BlackBerry has rejected political moves to ban strong encryption, saying that it’s a short-sighted policy that would not serve companies or governments.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly taking shape. Billions of smart devices, from cars and trucks to containers and hospital beds, will create and share data. But who will be given permission to see and use this data?
BlackBerry has announced the availability of the limited edition cobalt blue coloured BlackBerry Classic smartphone in Hong Kong. The cobalt blue variant is available now through select carriers and partners.
Luca Filigheddu, Manager, Global Developer Ecosystem at BlackBerry, is another high profile employee who is leaving the company.
BlackBerry have launched an upgrade to BES12, bringing the latest version to 12.2 and further expanding the company’s multi-OS capabilities.
BlackBerry have registered two domain names that will add some more fuel to the debates going on about an Android smartphone produced by BlackBerry.
BlackBerry will hold the second annual BlackBerry Security Summit event in New York on Thursday, July 23rd to address the current situation and trends in secure enterprise mobility.
Every since the rumors on the internet started about BlackBerry producing an Android smartphone, BlackBerry users have been involved in terse, sometimes heated, debates over whether BlackBerry could actually produce an Android smartphone.
Samsung and BlackBerry have announced the first results of a partnership designed to provide secure Android smartphones for enterprise users.
The Internet is rife with rumours surrunding BlackBerry's upcoming Android smartphone that will be available in the last quarter of this year.
BlackBerry today introduced a limited edition cobalt blue colored BlackBerry Classic smartphone, adding to the growing list of color options, from traditional black, to classy white and now classic cobalt blue.
Back in April, BlackBerry acquired WatchDox, a startup that developed cross-platform technology for digital rights management and for enterprises to share files securely.
Another high profile BlackBerry employee has opted to leave the company as Donny Halliwell, Senior Product Marketing Manager at BlackBerry, has announced he has left BlackBerry for Hootsuite.
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced today 100 new appointments to the Order of Canada.
BlackBerry has announced that people in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands now have the option to purchase the newest BlackBerry 10 devices and official accessories from the ShopBlackBerry European store.
BlackBerry have announced an update to BBM Money that for the first time brings Instant Mobile Payments to users of the app on all major platforms in Indonesia.
Last Thursday, BlackBerry hosted a webcast on how to create easy Mobile Web App Launchers on iOS, Android and BlackBerry 10 devices.
BlackBerry is determined to keep its lead in enterprise mobility management (EMM), making sure that customers have the widest options and top-class solutions possible, Mike Al Mefleh, BlackBerry’s product management director for the Middle East, has told Khaleej Times.
BlackBerry have released updates Friday to BBM on BlackBerry 10, Android and iOS. While all three have recently been in beta, they are now available to all users.
BBM Meetings received an update Friday that provides expanded multi-OS support and additional feature enhancements.
BlackBerry launched enhancements to BBM Protected Friday, that provide simple, secure instant messaging with strong IT control for enterprise customers.
BlackBerry today provided an update on its planned share repurchase program to purchase for cancellation up to 12 million BlackBerry common shares, or approximately 2.5% of the outstanding public float.
Earlier today, we reported how Mackenzie Health continues to advance its Innovation Strategy with the launch of Phase Two of the Innovation Unit.
In a report published Wednesday, Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha maintained an Underperform rating on BlackBerry with a price target of $6, after the company reported disappointing results.
Mackenzie Health continues to advance its Innovation Strategy with the launch of Phase Two of the Innovation Unit.
BlackBerry announced on Tuesday that quarterly revenue came in at $658m, down from $966m in the year-ago quarter, and a slight decrease from $660m in Q4.
BlackBerry today announced that they have entered into a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement covering their respective products and technologies.
BlackBerry today announced that it has appointed Laurie Smaldone Alsup, M.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer of PharmApprove, to the Company's Board of Directors
BlackBerry today reported financial results for the three months ended May 30, 2015 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).
SACO LLC has entered a global master distribution agreement with BlackBerry to serve customers in the Americas.
Emberify has announced that they have released Instant v3.0 for BlackBerry 10. Instant is a lifestyle app that will automatically track the time spent on the BlackBerry device each day and how many times you check it.
BlackBerry’s cloud-based enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution, BES12 Cloud, has been certified through the HP Helion Ready Program.
BlackBerry has officially started the rollout of OS 10.3.2 to users in the U.S., beginning with BlackBerry Classic users on Verizon and T-Mobile networks today.
BlackBerry will be reporting results for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015. Just after it, the company will hold its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders at 10am ET in Waterloo, Ontario.
At the beginning of the month, BlackBerry released a beta of BBM for Android which introduced private chats and then followed it up with a Beta update for BBM for for iOS.
According to a report from Reuters, BlackBerry is considering equipping an upcoming smartphone with Google's Android software for the first time, according to four sources familiar with the matter.
Another high level executive has left BlackBerry for pastures new as BlackBerry India Managing Director Sunil Lalvan has quit the company.
BlackBerry  today announced the availability of BlackBerry Leap in Italy. Beginning today, companies looking for enterprise fleet renewals can now purchase the modern and powerful BlackBerry Leap through selected carriers and partners at the suggested retail price of €299 VAT included.
BlackBerry  today announced the availability of BlackBerry Leap in South Africa. Beginning today, companies looking for enterprise fleet renewals can now purchase the modern and powerful BlackBerry Leap.
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has granted approval to SecuVOICE for BlackBerry 10 for security classifications up to the level of NATO Restricted.
BlackBerry today announced the availability of BlackBerry Leap in Nigeria. Beginning today, companies looking for enterprise fleet renewals can now purchase the modern and powerful BlackBerry Leap.
Former BlackBerry co-CeO Jim Balsillie said Tuesday that Apple's introduction of the iPhone and BlackBerry's rushed attempt to match it was devastating for the company.
BlackBerry will be reporting results for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 on June 23rd, 2015. A conference call and live webcast will be held beginning at 8 am ET
BlackBerry are having another on of their clearance sales and have dropped the prices for all three colour variations of the BlackBerry Passport.
BlackBerry have released Beta 3 of BlackBerry Blend v1.2, which is now available in the BlackBerry Beta Zone for eligible beta testers.
BlackBerry shares recovered from a sudden drop in value on this morning’s pre-market. An unexplained move in extended trading before the market opened in New York saw shares lose more than 15% lower than they closed on Monday afternoon.
BlackBerry has announced the availability of BlackBerry Classic in Colombia and is available at Mercadolibre.com, the leader in online sales and unique visitors per month in Colombia.
BlackBerry has announced the availability of BlackBerry Leap in white and shadow grey in Saudi Arabia. It is available through leading telecom retailers at a suggested retail price of SAR 1,099.
Intel announced today that it is collaborating with QNX to advance in-vehicle technologies that deliver new driving experiences.
QNX and Certicom, both subsidiaries of BlackBerry, are working jointly to bring strong cryptography and entity authentication to the automotive industry.
QNX today demonstrated how QNX OS technology provides a flexible and highly reliable platform for powering next-generation digital instrument clusters. According to a report from IHS Automotive, Automotive User Interfaces 2014.
Today, at TU-Automotive Detroit 2015, BlackBerry is demonstrating its next-generation over-the-air (OTA) update solution, which will help automakers cut maintenance costs, reduce expensive recalls, improve customer satisfaction.
Last week, BlackBerry’s senior VP for marketing, Mark Wilson, and Gyro’s CEO and Chief Creative Officer, Christoph Becker, made a joint presentation at BMA15.
Ford has announced its all-new SYNC 3 technology debuts this summer in North America on the 2016 Ford Escape and Fiesta.
BlackBerry’s sponsorship contract with Formula One’s Mercedes AMG Petronas team runs out at the end of this year.
Today at the eHealth Conference, BlackBerry announced that Grand River Hospital has chosen BBM Protected and BES12 to enable secure communications for their clinicians and staff.
BlackBerry announced today that BlackBerry and Typo Products LLC, Typo Innovations LLC, Show Media LLC, Hallier Investments LLC, and Laurence Hallier have settled their outstanding legal disputes
BlackBerry CEO John Chen sat down with USA Today to discuss how his strategy for BlackBerry is working.
The interview follows, edited for clarity and length.
BlackBerry announced today that the BlackBerry Leap in White is now available across all ShopBlackBerry.com markets. Companies looking for enterprise fleet renewals can now purchase the BlackBerry Leap in an alternative color to fit in their working environment.
While announcing the availability of the BlackBerry Leap in the Philippines, BlackBerry also announced an exclusive prepaid mobile internet promotion with Globe Telecom, available to customers who purchase a BlackBerry 10 smartphone from a MemoXpress store.
BlackBerry have announced the availability of BlackBerry Leap in the Philippines. From May 30, 2015,  companies looking for enterprise fleet renewals can purchase BlackBerry Leap at MemoXpress stores for a cash price of PHP 13,490.
Sean Silcoff and Jacquie McNish, have got together to release a book titled 'Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry' which has been getting a ton of interest across the interwebs.
Did you know that 61% of organizations continue to miscalculate or underestimate mobility risks? Yet with the mobility landscape constantly changing, there is so much to keep on top of and so much to lose for organizations that make a security misstep.
In the UAE, VOIP services as well as VoIP-based offers from global providers like BBM, WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, etc. remained restricted as the country’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has granted that prerogative solely to only providers.
The Greater KW Chamber of Commerce hosted BlackBerry CEO John Chen for a special luncheon on May 5th with nearly 400 community builders and supporters in attendance. It was an outstanding and candid discussion between John and Chamber CEO Ian McLean.
The engineers at BlackBerry Encrypted Phones have found that BlackBerry PGP email encryption devices offer the highest level of security for wireless communications.
Developing apps for enterprise can be a challenge as enterprise-grade applications are more than just app code.
Telcel and BlackBerry have launched the BlackBerry Classic, a device built for the QWERTY keyboard loyalists and those eager to rediscover the speed and accuracy of a physical BlackBerry keyboard. BlackBerry Classic is available now from Telcel stores and online.
BlackBerry today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program to purchase for cancellation up to 12 million BlackBerry common shares, or approximately 2.6% of the outstanding public float.
BlackBerry today announced the availability of BlackBerry Leap in Singapore. From May 23, companies looking for enterprise fleet renewals will be able to purchase BlackBerry Leap through select carriers and partners.
QNX today announced that the QNX Neutrino OS is powering a fare collection system, which includes automatic gates, ticketing machines, and onboard bus equipment, throughout the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand.
Securities firm RBC Capital Markets has cut in half its estimate of the number of BlackBerry Passport and BlackBerry Classic handsets which the company had managed to sell in the previous quarter.
In an interview with Business Insider, BlackBerry CEO John Chen says he'll make BlackBerry's smartphone business profitable again.
Last month, BlackBerry acquired WatchDox, a startup that developed cross-platform technology for digital rights management and for enterprises to share files securely. BlackBerry are to integrate WatchDox’s technology as a value-added service with BlackBerry’s Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) portfolio.
BlackBerry today announced that Enterprise Instant Messenger (EIM) and its support for Microsoft Lync and IBM Sametime has returned in the latest update to BES12.
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.
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.
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.
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 “BlackBerry-only policy and called the assembly’s current policy “handicapping, retarding and penalizing MPPsâ€Â
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.
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.
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."
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 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.
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.
BlackBerry today announced the availability of the new BlackBerry Leap smartphone in Vietnam. The BlackBerry Leap is an affordable all-touch smartphone in a modern and powerful design that is built for career builders and companies who value security and privacy when pushing their productivity to the next level.
The BlackBerry Leap is now available in Canada. The new BlackBerry Leap will be available from Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless, Sasktel, TELUS, WIND Mobile, ShopBlackBerry, and select Tbooth wireless and WIRELESSWAVE locations starting on May 7th, 2015, for as low as $0.00 on contract or $349 CAD unlocked.
BlackBerry today announced that a white color version of the BlackBerry Classic smartphone is now available in the UAE.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BBM Channels web portal which brings the ability for channel managers to target specific audiences.
BlackBerry today announced the availability of the all new BlackBerry Leap smartphone in Malaysia. The BlackBerry Leap includes a five-inch HD display, BlackBerry's latest operating system - BlackBerry 10.3.1 OS.
BlackBerry chief executive officer John Chen sat down with Ian McLean, president of the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, at a luncheon that attracted about 400 people to the Bingemans conference centre, and stated that smartphones are still important to the company.
BlackBerry is targeting small and medium enterprises in India, as well as a tie-up with Samsung, to further boost revenue from the software and services segment in the country, said Sunil Lalvani, BlackBerry's managing director for India.
NIBC Bank, a merchant bank in the Netherlands, wanted to migrate away from BlackBerry to iOS devices. To do this, the bank deployed an enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution from MobileIron to meet strict compliance and security standards.
BlackBerry, and Carphone Warehouse have teamed up with an advertising campaign for the BlackBerry Passport called the '5-Stars' Passport campaign.
BlackBerry has launched its Loyalty Program in India, allowing users to purchase BlackBerry devices at reduced prices from Infibeam. If you’re an existing BlackBerry legacy smartphone user, the offer gets better with an exchange program which will provide further price reductions.
BlackBerry announced today that Caprecom, one of the most important Colombian companies in the health services insurance sector and pension fund management, chose to upgrade to BES12.
BlackBerry today announced a white color version of the BlackBerry Classic smartphone. The white colored BlackBerry Classic is available this week in Indonesia through authorized distributors, and in Hong Kong through carrier partners.
BlackBerry have released new updates for BBM for BlackBerry 10, bringing the latest version to 10.8.5.14. This update brings a much needed improvement in broadcast messages, allowing users to send broadcast messages to specific categories.
According to reports from Sweden, BlackBerry is closing down its software design operations in Sweden, a business that grew out of its acquisition of The Astonoshing Tribe (TAT) in 2010.
Porsche Design and BlackBerry today launched the new Porsche Design P’9983 Graphite smartphone from BlackBerry in Singapore. This new member to the P’9983 family will provide exclusive graphite-metallic colored elements and the finest, hand-wrapped leather on the back door cover.
BlackBerry CEO John Chen & Chief Evangelist Mark Wilson are both to speak at MI Global next week. John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO, BlackBerry will discuss Health Care in the Digital Age, from 10:45 am - 11:45 am
We just told you how it was being reported that BlackBerry would be acquiring WatchDox and just like that, BlackBerry have confirmed the report with a press release.
According to reports coming out of Israel, BlackBerry is acquiring WatchDox, a startup that has developed cross-platform technology for digital rights management and for enterprises to share files securely.
BlackBerry have confirmed that another of their high profile employees has opted to leave the company as Jeff Gadway, Director, Product Marketing - Enterprise, has now left BlackBerry for pastures new.
Royal Bank of Scotland have rolled out updates for their official RBS and NatWest apps on BlackBerry 10 , bringing both offerings up to version 4.0.0.15.
As part of BlackBerry's strategic shift towards focusing on the Enterprise, the BlackBerry Advertising Service will reach its end of life on June 16, 2015, at which time the servers will be disabled and the APIs (the Cascades Ad service , Core Advertising Service Library, and WebWorks Advertising API) will no longer work.
BlackBerry are enhancing the security of BlackBerry Protect by introducing BBID verification. In an email to BB10.3.2 beta testers, as from this afternoon at 4pm EST, changes in BlackBerry Protect which make essential device features unusable.
Mobile visual communication platform  for the enterprise now available on BlackBerry 10. Foko is a mobile visual communication platform for the enterprise that allows co-workers to share ideas and events through photos to drive an exceptional level of engagement.
BlackBerry’s new cloud-based EMM solution is officially available today. Announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this month,
BlackBerry has made the decision to end of life the BlackBerry App Generator as part of their shift in strategic focus to serve the needs of enterprise customers. As such, no new applications will be accepted via the BlackBerry App Generator.
BlackBerry have released a new beta of BlackBerry Blend, which is now available in the BlackBerry Beta Zone for eligible beta testers.
BlackBerry today announced that BES12: a cross-platform EMM solution by BlackBerry, has been named best Enterprise Mobile Device Management product of 2014, at the 'Best of IT Awards' ceremony in Hong Kong.
BlackBerry have informed their developers that changes in BlackBerry OS 10.3.1.1276 and higher can cause an application to freeze.
BlackBerry has won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit accusing it of fraudulently inflating its stock price by painting a misleadingly upbeat picture of the prospects for its BlackBerry 10 smartphone line.
With the latest update to BBM for BlackBerry 10 and iOS, BlackBerry introduced a couple of new subscription models, custom BBM Pins and No-Ads.
Healthcare is an important vertical segment for BlackBerry. At Mobile World Congress, Dr. Pavan Kumar of Hiranandani Hospital in Mumbai, India showcased an innovative solution.
BlackBerry have announced the release of the BlackBerry Native Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio v3 Gold.
The 3.0 Gold release of the BlackBerry Native Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio now supports only Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2013 running in Windows 7 or Windows 8.1
BBM Meetings offers a new way to collaborate and be more productive from any Android, iPhone, BlackBerry 10 smartphone or Windows PC or Mac.
BlackBerry announced today that mobile operators from around the world, including EE (UK), Vodafone India, Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan), Maxis Berhad (Malaysia), Telekom Slovenia and Telekom Hungary, will provide BES12 Enhanced SIM-Based Licensing (ESBL) for their customers.
BlackBerry announced today it will provide interRAI Canada with BlackBerry smartphones , software and support to assist the company in developing mobile versions of intake screening and questionnaires for healthcare running on BlackBerry's secure end-to-end mobile solution.
