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Lenovo Group Limited Is Considering an Acquisition of BlackBerry Smart Phone Maker
Oct 21, 2013Foreign media quoted a person in the know saying that Lenovo Group Limited (SEHK: 0992) is considering an acquisition of BlackBerry smart phone maker Research In Motion Limited (RIM; Nasdaq: RIMM). The top Chinese maker of computers and ...
Tags: Lenovo, Blackberry, Computer Products, Consumer Electronics
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Blackberry's Co-Founders Are Considering Weighing in with a Counter-Bid
Oct 12, 2013BlackBerry'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 ...
Tags: Computer Products, Blackberry, smartphone
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BlackBerry's Is Reportedly Preparing a Bid for The Troubled Smartphone Maker
Sep 11, 2013BlackBerry's biggest shareholder is reportedly preparing a bid for the troubled smartphone maker. Fairfax Holdings, an insurer run by Toronto, Ontario-based investor Prem Watsa, holds a stake of around 9.9 per cent in BlackBerry, having ...
Tags: Blackberry, Computer Products
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Research In Motion Unveiled Lower-Cost Blackberry Aimed at Consumers in Emerging Markets
May 16, 2013Research In Motion has unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets, and said it will offer its once-popular BlackBerry Messenger service on iPhones and devices running Google's Android software. CEO Thorsten ...
Tags: RIM, BlackBerry, Phone
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U.S. Department of Defence Cleared BlackBerry 10 Smartphones for Use on Its Networks
May 6, 2013The U.S. Department of Defence has cleared BlackBerry 10 smartphones and PlayBook tablets for use on its networks, amid reports that the department may also clear devices from Samsung Electronics and Apple. The department has approved ...
Tags: Blackberry, Defence Networks
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The Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Grew 4% Year-on-Year
May 2, 2013The worldwide mobile phone market grew 4% year-on-year in the seasonally slow first quarter of 2013 as smartphones outshipped feature phones for the first time, according to the International Data Corp (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone ...
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Maker of Blackberry Expects New Version of Phone with Physical Keyboard Will Be Available
Apr 25, 2013The maker of the BlackBerry expects a new version of the phone with a physical keyboard will be available in the US by the end of May. However there is no indication by manufacturer Research In Motion as to when the Q10 BlackBerry will ...
Tags: Keyboard, Blackberry
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Maker of Blackberry Expects New Version of Phone with Physical Keyboard Will Be Available
Apr 25, 2013THE maker of the BlackBerry expects a new version of the phone with a physical keyboard will be available in the US by the end of May. However there is no indication by manufacturer Research In Motion as to when the Q10 BlackBerry will be ...
Tags: Blackberry, Consumer Electronics
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The First BlackBerry 10 Handset,The Touch-Centric Z10 Is Not Selling Well in The U.S.
Apr 16, 2013BlackBerry is mad and it’s not going to take it anymore. The smartphone maker came out swinging Friday, one day after several market analyst reports said the company’s first BlackBerry 10 handset, the touch-centric Z10, is not ...
Tags: BlackBerry, Computer Products
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Canadian Government Handed Spanish Telecoms Giant Telefónica a US$257m Loan
Apr 9, 2013The Canadian government has handed Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica a US$257m (£170m) loan to assist in buying BlackBerry products and services. The decision was taken after BlackBerry financials, revealed last week, showed ...
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BlackBerry Will Discontinue Its BBM Music Service on June 2
Apr 4, 2013BlackBerry will discontinue its BBM Music service on June 2 and is referring customers to the Rdio music service for 30 days of free music. The company said that after a strategic business review, it was decided that BlackBerry will no ...
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Saudi Arabia Has Threatened Action Against Internet-Based Communications Applications
Apr 3, 2013Saudi Arabia has threatened action against Internet-based communications applications if they do not meet local rules, suggesting that the kingdom is ready for a showdown with some of these providers over local monitoring of their services. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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BlackBerry Eked out Small Profit in a Transition Quarter
Apr 1, 2013SHOWING signs of fresh life, smartphone maker BlackBerry eked out a small profit in a transition quarter in the midst of its rollout of a make-or-break platform to challenge Apple and Android. The Waterloo, Ontario firm said profit in the ...
Tags: Blackberry, Consumer Electronics, Computer Products, software
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BlackBerry Shares Fell for The Second Day in a Row
Mar 26, 2013BlackBerry shares fell for the second day in a row after a disappointing US launch for the Z10 saw investment firm Goldman Sachs downgrade its rating for the Canadian firm. The downgrading comes just days before BlackBerry is set to ...
Tags: Blackberry, Computer Products, Consumer Electronics, smartphone
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BlackBerry Has Received an Order for One Million Z10 Smartphones
Mar 18, 2013BlackBerry has received an order for one million Z10 smartphones, the largest single order in the company's history, significantly boosting shares in the firm which described the deal as a "tremendous vote of confidence." The ...
Tags: BlackBerry, Computer Products, phone