Research In Motion
BlackBerry shares fall 16% on withdrawal of sale plan
05 Nov 2013
Blackberry has confirmed it is abandoning plans for a sale as it struggles to gain momentum in a tough smartphone market
Microsoft, Apple, Sony consortium sues Google, others for patent infringement
01 Nov 2013
The main target of the lawsuits appears to be Google, which is accused of infringing seven patents on technology that pairs internet search terms with related advertising
BBM gets over 20 mn users in first week
31 Oct 2013
China’s Lenovo Group interested in BlackBerry
18 Oct 2013
BlackBerry founders mull takeover
11 Oct 2013
BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin yesterday said they may consider taking over the company, just two weeks after Fairfax Financial Holdings tabled a $4.7 billion bid
BlackBerry admits disappointing sales
28 Sep 2013
Blackberry receives $4.7-bn buyout offer from Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial
24 Sep 2013
Analysts say that if Blackberry continues to remain listed, it would go bankrupt in six months after burning its $2.8 billion cash reserves
BlackBerry to take BBM cross platform
24 Sep 2013
BlackBerry to post nearly $1 bn Q2 loss, cut 4,500 jobs
21 Sep 2013
Ontario-based BlackBerry holds nearly $1 billion worth of unsold smartphones, mostly its Z10 touch-screen device, which it had promoted as its flagship model and a potential competitor to the iPhone
BlackBerry could slash 5,000 jobs by year end: report
19 Sep 2013
BlackBerry, which once dominated the smartphone market, is now looking at strategic alternatives, including selling itself
BlackBerry seeks sale by November: report
05 Sep 2013
BlackBerry considers strategic options including sale
13 Aug 2013
BlackBerry confirmed yesterday that it is proceeding with a long-anticipated strategic review of the company including a possible sale to revive its sagging fortunes
BlackBerry announces BBM for Android and iOS
15 May 2013
BlackBerry 10 gets off to a record start
06 Feb 2013
RIM becomes BlackBerry
31 Jan 2013
The legal name change to BlackBerry from RIM will take affect after shareholders approve the decision, but the company has already begun to do business under its new name
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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