BlackBerry CEO: We’ll focus on enterprise, BBM in 2014
John Chen speaks to Bloomberg TV in may just 2011. each person have resolutions and issues we would prefer to work higher at in 2014, but there are few who’ve as tough a road beforehand as BlackBerry’s latest chief government officer, John Chen. Getting the ball rolling early on a Monday morning when many in the tech world are still on vacation if now not slowly meandering again into the office, Chen penned a memo for...
BlackBerry agrees to $4.7 billion buyout by Fairfax-led consortium
BlackBerry announced Monday it has agreed to a $4.7 billion buyout through a consortium of investors who plan to take the struggling Canadian smartphone maker private. The corporate mentioned in a observation that it has “signed a letter of intent agreement under which a consortium to be led by Fairfax financial Holdings limited has supplied to obtain the corporate topic to due diligence.” Fairfax, a Canadian agency headed...
BlackBerry 9720 with OS 7.1 and touchscreen launched at Rs. 15,990
The Canadian handset maker has launched the BlackBerry 9720 in India, for Rs. 15,999. the corporate ultimate month unveiled the smartphone, with the dated BB 7.1 OS operating gadget as a substitute of the revamped BlackBerry 10 platform, and promised that the software will hit chosen markets like Asia, EMEA and Latin america within the coming weeks. on the other hand, the pricing of the tool was no longer printed via the company then....
Lenovo faces regulatory obstacles in potential Blackberry bid
chinese computer maker Lenovo, which has signed a non-disclosure deal to look at BlackBerry’s books, faces regulatory barriers if it bids for the entire company and will probably pursue just components, a source accustomed to the subject stated on Thursday. BlackBerry Ltd mentioned in August it used to be exploring options that could embrace an outright sale. And the Canadian company, which helped pioneer smartphones, has...
BlackBerry says to explore strategic alternatives
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry has arrange a committee to explore strategic choices, together with joint ventures, partnerships or a sale of the company, Blackberry said on Monday Univers Inform. Former Goldman Sachs executive Timothy Dattels, a BlackBerry board member, will chair the new committee, as a way to additionally embody Blackberry Chief government Thorsten Heins. “Given the significance and potential of our...