BlackBerry Ltd. said it made an acquisition earlier this year, placing a bet on the future of its instant-messaging service just months before it made preparations to sell itself.

It was revealed today that BlackBerry had acquired Scroon, a social media management company, back in May -- long before news of a BlackBerry sale hit the wire. The acquisition was said to be kept ...

The acquisition of Scroon, a small company based near Paris that manages corporate social-media accounts and has clients like Nissan Motor Co. and French telecommunications company Orange SA, is ...

BlackBerry acquired a small French social media startup known as Scroon in May as part of its strategy to improve its BBM messenger service, the company confirmed Friday. The company has said that ...

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BlackBerry (Nasdaq: BBRY) said it made an acquisition earlier this year, placing a bet on the future of its instant-messaging service just months before it made preparations to sell itself.The ...