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This is one of the greatest story stocks of the year.... It has grown quickly in the smart phone segment mainly without much competition but now the Iphone has come out and everyone seems to think Apple's Iphone will kill the blackberry. I think though some competition will keep blackberry on it toes and continue to increase new product lines and new technologys. I think its a definite buy and its new product launch will help it keep up with the iphone.

While I like RIMM in the long term, this recent earnings report was pessimistic enough for investors to take money off the table and beat the stock up a bit until it becomes undervalued.  Further, current market fears surrounding rising oil prices and rising inflation will magnify the effect.  Short it now, buy back around $100 and then go long around the same price. <o:p> </o:p>

What’s the killer app on a BlackBerry? Right, watching “Talladega Nights”! Citigroup analyst Jim Suva has a note out today detailing his experience testing the forthcoming Research in Motion (RIMM) BlackBerry, the “Bold.” He says one of his tests involved watching the comedy movie about race car driver Ricky Bobby, which showed off the pretty screen on the device. (It is nice, I’ve seen it.)

Suva has recently made known his belief that the Bold will be an important factor for RiM in the second half of ‘08.

He lists several positives, including voice-dialing software by Nuance Communicatio

Cellphone sales dropped significantly in the U.S. last quarter, but Americans are spending more money on the phones they buy, led by the rapid rise of smartphones like RIM's (RIMM) BlackBerries.

Consumer cellphone unit sales dropped to 28 million units in Q2, down 13% year-over-year, according to research firm NPD Group. But higher average sales prices caused Q2 cellphone revenues to fall slower -- down 2% year-over-year to $2.4 billion.

The average phone cost $84, up 14% from Q2 2007, as more people bought QWERTY phones, 28% of the market vs. 12% a year ago; and smartphones, 19% of the marke

Filed under: Launches, Intel (INTC), Research in Motion (RIMM)

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is beginning to offer its new "Atom" chip, which is designed to work in "low-end "netbooks" and other mobile computing devices, " according to the FT.

The trouble is that it is a chip for devices that no one wants.

Intel is trying to drive a wedge between low-end laptops that weigh only a couple of pounds and new smartphones like the products from RIM (NASDAQ: RIMM) and just about every other large handset company. The new smartphones can access the internet and use WiFi hotspots instead of the cellular syste

Filed under: Bad news, Industry, Motorola (MOT)

With all of the success of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and the RIM (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry, investors would think cellphone sales in the U.S. are booming. That assumption is wrong.

In the second quarter, handset sales in the U.S. fell 13% according to NPD Group, dropping to 28 million units. According to The Wall Street Journal, "That is the lowest number of phones sold in a quarter since NPD began tracking the category in 2005."

Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) market share fell from 32% last year to 21% in the second quarter this year.

The news sho

Adding to the recent upbeat notes (Friedman Billings on Aug. 11, Avian Securities on Aug. 7) on chip-maker Marvell Technology (MRVL) in the last week or so, American Technology research analyst Shaw Wu today reiterated a “Buy” rating on the stock and a price target of $21, saying the company should exceed consensus estimates for both revenue and earnings when it reports a week from Thursday, August 28.

Like Friedman’s Craig Berger, who expects $836 million in sales and 23 cents per share for the quarter, Wu is looking for revenue at the high end of the company’s $830 million to $840 millio