Yesterday I posted an item about how someone at BlackBerry had sent out a tweet using an iPhone, and how this proves just how bad BlackBerry sucks. Then all of a sudden a rumor hit that Samsung was going to acquire BlackBerry, and the stock popped nearly 30% in a single day. Great news! But then the dopes at BlackBerry had to throw cold water on the whole thing by issuing a statement saying that they've never engaged in any acquisition talks with Samsung. Guys! This is not how you manipulate a stock! You're supposed to play coy for a couple of days, so that I can dump my shares whoever created the rumor can sell off their position. Damn you, BlackBerry. You guys can't do anything right.

The company that used to make standard issue hardware for suits, geeks, and spoiled college kids is, as long expected, sliding into oblivion: BlackBerry will lay off 4,500 employees after a quarterly loss of almost $1 billion. No one wants the phones.