By going private, BlackBerry may buy time to fix itself
Fptechno • 12 years agoA tentative deal to take BlackBerry Ltd private will not necessarily resolve challenges that pushed the smartphone maker into a corner in the...
BBM for iOS and Android unlikely to be released this week
Nishtha • 12 years agoEven as BlackBerry announced that it has signed a letter of intent with a group led by Fairfax Financial in a bid to go private, the company also updated users
An investor with a long view: India-born Prem Watsa
Fptechno • 12 years agoAs soon as Prem Watsa stepped down from Blackberry's board in August, speculation that he would launch a bid for the troubled smartphone...
BlackBerry set to go private in a $4.7 billion deal with group led by Fairfax Financial
Nishtha • 12 years agoClose on the heels of BlackBerry pausing the global rollout of its BlackBerry Messenger app for iOS and Android, the company announced....
BlackBerry Newsmakers: Who is Indian origin investor Prem Watsa?
Fp Archives • 12 years agoOften called Canada's version of Warren Buffet, Watsa preaches a long view that suggests it may be too early to assess his decision to take on a leading 10 percent stake in BlackBerry.