Research In Motion (RIM) Blackberry and bought by Apple

Canadian giant Research In Motion , RIM abbreviated, has announced its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter results far from shining : a loss of 125 million dollars worth of action in free fall (-75% ), profits halved ...

If these results were predictable in form of group right now, his redemption, however, seemed not yet valid. However, RIM and its Blackberry just been bought by Apple and will complement its offering for professionals! After the acquisition of Anobit , for a record amount for the firm (between 400 and $ 500 million), Apple did not disclose the amount of the transaction, but it surely will spray this figure.

So this is how it ends the adventure of RIM, after nearly two years trying to find its audience, two particularly difficult years for the group, which has not evolved its OS in the right direction.

The budget smartphone Samsung Galaxy Y sold better than the flagship Galaxy S2

Research agency Strategy Analytics has reported an interesting fact regarding the cost of sales of smartphones Samsung: it was found that inexpensive device Galaxy Y sold better than the flagship device Galaxy S2. According to analysts' estimates, shipments Galaxy Y is 1.75 million pieces per month. For comparison, last year, eight months a Korean company has sold over 10 million Galaxy S2 - it turns out, about 1.5 million per month.

A few days ago it was reported that Samsung in the first quarter of this year would ship 40-44 million mobile devices - taking into account the dynamics of sales as the flagship , and the cost of production, there is no doubt that the company will succeed. Moreover, if the Samsung will keep his promise and in the second quarter will present the flagship unit Galaxy S3, in the second quarter, the company has a good chance to kill the first. According to preliminary calculations, for the period from April to June, the company will be able to send to the market for at least 50 million smart phones.

Advances Samsung's shipments of smartphones are not paid attention to analysts Citibank and JP Morgan, which suggest that quarterly revenue company in the first quarter of this year was a record 5.278 billion dollars.