Tag Archives: New CEO

Ford CEO: Mark Fields to Replace Alan Mulally

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Mulally gave Ford Motors his best years and did all he could for the behemoth. He led it through thick and thin and virtually proved that miracles in engineering and technology do happen on a regular...

BlackBerry Stock Surges Surprisingly

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Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry continued its surprising stock rally on Wednesday, bringing it up over 26% over the last three days of trading even as other phone makers and the rest of the...

Why Are Executives Jumping Ship At Barnes & Noble’s Nook Unit?

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In the past few months, three key senior executives have left Barnes & Noble’s Nook ebook and digital device division. Bill Saperstein, Jim Hilt and Jamie Iannone have all jumped ship. In...
    






Where Will All The SMS Messages Go When Texting Dies?

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The humble text message is not disappearing overnight, but less SMSs will be sent in 2014 than in 2013. People are communicating more than ever, so these messages are going somewhere. For the...
    






Groupon Buys Ideeli At A Discount

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In the latest sign that “flash sale” sites are struggling, Groupon bought Ideeli for $43 million in cash. This was a loss for Ideeli shareholders, considering the company received $107 million in...
    






CEO Says BlackBerry Sued Typo Because The Keyboard ‘Is Our Identity’

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BlackBerry is still fighting for its rightful place in in the smartphone market, especially when it comes to keyboards. Last Friday the company filed a lawsuit against Typo, an LA-based startup that...
    






CEO Says BlackBerry Sued Typo Because The Keyboard ‘Is Our Identity’

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BlackBerry is still fighting for its rightful place in in the smartphone market, especially when it comes to keyboards. Last Friday the company filed a lawsuit against Typo, an LA-based startup that...
    






Blackberry Confirms Niche Status With Keyboard Focused Smartphones in 2014

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As 2013 opened, BlackBerry was ready to take on the world with a new operating system, a new touch-screen based OS, and a range of smartphones that would appeal to every market segment....
    






BlackBerry sticks to its QWERTY roots

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In January last year, then BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins took the wraps off its first touchscreen smartphone - the BlackBerry Z10. But Heins also announced a new QWERTY-touting phone called the Q10....