Updated: On the Exchange Floor With CNBC Closing Bell Hosted by Maria Bartiromo and Bill Griffeth
Update: Thanks to Todd we have a decent copy of the whole segment below There is no need to point out how significant of a day it was in BlackBerry history today. Yet another CEO has stepped down and we have an interm CEO placed by the new Lead Director of BlackBerry. Prem Watsa clearly has…
StereoTube & HomeScreen Themes Shelf On Sale for BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry 10 users should be happy to learn that the awesome StereoTube app is 66% off this week. That means you can get the great YouTube and VIVO audio and video player for only $0.99 in BlackBerry World. That is a great value since StereoTube makes it easy to listen to YouTube music as if…
3rd Party BlackBerry 10 Instagram Clients BlackGram Released Again and iGrann Starts Public Beta
Sorry for the delay on this one guys but it has been a crazy weekend leading up to today’s news. We told you earlier about two upcoming 3rd party Instagram clients for BlackBerry 10 and they are almost here. BlackGram actually released their Instagram client in BlackBerry World with some awesome features but their servers…
BlackBerry Staying In Handset Business Says Interim BlackBerry CEO John Chen
BlackBerry’s new interim CEO, John Chen, confirmed today one of the biggest questions we had in Prem Watsa’s plan. Chen said that BlackBerry plans on staying in the handset business. He told Reuters that "I know we have enough ingredients to build a long-term sustainable business," and that "I have done this before and seen…
Who Is BlackBerry’s New Interim CEO & Executive Chairman John S. Chen?
A new name was thrown into BlackBerry’s management today. John S. Chen was appointed executive chairman of the board and interim CEO as of today. That is a huge move after Thorsten Heins turned out to be just capable of cost cutting and not reviving the brand. This has many of us wondering who is…
BlackBerry Gets $1 Billion Investment – No Longer Looking for Buyers – CEO Steps Down
Today is a real whopper of a news day for BlackBerry. Many people knew that today would be a big day but it seems to be turning out to be a different kind of day than most expected. Fairfax is not moving forward with their acquisition for $9 a share but is rather investing…
BlackBerry Receives Investment of U.S. $1 Billion from Fairfax Financial and Other Institutional Investors
Big news this morning from BlackBerry. Shares are just now starting to trade again. In a nutshell BlackBerry has signed an investment agreement with Fairfax Financial to invest $1 billion. They are done with their review of strategic alternatives so this is it. They have fired Thorsten Heins as the current CEO as of today…
Cerberus and Mike Lazaridis Considering Joint Bid for BlackBerry
The days are ticking down towards the end of Fairfax Financial’s due diligence period on BlackBerry. Now we have rumors of BlackBerry founder and former co-CEO considering a joint bid for BlackBerry with equity firm Cerberus. This is coming from the Dow Jones after rumors that Cerberus signed an NDA previously together with Mike Lazaridis…