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We’ve known for a while that it was coming, but nothing says it’s going to be here soon like, well, the words “Coming soon.” This ad has just appeared on the Wall Street Journal as well as other newspapers this morning. Other carriers (Vodafone) have made their official announcements for Blackberry’s first-ever touch screen and it’s been rearing its head on VZW’s site, but nothing says “official” like a full page ad on one of the most widely read publications out there. Expect a flood coming along with the Storm as this is likely just the beginning of a slew of ads to come from Verizon!

[Article via Boy Genius Report]

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Analysts had a field day on Friday after RIM released its less than stellar Q2 earnings on Thursday. When addressing its future prospects, RIM warned that its gross margins in the Q3 will drop another three percentage points to 47% and that a further decline is likely into 2010. Ouch! In a letter sent to clients, Charles Wolf of Needham & Co had the most scathing assessment of RIM:

In their conference call, management dismissed the notion that new competitors, most notably Apple’s iPhone 3G and new smartphones running on Google’s Android platform, would materially slow the growth in new subscriber activations. We continue to believe that the company has its head in the sand. Yes, the iPhone and Android phones will expand the market as they lure mobile phone users to smartphones. But we believe it’s delusional to think they won’t cut into BlackBerry sales as well, especially in the consumer market.

Did he just call RIM delusional and say they had their head in the sand? Yes, indeed he did. The not-so-rosy forecast for RIM had an effect as its stock fell 28% by days end. Yikes, looks like RIM is suffering the consequences of venturing out of their comfortable enterprise market and entering the highly competitive consumer market. Congratulations, RIM, you just got your first royal smackdown!

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“A Dollar invested today, is worth more then a dollar invested tomorrow”

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I think this is a brilliant commercial, pointing out the fact that its really that easy to take charge and make investments at a point of a click. When is it to early to invest? How about before its to late!

How about fresh out of college, parents how about before there born? Its never a wrong time, wrong move to secure the future of your children. Diversify that portfolio, don’t invest heavily in one area, because it can all be lost, and you can never go wrong investing in the overall market versus an individual stock ;-) (in the long run that is).

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Are you an E-Trade and BlackBerry user? If so, you’ll want to check out the newly announced E-Trade Mobile Pro for BlackBerry.

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Check out this E-Trade Mobile Pro Demo for a full overview and be sure to watch the video above… gotta love that E-Trade Baby! :-)

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Company releases single unified platform for remote IT administration

OTTAWA, Canada – September 16, 2008 – Rove Inc., a maker of a network administration platform for the enterprise, today launched the latest version of its flagship product, Mobile Admin, cementing its market dominance as the leading provider of network administration software that allows unified management of all IT systems from a handheld device or computer.

Mobile Admin 4.1 now incorporates the functionality of Mobile SSH, providing full UNIX connectivity via SSH or telnet, and of Mobile Desktop, which allows administrators to view their Windows environment exactly as it is appears on the screen of their desktop or laptop. (For a technical backgrounder on Mobile Admin 4.1, please visit http://www.rovemobile.com/mobileadmin/features/).

“With the launch of Mobile Admin 4.1, Rove delivers a single product that vastly increases the productivity and effectiveness of IT departments in every vertical, no matter what server environment they have,” said Rob Woodbridge, president and CEO of Rove. “With Mobile Admin, the cost of downtime, which can add up to millions of dollars a year in lost revenue for a large enterprise, can be slashed to a fraction of what it was by allowing most IT problems to be resolved much more swiftly.”

“At the same time,” Woodbridge added, “Mobile Admin alleviates churn and employee burnout in an IT department, and ratchets up the return on the investment organizations make in mobile infrastructure by transforming handhelds from interesting gadgets to a high-value platform for enterprise applications.”

“We’re extremely impressed with the enhanced capabilities of Mobile Admin 4.1,” said Tim Craig, manager production support department at HSBC UK. “The integration of key functionalities into one solution makes it possible for us to manage all our systems from a single interface. We’re looking forward to deploying Mobile Admin across our entire IT infrastructure in the U.K. Mobile Admin dramatically improves our response times and allows the laptop to be left behind.”

Mobile Admin allows a user with a handheld device to perform a host of tasks, such as unlock user accounts, reset passwords, restart servers, run command lines and kill lost or stolen mobile devices to protect confidential data, all from any location within minutes.

Rove’s products have enjoyed widespread adoption by companies in a host of verticals, including ING, Capital One, USDA, Boeing and the Mayo Clinic. Over the coming months, Rove will continue to build on its new integrated Mobile Admin platform to provide users with even more benefits.

About Rove

Rove is the world’s leading provider of network administration software that allows for unified management of all IT systems from a handheld device or computer. Rove has more than 80,000 installed licenses and more than 7,000 customers in 77 countries, including 100 Fortune 500 companies and six of the world’s 15 largest banks. The company’s proven solution extends the capabilities of handheld devices far beyond mere voice and email to lower costs, increase productivity and reduce risk for clients in a host of verticals. Rove’s product innovation and excellence has been recognized with awards from industry-leading companies such as RIM, Microsoft, IBM and AT&T.

To learn more about how Rove reduces network downtime for global organizations, visit www.rovemobile.com.

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Woh, woh! Hold on there killer! It’s not like the image above suggests that’s what WE would watch if RIM and TiVo built a streaming application… We’re just saying, you know? If you happen to have a TiVo hard drive full of old episodes of a certain show you enjoy, whatever that may be, this would enable you to watch them on the go. Ok good, we’re clear then. It’s easy to get ahead of yourself when you hear that RIM and TiVo have announced a partnership, but Sling Media and HAVA shouldn’t be shaking in their boots just yet. The initial announcement only covers an integration that would let BlackBerry-rocking TiVo users remotely view program guides and schedule recordings. Ok, that’s cool. Some might say however, that Jim’s statement alludes to the fact that we can expect a bit more as this new partnership evolves:

As the BlackBerry smartphone continues its evolution as a modern lifestyle device, the importance of home entertainment integration will continue to grow and TiVo will be the key in providing consumers with greater flexibility in accessing television content.

Being able to schedule your box to record the next few episodes of Entourage while on the go is hardly “accessing television content,” so we’d like to think that Balsillie was pretty clear with his intentions. Now that the Bold gives us some 3G love, there’s no reason that someone shouldn’t provide a solid TV streaming app for BlackBerry!

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