BlackBerry receives $1 billion investment from Fairfax Financial and other investors, John S. Chen to be appointed Interim CEO; Prem Watsa Lead Director
Thorsten Heins to step down as BlackBerry CEO at closing
Thorsten Heins to step down as BlackBerry CEO at closing
WOW! Crazy news this morning! This Tweet just came through from @globeinvestor: #Breaking: #BlackBerry abandons plan to find buyer, will replace CEO $BBRY$FFH.CA$BB.CA. Details soon from @globebusiness — Globe Investor (@globeinvestor) November 4, 2013 According to the Globe and Mail, BlackBerry is abandoning the deal with Fairfax Financial and will instead look to raise $1-billion...
That's according to a new report coming out of Reuters who's sources familiar with the matter claim several large banks are reluctant to participate due to the concerns that BlackBerry will not be able to reverse its rapidly declining fortunes. While Fairfax has Bank of America Merrill Lynch and BMO Capital Markets on board, several other large lenders are said to of have passed on the...
This afternoon the Wall Street Journal just posted a story saying that Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin, co-founders of Research In Motion, may jointly bid for BlackBerry along with support from Cerberus Capital Management. The WSJ cites the usual anonymous “people familiar with the matter”. As a reminder, Lazaridis and Fregin, together, own about 8% of BlackBerry stock, and are not...
Rumors are floating around that the BlackBerry P'9982 may soon be officially available and today it has made its way to the FCC. The P'9982 is sporting AT&T HSPA and LTE bands so it's a good possibility that we may see the high-end Z10 in the states at some point in the near future. This would differ from the P'9981 which was never offered through carriers in the US. As reported...
As an avid BlackBerry user, I belong to quite a few BBM groups. During one of the conversations the question was posed if one could add sites to the search engine list to the browser. The process is actually quite simple and perfect for those of you prefer using a website not included in the default dropdown (i.e. Bing, Google, and Yahoo.). Be sure to follow these quick steps. Keep in...
To celebrate the popular game FlyCraft being one year old, the developer has reduced the price by 66% permanently - which should go down rather well with the BlackBerry 10 community. Now you can pick up the quality game for just $0.99. We first went hands-on with FlyCraft when it was released for the PlayBook, but since it hit BlackBerry 10 it has had great success - with various...
More great news today for BlackBerry on the Enterprise front as the Australian Transport Safety Bureau announces their move over to BES 10. Kicking off in November the organization is to equip staff with BlackBerry Z30's to allow them to be most efficient whilst out in the field - sensible people! Security is clearly a big factor for the move, along with cost effectiveness - however...
It has nearly been 6 weeks since BlackBerry’s board of directors entered into an agreement with a consortium of investors led by Fairfax Financial. As a reminder, here is what that agreement said in plain English: They take BlackBerry private for $9 per share. The general agreement is for Fairfax, and its partner investors, to take BlackBerry off the public market by purchasing all...
Today is Halloween so this is your last chance! Today when you're out trick-or-treating, heading to your kids Halloween parade or just slumming around the house in costume, don't forget to snap a photo for our #ScaryBerry contest. It can be pretty much whatever you want, just be sure to show off your phone or tablet in the picture. Send us your photos (details below) and we'll pick...
The FAA announced a big move today and has announced that portable electronic devices will now be allowed "during all phases of flight". Of course the announcement still hinges on the airlines as each will have to rollout their own policies, but that shouldn't take too long to get rolling. This means that all devices with an on/off switch including your phone and tablets can be used...
If you're a Rogers customer and have been waiting ever so patiently for the BlackBerry Z30 to become available, have at it. Rogers is now offering up the Z30 online for just $179 on a 2-year term or $599 month-to-month. The devices are already shipping, but nothing else fancy to see here - the model is standard and will ship free. Rogers got a bit of a late start after first opting...
BlackBerry has been looped in with stories in the news lately about security with people wondering if their devices are secure or subject to "spying". We've seen it numerous times in the last few months, but BlackBerry has continued to say that they are "confident in the superiority of BlackBerry's mobile security platform for customers using our integrated device and enterprise server...
More good news for BlackBerry 10 in the Enterprise world. Spanish bank, NCG, has committed to BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 as its mobile solution. With security being paramount in the banking industry, it makes sense that the Spanish company would test, and then choose BlackBerry. With BlackBerry being in the news recently for both good and bad reasons - this is just another...
If you are a fan of running/platform style games then you are going to love Manuganu for BlackBerry 10. With wonderful 3D graphics and fast, challenging game play this one is going to rather popular on our platform I suspect. As with most platform games it's all about getting to the end of the level, while collecting items along the way - and things are no different here. When you...
They were first off the mark with LTE in the UK and today EE continue to broaden the 4G coverage as they introduce the service in 14 more towns. Yes, we are still playing catch up compared to a few other countries around the world. All BlackBerry 10 devices are 4G compatible, so if you are looking to make the switch to BlackBerry it is well worth thinking about if you need, or want to...
We posted a short video review of Space Collector a while back and I thoroughly enjoyed playing the game. As it's that spooky time of the year the developers have released a Halloween edition of the game if you fancy some more space collecting action. Much the same as the original version - the game is all about collecting coins within an allotted time. With great 3D graphics and...
We've been speculating on a launch date for the BlackBerry Z30 at Verizon for a while now, and despite some leaked info, it appears that the latest BlackBerry will be landing in the US in November. Verizon dropped word on Twitter today that the Z30 will be coming in November but still no exact date -- so it does leave the gap open for the time being. The Z30 will run $199 on a two-year...
Bitstrips seems to be all the rage lately. If you haven't heard of it before, it's a Facebook-connected app that lets you turn yourself and your friends into cheeky cartoons that you can share with the world. There's no official BlackBerry 10 Bitstrips app for now, but you do have the option to sideload it if you want to get in on all of the comicy fun as well. For this one keep in...
Football (soccer) games are nothing new to BlackBerry 10 - however, Tricky Shot is a little different and as well as it being a really good game it's free to download! Originally on the Android platform, Tricky Shot is all about hitting different targets with the football. The way this is done is by tapping the ball to make it bounce and then using a flicking movement on the touch...
We first featured Word Soup for BlackBerry 10 some time ago - and although I wasn't an expert, it truly is a fantastic puzzle style game if that's your thing. To celebrate 10 years in the business the developer has reduced the price of Word Soup by 50% up until November 1st - so if this one looks your cup of tea you had better get in quick. Now for less than a buck you can enjoy hours...
For UK BlackBerry users that are not bothered about upgrading to BlackBerry 10 and are happy with a BlackBerry 7 device as their main form of communication we bring you good news. Carphone Warehouse has cut the price of the BlackBerry 9720 to just £99.95 on Pay-As-You-Go, plus a £10 top up. This now makes the 9720 £10 cheaper than the Curve 9320 and a real bargain in you are in...
One thing I mentioned in my review is that the battery door on the BlackBerry Z30 is particularly snug. Kevin's finally got his mitts on one, and he bumped into the same problem of popping the door off. As simple as the problem might be, we want to make sure we're helping out every new Z30 owner as much as possible. The only real starting point for opening the rear of the BlackBerry...