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BlackBerry sues Snap Inc’s Snapchat for patent infringement

BlackBerry’s back at it again. Not content with simply suing Facebook-owned WhatsApp for alleged patent infringement this year, BlackBerry is now suing Snap Inc’s…

BBM launches DiscoverTV streaming media service for Africa

Messaging service BBM now has its own streaming video service. Dubbed DiscoverTV, the service aims to provide Africa’s 1.1-billion smartphone users with “a wide…

US govt ditches BlackBerry smartphones for Samsung, Apple

Canadian tech company BlackBerry has had a bit of a turbulent 2016. Sure, stocks are up marginally, and its YoY loss less than expected,…

BBM video calling comes to Android, iOS

Canadian company BlackBerry might not be cooking up loving dinners for its operating system anymore, but it’s not about to let its Messenger platform…

BlackBerry rolls out major BBM update, lets users ‘retract’ messages

BlackBerry has announced that its instant messaging service BBM now includes a host of new privacy features for users on Android and iOS, allowing…

Facebook to drop BlackBerry OS app support by end of 2016

If you’re using a BlackBerry that’s running any version of BlackBerry OS — this means all devices up to but not including the PRIV…

BlackBerry acquires WatchDox to bolster enterprise security operations

BlackBerry has always excelled in providing its users with security and encryption capabilities and with this latest acquisition in its bag, the Canadian communications…

BlackBerry says apps should work on all mobile operating systems

Do you ever feel limited by your Apple, Android or Microsoft ecosystem? Well, you’re not alone. BlackBerry CEO John Chen feels that exclusive applications…

BBM winds its slow way onto Windows Phone

You all remember BBM right? Good, just checking. Anyway, BlackBerry’s instant messaging service has finally found its way onto Windows Phone. The announcement comes…

The Z3 could benefit from BlackBerry’s African dominance

BlackBerry might not be the cool kid in developed markets, but it sure as hell is in a number of other places. Recent figures…

BlackBerry: there is sponsored content on BBM, but no ads…promise

If you’re one of BlackBerry’s extended BBM testers, you may have noticed that the Canadian company recently started pushing out sponsored content on its…

Can BlackBerry really find stability, lock up enterprise? [CES2014]

On the fringes of the world’s largest technology showcase, CES in Las Vegas, BlackBerry’s new CEO laid out his plan for the ailing former…

Is 2014 the year BlackBerry makes its big comeback?

To many, BlackBerry is well and truly dead. While the company still exists in the same form it has in its heyday, it’s a…

Here’s the problem with research that shows BlackBerry is still growing

The Mobility 2014 survey, released at the end of November, showed that BlackBerry had overtaken Samsung in South Africa. BlackBerry users had increased from…

Looks like Lenovo really did want to buy BlackBerry

Looking back at BlackBerry’s rapid descent into ignominy, there are plenty of could have beens. The biggest of all them all — interest in…

Feed the CEO to the wolves! Raise $1bn! That solves everything for BlackBerry! (except it doesn’t)

Let’s be honest. Fairfax was never going to be able to raise the US$4.7-billion it needed to take BlackBerry private. And let’s remember: the…

BlackBerry’s $4.7 billion buyout bid fails, CEO Thorsten Heins steps down

Well, there goes that potential acquisition… and the CEO. Embattled smartphone giant BlackBerry announced today that its buyout plans with shareholder Fairfax Financial Holdings…

Here’s the problem with BBM for Android and iPhone

BlackBerry is understandably making a big deal about the 10-million downloads of BBM for iPhone and Android it saw in the first 24 hours….

BlackBerry says it didn’t post all those positive BBM reviews, promise

Thought all those reviews thanking the BlackBerry team for the “user friendly and smooth” BBM app for Android were a bit suspicious? You’re not…

4 reasons why BlackBerry will die in Indonesia, but BBM will survive

While the rollout of BBM for iOS and Android is great news for a lot of Indonesians who can now communicate with their BBM-using…

In one day, BBM for Android and iPhone was downloaded 10 million times

Yes, we knew the launch of BlackBerry’s popular chat app on Android and iPhone was going to be big — c’mon, the unreleased version…

BlackBerry: 5m people downloaded BBM for iOS, Android in first 8 hours

As a company, BlackBerry might be in dire shape, but it’s clear that people are still incredibly hungry for its proprietary messaging system BBM….

BlackBerry finally rolling out BBM for Android and iOS today

Guess what BBM fans? After many toils it seems BlackBerry is ready to roll out its messenger service for Android and iOS. “This is…

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