With most analysts and investors holding the opinion that the Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry smartphone-maker Research In Motion (RIM) is fairly well-poised for a robust quarter, the earnings and revenue forecasts recently issued by the company have sent around a wave of disappointment for many!

Going by Moconews' Thursday reports, the design philosophy of Research in Motion (RIM) is in for noticeable changes, with the smartphone maker having appointed the former Apple as well as Microsoft veteran software designer - Don Lindsay - as its new Vice President of User Experience!