Refurbished Samsung smartphones will be available from Exertis today (Aug 5)

Exertis reveals claims sales of the products have grown seven-fold compared to the previous year

Six consecutive quarterly profit losses; £3bn sale to Fairfax Financial Holdings agreed; BlackBerry to exit the consumer space and focus on the B2B market

Things have gone from bad to worse for the BlackBerry manufacturer. As it announces yet more bad news, Chris Donkin talks to industry insiders and telecoms analysts to assess the firm’s chances of staying afloat