One critical business decision was the shift of handset production to China. Co-founder Jim Balsillie championed outsourcing manufacturing to reduce costs as BlackBerry grew.

Rise and fall of BlackBerry: How the mobile phone giant destroyed itself

Private equity firm veritas capital has thrown its hat into the ring, extending an offer to acquire Blackberry. Blackberry, once renowned for its iconic business smartphones, has undergone a transformation over the years. The company pivoted away from its smartphone business, instead focusing on software for cars and cybersecurity. The private equity firm, with a penchant for government-focused tech investments, has made an offer to acquire blackberry in its entirety. Details of the offer remain confidential, but sources indicate that Blackberry is actively engaged in discussions with other potential buyers as well.

Veritas capital offers to buy Blackberry

After dominating the smartphone market in the 2000s, Blackberry is sailing into oblivion. Their devices will stop working on January 4th - one day after their rival Apple hit $3 trillion in market cap. Palki Sharma traces the tale of two brands.

Gravitas: Your Blackberry phones will stop working today

A US judge has rejected BlackBerry Ltd's bid to dismiss a long-running lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by inflating the success and profitability of its BlackBerry 10 smartphones, and said the class-action case could go to trial this fall.

BlackBerry loses bid to dismiss lawsuit in US, fall trial possible

BlackBerry has a long history. At one point of time, it was the most successful brand of phones. The Qwerty keypad on phone seems to have become popular due to it only.

Bye BlackBerry? Software may 'no longer function reliably', says company

According to the US drugs regulator, a cybersecurity flaw in software designed by BlackBerry Ltd could put at risk cars and medical equipment that use it and expose highly sensitive systems to attackers. The software is used by automakers like Volkswagen in many critical functions including the Advanced Driver Assistance System.

Cybersecurity flaw in software designed by BlackBerry Ltd could put cars, medical equipment at risk

The deals allowed Facebook to expand its reach and let the device makers offer customers popular features of the social network, such as 'like' buttons and address books

Facebook shared user data with over 60 device makers including Apple, Samsung: Report

BlackBerry shares rose 13 per cent in Toronto to C$16.95, their sharpest one-day gain since April and highest close since March 2013.

BlackBerry surges on deal with Baidu for self-driving cars

With 7.1.1 Nougat Android, Blackberry has installed its own security and productivity software

BlackBerry launches KEYone at Rs 39,990

The service could be launched as early as next year, generating about $10 a month per vehicle for BlackBerry

Is BlackBerry working with automakers on anti-hack tool?

The BlackBerry KeyOne will go on sale from April at $549.

BlackBerry KeyOne: Everything you need to know about the new BlackBerry phone

BlackBerry refers to both the phones as ?the world?s most secure? Android smartphones

BlackBerry launches two Android phones in India

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