On Friday we reported how Optiemus Infracom had reportedly signed a brand licensing agreement with BlackBerry to make and sell handsets for BlackBerry in India. BlackBerry today officially announced the agreement .
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Back in November last year, we reported how Optiemus Infracom were to distribute and promote BlackBerry handsets to the Indian market.
Back in July last year, BlackBerry released an update to BBM for Android, which finally brought the ability to sign up and use BBM via phone numbers. However, this feature, while being one of the most requested features by users, was really only useful for new users.
BlackBerry today announced that BlackBerry Secure, the company’s comprehensive approach to security addressing the entire enterprise from end point to end point, is now able to help organizations protect personnel during a crisis.
Earlier this month, we reported how BlackBerry will be hosting the 'BlackBerry Developer Summit Europe' in London, this upcoming March. The company has now opened up registration for the the event.
Back in December, BlackBerry unveiled their new BlackBerry Development Platform, an enterprise grade toolset which enables developers to build secure, powerful and customized mobility solutions for almost every use case.
BlackBerry held its Analyst Summit 2017 in San Ramon, California Tuesday, where the main focus was around the Enterprise of Things, noting the growth in IoT, expanding market opportunity and business use cases.
TCL has announced via the BlackBerry Mobile twitter account that the BlackBerry 'Mercury' qwerty phone will be unveiled on February 25, right at the beginning of Mobile World Congress.
Google previewed Android Instant Apps at Google I/O last year as a new way to run Android apps without requiring installation. Google has been working with a small number of developers to refine the user and developer experiences.
BlackBerry is bringing Athoc, its secure networked crisis communication platform, to India, seeing potential for it in the background of events like Chennai Cyclone that hurt connectivity in the city.
BlackBerry has had a win at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), having nine domain names ownserships transferred to the company. All nine domains had been used to sell unauthorised BlackBerry products.
BlackBerry's developer community in Europe has been pushing the company to hold their Developer Summit closer to home and the company has listened, as they will be hosting the 'BlackBerry Developer Summit Europe' in London.
HMD Global has unveiled its first Nokia smartphone, Nokia 6, in China. Nokia 6 marks the first step for the Nokia brand into Android smartphones with more to come in 2017.
BlackBerry today announced that BlackBerry Secure has been selected by Giuliani Partners as the underlying software platform to support the firm's cybersecurity consulting services for government and enterprise customers.
TCL unveiled the latest upcoming BlackBerry smartphone at CES 2017 today and during a press briefing, BlackBerry confirmed that they have no plans to release a new smartphone running the BlackBerry 10 Operating system.
TCL is today sharing plans for an industry-first brand portfolio business model, which now enables the company to offer an entire suite of mobility products, including new BlackBerry smartphones.
BlackBerry today announced its most advanced and secure embedded operating system (OS) for the automotive industry.
BlackBerry has today rolled out the January 2017 Android Security update to Android devices that have been purchased from ShopBlackBerry.com.
Google has released the January 2017 Android Security Bulletin. Partners have had access to the warnings in this month's bulletin since December 5, 2016 or earlier.
We already know that TCL will be unveiling its new product lineup at CES 2017, featuring a new BlackBerry-branded smartphone, as well as TV and other mobile technologies.
Samsung has confirmed that Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge owners will be able to download Android 7.1.1 Nougat and upgrade their devices in January 2017.
BlackBerry has announced an agreement has been signed with Korea-based Obigo to enhance the browser in your vehicle's infotainment system.
BlackBerry has unveiled their new BlackBerry Development Platform, the first integration of the Good Developer Community. The BlackBerry Development Platform, is an enterprise grade toolset which enables developers to build secure, powerful and customized mobility solutions for almost every use case
BlackBerry has announced that the National Association of Business Resources has named the company a winner of the 2016 National Best and Brightest In Wellness Award, through its Best and Brightest in business program.
We reported last Tuesday that TCL will be unveiling its new product lineup at CES 2017, featuring a new BlackBerry-branded smartphone, as well as TV and other mobile technologies.
Fleet graphics provider Modagrafics has announced signing a sales agent agreement with BlackBerry. As BlackBerry’s North American sales partner, Modagrafics can now help equip trucking companies and private fleet operators.
Titanium Transportation has announced Wednesday it is integrating BlackBerry Radar into its entire fleet of trailers to boost efficiencies, increase revenue per trailer and improve profitability.
BlackBerry today posted an adjusted profit that beat expectations, even as revenue dropped sharply. Announcing its Q3 2017 fiscal results, the company reported a $114 million net loss on $289 million in revenue.
As we reported early this morning, John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO of BlackBerry was joined by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to unveil the BlackBerry QNX Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Centre (AVIC).
Last Tuesday we reported how BlackBerry was reportedly planning to move the BBM servers to Indonesia following a partnership with media group PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek) in June.
BlackBerry will open an autonomous driving research center on Monday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the launch, the prime minister’s office said on Sunday.
TCL will be unveiling its new product lineup at CES 2017, featuring a new BlackBerry-branded smartphone, as well as TV and other mobile technologies.
BlackBerry and TCL Communication Technology Holdings today announced they have entered into a long-term licensing agreement, providing acceleration to BlackBerry's transition into a security software and services company.
BlackBerry is reportedly planning to move the BBM servers to Indonesia following a partnership with media group PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek) in June.
BlackBerry's announced BlackBerry Secure Thursday, the company's new platform designed to be the foundation that enables the company to move to software and addresses the entire enterprise from end-point to end-point.
BlackBerry have released an update to BBM for Android, bringing 2nd factor authentication, enhanced user feedback functions within BBM Video and more.
BlackBerry has officially announced BlackBerry 10.3.3 for Government Release, targeted at users in government and other highly-regulated industries.
BlackBerry has announced that it will be reporting results for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 on December 20, 2016.
A conference call and live webcast will be held beginning at 8 am ET.
BlackBerry has today rolled out the December 2016 Android Security update to Android devices that have been purchased from ShopBlackBerry.com.
BBM has announced a partnership with Bukalapak, one of Southeast Asia's largest e-Commerce marketplace, to launch BBM Shopping in Indonesia.
BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Launcher app for Android, bringing a dark theme and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing .eml attachment support, contact avatars and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to their Contacts app for Android bringing the ability to hide specific contact accounts and more.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Keyboard for Android app, bringing Visual enhancements and quicker responses when you switch languages, new Chinese input methods like Stroke and Zhuyin and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to their BlackBerry Calendar for Android app, bringing automated meeting invites, contact birthday/anniversary integration and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Password Keeper app for Android, bringing support for Unlock autofill with your fingerprint and more.
BlackBerry has today moved into its new European headquarters at the Pearce Building in Maidenhead town centre, occupying three floors.
BlackBerry today announced that its AtHoc Software Division has secured a major new customer in France.
BlackBerry announced today that Rear Admiral Robert "Bob" E. Day, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.) will lead the company's forthcoming federal Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) and product FedRAMP initiatives.
A week ago, BlackBerry released an update to BBM for Android, bringing support for video posts in BBM Channels, and more. The company has now released the equivalent upgrade for iOS users.
BlackBerry have released an update to BBM for Android, bringing long message support in chat, more secure Sign In for Users who Signed Up with Phone and more.
Ofcom has announced that it is proceeding with a formal notification to require the legal separation of Openreach from BT, after BT failed to offer voluntary proposals that address our competition concerns.
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Ontario is kicking off it's new pilot program to allow for the testing of automated vehicles on Ontario roads.
BlackBerry has become the first major mobile vendor to receive the new Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) certification from the UK Government.
BlackBerry has slowly but surely been transforming themselves into a software company and rebranding some of their software and acquisitions as part of the process.
BlackBerry have released an update to BBM for BlackBerry 10 bringing bug fixes and general improvements. In case you're wondering, that wasn't a typo, this is a BlackBerry 10 update!
Back in October, we reported how BlackBerry were re-branding BBM protected to BBM Enterprise for both Android and iOS Platforms. BBM Enterprise for Android was initially made available, swiftly followed by BBM Enterprise for iOS.
Optiemus Infracom, a mobile distributor in India, has announced that it has become the official partner of BlackBerry for distribution of its handsets in the domestic market.
BlackBerry have promised to deliver security patches on a monthly basis for their Android smartphones. The company has today rolled out the November 2016 Android Security update
As we reported at the end of last month, BlackBerry today held a press event in New Delhi India, where the company launched the DTEK50 and DTEK60 Android smartphones.
A week ago, BlackBerry released an update to BBM for Android, bringing support for video posts in BBM Channels, and more. The company has now released the equivalent upgrade for iOS users.
When Android first made its way into the consumer market, no one could have predicted the impact it would have. Android was an operating system developed with a simple idea at its core..
BlackBerry has sent out invites for a press event on November 7, in New Delhi India, where the company will make a 'strategic business announcement.'
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Keyboard for Android app, bringing what appears to be a bug fix release, as the changelog is the same as the last update from October 20.
BlackBerry have released an update to BBM for Android, bringing support for video posts in BBM Channels, a new post to feeds option and more.
BlackBerry today announced the latest in its series of most secure Android smartphones, DTEK60. As part of BlackBerry's transition towards a device software licensing strategy.
Earlier in the week we reported how BlackBerry were re-branding BBM protected to BBM Enterprise for both Android and iOS Platforms. The iOS version of BBM Enterprise is now available to download.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing a bunch of improvements and bug fixes.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Password Keeper app for Android, bringing support for secure lists and more.
BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Launcher app for Android, bringing dynamic calendar icon, BlackBerry Launcher icon and more.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Keyboard for Android app, bringing global gesture support and more.
Facebook Messenger support: Messenger is now a listed account within Hub+, enabling you to see and open all your Facebook Messenger communications directly within Hub+.
New research from Telsyte shows BlackBerry is the leading MDM vendor in Australia and New Zealand; reveals two in three businesses in Australia are concerned about employees storing company data on personal clouds.
BlackBerry has announced that they are to open up a chatbot application programming interface (API) for BBM, enabling new and existing businesses on BBM with a conversational interface
Earlier in the week we reported how BlackBerry were re-branding BBM protected to BBM Enterprise for both Android and iOS Platforms. The Android version of BBM Enterprise is now available to download from the Google Play Store.
BlackBerry has announced that BBM Protected is to be rebranded as BBM Enterprise. BBM Protected users will soon be able to download the new BBM Enterprise app on Android or iOS devices.
In what is arguably an overdue move, BlackBerry CEO John revealed today that the company is finally getting out of the smartphone hardware business, choosing instead to "outsource that function to partners."
BlackBerry announced an agreement with newly formed joint venture PT BB Merah Putih to license BlackBerry software and services for the production of handsets for the Indonesian market.
BlackBerry today announced the appointment of Steven Capelli as Chief Financial Officer. Capelli brings 25 years of executive experience in the software and technology industry with a strong track record for driving profitable growth.
BlackBerry announced Q2 Fiscal 2017 results today, posting a 31.8 percent fall in second-quarter revenue and it said it would end all internal hardware development, including its smartphones.
John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO of BlackBerry, said at the Empire Club Monday that he is two-thirds of the way through his company turnaround.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, presumably bringing improvements and bug fixes as the changelog is exactly the same as the previous Hub for Android release.
Apple has released the first iOS 10.1 public beta. Members of Apple's Beta Software Program can download the previews now and register devices.
BlackBerry announced today that its end-to-end asset tracking solution, BlackBerry Radar, has been deployed with Caravan Transport Group.
BlackBerry and Zimperium are partnering to deliver enterprise and government customers with comprehensive mobile threat detection, risk analysis and prevention for both iOS and Android devices.
After a four-year hiatus, BlackBerry returned to South Korea today with the launch of its first Android-based smartphone Priv.
It's been an open secret for some time that BlackBerry will be launching two new Android handsets, one with a physical keyboard (codename Mercury) and one without (codenamed Argon).
BlackBerry will hold a press conference Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, launching its first Android smartphone, the BlackBerry Priv.
BlackBerry has announced it will be reporting results for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 on September 28, 2016.
Today is the day that Apple’s iOS 10 upgrade becomes officially available to the general public and amidst the general excitement from iOS users, BlackBerry has announced that their essential software is ready day one.
BlackBerry has released an update to their WatchDox for Android app bringing support Support for Android Nougat, a new and improved user interface and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to their Contacts app for Android bringing the ability to copy all contacts from one account to another specified account, support for Android 5.0 Lollipop and more.
BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Launcher app for Android, bringing support for Android 5.0 Lollipop devices and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to their Tasks app for Android bringing Android 5.0 Lollipop support and more.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Keyboard for Android app, bringing Japanese input language support.
BlackBerry have released an update to their Notes for Android app bringing Android 5.0 Lollipop support and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to their DTEK app for Android. However, the change log shows the same changes as the last update.
BlackBerry have released an update to their BlackBerry Calendar for Android app, bringing Android 5.0 Lollipop support and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Password Keeper app for Android, bringing support for unlocking a device with a fingerprint.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing Android Print Framework support and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to their Tasks app for Android bringing Android 5.0 Lollipop support and more.
Google has released the September 2016 Android Security Bulletin. Partners have had access to the warnings in this month's bulletin since August 5, 2016 or earlier.
BlackBerry have promised to deliver security patches on a monthly basis for the BlackBerry Priv, and so far they are keeping good on that promise. The company has today rolled out the August Android Security upgrade.
BlackBerry announced today at the IFA Berlin conference that its SecuTABLET is being used by government agencies in Germany to ensure its staff can work on the go without falling victim to espionage.
Investors of Good Technology Corp. are suing J. P. Morgan for breach of fiduciary duty. According to an amended lawsuit filed on Thursday in Delaware Chancery Court, shareholders of Good said J. P. Morgan was deeply conflicted.
BlackBerry's DTEK50, is now available in Hong Kong on monthly contract from 3 Hong Kong. DTEK50 is BlackBerry’s second smartphone powered by Android, following the PRIV.
3 Hong Kong, the mobile division of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings has announced the launch of Numbers Master, which is capable of loading the most mobile numbers yet onto one Hong Kong SIM.
BlackBerry have released an update to BBM for Android, which brings Navigation enhancements to services in the Discovery screen and BBM in-app browser.
BlackBerry have released an update to BBM for iOS, which brings Navigation enhancements to services in the Discovery screen and BBM in-app browser and more.
BlackBerry has announced the redemption of existing Convertible Debentures and the issuance of new Convertible Debentures.
Apple has released iOS 9.3.5, another important update for its iOS 9 os, addressing serious security holes apparently exploited by an Israeli hacking firm. Apple has characterized the latest build as an "important security update".
A U.S. appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing BlackBerry of fraudulently inflating its stock price by painting an upbeat picture of the prospects for its BlackBerry Z10 smartphone line that was misleading.
BlackBerry has released a security advisory that addresses an industry-wide local elevation of privilege vulnerability (“ASHmenian Devilâ€Â) that has been discovered in BlackBerry Android smartphones.
BlackBerry have released an update to their Tasks app for Android bringing bug fixes and performance improvements.
BlackBerry have released an update to their BlackBerry Calendar for Android app, bringing enhancements and bug fixes.
BlackBerry have released an update to their Notes for Android app bringing bug fixes and performance enhancements.
BlackBerry have released an update to their Contacts app for Android bringing bug fixes and performance improvements.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing enhancements and bug fixes.
BlackBerry today announced that its AtHoc software has received a Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) and Authority to Operate (ATO) with the US Army through April 2019.
BlackBerry today announced the first wave of Platinum achievements for partners as a result of the renewed Enterprise Partner Program for solutions providers.
