BlackBerry

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…

BlackBerry goes with newspaper ads in bid to reassure world of its future

All the doomsayers are wrong. Everything’s fine, promise. That’s the message BlackBerry’s been trying to spread with a series of full-page newspaper ads placed…

Massive risks for operators, consumers as BlackBerry faces a death spiral

The only certainty about BlackBerry’s future is that it’s completely uncertain. Yes, there’s a buyout offer on the table from Fairfax Financial Holdings under…

BlackBerry delays release of financial information amid Fairfax negotiations

For all the trouble surrounding BlackBerry, its management is not made up of fools. A conference call scheduled for Friday with analysts and investors,…

It looks like BlackBerry has finally blown it

I am an ardent fan of BlackBerry and its latest offerings, based on BlackBerry OS 10, were some of the easiest to use (and…

BlackBerry to be acquired by Fairfax Financial Holdings for $4.7 billion

BlackBerry announced today that it has agreed to be acquired by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited for US$4.7-billion, pending due diligence. The conclusion of the…

BBM for iPhone and Android halted… for now

Things are not going well for BlackBerry this weekend. First it announced that it will be laying off around 4 500 members of staff…

BBM for iPhone, Android to save us from iMessage, WhatsApp on 21 September

While BlackBerry is rumoured to be pursuing a sale — to be wrapped up as quickly as November — and preparing another round of…

BlackBerry director: fighting tech giants is tough — we may have to go niche

If you were tasked with figuring out BlackBerry’s future, what would you do? Pin all your hopes on its new phones and revamped operating…

BlackBerry looking for buyers as it runs out of options

Reception to this announcement will probably be divided. Some will be delighted that BlackBerry is finally ready to sell itself, seemingly for parts while…

Indonesia considers fining BlackBerry $1.5 million for future BBM outages

After successfully bullying BlackBerry to block porn access from its devices, the Indonesian government now thinks it might be a good idea to fine…

BlackBerry’s fruit falls despite healthy predictions

After launching its new BlackBerry 10 series to take on the dominant players in the smartphone market, investors are unimpressed, with the company’s shares…

Why BlackBerry, Microsoft’s desperate scrap for third place is so important

Few people remember third place. Whether in sport, science or business, there’s little glory attached to the bronze medal. But two multinational giants, BlackBerry…

BlackBerry Messenger is headed to Android and iOS: but can it compete?

Finally. After years of rumours and cries for a cross-platform service, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is headed to phones that don’t carry the company’s logo….

BlackBerry stock falls after opening up BBM to iOS, Android

There were always going to be questions around BlackBerry’s decision to open up its BBM messaging platform and some of the loudest came from…

BlackBerry CEO reveals mid-range Q5, Channels, BBM coming to iOS, Android

The BlackBerry faithful and converts alike gathered in Florida today to watch BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins deliver his first keynote since the BlackBerry 10…

BlackBerry CEO: in 5 years, there ‘won’t be a reason to have a tablet’

With the success of the iPad, the global uptake in the number of tablet computers and the urgency that almost every manufacturer on the…

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