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Apple objects to bankrupt sapphire supplier’s financing plan

Friday, July 17, 2015 4:04 pmFriday, July 17, 20155 Comments

Apple is objecting to bankrupt GT Advanced Technologies’ financing plan…

Beleaguered BlackBerry cut to strong sell on declining sales, layoff plans

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 4:50 pmThursday, July 9, 201513 Comments

On May 30, Zacks Investment Research downgraded BlackBerry…

Beleaguered BlackBerry axes smartphone employees

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BlackBerry Ltd. said Friday it is laying off an undisclosed number of employees…

Beleaguered BlackBerry CEO: ‘I would challenge you guys to bend our Passport’

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Even BlackBerry Ltd. couldn’t resist taking a jab…

Beleaguered BlackBerry posts massive $4.4 billion quarterly loss, inks deal with Foxconn to build phones nobody wants

Friday, December 20, 2013 9:21 amFriday, December 20, 201314 Comments

BlackBerry, the troubled Canadian smartphone company…

Apple recruits employees from beleaguered BlackBerry

Thursday, October 10, 2013 3:01 pmThursday, October 10, 201314 Comments

Apple Inc. has all but destroyed BlackBerry Ltd.’s business model…

DCW Blackberry begins axing 4,500 employees

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 12:28 pmWednesday, October 9, 201312 Comments

BlackBerry wasted little time in embarking on the layoffs…

Beleaguered BlackBerry hit with shareholder class action lawsuit for misrepresenting state of company

Saturday, October 5, 2013 3:01 pmSaturday, October 5, 201329 Comments

A shareholder of BlackBerry Ltd sued the company and its executives on Friday…

How BlackBerry blew it: The inside story

Monday, September 30, 2013 6:00 pmMonday, September 30, 201331 Comments

Late last year, Research In Motion Ltd. chief executive officer Thorsten Heins…

Beleaguered Blackberry reports $965 million second quarter loss

Friday, September 27, 2013 8:58 amFriday, September 27, 201334 Comments

Blackberry has reported a second quarter net loss of $965 million…

T-Mobile USA stops stocking beleaguered BlackBerry’s phones

Thursday, September 26, 2013 8:57 amThursday, September 26, 201331 Comments

Shares in beleaguered BlackBerry fell more than 6 percent on Wednesday…

More blood on Apple iPad’s touchscreen: BlackBerry’s Playbook is dead

Friday, June 28, 2013 9:33 amFriday, June 28, 201330 Comments

The PlayBook, an attempt at securing a foothold in the popular tablet category largely dominated by Apple Inc.’s iPad…

More blood on Apple iTunes Store’s play button: BlackBerry’s BBM Music is dead

Monday, April 8, 2013 4:31 pmMonday, April 8, 201319 Comments

BlackBerry, the Canadian smartphone maker, is scrapping its BBM Music…

Beleaguered BlackBerry shares drop as Home Depot management upgrades to Apple iPhone

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 9:01 amTuesday, February 12, 20139 Comments

Shares of BlackBerry fell 3 percent on Monday after U.S. home improvement retailer…

Scientists: Beleaguered RIM’s BlackBerry phone could cause allergic reaction

Monday, November 12, 2012 11:21 amMonday, November 12, 201215 Comments

BlackBerry or iPhone? It’s been a battle for years, but Apple’s smartphone offering may be healthier…

Beleaguered RIM’s customers working on contingency plans: iPhones and iPads

Monday, July 9, 2012 8:37 am12 Comments

Research In Motion Ltd. customers from GoDaddy Group Inc. to asset manager Thames River Capital…

Why beleaguered RIM won’t be bought: Not much value in a dying platform

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 1:06 pm11 Comments

There’s been rampant speculation that the rescue strategy…

Beleaguered RIM shares dive to 9-year low after Morgan Stanley downgrade

Monday, June 25, 2012 5:32 pmMonday, June 25, 20129 Comments

Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion dove to a nine-year low Monday…

More blood on Apple iPad’s touchscreen: Beleaguered RIM axes 16GB PlayBook

Friday, June 8, 2012 8:45 amFriday, June 8, 201222 Comments

Beleaguered Research In Motion today said that it plans to axe…

Beleaguered RIM to axe at least 2,000 jobs

Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:30 amSunday, May 27, 201225 Comments

Patrick Spence, who quit this week as Research In Motion Ltd.’s global sales chief…

Beleaguered RIM exec shakeup continues with naming of new COO, marketing chief

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 12:05 pm9 Comments

Beleaguered Research In Motion today announced additions to its executive ranks…

Beleaguered RIM shares tank further as CEO hit with tepid response to Blackberry 10

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 4:55 pmTuesday, May 1, 201225 Comments

RIM is sticking to points to a late 2012 release for BlackBerry 10 handsets, which would be problematic for the company…

Beleaguered RIM said to discuss hiring bank to weigh strategy options

Monday, April 16, 2012 5:24 pm10 Comments

Research In Motion, the beleaguered maker of antiquated BlackBerry smartphones…

Beleaguered RIM intros ‘BlackBerry Mobile Fusion’ to manage Apple iPhones, Google Android, BlackBerry phones

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 11:09 am17 Comments

Beleaguered Research In Motion today introduced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion…

Beleaguered RIM under the gun as pressures mount

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:03 pm19 Comments

Investors in Research In Motion Ltd. may be pondering a key question: Is Amateur Hour over, yet?

Beleaguered RIM may pre-announce poor Q4 results, says Jeffries

Thursday, March 1, 2012 8:39 amThursday, March 1, 201211 Comments

Beleaguered Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd (RIM) is likely to preannounce poor Feb. quarterly results and forecast a “very weak” May quarter…

NOAA dumps beleaguered RIM’s BlackBerry, embraces Apple iPhone and iPad

Thursday, February 9, 2012 3:23 pm14 Comments

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is dumping RIM’s BlackBerry…

The seven habits of spectacularly unsuccessful executives

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 5:06 pm39 Comments

Research on what over 50 former high-flying companies – like Enron, Tyco, WorldCom, Rubbermaid, and Schwinn – did to become complete failures…

Beleaguered RIM’s half-CEOs: Portrait of pathetic

Friday, December 16, 2011 1:33 pmFriday, December 16, 201115 Comments

James Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis vs. Steve Jobs: Proof that two heads aren’t better than one…

Another senior executive exits beleaguered Research In Motion

Friday, October 28, 2011 5:58 pmFriday, October 28, 20118 Comments

Research In Motion has parted ways with a senior executive involved with cloud-based services…

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