Neowin News Feed for: Qnx

Ads may be coming to KDE, the popular Linux desktop

Dean Howell — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:26:01 +0000

While it's doubtful you'll see ads in KDE's core applications, it would be possible for distributions that wish to further monetize their work to fork these applications, placing ads in them. Read more...

BlackBerry to provide infotainment and security software to Jaguar Land Rover

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:32:01 +0000

BlackBerry's infotainment and security software will now be incorporated into the Jaguar Land Rover vehicles as part of a licensing agreement between the Canadian firm and Tata Motors. Read more...

Ford dumps Microsoft's tech for infotainment system

Brad Sams — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:48:01 +0000

Ford has announced that it will be parting ways with Microsoft for the next generation of its Sync platform and will use Blackberry's QNX instead to replace its infotainment system. Read more...

Volkswagen snags 200 BlackBerry employees in Germany

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:34:28 +0000

Smartphone maker, BlackBerry, has sold off its R&D assets in Germany to Volkswagen which will result in the shift of over 200 employees to the automaker's Infotainment division. Read more...

Apple's CarPlay may use BlackBerry's QNX

Nathan Liu — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:06:06 +0000

Think BlackBerry was dying? Well QNX, the Operating System that BlackBerry has owned since 2010 may be an integral part of Apple's new car display interface, a new report reveals. Read more...

Ford: Microsoft and Windows might still be used for next-gen Sync

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:13:24 +0000

A Ford executive said this week the car company is still evaluating who it will work with for the next version of Sync, denying reports that Microsoft is out of the running. Read more...

Rumor: Ford could dump Microsoft for BlackBerry inside next version of Sync

John Callaham — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:27:55 +0000

A new rumor claims that Ford could use BlackBerry's QNX operating system in place of Microsoft's Windows for the next version of Ford's Sync in-car computing solution. Read more...

RIM abandons consumer market, as the bad news keeps coming

Andy Weir — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:15:41 +0000

Research In Motion announces a massive shake-up, abandoning the consumer space to focus exclusively on business and enterprise products, amid falling revenues and multiple executive departures. Read more...

All-new BlackBerry 'London' with QNX OS revealed [Updated]

Andy Weir — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:43:31 +0000

As both its market share and share price fall, RIM is in desperate need of new products to secure its future. An image has been revealed claiming to show exactly that: a next-generation BlackBerry. Read more...

RIM: Adobe discontinuing mobile Flash is our opportunity

Denis Wong — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:48:20 +0000

Despite Adobe announcing yesterday they would halt active development of the mobile Flash plugin, licensees such as RIM are still forging ahead with updating Flash on their platforms. Read more...

RIM announces new BBX operating system

John Callaham — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:42:24 +0000

Blackberry maker Research in Motion has announced its new operating system, BBX, that it says combines the best of its Blackberry platform with the QNX OS which powers the Playbook tablet. Read more...

Rumor: First Blackberry QNX phone due in first quarter 2012

John Callaham — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:33:02 +0000

Even as RIM launches its new Blackberry phones, the next smartphone from the company that will support the QNX operating system is rumored to launch in the first quarter of 2012. Read more...

RIM reportedly developing Apple TV rival, codenamed “BlackBerry Cyclone”

Andy Weir — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:39:28 +0000

It’s no secret that Research In Motion is a company with a lot of problems. In recent weeks, mainstream media, the tech community and the blogosphere at large have all been abuzz with discussion of... Read more...

BlackBerry Playbook and smartphones to support Android apps?

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:48:34 +0000

Research In Motion is still working on its next big product, the BlackBerry PlayBook. One of the more impressive tablets shown off at CES2011 this year, was the PlayBook. When Neowin got a hands-on look at... Read more...