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BlackBerry Productivity Tab brings social accounts to the BlackBerry Hub Tab

BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their Productivity Tab for Android, bringing the ability for users to see content from their social accounts in the BlackBerry Hub Tab. Strangely, the changelog shows a new addition of being able to "Add widgets to the Productivity tab", something that the app introduced back in October 2017.

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·9 years ago

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.

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·9 years ago

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.

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·9 years ago

BlackBerry DTEK App brings improved event tracking and notifications

BlackBerry have released an update to their DTEK app for Android, bringing divided event-tracking into background and foreground events and separate notifications for background and foreground events. In addition, the update brings the usual UX improvements & bug fixes.

Apps BlackBerry Android

·9 years ago

Melanoma Institute Australia and BlackBerry collaborating on security software trial

Melanoma Institute Australia and BlackBerry are collaborating as part of a security software trial to enable approved sharing of clinical data, reduce data leakage risk, improve patient outcomes, meet regulatory requirements and accelerate research efforts.

BlackBerry Connected

·9 years ago

BlackBerry World will no longer offer Paid Apps from April 1, 2018

Being a BlackBerry developer has always come with a lot of challenges. Even in the Enterprise sphere it has never been a straightforward task. As a developer I've questioned myself many times "is it worth it". Even as a BlackBerry 10 user, I've always felt ripped off "having" to pay for apps that were not only free, but legal on other platforms.

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·9 years ago

BlackBerry phones don’t have to be a niche business says BlackBerry Mobile exec

Speaking to journalists at a briefing ahead of Mobile World Congress 2018, Francois Mahieu, the chief commercial officer of BlackBerry Mobile, said he hopes to capture 3 percent to 5 percent of the market for premium phones in the next few years.

Opinion Google BlackBerry

·9 years ago

BlackBerry Calendar for Android brings Lunar Year Display to Chinese Calendar and more

BlackBerry have released an update to their BlackBerry Calendar for Android app. In the Chinese Lunar Calendar, it will now display the Chinese Lunar Year information across the different calendar views.

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·9 years ago

BlackBerry Keyboard for Android brings Language updates and number pad customisations

BlackBerry has rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Keyboard for Android app, bringing Updates to some of the Chinese and Indian languages to include missing characters. In addition the update brings the ability to customize the number pad to include symbols and emojis.

Apps BlackBerry Android

·9 years ago

BlackBerry Secure World Tour 2018 announced by BlackBerry

BlackBerry has announced details of a BlackBerry Secure World Tour 2018 covering North America, Europe, and Australia. The BlackBerry Secure World Tour 2018 is aimed at BlackBerry customers and Technology and Business leaders.

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·9 years ago

BlackBerry Keyboard for Android brings Chinese Flick Typying and more

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·9 years ago

BlackBerry KEYone and Motion officially verified as Android Enterprise Recommended

Security. privacy, reliability and productivity are critical features that enterprise smartphone users demand and can be found in the Android Enterprise Recommended BlackBerry KEYone and BlackBerry Motion from TCL.

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·9 years ago

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