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BlackBerry dumps Alicia Keys, says it's not you - it's me
It’s not you, Alicia, it’s me. Ailing smartphone maker BlackBerry gave celebrity spokesperson Alicia Keys the boot on Thursday — and appeared to use the classic breakup line to cut...
Foxconn deal buoys BlackBerry
Do you know anyone who recently bought a BlackBerry? New owners of the beleaguered smartphone brand are becoming extremely rare as the company reported a loss of $4.4 billion last...
Blackberry strikes Taiwan manufacturing deal after revenue dip
BlackBerry reported a massive $4.4 billion loss in the third quarter and 56 percent drop in revenue in its first results under new Chairman and interim Chief Executive John Chen....
Obama denied iPhone for 'security reasons'
The troubled mobile phone maker BlackBerry still has at least one loyal customer: President Obama. At a meeting with youth on Wednesday to promote his landmark health care law, Obama said he...
Obama not allowed iPhone for 'security reasons'
Here’s the deal, Barry can’t hang up his BlackBerry. President Obama admitted he was not allowed to have an iPhone owing to security fears — explaining why he is sometimes...
BlackBerry calls off sale, will replace CEO
BlackBerry Ltd is abandoning a plan to sell itself and instead will replace its chief executive officer and raise about $1 billion from institutional investors, including its largest shareholder, the...
Blackberry says it's 'here to stay'
BlackBerry Ltd 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...
BlackBerry founders consider buying back company
BlackBerry’s co-founders, who built the smartphone maker into the category leader about a decade ago, said Thursday they are considering buying back their old business. They’d better hurry. Mike Lazaridis...
Cerberus looks into bid for BlackBerry
TORONTO — Private equity firm Cerberus is interested in taking a look at BlackBerry's books as a prelude to a possible bid for the troubled smartphone company. Cerberus is looking...
Blackberry makes $4.7 billion deal
BlackBerry made for easy pickings. The once iconic mobile-phone maker struck a $4.7 billion deal to sell itself to a Canadian investor consortium led by Prem Watsa, aka the Canadian...
BlackBerry to cut 4,500 jobs
TORONTO — It was once so addictive it inspired the nickname "CrackBerry." President Barack Obama confessed to being among the millions of devotees who couldn't bear to stop tapping feverishly...
Canada's 'Warren Buffett' might rescue BlackBerry
Canada’s "Warren Buffett" has reportedly emerged as the front-runner to acquire the country’s beaten-down smartphone maker BlackBerry (BRRY). The developments come as BlackBerry and its advisers have scrambled to move...