Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd had until November 4 to negotiate a definitive agreement to buy out Blackberry Ltd.
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Blackberry shakes off Heins, raises USD1 billion via convertible notes after Fairfax deal falls
Blackberry agreed to enter into a USD billion convertible debenture sale, which would saw its top executives including cheif executive officer Thorsten Heins leaving the company
Alcatel-Lucent seeks USD1.29 billion in capital increase
Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent launched EUR955 million in capital increase and USD750 million in high-yield bonds.
Lamiraux steps down, Apple quiet on next iOS head engineer replacement
Apple Inc had lost its Vice President of Engineering for the iOS in Frenchman Henri Lamiraux as he confirmed his retirement in a 9to5Mac report.
Apple's iPad Air is hard to repair- report
Apple's iPad Air received a low repairability rating from a repair website. In their Teardown of Apple's newly launched iPad Air, repair website iFixit gave the tablet a Repairability Score of 2.
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A lukewarm response was the tone for the launch of the newest iPad version, the iPad Air. It had become commonplace that droves of loyalists and enthusiasts would await the launch of the latest Apple product to the market.
On Reuters Instant View, analysts gave their take on Apple's disappointing quarterly sales. In Apple Inc's recently released quarterly results, it was able to sell 33.
A VentureBeat report indicated that a DIY repair on the new iPad Air would be more disastrous due to its thin and lightweight specifications.
A patent filing by Apple Inc with the United States Patent and Trademark Office revealed that the tech company would be working on a technology to allow solar energy to charge its mobile devices.
Multiple reports said Google Inc's Nexus 5 smartphone would be unveiled today, with shipments starting on November 1.
Sony Corp cuts yearly forecast amid losses incurred. Giant Japanese electronic exporter Sony Corp. cut its annual profit forecast, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Tablet and mobile maker hired Ashton Kutcher to provide design and marketing inputs in attempt to steal away Apple consumers.
Apple Inc's iPhone 5C had yet to challenge the dominance of Samsung Electronics and other companies using Google Inc's Android software in the cheaper smartphone market.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said he thought that there was no need to upgrade to any of the new iPads as he was perfectly fine with his iPad unit for the moment.
