cross pond high tech

BlackBerry said its board of directors has formed a special committee to explore strategic alternatives that could include a sale of the company.

RIM is considering selling its handset business, according to a report in the British paper The Sunday Times.
Fair warning though, the report does not cite any sources, so treat the news with some skepticism. 
The Sunday Times says Facebook and Amazon are two potential buyers for RIM's handset business. RIM would keep its enterprise services if such a deal went through, according to the report.