BlackBerry's co-founders, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin, are considering weighing in with a counter-bid for the ailing smartphone maker, according to a financial filing made on Thursday. A bid by the pair would represent an ...
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The Scottish Government is set to equip civil servants with Windows 8 tablets in an effort to improve their ability to work on the move. An initial pilot for key staff offered a choice of tablets from a selection comprising the Samsung ...
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There was a lot to learn at the 27th Annual Conference on Transportation Innovation and Technology yesterday. And lots of great ideas to steal, too. Increasingly, it's becoming clear that you if you want to be competitive in flat growth ...
Modern Oats, a brand owned by Innovative Beverage Concepts, has unveiled oatmeal cups with whole rolled oats and blends of superfruits, nuts and seeds. Packaged in portable, recyclable 2.6oz cup, the Modern Oats oatmeal cups are available ...
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BlackBerry’s messenger app for Android and iPhone will not roll out this week as the company struggles to block an unreleased version of the Android app that affected its system. The smartphone maker said Saturday it had paused the ...
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A consortium led by Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings has offered to acquire struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry. The proposed deal, which is supported by BlackBerry’s board of directors, values the company at US$4.7 ...
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Apple boasted Monday that it sold 9 million iPhone 5s and 5c smartphones over the weekend after launching the devices on Friday, Sept. 20. The company sold over 5 million iPhone 5 phones on their first weekend of availability about a year ...
The new BlackBerry Z30 smartphone will be available to buy from 10pm at the Dubai Mall BlackBerry store – BlackBerry is also giving away tickets to the Dubai Music Week on purchase of the smartphone. The recently announced ...
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Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry has agreed to a US$4.7bn takeover bid from a consortium led by its biggest shareholder, Fairfax Financial. In a statement released today, the company has signed a letter of intent agreement under which ...
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The BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android and the iOS has been delayed by BlackBerry around the world after having issues with the unreleased app for Android that was posted online. BBM was to become available for the Android and iOS ...
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Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has quantified just how bad business is at the moment, as users abandon its once-dominant platform. The company said it plans to record a GAAP net operating loss during the July to September quarter ...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has used what will likely be his last meeting with Wall Street analysts to defend his tenure at the helm of the software giant. Ballmer, who recently announced he'll be stepping down in the next year, openly ...
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Apple's new iOS 7.0 operating system "doesn't address the dangers" in malicious apps, and Apple has supplied scant details on new anti-virus and anti-malware features in its new mobile operating system, according to application security ...
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BlackBerry could slash its workforce by up to 40 per cent before the end of this year, as the struggling smartphone manufacturer attempts to cut costs. According to The Wall Street Journal, the BlackBerry job cuts will take place across ...
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BlackBerry today introduced the new BlackBerry Z30 smartphone, BlackBerry's biggest, fastest and most advanced smartphone. Featuring BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2, the new all-touch BlackBerry Z30 smartphone comes with a beautiful 5" ...
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