BlackBerry

BlackBerry’s board does not believe a break-up of the Canadian smartphone maker is currently in its best interests, even though Microsoft, Apple and Lenovo, among others, have expressed interest in acquiring parts of the company, according to people familiar with the discussions. The board rejected proposals from several technology companies for various BlackBerry assets on Continue Reading →

I think at this point we can pretty safely say that BlackBerry’s BB 10 relaunch was a bit of a disaster for the once-mighty Canadian smartphone makers. I mean, you don’t give your CEO the boot for nothing right? And it now seems the company is ready to fully capitulate to its Android rival. How? Continue Reading →

BlackBerry shocked the messaging app industry by hitting 20 million combined iPhone and Android downloads in just a week after BBM went cross-platform. Now, new Android data from Mobidia provided exclusively to BGR shows that right after its launch, BBM pulled ahead of or matched major rivals in the key metric of weekly engagement. This Continue Reading →

BlackBerry is giving up its effort to sell itself to a large investor, and will replace CEO Thorsten Heins, the company said on Monday. The company said that, rather than bid for it, Fairfax Financial will lead a group of investors pouring $1 billion into the troubled handset maker, with Fairfax CEO Prem Watsa becoming Continue Reading →

After rolling out BBM for Android and iOS last week, BlackBerry announced on Tuesday that more than 20 million users are actively using the app for the two mobile platforms. Furthermore, the Canadian company also revealed that BBM now has over 80 million monthly active users across BlackBerry, Android, and iOS. It’s worth noting that Continue Reading →

When it launched last week, BlackBerry’s new BBM app for Android and iOS devices was limited to users that had previously signed up for more information about it. Everyone was free to download the app, but without early access, you had to enter your e-mail address on a wait list to use it. Now, some Continue Reading →

It took forever to launch — and some of the people who downloaded still can’t even use it — but BlackBerry’s BBM for Android and BBM for iPhone apps are finally here. What’s more, the new app is shockingly popular. BlackBerry fiiiiinally released its highly anticipated BBM cross-platform messaging app for Android and the iPhone Continue Reading →

With its first effort to make BlackBerry Messenger available to users of Android and iPhone foiled by technical issues, BlackBerry is taking another run at making the service cross-platform. On Monday afternoon, the company said BBM will soon be available on the world’s leading mobile platforms. But folks who want it may have to wait Continue Reading →

BlackBerry on Monday sought to reassure its restive customers and partners that it was financially stable and “here to stay,” even though it announced massive layoffs and sources say it is in talks to sell all or part of the company. In an open letter published in 30 news outlets across nine countries, the Waterloo, Continue Reading →

BlackBerry is more open to a breakup of the company amid concerns that Fairfax Financial Holdings may be unable to line up funding or partners for a $4.7 billion buyout, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Companies such as SAP AG, Cisco Systems and Samsung Electronics, which were approached last week by BlackBerry Continue Reading →