 7.8 million units of BlackBerries in the first quarter and Apple just managed shipping Read More...
How many of you would buy an iPhone if Apple or AT&T were to announce "Buy one get one FREE" offer. Yes, I see millions of raised hands out there. This is what exactly Verizon did with the BlackBerry phones when the handsets were not selling good. I say it's a good business strategy to force people spend when there is credit crunch. Apple might never do this though.
The aggressive buy one get one free offer on BlackBerries has turn out good for both RIM and Verizon. BlackBerry Curve has become the best selling smartphone in the US leaving the Read More...
Not exactly, but in some way. In an exclusive interview done by Mobiles Solutions, RIM co-CEO RIM Mike Lazaridis revealed something about the prospects and future plans of the company, which you'll all love to read. One particular question and the corresponding response caught my attention this article is all about it.
The question irked Lazaridis, no doubt. It is related to the recall of the Storm after its first launch citing technical problems. Co-CEO Bassillie earlier cited the Storm as a "new reality" for the company in manufacturing smartphones. Yes, for RIM the Storm has been like an experiment with Read More...
It's time for us to rate smartphones on the scale of 1-10. Vote for your favorite phone. Some of the phones are yet to be launched. Lenovo's oPhone heard is exclusively for China, Palm Pre is expected during the early second half of 2009 and the Acer F1 would be launched hopefully by the end of 2009.
iPhone OS 3.0 is also yet to be made available to the public, which would make the phone feature packed. It's time for us to make the pick. Choose your favorite from the list and leave your ratings in the comments section.
Tattoos have different meanings and implications for different people. For some, it is a way of beautifying the body, for some it is a modification ritual. Some tribes in the Amazon consider tattoos as prints to instill fear in other tribes. Some tribes liken the human skin to a canvas and paint on it to impress the gods. Now, we have a new meaning to add to those old values. People have started using tattoos for ad campaigns for smartphones. Is this totally a new trend? Has this trend resulted in selling more smartphones? Read on to know.
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How many days, weeks or months, we don’t know; yet you have to wait for the BlackBerry App Store. There are talks that the BlackBerry App Store might be only for the BlackBerry Storm which is not yet launched. Berrystore, a third party is distributing applications for BlackBerry users to make the long wait less painful. All the available apps are free and Berrystore owners have plans to deploy paid applications too.
I could not test the available applications as I have long ago traded my old BlackBerry Curve to switch on to the iPhone 3G. I wish I kept it Read More...
