Blackberry

For at least three years, there have been rumors that make BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) a perennial takeover candidate. In 2013, CEO Thorsten Heins was even vocal about his desire to sell the company - working a $56 million parachute into his contract if there was a change of control. Since...

The second week of May was filled with M&A rumors, unlikely partnerships and an unexpected acquisition. Apple Rumored To Be Interested In Buying BlackBerry Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the world's largest corporation, was rumored to be looking at BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) as a possible...

Another day, another BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) buyout rumor. This time it was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) that was the rumored buyer (again), and it turns out that the source of the rumor, an article published by The Inquirer, was a recap of a previous rumor that drove BlackBerry shares...

Shares of BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) were trading higher by more than 6 percent heading into the final 30 minutes of trading on Monday after a rumor surfaced earlier that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is considering an acquisition of BlackBerry.  Shares closed up 5.8 percent on the day....

Morgan Stanley analysts are out with a warning on BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY): the company is "acquiring revenue to make software revenue targets." The company, Morgan Stanley said, is comfortable taking its cash balance down $700 million, to $2.5 billion, in order to acquire...

BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) announced this week that it has acquired WatchDox, a data security company, to bolster mobile content security. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. According to TechCrunch, BlackBerry might have paid as much as $150 million. Was this money well spent? Some...

First, Benzinga detailed the 10 companies that could acquire BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY). Now it's time to hear the reasons why other analysts doubt that BlackBerry will ever be acquired. 1. Smartphone Buyouts Don't Have The Best History Throughout history, investors can point to...

The last full week of March was filled with Apple handset and service rumors, quarterly results from a former smartphone leader and more. Apple Rumored To Introduce New 3 Phones… What could be better than two new iPhones in 2015? How about three? Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly working on...

In a report published Friday, Wells Fargo analyst Maynard Um commented briefly following BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY)'s fourth quarter results. According to Um, BlackBerry's revenue of $660 million was below his expectations of $721 million and "well below" the Street's...

A relatively quiet week on the earnings front will be highlighted by the most recent quarterly results from BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY), Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL), ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE: CAG), GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) and Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU). If the analysts'...

BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) is developing new tablets that are based on the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 from SAMSUNG ELECT LTD(F) (OTC: SSNLF). The new devices, which are expected to arrive this summer, will use BlackBerry's Secusmart encryption technology to help users counter eavesdropping....

The future of Google Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) ubiquitous operating system may not be set in stone. Between the rise of iOS devices, the decline of SAMSUNG ELECT LTD(F) (OTC: SSNLF) and the potential for Windows Phone to accelerate, Android is no longer the easy leader in mobile development....