It looks like the Blackberry Storm is a hit. Verizon has not released any definitive sales numbers yet, but analysts cited by Unstrung put preliminary sales in the range of 100,000 to 120,000 units. "Checks at Verizon retail outlets affirm stores quickly sold out of the BlackBerry Storm after opening Friday morning, given sizable lineups and pent-up demand," RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abrams...

Rogers Wireless, RBC and Visa are to launch a customer phase of their mobile phone payment pilot scheme in the middle of 2009. Which will mean mobile customers will be able pay for small ticket products by waving their mobile phone over Visa payWave enabled checkout readers. Vice-President, New Business Planning, Rogers Wireless, David Robinson says:

Rogers, Visa and RBC are testing a service that allows users to pay by waving their phones.

Jim Balsillie, RIM’s co-CEO will speak at the RBC Capital Markets Communications, Media and Technology Conference in Toronto, ON on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Balsillie’s presentation begins 11:00 a.m. EST, and will be available via live audio webcast on RIM’s website (link below). For those who can’t make it or tune in, a replay of the event will also be available on the...

RBC, Visa and Rogers Wireless have come together for the next phase of the mobile phone payment pilot, which will allow Canadians the flexibility to make purchases securely at the point of sale with a wave of their mobile phone. The customer phase of the mobile phone payment pilot is expected to launch in mid-2009,

If you're tired of paying for random snacks and such the old fashioned way (you know, swiping your credit card and handing over your John Henry), Rogers Wireless feels your pain. While not the first mobile payment initiative to hit the Great North, this one has some pretty notable backers. Starting in mid-2009, Rogers, RBC and Visa will join together to allow customers "to pay for small purch...

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RBC, Visa and Rogers Wireless have come together for the next phase of the mobile phone payment pilot which will ultimately allow Canadians the flexibility to make purchases securely by waving their mobile phones. The customer phase of the mobile phone payment pilot is expected to launch in mid-2009, following a brief employee pilot.

So reckons an RBC analyst, Mr Mike Abramsky (quoted by Internet News). A research report today by RBC analyst Mike Abramsky noted that RIM would launch a “BlackBerry Apps Center” with the official sales launch of the impending Storm 9530 smartphone. The analyst also wrote that software offerings include the VZ Navigator (Verizon is the

Analyst for RBC Capital Markets, Mike Abramsky, is suggesting that Apple is working on a sub-$100 pre-paid iPhone-alternative (or “iPod/phone”) limited to music playback and phone calls, though he doesn’t necessarily believe they’ll announce it at their event next week. Our call? Buuuuuullcrap. Won’t happen. At least, not any time soon. If anyone thinks this