Ina Fried in Mobile on December 19, 2013 at 10:10 am PT
The struggling device maker should focus on producing an affordable, keyboard-equipped phone for the global mass market, says Wedge Partners principal Brian Blair.
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Ina Fried in Mobile on December 18, 2013 at 9:10 am PT
Struggling phone maker BlackBerry said on Wednesday that its BBM instant messaging software will soon come preloaded on a phone from Korea’s LG Electronics. BlackBerry, which recently made BBM freely available for iOS and Android, said that the software will also come preinstalled on the LG G Pro Lite phone in various markets around the world.
Ina Fried in Mobile on November 25, 2013 at 11:43 am PT
AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile still get half or more of sales from their own stores, but a couple of other retailers have emerged as significant players in the cellphone-selling business.
Ina Fried in Mobile on November 4, 2013 at 5:32 am PT
Former Sybase chief John Chen will serve as interim CEO as the company seeks to get the new cash within two weeks.
Ina Fried in Mobile on October 2, 2013 at 5:00 am PT
As bad as the second-quarter sales figures were, things may get worse as the company tries to figure out how to move the massive inventory already in the hands of carriers.
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 25, 2013 at 9:04 pm PT
The Canadian phone maker says it won’t meet with investors in the wake of a bid from an investor to acquire the company.
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 25, 2013 at 5:43 pm PT
T-Mobile says customers can order the phones in-store or online, but it is moving away from stocking inventory of BlackBerry devices.
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 18, 2013 at 1:00 am PT
The Z30, expected in the U.S. later this year, also packs a larger battery and an updated version of the BlackBerry OS.
Ina Fried in Mobile on August 13, 2013 at 10:57 am PT
The BlackBerry 9720 features typical BlackBerry features such as a small touchscreen and physical keyboard, along with a slightly updated version of the classic operating system.
Ina Fried in Mobile on August 13, 2013 at 9:31 am PT
The increasingly saturated smartphone market is making for brutal competition between phone makers and mobile operators.
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