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A Non-Public Blackberry Would Likely Find Interesting Investors (BBRY)
Monday, August 12, 2013 - 9:16am | 507News has swirled of late that the BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY)’s Board of Directors may be open to taking the public private and according to anonymous sources that spoke to Reuters, this might be the best option for the ailing company. The argument, in summation, is that although the company...
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Blackberry To Lay Off Another 250 Employees (BBRY)
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 8:40am | 538In another sign that Blackberry (NASDAQ: BBRY)’s trouble are worsening, the company announced Thursday that it was laying off an additional 250 employees. This will bring total layoffs to more than 5,000 in the past fiscal year. Blackberry spokesman Alex Kinsella told AllThingsD, “These...
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BlackBerry Doesn't Think it Needs Testing Staff (BBRY)
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 2:30pm | 313Woes seem to be continuing for Blackberry (NASDAQ: BBRY), whose shares cannot seems to escape the nine dollar level. According to The Globe and Mail, the smartphone producer will be laying off 250 product testing staff. Concern for layoffs was already high as the company laid off 5,000...
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How Can BlackBerry Make Investors Believe Again? (BBRY)
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 8:44am | 576After a disastrous earnings announcement that left the stock down nearly 32 percent since June 26, Blackberry (NASDAQ: BBRY) executives have some explaining to do. They’ll get that chance Tuesday as the company hosts its annual shareholder meeting 10:00 a.m. EST. Let’s hope CEO Thorsten Heins...
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SLIDESHOW: BlackBerry Z10 Sales, iWatch Trademark Troubles and More From July's First Week (AAPL, BBRY)
Saturday, July 6, 2013 - 1:34pm | 155Just when you think things are beginning to slow down, rumors surface regarding how many BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) 10 handsets may have been sold. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made several headlines this week -- and not for all the right reasons. Samsung (OTC: SSNLF), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Microsoft (NASDAQ...
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BlackBerry Sold 3 Million Z10 and Q10 Units Last Quarter (BBRY)
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 11:56am | 407BlackBerry's (NASDAQ: BBRY) long-awaited smartphones, the Z10 and Q10, may have sold no more than three million units during the first fiscal quarter. The company sold a total of 6.8 million handsets during the sales period, which ended on May 31, 2013. Analysts had expected the firm to sell 7.5...
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BlackBerry Could Ship 40 Million Handsets in 2013
Friday, May 31, 2013 - 3:54pm | 426BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) could ship an extremely large number of smartphones this year. The ailing smartphone maker -- which fell to third place after Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android platform debuted -- has reportedly experienced a fair amount of growth this...