Rim says in future it will focus on business clients. But what does that mean to consumer users, or those who have just signed a contract?
Former Research In Motion co-chief executive Jim Balsillie sought to reinvent the BlackBerry smartphone maker with a radical shift in strategy before he stepped down, two sources with knowledge of his plans said.
BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY)(TSX: BB) today announced that the newest BlackBerry® 10 smartphone, the BlackBerry® Q5 smartphone, will arrive in Canada...
The BlackBerry Z30 is now available on Cell C, South Africa's third largest mobile network.
Jeff Deline, vice president of global partnerships at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., says he is banking on BBM...
BlackBerry CEO John Chen has written an Open Letter to all existing Enterprise customers and partners Basically, BlackBerry is here to...
A few days ago we wrote how BlackBerry need to sort out the major issues on cross-platform BBM. One of...
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O2 has revealed it is to trial a new video communications service powered by Six3. O2 Clip It is a...
BBM on BlackBerry smartphones with BES offers organizations in regulated industries the ability to log, archive and audit BBM messages...
WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired - December 20, 2013) – BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY)(TSX:BB), a global leader in wireless innovation, today reported financial results for...
Companies Strike Joint Development and Manufacturing Agreement Indonesia Targeted for First Joint Product in Early 2014 WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired - Dec. 20,...
Today, Interim BlackBerry CEO, John Chen had a commentary posted on CNBC that lends a bit more information to his overall...
MD of BlackBerry (BB) India, Sunil Lalvani, spoke to DNA India and said that the company will gradually shift focus...
Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS), a Denver-based nonprofit organisation, is transforming its mobile communications and enhancing productivity by giving its 350 employees BlackBerry...
BBM on Android & iPhone is rolling out this week, starting today. BBM now includes a new Find Friends feature that allows you...
In a move which isn’t too much of a surprise, Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President of BBM has left BlackBerry....
Facebook has agreed to buy the mobile messaging company WhatsApp for $16bn (£9.6bn), the social network has announced. The company...
BlackBerry today announced that BBM(TM) will be made available to Windows Phone and Nokia X customers in the coming months....
David Proulx, BlackBerry’s Senior Director of BBM Business Development, the same guy who told us BBM would not be coming...
Google has released a huge upgrade to Hangouts for iOS, overhauling the design, improving performance, and bringing full iPad support,...
Ever since BlackBerry brought BBM to iOS and Android Users, they have been looking at ways of making money from...
WhatsApp for Windows Mobile is currently in Beta phase and a video out of Brazil shows some of the new...
Mobile access to Presence, Instant Messaging and Persistent Group Chat leveraging Microsoft with MindLink is now available for BlackBerry 10....
Following Google’s of its new wearable device platform, Android Wear, Motorola has announced its first device with the software, the Moto 360....
Sony has announced that Android 4.4 KitKat updates are now available for the Xperia Z Ultra, Z1, and Z1 Compact...
BBM Chats Just Got More Fun with the Introduction of Stickers Multi-Person Photo Sharing and Larger File Transfers Round Out...
Vine has released an upgrade to both its iOS and Android Apps, taking the latest version to v2.0. The update...
Virgin Media Business has extended a partnership deal with network provider LN Communications to bring high-speed connectivity to five million...
John Chen clarifies a recent Reuters article and reiterates that BlackBerry is Not Leaving the Handset Market BlackBerry CEO John...
BlackBerry CEO John Chen has written another article, this time in Gadget Web Site in South Africa,  where explains why...
In an interview with American Banker, BlackBerry CEO John Chen outlined a short-term plan for the company that is laser-focused on...
Cirius has launched its dedicated secure messaging app for Office 365. The native app (available via the O365 marketplace) seamlessly...
GroupMe Android 5.0 makes it easy, efficient and fun for users to stay connected to the those who matter most....
Flash Messenger app will flash messages without sending any data, making the process instant and secure. Messaging has become one...
“Smart SDK†Provides Custom Xamarin Classes for Accelerated Mobile App Development with Powerful Enterprise Integration and Backend Services AnyPresence, the...
Police in Quebec, Canada intercepted more than a million BlackBerry PIN-to-PIN communications as part of a crackdown against organized crime that culminated with 29 arrests Thursday.
Indonesians spend most of their time on smartphones for chatting, with nearly 80 percent using BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), a recent...
BlackBerry has received the Indonesia Cellular Award (ICA) 2014 for BBM – its reliable and secure instant messaging application, in...
Shape The Future program provides digital devices at a reduced cost to public school boards across Canada Microsoft Canada announced...
Jannah Hotels, designed to recreate the spirit of the noble Bedouin hospitality with its distinctive and creative infrastructure, today announced...
Facebook have released their competitor to Snapchat and it is now officially available for Android devices in Google Play. Features:...
BBM offers enhanced encryption for BBM Chats between employees at security conscious organisations. When someone starts a BBM Protected Chat with you, enter the secret passphrase they have shared with you in person, by email or SMS to get started.
BlackBerry today announced that it will bring the BlackBerry Z3 smartphone to the Middle East. The new stylish smartphone is...
Google Play Services 5.0 has rolled out to devices worldwide. It introduces Android wearable services APIs, Dynamic Security Provider and App Indexing,...
Available through Vodacom from mid July 2014 BlackBerry today introduced the new BlackBerry Z3 smartphone in South Africa. The BlackBerry...
After much build up and anticipation, the new music mobile messaging app, Musations, has debuted on the Apple iTunes store...
Available For Immediate Deployment by White-Label Partners Apsima have officially released their white-labeling option for beacon manufacturers, enterprise app developers, and others...
Facebook users on Android and iOS will no longer be able to chat and send messages later this week, unless...
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The Timex Group has announced its entry into the smartwatch market with a fitness-oriented model that has its own mobile...
WhatsApp have released an update to WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry 10, taking the latest version to v2.11.840.2. What’s new: Added option to...
The development of interoperable standards for all IP based communication – from messaging apps like WhatsApp to Facebook Messenger, FaceTime...
New services and technology partnerships help broadcasters and media companies move to the cloud. Wednesday, before the opening day of...
Apple has started rolling out iOS 8 live for iPhone users today. Unveiled earlier this summer, iOS 8 brings improvements to...
Brightbox has announced the launch of the Brightbox® Mark3 mobile charging platform which enables consumers to continue to communicate, navigate,...
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The Unified Communications Alliance (UCA), the global partnership of accredited Microsoft Lync integrators, today announced the acquisition of software and...
MessageHub brings together and prioritizes key messages across social, email, chat and SMS in one app; first messaging app to auto-prioritize and auto-merge contacts across different networks.
RealTalk by Castle Ventures is a new concept in mobile dating and networking. Using video as the first point of contact for all potential matches.
BlackBerry, Cisco, IBM, Kaazing, LogMeIn, M2Mi, MachineShop, PTC, Red Hat, Software AG, TIBCO, and Others Ratify Enhanced Version of Widely Adopted IoT Standard
Whatsapp are to undo a new feature they launched last week. The read reciept, denoted by a double check mark did not go down well with the majority of users.
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Google has released version 1.0 of its new Android development IDE, Android Studio. Android Studio will continue to receive updates on four different release channels.
Canada Revenue Agency has destroyed all text message records of its employees and has disabled logging of these messages in the future,
Smartphone app developer, Confide, launched an ad campaign on Tuesday, offering the business version of its self-destruct tool to entertainment studios, networks and labels for free, in perpetuity.
LG Electronics announced today that new products set to debut in the United States during the first half of next year – from appliances to air solutions to home entertainment devices.
Three months after being acquired by facebook, WhatsApp have announced that they now have 700 million monthly active users, with users sending over 30 billion messages a day.
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BlackBerry CEO John Chen took to the stage at CES 2015 to talk a little about the company’s plans for the next year. One of his major goals is still to monetize BBM.
As part of his plans for new surveillance powers, announced in the wake of the recent shootings in Paris, David Cameron wants to block WhatsApp, iMessage, Snapchat and other encrypted messaging apps if he wins the next election.
Big data analytics specialist Teradata has acquired Appoxee, a Tel Aviv-based mobile marketing and engagement SaaS provider. Teradata said the move will allow it to offer more mobile-focused digital marketing services as part of its marketing cloud portfolio.
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Popular messaging service WhatsApp is imposing 24-hour ban on people trying to access its service via an unauthorised app.
Popular smartphone messaging service WhatsApp has been made available on web browsers for the first time. Jan Koum, the firm’s CEO, made the announcement on his Facebook page.
On Wednesday, Kik announced it has 200 million registered users, which certainly makes it competitive  although it’s much smaller than services like WeChat, WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger.
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Facebook reported fourth-quarter profits of $701m (£462m), a 34% increase on the same period a year ago. Advertising revenue grew by 53% to $3.59bn, with nearly 70% of that coming from mobile ad sales.
Microsoft has updated Yammer for both Android and iOS apps. The Android apps with Android Wear support and the iOS app with Handoff. Both apps have been updated for easier collaboration and a more streamlined experience.
Average Monthly Active Users (MAUs) were 288 million for the fourth quarter. Twitter has announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
LINE Corporation, owner and operator of the free call and messaging app LINE, today announced their decision to establish the LINE Life Global Gateway, an investment fund that will target service providers operating in the areas of O2O, e-commerce, payment, media, and entertainment, as part of efforts to expand its LIFE platform business.
Yesterday, an article was published byFileArchiveHaven where Lloyd Summers wrote a fascinating article to share a high-level security analysis of 12 applications on BlackBerry 10 by monitoring their internet traffic and decompiling their BAR files when necessary.
Today BlackBerry announced the appointment of David Kleidermacher, the Company’s new Chief Security Officer. Kleidermacher will be responsible for the global Product Security organization, leading efforts to ensure BlackBerry’s continued leadership in secure enterprise mobility.
LINE has released an updated its Android app which now allows users to share their Timelines. and some UI design tweaks. Now when you share or like posts that are set to public, you can also share them with your friends on your Timeline.
Apple has added  two factor authentication for iMessage and FaceTime. Previously, users that had two-factor enabled could log in to iMessage or FaceTime without requiring the time sensitive codes that should be required.
VOICE is changing the way people look at social media apps. By design, VOICE has all of the benefits of anonymous local apps like Yik Yak, Whisper, and Secret – but without the social drawbacks that come from having anonymity as a fundamental feature.
Pebble have released updates to both their Android and iOS apps bringing Android Wear compatibility out of beta and available for public release.
Snapchat is looking to raise as much as $500 million in a new funding round that would value the mobile messaging company at up to $19 billion, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
BlackBerry have released another upgrade to the the beta of BBM for iOS, bringing the latest beta version to v2.7.0.359. The update brings new features including vanity PIN's, removable ads and a new avatar badging feature.
BlackBerry have released another upgrade to the the beta of BBM for BlackBerry 10, bringing the same new features introduced with the BBM for iOS Beta earlier today.
WhatsApp has extended its support to two more browsers after its launch on Chrome last month. The web client is now coming to Firefox and Opera browsers.
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BBM Meetings offers a new way to collaborate and be more productive from any Android, iPhone, BlackBerry 10 smartphone or Windows PC or Mac.
A lot of users are finding that after upgrading BBM today they can't find BBM Custom Pin Subscription in BBM Shop.
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Microsoft sued Kyocera for patent infringement on Friday, alleging the Japanese company's Duraforce, Hydro and Brigadier cell phone lines violate seven Microsoft patents.
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.
Virgin Media Business has launched its first unified communications product for start-ups and smaller companies that will allow them to stay in touch regardless of where they are or which device they’re using.
Recently BlackBerry released several new customization features for BBM for Android and BlackBerry 10 and those customisations are now available to iOS users.
Alibaba is investing $200 million in Snapchat, a source familiar with the deal said, striking its latest Silicon Valley deal as the Chinese ecommerce company builds up mobile services.
Last November, Microsoft announced that the next version of Microsoft Lync would become Skype for Business and today they have announced that the technical preview of the Skype for Business client starts today.
The Canadian government is basing its approach to officials’ private text messages on the honour system. A newly released document shows the department grappled with an unforeseen technological hurdle that could have scuttled the whole plan.
Raketu has released the new RakEM for Android and iOS. RakEM is a mobile messaging app that delivers the highest privacy for instant messaging, file/image/location sharing, voice and video calling, and altogether eliminates "text regret."
WhatsApp users have been eagerly awaiting the call feature and it is finally here for everyone on Android. WhatsApp started rolling out voice calling feature for Android users earlier this year.
Sony Mobile is today launching its new global brand positioning ‘Everyday Extraordinary’ to its customers via an integrated campaign.
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has launched Jio Chat, a new chat apple for Android and iOS platforms. In addition to instant messaging, the app also offers voice & video calling, one-to-one & group chats, conference calling, stickers and Channels that lets you follow your favorite brands.
Facebook on Wednesday launched a standalone version of its Messenger service for web browsers separate from Facebook’s main site, marking another step in the company’s plan to make the service more ubiquitous.
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Google Hangouts provides an end-to-end chat solution for Google Apps customers, allowing people within an organization to securely communicate with one another across all devices and platforms.
Google has now added two new policy options for Apps admins to give them greater control of how Hangouts chat is used in their domains, as well as introducing Google Apps Vault for Hangouts.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BBM for Windows Phone Beta. The update brings BBM for Windows Phone Beta to version 2.1.0.7. While this latest beta doesn't bring any new features, it does bring a wealth of fixes.
Glide has released an update to their Video messaging app, which brings support for the Apple Watch. Glide on the Apple Watch lets you watch messages, get chat notifications, and reply in a text chat with dictation.
Cyanogen and Microsoft have announced a partnership to integrate popular Microsoft services across the Cyanogen Operating System.
Last month, WhatsApp introduced free voice calls to Android users of its Android app, and the feature is now rolling out to iOS users.
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.
Last week, BlackBerry released an update to BBM for BlackBerry 10 and Android that brought a much needed improvement in broadcast messaging, allowing users to send broadcast messages to specific categories.
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.
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.
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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.
BlackBerry have released a new Beta update for BBM for for iOS. The latest beta brings bug fixes and some improvements to the timed message and message retraction features.
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.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BBM for Android Beta which brings Private Chats and Material Design.
At the beginning of the month, BlackBerry released a beta of BBM for Android which introduced private chats. Today, BlackBerry have released a new Beta update for BBM for for iOS which also implements private chats.
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.
Earlier today, we reported how Mackenzie Health continues to advance its Innovation Strategy with the launch of Phase Two of the Innovation Unit.
BlackBerry launched enhancements to BBM Protected Friday, that provide simple, secure instant messaging with strong IT control for enterprise customers.
BBM Meetings received an update Friday that provides expanded multi-OS support and additional feature enhancements.
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.
Google has released an update to Hangouts for iOS devices. The Hangouts v4.0 brings in a new design that follows Google’s Material Design along with several bug fixes and performance improvements.
Kyocera and Microsoft have announced they have signed an agreement expanding on a prior patent licensing arrangement.
BlackBerry continue to improve BBM Meetings and have now implemented greater IT Admin capabilities with an IT Admin Console that delivers usage statistics, analytics and reporting.
