Blackberry (formerly "Research In Motion")

[orangetea]

Citron Raises Target to $20… http://www.citronresearch.com

http://www.citronresearch.com/wp-content...-final.pdf

[CityFarmer]

Technology stock isn't for those with a weak heart.

I saw its share price fall from a high of more than $60, to as low as below $6, back to slightly less than $10 now, and now forecasting a $20.

Technology stock still beyond my circle of competence, so I will give it a miss.

Best wish for those vested, especially those got it at low.

(not vested)

[alchemytrader67]

That citron report boosted $BBRY's pop on Friday. Love it!
My decision to invest in $BBRY is based on the turnaround track record of John Chen at Sybase and the management team he has put together at $BBRY (mainly ex Sybase executives) since coming onboard.
$BBRY has 3B in cash, its not going broke, so its now based on how well Chairman Chen and the team can execute his plan.
I got in at $9.25. Long & vested!

[orangetea]

Quarterly Results

Fiscal 2015
Q1 Quarter End: May 31, 2014 Reporting Date: June 19, 2014
Q2 Quarter End: August 30, 2014 Reporting Date: September 26, 2014
Q3 Quarter End: November 29, 2014 Reporting Date: December 19, 2014
Q4 Quarter End: February 28, 2015 Reporting Date: March 26, 2015


Short interest

Settlement Date Short Interest Avg Daily Share Volume Days To Cover
5/30/2014 93,434,467 7,515,099 12.432899
5/15/2014 93,882,666 8,774,952 10.698938
4/30/2014 101,358,204 8,632,551 11.741396
4/15/2014 102,472,527 14,416,467 7.108019
3/31/2014 99,334,950 24,675,833 4.025597
3/14/2014 105,469,466 18,736,344 5.629138
2/28/2014 104,929,510 30,659,201 3.422448
2/14/2014 94,508,101 17,938,115 5.268564
1/31/2014 93,612,769 38,240,903 2.447975
1/15/2014 107,805,915 31,557,432 3.416181
12/31/2013 107,209,333 33,089,412 3.239989
12/13/2013 143,816,515 16,751,585 8.585248
11/29/2013 150,827,626 10,293,325 14.652955


Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bbry/short-...z35Uv70xIM

[alchemytrader67]

Quarterly Results

Fiscal 2015
Q1 Quarter End: May 31, 2014 Reporting Date: June 19, 2014
Q2 Quarter End: August 30, 2014 Reporting Date: September 26, 2014
Q3 Quarter End: November 29, 2014 Reporting Date: December 19, 2014
Q4 Quarter End: February 28, 2015 Reporting Date: March 26, 2015


Short interest

Settlement Date Short Interest Avg Daily Share Volume Days To Cover
5/30/2014 93,434,467 7,515,099 12.432899
5/15/2014 93,882,666 8,774,952 10.698938
4/30/2014 101,358,204 8,632,551 11.741396
4/15/2014 102,472,527 14,416,467 7.108019
3/31/2014 99,334,950 24,675,833 4.025597
3/14/2014 105,469,466 18,736,344 5.629138
2/28/2014 104,929,510 30,659,201 3.422448
2/14/2014 94,508,101 17,938,115 5.268564
1/31/2014 93,612,769 38,240,903 2.447975
1/15/2014 107,805,915 31,557,432 3.416181
12/31/2013 107,209,333 33,089,412 3.239989
12/13/2013 143,816,515 16,751,585 8.585248
11/29/2013 150,827,626 10,293,325 14.652955


Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bbry/short-...z35Uv70xIM

One of the reasons why $BBRY popped up so quickly in the last 3 trading days, all the shorts scrambling to cover. I am still vested. Crossed the $10.10 mark last night, I will go for the ride with a contingent order to sell with profit if there are any sudden dips.

[orangetea]

Quarterly Results

Fiscal 2015
Q1 Quarter End: May 31, 2014 Reporting Date: June 19, 2014
Q2 Quarter End: August 30, 2014 Reporting Date: September 26, 2014
Q3 Quarter End: November 29, 2014 Reporting Date: December 19, 2014
Q4 Quarter End: February 28, 2015 Reporting Date: March 26, 2015


Short interest

Settlement Date Short Interest Avg Daily Share Volume Days To Cover
5/30/2014 93,434,467 7,515,099 12.432899
5/15/2014 93,882,666 8,774,952 10.698938
4/30/2014 101,358,204 8,632,551 11.741396
4/15/2014 102,472,527 14,416,467 7.108019
3/31/2014 99,334,950 24,675,833 4.025597
3/14/2014 105,469,466 18,736,344 5.629138
2/28/2014 104,929,510 30,659,201 3.422448
2/14/2014 94,508,101 17,938,115 5.268564
1/31/2014 93,612,769 38,240,903 2.447975
1/15/2014 107,805,915 31,557,432 3.416181
12/31/2013 107,209,333 33,089,412 3.239989
12/13/2013 143,816,515 16,751,585 8.585248
11/29/2013 150,827,626 10,293,325 14.652955


Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bbry/short-...z35Uv70xIM

One of the reasons why $BBRY popped up so quickly in the last 3 trading days, all the shorts scrambling to cover. I am still vested. Crossed the $10.10 mark last night, I will go for the ride with a contingent order to sell with profit if there are any sudden dips.

You must have advanced trading platform to do so.
Sometimes, i do think that the trades will purposely push the price down (to lets say below $10) to trigger and later in the day, the traders buy up again.
So you must have foresight to place the stop loss order at a magical value right?

[muns]

I agree with orangetea's comments earlier that BBRY could go both ways and most analysts are just hedging their calls to go with the norm in general. Other than the management, I think most analysts might not even have an actual idea what BBRY's direction is at the moment.

I also agree that the previous management had to go. BBRY was a classical case of the old guards getting complacent and not being resistant in terms of adapting to new technological tastes and environment. They also weren't helped with the constant "shooting themselves in the foot" over last few years of the previous management, ie the playbook and losing their focus.

Under the John Chen in the past few months, at least the signs seem brighter than in the last year. Definitely not out of the woods, but at least they have a focus now, instead of the hapzard directions of yesteryear. In my opinion, refocusing on the corporates clients would be a big enough revenue pot if they can pull it off instead of targeting the mass consumer Samsung and Apple consumers.

Disclosure: I own a BBRY phone and from my personal experience, if you send work emails on your mobile, I think most people might still prefer to use keypads and there doesn't seem to be a better alternative given the security requirements!

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[orangetea]

IOT (Internet of things) Jurong style

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Jurong Lake District to serve as Smart Nation Platform test bed

SINGAPORE: Some of the key technologies that will make up the Smart Nation Platform (SNP) will be tested at the Jurong Lake District.

When fully rolled out, the technologies are expected to make life better and more efficient for people living in and moving around Singapore.

One way this will be carried out is through the use of sensors installed around the island to collect data on the behaviour and preferences of people. Authorities can then use the data to facilitate planning and enhance urban mobility.

For example, video sensors at taxi stands can help to monitor the length of taxi queues. This real-time information can then be provided to commuters to help them make better travel decisions, and also to alert taxi companies as to where there is the highest demand for cabs.

Sensors could also be used to monitor the amount of rubbish in bins, or detect littering, so that cleaning schedules can be fine-tuned to be more efficient.

Such monitoring systems are among 15 technologies being tested as part of a pilot programme at the Jurong Lake District. More than 1,000 sensors will be deployed as part of the programme.

To facilitate data collection from these sensors, above-ground (AG) boxes could be installed islandwide. There are already three AG boxes implemented as part of the pilot programme, with further plans to roll out some 100 more across the island.

AG boxes will allow “people to either take a piece of wire from their sensor -- it can be a smell sensor, sound sensor, air sensor, or CCTV -- and connect it to the box, which will feed it with both connectivity and power,” said Khoong Hock Yun, assistant chief executive of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA).

“It provides various potential services, like light control systems, traffic monitoring, environment sensors, pedestrian crossing, speeding monitors, traffic light controls, monitoring how crowded a junction is, through such a box."
These AG boxes will also boost street-level Internet connectivity by supplying points for fibre access and power.

As more data is collected under the Smart Nation Platform, some firms are already testing applications that can tap on such information to benefit citizens. These include apps that can help users, particularly those with mobility constraints, to find travel routes that cater to their specific needs.

“We are developing the app, but the data set is, at the moment, still in a gathering phase,” said Tan Teck Guan, vice president of land information systems at ST Electronics.

“The engine that we have is to make use of all this data to determine the best route for the people to use. The idea is to organise the data, manage the data, and provide it in a useful manner so that people can find it beneficial to themselves."

IDA and partner agencies are working with more than 20 industry players to test such technology from the third quarter of 2014.

[CityFarmer]

Is the news relevant to Blackberry? May be I miss the key point...

(not vested)

IOT (Internet of things) Jurong style

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Jurong Lake District to serve as Smart Nation Platform test bed

SINGAPORE: Some of the key technologies that will make up the Smart Nation Platform (SNP) will be tested at the Jurong Lake District.

When fully rolled out, the technologies are expected to make life better and more efficient for people living in and moving around Singapore.

One way this will be carried out is through the use of sensors installed around the island to collect data on the behaviour and preferences of people. Authorities can then use the data to facilitate planning and enhance urban mobility.

For example, video sensors at taxi stands can help to monitor the length of taxi queues. This real-time information can then be provided to commuters to help them make better travel decisions, and also to alert taxi companies as to where there is the highest demand for cabs.

Sensors could also be used to monitor the amount of rubbish in bins, or detect littering, so that cleaning schedules can be fine-tuned to be more efficient.

Such monitoring systems are among 15 technologies being tested as part of a pilot programme at the Jurong Lake District. More than 1,000 sensors will be deployed as part of the programme.

To facilitate data collection from these sensors, above-ground (AG) boxes could be installed islandwide. There are already three AG boxes implemented as part of the pilot programme, with further plans to roll out some 100 more across the island.

AG boxes will allow “people to either take a piece of wire from their sensor -- it can be a smell sensor, sound sensor, air sensor, or CCTV -- and connect it to the box, which will feed it with both connectivity and power,” said Khoong Hock Yun, assistant chief executive of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA).

“It provides various potential services, like light control systems, traffic monitoring, environment sensors, pedestrian crossing, speeding monitors, traffic light controls, monitoring how crowded a junction is, through such a box."
These AG boxes will also boost street-level Internet connectivity by supplying points for fibre access and power.

As more data is collected under the Smart Nation Platform, some firms are already testing applications that can tap on such information to benefit citizens. These include apps that can help users, particularly those with mobility constraints, to find travel routes that cater to their specific needs.

“We are developing the app, but the data set is, at the moment, still in a gathering phase,” said Tan Teck Guan, vice president of land information systems at ST Electronics.

“The engine that we have is to make use of all this data to determine the best route for the people to use. The idea is to organise the data, manage the data, and provide it in a useful manner so that people can find it beneficial to themselves."

IDA and partner agencies are working with more than 20 industry players to test such technology from the third quarter of 2014.

[orangetea]

Is the news relevant to Blackberry? May be I miss the key point... (not vested)

Not exactly.

Just a case and point that technologies can be deployed to track and trace to which data can be harvested.

My focus of course is the span of technology, and perhaps more importantly data security...

Maybe hollywood drama to me, but imagine where the whole city is connected and hacked to bring it down.

The IOT is practically everywhere.