BlackBerry might spin off its BlackBerry Messenger service. Also: The New York Times is hacked, apparently by the Syrian Electronic Army; Snowden is believed to have camped out at the Russian consulate in Hong Kong; and Facebook reveals information requests from governments around the globe (the U.S. wins... or loses, if you like).
BlackBerry is looking to spin off its BlackBerry Messenger service into a separate business to compete with other instant messaging apps.
The company announced in May that it would make BBM, once available only on BlackBerry devices, available to devices running on iOS and Android.
BlackBerry announced two weeks ago that it had hired a special committee to look into ways of revitalizing the reeling company.
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BlackBerry is looking to spin off its BlackBerry Messenger service into a separate business to compete with other instant messaging apps.
The company announced in May that it would make BBM, once available only on BlackBerry devices, available to devices running on iOS and Android.
BlackBerry announced two weeks ago that it had hired a special committee to look into ways of revitalizing the reeling company.
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