Rapid John
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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.

BlackBerry’s India managing director Narendra Nayak quits company

BlackBerry's India managing director Narendra Nayak has quit the company, two years after joining. Nayak was responsible for driving BlackBerry's software and services business through all channels in India, direct enterprise customers, network operators, distribution partners and BlackBerry's growing ecosystem of indirect channels in India
IndiaBlackBerry
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BBMoji

BBMoji Personalized BBM Stickers rolls out for iOS

Just last week, MomentCam Hong Kong released BBMoji for Android, an app allowing users to create customised emojis and "expressive and funny stickers of yourself" and your friends on BBM. The iOS version is now available for for iOS.
Apps
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BBM for iPhone

BBM for iOS brings Video Sharing in groups and more

Creative Media Works has released the latest update to BBM for iPhone, which brings the ability to share videos in groups and add albums to your profile. In addition, users can now easily share content with more people with the new contact multi-picker.
AppsApple
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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.
ConnectedBlackBerry
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