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Industry watchers say BlackBerry's move away from consumers would hasten smartphone's decline

Industry watchers did not look too kindly on BlackBerry's move to focus on its enterprise customers.


BlackBerry CEO: I am very disappointed

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins had declared his disappointment as to last quarter's results. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins intimated he was 'very disappointed' with the results from the last quarter as the sales of the company's smartphones plunged, most especially in the Americas.

Janet Yellen is leading contender to head US Federal Reserve- source

A source told Reuters that US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen was still the top choice to succeed Chairman Ben Bernanke in January.

Analysts, industry execs weigh in on Fairfax Blackberry offer

Analysts and industry executives gave their take on the USD 4.7 billion buyout offer for BlackBerry on Reuters Instant View.


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Swiftype, a software company that assists clients to integrate search engines in their company sites, raised another USD7.5 million in its recent funding round.
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