TORONTO—BlackBerry Ltd. acquired a small French social-media company called Scroon in May in an effort to boost its BlackBerry Messenger tool, according to a Scroon representative. During its ...

The struggling Canadian smartphone maker said today that it acquired software developer Scroon in May, its first publicly disclosed acquisition in more than a year, according to data compiled by ...

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 ...

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 ...

The struggling Canadian smartphone maker said today that it acquired software developer Scroon in May, its first publicly disclosed acquisition in more than a year, according to data compiled by ...

He then bought two computers and launched a web agency before moving on to found several different companies, including Phonevalley (sold to Publicis) and Scroon (sold to Blackberry). The French ...