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“Right now, a BlackBerry Turnaround is impossible”, says John Chen

Since BlackBerry CEO John took the helm, things have changed for the company, with the major goal being to bring the company back to profitability. Chen has sought much cost-cutting, which has resulted in a leaner company garnering the last two quarters in the black.

Opinion BlackBerry

·11 years ago

BlackBerry Launches BlackBerry Leap in Hong Kong

BlackBerry today announced the availability of BlackBerry Leap in Hong Kong. BlackBerry Leap features the latest BlackBerry 10.3.1 operating system, a brilliant edge-to-edge five-inch HD display and more than a full day's battery power.

Devices and OS BlackBerry

·11 years ago

BlackBerry launches new Value Bundles on ShopBlackBerry

Today, BlackBerry launched new Value Bundles on ShopBlackBerry. When you purchase an unlocked BlackBerry Leap, BlackBerry Classic or BlackBerry Passport you can take advantage of additional savings by selecting a Value Bundle.

BlackBerry

·11 years ago

BlackBerry CEO John Chen blasts back at Canadian MPP

On Saturday, we reported how Canadian Liberal MPP for Etibicoke-North, Shafiq Qaadri has asked legislature to allow members of parliament and staff to use a variety of smartphones instead of remaining trapped in its Ã¢â‚¬Å“BlackBerry-only policy and called the assemblyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s current policy Ã¢â‚¬Å“handicapping, retarding and penalizing MPPsÃ¢â‚¬Â

Opinion Canada BlackBerry

·11 years ago

BlackBerry Classic in white now available in Saudi Arabia

BlackBerry today announced that a white color version of the BlackBerry Classic smartphone is now available in Saudi Arabia. The white colored BlackBerry Classic is available today at leading telecom retail stores.

Devices and OS BlackBerry

·11 years ago

BlackBerry’s Certicom launches managed certificate service

Certicom, a subsidiary of BlackBerry, has launched a new managed public key infrastructure certificate service for connected devices, unleashing the performance of its renowned security technology for a broad range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

BlackBerry

·11 years ago

Using a BlackBerry is “handicapping, retarding and penalizing MPPs” says Canadian MPP

In Canada, home of BlackBerry, Liberal MPP for Etibicoke-North, Shafiq Qaadri has asked legislature to allow members of parliament and staff to use a variety of smartphones instead of remaining trapped in its "BlackBerry-only policy."

Canada BlackBerry

·11 years ago

Using Video Chat, BBM Voice, or BBM Video behind a firewall

For most personal or home networks, a firewall that is restricting network traffic will not be an issue and Video Chat, BBM Voice, and BBM Video will function as expected.

Tips

·11 years ago

BlackBerry Completes Acquisition of WatchDox

BlackBerry today announced that it has completed its acquisition of WatchDox, a data security company offering the most secure enterprise file-sync-and-share (EFSS) solutions on any device(1). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

BlackBerry

·11 years ago

BBM for Windows Phone brings BBM Channels to Windows Users

Last month, BlackBerry brought BBM Channels to the BBM for Windows Beta. Testing apparently went well and BBM Channelis now officially available to Windows Phone users.

Microsoft

·11 years ago

BlackBerry and T-Mobile U.S. Team Up to Bring BlackBerry Classic to Un-carrier Customers

BlackBerry and T-Mobile U.S. have reconciled as today they showed they're two companies in the business of listening to their customers by announcing a new partnership to bring the BlackBerry Classic to the Un-carrier's Data Strong network and its approximately 57 million individual and business customers.

Devices and OS US BlackBerry

·11 years ago

BlackBerry Slider to be available towards end of year with Virtual Sim Solution in India

BlackBerry will launch its slider smartphone in India, announced during MWC 2015, towards the end of the ongoing financial year targeting the mid to high handset market, according to Sunil Lalvani, managing director at BlackBerry India.

Opinion India BlackBerry

·11 years ago

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