BlackBerry drops dramatically. RIM had lost more than half a billion dollars

BlackBerry manufacturer, Research In Motion restructured approximately 5,000 jobs in an effort to save the company.

Research In Motion

Research In Motion Limited announces first quarter financial results for the first Canadian fiscal (April - June 2012). The company recorded losses of 518 million and revenues of $ 2.8 billion, with 33% less than the $ 4.2 billion in the previous quarter.

Although they all appeared several unofficial information, the new models release date BlackBerry operating system 10 will be most likely after April next year. RIM sales were only 7.8 million BlackBerry handsets, with 11 million less than the previous period, and 260,000 PlayBook tablets.

The company will lay off 5,000 employees aproxiumativ to reduce losses of U.S. $ 1 billion, according to a RIM press release.