Rapid John
PositionMedia Relations Manager
Joined20 November 2013
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Rapid John has a quarter of a century in programming for Government and Corporate bodies and is proficient in most major programming languages.
John-Chen-Code-Mobile

John Chen to extend BlackBerry contract until 2023

Judas or Saviour? That is a question that can keep BlackBerry users in a heated debate for hours on end.  Whether you think he destroyed BlackBerry, or indeed saved  the company from extinction, is a topic of discussion that that has been going on since 2013, when Chen joined the company.
BlackBerry
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Android P Developer Preview unveiled by Google

Google has today announced Android P, which won’t get a real name or version number at the moment due to the fact that this is an early baseline build for developers only. Like Android Oreo, the P release doesn’t come with a lot of major feature additions. There are several notable additions, and then a massive number of small tweaks and API changes for developers.
Devices and OSGoogleAndroid
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Video Chat comes to Facebook Messenger Lite for Android

Facebook has implemented video chatting in Messenger Lite, a slimmed down version of Messenger for Android that offers the core features of the app while giving everyone the opportunity to stay connected to their friends and family, intended for people with older Android devices and/or slower Internet connections.
AppsAndroid
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BlackBerry

BlackBerry Licenses “BlackBerry Secure”to Swiss Consumer Electronics Maker Punkt

Back in August of last year, BlackBerry revealed that the company was in talks with various global smartphone makers to provide its version of a secure Android operating system under a licensing deal as part of the second phase of its licensing strategy. BlackBerry today announced it has signed a technology and brand licensing deal for “BlackBerry Secure” with Swiss consumer electronics maker, Punkt Tronics AG.
BlackBerryConnected
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Patent Fight

BlackBerry files lawsuit against Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

BlackBerry has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook and its companies WhatsApp and Instagram for their use of instant messaging. The lawsuit alleges that Facebook "created mobile messaging applications that co-opt BlackBerry's innovations, using a number of the innovative security, user interface, and functionality enhancing features.
BlackBerry
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BBMoji

MomentCam Hong Kong rolls out BBMoji – Your personalized BBM Stickers

MomentCam Hong Kong has released BBMoji, an app allowing users to create customised emojis and "expressive and funny stickers of yourself" and your friends on BBM. Interestingly, BBMoji appears to be a companion app for the consumer version of BBM, as the app states that in order to use it, you need to have have the latest version of BBM installed.
AppsAndroid
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