BlackBerry

BlackBerry: A tech tale heading from 50m units a year via betrayal to zero market share

Cult director Matt Johnson recreates the Crackberry days with this compelling tale of tech hubris

Fri Oct 06 2023 - 12:03

Cat robots that bite, Apple’s $3tn first and BlackBerry’s Waterloo

Planet Business: Cancelling January, one event at a time

Sat Jan 08 2022 - 05:43

BlackBerry pulls life support for once-indispensable business smartphone

Move marks end of an era for pre-iPhone device

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 12:22

AMC launches new share sale as it warns investors they may lose money

Some Wall Street analysts say the cinema operator is already heavily overvalued

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 13:39

GameStop rally hits the buffers with 60% share price slide

Retailer has given up 80% of gains from Redditers assault on short-sellers

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 21:31

The Irish Times view on stock market volatility: the traders who shook Wall Street

The focus must turn to the growing role of hedge funds in global finance and their risky reliance on debt in investing

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 19:04

Reddit mob’s GameStop victory over hedge funds will be fleeting

Wall Street has looked on with disdain as amateur investors have strayed into its world

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 16:58

Short squeeze: What exactly is going on at GameStop?

Amateur traders, hedge funds and Wall St all driven by different priorities

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 11:10

‘Short squeeze’ spreads as day traders hunt next GameStop

White House is ‘monitoring the situation’ with targeted stocks

Wed Jan 27 2021 - 20:32

Line between transport and tech blurred at CES as dash for data fuels innovation

Toyota reveals plans for 175-acre ‘smart city’ as Uber and Hyundai unveil €1.4bn taxi service

Thu Jan 09 2020 - 04:35

Things we take for granted that hardly existed in 2010

Selfies, contactless payments, storm names and Netflix - what have the 2010s given us?

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 02:06

Volatility returns to markets as US-China tensions escalate

Stocktake: Fear index on track to record biggest monthly increase since last October

Tue May 14 2019 - 05:45

Google braced for Brussels penalty over abuse of market dominance

Vestager to escalate battle with tech group by ruling Android device maker terms illegal

Thu Jun 07 2018 - 07:52

BlackBerry efforts at recovery bear some fruit

Third quarter results down 24.9% but exceed analyst expectations

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 12:46

Profits at Nuance Communications almost triple

Company is famous for its voice recognition software Dragon across a range of platforms

Tue Aug 29 2017 - 16:45

BlackBerry’s string of recent success may have hit a snag

Technology company posts disappointing sales figures

Fri Jun 23 2017 - 15:05

BlackBerry joins the ranks of the tech dinosaurs

‘Ultimate business gadget’ consigned to history as company stops making handsets

Wed Sept 28 2016 - 16:54

Tech Tools: BlackBerry beefs up Android security with DTEK50

New super-secure phone speaks to consumers’ worries about privacy

Thu Aug 04 2016 - 06:10

BlackBerry to stop making Classic smartphone model

Shares in the Canadian technology company drop by more than 3 per cent

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 01:00

BlackBerry breaks even, posts optimistic outlook

Smartphone pioneer has shifted focus to software for managing mobiles

Thu Jun 23 2016 - 17:57

Travel Gear: portable projection

Triangular designer style and 3 in 1 wireless charging

Sat Mar 12 2016 - 01:00

Stocktake: Bear market is a reality for many investors

Apple going cheap, January lows and judging the rest of the year on the first week

Tue Jan 12 2016 - 09:03

BlackBerry reduces losses, but handsets still struggle

Company is seeking to build software revenues

Fri Dec 18 2015 - 15:38

BlackBerry says it has hit low point of turnaround

Second-quarter revenue plummets and smartphone shipments hit their lowest since at least 2007

Fri Sept 25 2015 - 16:11

BlackBerry falls on software revenue uncertainty

Shares off 1.1% after jumping in premarket trading as BlackBerry earnings report touted 15% increase in software and licensing revenues

Wed Jun 24 2015 - 01:02

BlackBerry cuts jobs worldwide as it consolidates businesses

Canadian smartphone maker to cut jobs on back of falling revenue

Mon May 25 2015 - 07:55

Apple disputes 'theory of large numbers' applies to $700bn firm

Whether law of large numbers applies to tech giant or not, Tim Cook says it won’t inhibit growth

Wed Feb 11 2015 - 08:29

Samsung talks to BlackBerry about $7.5bn buyout

South Korean group hoping to get hold of valuable patents

Thu Jan 15 2015 - 11:45

Cutting the power cable – the rise and rise of wireless charging

Since the pioneering experiments of Nikola Tesla, wireless power transmission has been a dream, but is likely to breakthrough soon

Mon Jan 12 2015 - 01:00

BlackBerry shares slide as Q3 revenue falls more than expected

Orders not fully filled until Q4 due to production restrictions, says chief executive

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 15:50

Blackberry forced to target niche market to survive

Company’s fate after arrival of iPhone a cautionary tale

Mon Oct 06 2014 - 01:50

BlackBerry loss smaller than expected

Encouraging sales signals spur jump in share price

Fri Sept 26 2014 - 22:12

Why Did Amazon Make a Phone?

Jeff Bezos talks about Amazon’s entry into the smatphone business

Mon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00

KPMG recruits Francis Hackett to lead legal services division

Accounting firm hires six additional lawyers as it builds legal services capability

Mon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00