Analyst expects Apple’s iPhone 5 to ‘steamroll’ RIM’s BlackBerry 7 phones

“As RIM begins to ramp-up availability of devices running its new BlackBerry 7 mobile operating system, Apple is expected to hold an event in the coming weeks to announce its fifth-generation iPhone. That next iPhone, in the eyes of analyst Brian White with Ticonderoga Securities, will ‘steamroll’ RIM’s BlackBerry 7 lineup,” AppleInsider reports.

“White said RIM’s BlackBerry fresh was simply too little, too late, and the Canadian company’s struggles will only add to Apple’s momentum,” AppleInsider reports. “He sees that momentum going ‘off the charts’ in October, when Apple’s so-called ‘iPhone 5’ is expected to debut.”

AppleInsider reports, “As for RIM’s PlayBook, White sees the touchscreen tablet following in the footsteps of HP’s TouchPad with a potential discontinuation. He said the PlayBook is poised to be the ‘next casualty of iPad’s tablet dominance.'”

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]

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