BlackBerry considers breaking BBM off into new company
BlackBerry is seemingly on the verge of finally releasing BlackBerry Messenger for the iPhone and Android devices. According to a new report from The Wall …
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Following lackluster debut, BlackBerry Q10 finally hits Sprint this Friday
BlackBerry lost $84 million and 4 million subscribers during the May quarter despite the launch of the highly anticipated BlackBerry Q10 smartphone. The Q10 was …
Watch out, Apple: BlackBerry shows how big stock buybacks can backfire
Let’s hope Apple CEO Tim Cook knows what he’s doing if he follows activist investor Carl Icahn’s proposal to increase the company’s share buyback program. …
No BlackBerry bailout: Canadian government signals it won’t rescue firm
If BlackBerry were an American company involved in selling synthetic collatoralized debt obligations, it would likely be in line for a plump government bailout right …
BlackBerry Messenger eclipsed by a messaging app from… Waterloo, Ontario
It was tough for BlackBerry Messenger fans to watch cross-platform apps like LINE and Kakaotalk hit hundreds of millions of downloads globally as BBM has stalled …
BlackBerry said to be destined for breakup, phone business called ‘essentially worthless’
With BlackBerry getting desperate, a new report claims that a breakup may be inevitable at this point. BlackBerry is beyond difficult to value right now but …
One developer accounts for roughly a third of all BlackBerry World apps
It looks like at least one developer found BlackBerry’s software development kit to be really cool. Via BGR sister site BGR India, BerryReview has found that …
BlackBerry 10’s deadly app Catch-22
BlackBerry knows that BlackBerry 10 needs more apps but how will it get them if developers see that the company’s market share is still deteriorating? …
BlackBerry’s best bet: iOS and Android?
BlackBerry is currently exploring a number of options as its struggles persist, and a buyout is among them. It’s nearly impossible to value the company …
BlackBerry CEO in line for $55 million payday if company is sold
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has more than 55 million reasons to sell the company. Bloomberg reports that Heins will receive a pay package worth $55.6 …
With BlackBerry exploring a sale, decent BB10 apps may be even harder to find
As if BlackBerry wasn’t already having enough trouble wooing developers and getting top apps on its BlackBerry 10 platform, a new report suggests things are …
If BlackBerry goes private, a breakup looks inevitable
BlackBerry may wind up going private but that doesn’t mean that the company will stay intact as a comprehensive hardware and software provider. As The …
In quest to determine BlackBerry’s worth, patent portfolio pegged at up to $5 billion
BlackBerry is practically impossible to value right now, but that obviously won’t stop analysts from trying. With the struggling smartphone maker having recently announced that …
SSR: Buying BlackBerry would be as bad as Sprint’s Nextel acquisition
Even while BlackBerry is down, industry watchers can’t seem to stop kicking it. Analysts have been having a field day since BlackBerry announced on Monday …
How one Silicon Valley investor staged a failed coup to save BlackBerry
When BlackBerry evaluates strategic alternatives in the coming weeks, it may look back with regret that it didn’t pursue one offered last year by Silicon …
BlackBerry’s biggest strength
BlackBerry announced on Monday that it is exploring a number of strategic options including an outright sale of the company, and it came as no …
Former Palm exec: Buying BlackBerry is a road to nowhere
Longtime PalmSource executive Jean-Louis Gassée knows how bad things can get once your mobile platform falls out of favor with the general public. Gassée, who served as …
Video: BlackBerry Z30 phablet gets full hands-on walkthrough
It seems like no smartphone vendors can manage to keep their upcoming handsets under wraps these days, but BlackBerry always has more trouble than most …
BlackBerry may be selling, but is anyone buying?
Now that BlackBerry has announced that it’s exploring alternative strategies that include selling off the company, talk among financial analysts has naturally turned to what …
Why now, BlackBerry?
Just a few months ago, BlackBerry seemed dedicated to going alone. Now, the company is surprisingly blunt about its willingness to consider a joint venture or …
BlackBerry to explore selling off the company
BlackBerry is looking to try something new. The company on Monday announced that it’s forming a committee to explore “strategic alternatives” that “could include, among …
BlackBerry is impossible to value right now
The news about BlackBerry possibly becoming a privately held company thrilled Wall Street on Friday the morning, but by 11:15 a.m., BlackBerry’s gains had dwindled …
BlackBerry CEO and board reportedly considering taking company private
It has been more than 15 years since Research In Motion went public in 1998, and what a long strange trip it’s been. RIM was …
BlackBerry scores big win as Z10, Q10 get Pentagon approval
BlackBerry is in need of some good news and it got some on Thursday when it announced that its BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 has gained …
Windows Phone shows signs of life while BlackBerry keeps crumbling
Windows Phone is now definitively winning the battle to become the world’s No. 3 mobile operating system. The latest numbers from IDC show that Windows …
Three more senior execs out at BlackBerry
The executive exodus at BlackBerry continues. CBC News reports that three more senior executives are on their way out the door at BlackBerry: Corporate information …
BlackBerry Z30 phablet leaks again in new photos
It looks like BlackBerry’s upcoming phablet will indeed debut as the BlackBerry Z30 rather than the A10, as had been reported previously. As details continue …
BlackBerry A10 phablet shown side-by-side with Z10, Q5 in leaked pictures
BlackBerry’s first foray into the world of phablets has popped up yet again in leaked pictures, this time shown side-by-side with the company’s Z10 and …
Samsung announces BBM for Android – BlackBerry still quiet
BlackBerry still hasn’t announced official launch details for BBM for Android or BBM for iOS, but that didn’t stop Samsung from making an official announcement …
Why BlackBerry can’t afford to delay BBM for iOS and Android any longer
The private beta of BlackBerry Messenger for iOS and Android is starting to trickle out to testers. BBM cannot debut soon enough as several leading …
