In the light of the federal government’s proposed tax reforms, BlackBerry CEO John Chen says that small businesses are crucial to the success of his company, one which is currently in the midst of a major remodelling effort. Opposition continues to mount over the Liberal government’s planned tax reforms, with critics saying that measures aimed […]
BlackBerry teams up with Canadian government on autonomous vehicle security project
Carleton University in Ottawa has joined forces with Canadian tech company BlackBerry and the Department of National Defence to pursue research into security threats related to autonomous vehicle technology. In partnership with Transport Canada and Public Safety Canada, the goal of the new project will be to analyze the risks and vulnerabilities associated with autonomous […]
BlackBerry licensing deal signals new era for former device maker
Waterloo, Ontario’s BlackBerry is in the midst of a comeback, or at least a re-emergence in the tech market, this time as a purveyor of mobile software and services. The company’s recent announcement of record profits helped buoy a flat TSX this week, while its new licensing agreement with Chinese contract manufacturer Yangzhou New Telecom […]
BlackBerry hopes new truck tracking device can drive growth
Against the predictions of many, shares of BlackBerry continue to keep on trucking this year. The long-suffering Canadian tech is seeing a rare reprieve in part because of a optimism around new tools such as one that aims to increase efficiency and make the world of trucking easier and more productive. BlackBerry Radar is a […]
BlackBerry KeyONE expected to soon get pricing and availability announcement
After recent delays with the release of the BlackBerry KeyONE, which is being manufactured by China’s TCL Communications, TCL GM and President Steve Cistulli says long-suffering BlackBerry fans can expect some news next week. “Some more KEY news coming your way next week… Stay tuned!” Cistulli tweeted yesterday. along with a picture of the BlackBerry […]
A new BlackBerry tablet may be coming, says CEO John Chen
Remember the ill-fated BlackBerry Playbook? Released six years ago, on April 19, 2011, the tablet looked for a moment like it might catch on. “Forget the Amazon Kindle Fire, the BB PlayBook is now the best low cost tablet,” raved ZDNet’s Matthew Miller at the time. But the PlayBook, like many BlackBerry devices released since […]
BlackBerry may have a brighter future as patent troll than as a software developer
BlackBerry Ltd. (BBRY), the former smartphone and software technology developer run by CEO John Chen, may have a brighter future as patent troll than as a software developer with a portfolio of some 44,000 patents worldwide, many of which have been described by Envision IP as high quality based on reverse citations. The Waterloo, Ontario-based […]
KEYone, the Blackberry that isn’t a Blackberry, launches
It is but it isn’t. A BlackBerry, that is. At Mobile World Congress in Spain Saturday, China’s TCL launched the KEYone, a new device that is the first result of BlackBerry’s decision to get out of the smartphone business and license third party partners to make BlackBerry branded products. The Canadian company, meanwhile, says […]
BlackBerry has reached rock bottom and has started to dig
Remember when BlackBerry rallied around a comeback plan that would return it to its rightful place atop the mobile world? That was just five years ago, when Thorsten Heins unveiled the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. It feels like a decade has passed. BlackBerry is now officially capturing 0.0 per cent of the worldwide mobile […]
New Mercury smartphone gives faithful one more chance to own a new BlackBerry
Once a giant in the space and a company with a strong a claim as anyone has to being the inventor of the smartphone, the end is in site for BlackBerry and its fans who grew up on the Pearl, Curve, or 8800. But for one more time, at least, BlackBerry is getting the band […]
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