BlackBerry failure: A lesson for Apple, Samsung

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA: Indonesia has long been a surprising jewel in the crown of BlackBerry, a rare market where its devices enjoyed mass appeal. But the country also highlights the struggling company’s failure to

Meet BlackBerry buyer, India-born Prem Watsa

TORONTO: As soon as Prem Watsa stepped down from Blackberry’s board in August, speculation that he would launch a bid for the troubled smartphone maker started to swirl. Six weeks later, the man some

BlackBerry mimicking Palm’s decline

BlackBerry reported a more than 40% plunge in sales and vowed to cut a third of its workforce, raising concern that it’s on the same downward spiral as Palm, though without prospects for

BlackBerry sale might not include smartphones

Potential bidders for BlackBerry are only interested in parts of the business, concluding that the firm’s smartphones, such as the recent Q10 and Z10, have little or no value, reports say. Bidders

Now Sony Xperia offers Exchange Offer

After the success story of Samsung, Apple and BlackBerry with their exchange offer, it is now the turn of Sony to work on the same lines. The company is starting this offer