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With New Outsourcing Deal, BlackBerry Cancels Two Phones
A small item from BlackBerry’s earnings-related filing Friday got lost in the news of its hardware partnership with Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group–sales of its new phones have been so bad that BlackBerry was forced to cancel the rollout of two not-yet-released phones.Voices
Two More Executives Leaving BlackBerry
The leadership upheaval at BlackBerry Ltd. continues under interim Chief Executive John Chen, according to people familiar with the matter.Voices
BlackBerry’s Next Move
When BlackBerry reports its fiscal third-quarter earnings on Friday, investors and analysts expect almost every key financial metric to have worsened.Voices
Samsung’s Next Challenge: Selling Phones to Businesses
Samsung Electronics Co. is already the world’s biggest seller of smartphones to consumers. But to win more corporate and government clients, the South Korean technology giant has to master a new set of skills — and has to do it quickly.Voices
BlackBerry Rolls Out Its BBM Social Network
BlackBerry Ltd. on Tuesday pushed ahead with what has become one of the few areas of growth for the troubled smartphone maker — the development of its BlackBerry messaging application.Voices
BlackBerry Met With Facebook Last Week on Potential Bid
BlackBerry Ltd. executives flew to California to meet with Facebook Inc. last week to gauge its interest in a potential bid for the struggling smartphone-maker, according to people familiar with the matter.Voices
BlackBerry to Slash Its Workforce by Up to 40 Percent
BlackBerry is preparing to make deep staff cuts by the end of the year via layoffs that could cost up to 40 percent of its employees their jobs.Voices
BlackBerry Pares Down U.S. Sales Staff
BlackBerry Ltd. laid off several dozen members of its U.S. sales force Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company continues to downsize in the midst of weak sales and diminishing market share.Voices
Director Says BlackBerry Can Survive as “Niche” Player
In an interview in Stockholm, newly elected BlackBerry director Bert Nordberg said the board is aware of the value the company has created in areas like the enterprise business, hardware functionality and secure communications.Voices