RIM saw a mixed but overall down fiscal third quarter and its last of 2011. The company bounced back in phone shipments from its chaotic summer, climbing from 10.6 million BlackBerry phones to 14.1 million as the BlackBerry 7 revamp took hold. PlayBook shipments were even lower than before, however, and topped at just 150,000 of the tablet as it was still working to clear out unsold stock.
