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BBM lands on Windows Phone this July

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:29:37 +0000

After waiting for a really long time, Windows Phone users will be able to enjoy using BlackBerry Messenger starting this July. The upcoming app was officially mentioned today by BlackBerry's CEO. Read more...

NeoBytes :) Man mistakes Blackberry for blackberry

Christopher White — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:06:56 +0000

A man went to the hospital after he swallowed a Blackberry mobile phone and it became lodged in his throat. Warning, the video is not for the squeamish, and bodily fluids are shown. Read more...

Blackberry ends its relationship with T-Mobile U.S.

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 01:15:49 +0000

BlackBerry has cut ties with T-Mobile US and will stop selling its devices to the company once the current contract ends on April 25. Blackberry says it will strengthen ties with other carriers. Read more...

Rockstar consortium planning to offload some of Nortel patents

Shreyas Gandhe — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:20:47 +0000

The Rockstar consortium, backed by companies such as Microsoft and Apple is planning to offload some of Nortel's patents which they acquired last year after outbidding tech rival Google. Read more...

Report: BlackBerry passed on Justin Bieber as a spokesperson; Nokia still wants him

John Callaham — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 17:19:05 +0000

A new report on the fall of BlackBerry includes word that the company passed on the chance for Justin Bieber to be their spokesperson for very little money. Nokia is interested though. Read more...

New BlackBerry boss says company will keep its handset division

John Callaham — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 04:00:00 +0000

John S. Chen, the new interim CEO of BlackBerry, said in an interview today that the company will keep its handset division but offered no further details on how he will turn BlackBerry around. Read more...

BlackBerry board confirms sale of company is under consideration

Andy Weir — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:38:54 +0000

BlackBerry's board of directors has confirmed that the company is considering 'strategic alternatives' for its future, including joint ventures, a partnership or even the sale of the company. Read more...

BlackBerry considering going private

Michael Allison — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:39:21 +0000

BlackBerry may go private in the near future. The tech company has reportedly discussed in its private meetings the idea of retreating from the stock market and working out of sight Read more...

BBM comes to Samsung Galaxy devices in desperate bid for relevancy

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:23:30 +0000

BBM is finally coming to Samsung Galaxy devices, though it will only launch in Africa at first. BBM is Blackberry's last "killer feature" and it's now landing on competitors' devices. Read more...

Job cuts result in 250 fewer employees at BlackBerry

Paul Ferson — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 20:23:16 +0000

In what has been officially described as 'company scaling', BlackBerry has further reduced the number of employees at its product testing unit in the corporate Washington headquarters. Read more...

Leaked images & video claims to show new 5-inch Blackberry A10

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 10:07:20 +0000

A new video claims to show the upcoming Blackberry flagship, the A10. The device is rumored to have a 5-inch screen, a dual-core processor and it's expected to launch around the winter holidays. Read more...

BlackBerry CEO predicts demise of tablets within five years

Andy Weir — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:11:55 +0000

BlackBerry's CEO thinks users will no longer want tablets within five years, claiming they "are not a good business model", adding that BlackBerry will be "the absolute leader in mobile computing." Read more...

Former BlackBerry CEO dumps entire stake in company

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:19:10 +0000

BlackBerry's former CEO, Jim Balsillie, has dumped all of his 26.8 million shares in the company for $362 million, causing some analysts to predict the end for BlackBerry. Read more...

iTunes + Apple accessories now make more money than major phone manufactures

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:25:33 +0000

Apple's iTunes + Accessories divisions now generate more revenue than Nokia, RIM, LG, HTC, Motorola and Sony do on their phone divisions and the revenue is expected to grow this year. Read more...

BlackBerry Z10 sales in UK triple prior launches

Brody McKee — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:28:27 +0000

Despite recent troubles, BlackBerry (formerly known as RIM) are already celebrating as the Z10 appears to have had a successful launch - their most successful launch ever in both the UK and Canada. Read more...

BlackBerry 10 launches with 70,000 apps including Skype, Whatsapp and Angry Birds

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:11:17 +0000

Blackberry 10 has just launched with 70.000 apps available in the Blackberry World store, including some big names such as Angry Birds, Whatsapp and Skype. However quantity does not ensure quality. Read more...

BlackBerry launches new BlackBerry 10 devices

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:07:19 +0000

RIM, now officially known as Blackberry, has launched two new devices running their latest Blackberry 10 OS. Though we've seen some leaks before we now how official info on these devices. Read more...

Research in Motion changes its name; it's now officially BlackBerry

John Callaham — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:37:19 +0000

Research in Motion CEO Thorten Heins has confirmed during today's BlackBerry 10 press event that the company is changing its name to BlackBerry, and will now use the stock ticker symbol BBRY Read more...

BlackBerry 10 launch to be streamed live online - will you be watching?

Andy Weir — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:21:18 +0000

RIM will finally launch its delayed BlackBerry 10 platform and devices on January 30, and the event will be streamed live on the interwebs. Will you be tuning in to see what all the fuss is about? Read more...

BlackBerry 10 TV ad to debut during Super Bowl XLVII

John Callaham — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:41:11 +0000

Research in Motion has confirmed it has made a 30 second TV commercial that will debut during Super Bowl XLVII on February 3rd, four days after the company holds its BlackBerry 10 press events. Read more...

Lenovo exec open to some kind of deal with RIM

John Callaham — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:36:05 +0000

An executive at Lenovo says that the company is "looking at all opportunities -- RIM and many others", adding that Lenovo has spoken to the BlackBerry phone maker on many different ideas. Read more...

RIM extends incentives deadline for devs porting apps to Blackberry 10

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:13:42 +0000

RIM is hard at work trying to make sure they have a strong launch for their Blackberry 10 OS at the end of this month. Now they have extended incentives for developers porting apps to their ecosystem. Read more...

RIM CEO: Company could still sell off hardware division

John Callaham — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:43:23 +0000

Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins told a German news outlet on Monday that a strategic review of the company could lead to the sale of RIM's hardware business, along with licensing its software. Read more...

Microsoft among companies acquiring over 1,000 Kodak patents

John Callaham — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:14:20 +0000

Microsoft is among one of many technology companies who have joined together to acquire a number of patents from Kodak, for a total of $527 million. which is much less than what Kodak wanted. Read more...

RIM plans to launch six BlackBerry 10 devices in 2013

John Callaham — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:34:45 +0000

Research in Motion's chief marketing officer, Frank Boulben, said that the company plans to launch six BlackBerry 10 smartphone products in 2013, with a range of price points from budget to high end. Read more...

ComScore: Microsoft's US mobile phone market share keeps dropping

John Callaham — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:46:02 +0000

A new report from ComScore claims that Microsoft's share of the US smartphone market went down in between September and November 2012, as did Blackberry, while iOS and Android's share rose. Read more...

New BlackBerry 10 QWERTY phone images leak

John Callaham — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:28:40 +0000

New images of the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a QWERTY physical keyboard have been leaked, along with word that the final name for the phone will be the BlackBerry X10. Read more...

RIM handing over $65 million for patent payment to Nokia

John Callaham — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:12:46 +0000

Research in Motion will pay Nokia $65 million in its first transfer of money as part of its recently announced patent license agreement that ended their legal fight. Read more...

Nokia and RIM get in the Christmas spirit; end patent fight

John Callaham — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:14:57 +0000

Nokia has announced that it will end its patent fight with Research in Motion that it began earlier this year in several countries, including the US, and will enter a new patent agreement with RIM. Read more...

Blackberry 10 defeats Windows Phone 8 in browser face off!

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:04:19 +0000

With Blackberry 10 handsets landing in January, RIM has to play catch-up. So, what better way to do that than to provide a rich and fast mobile browser experience to users considering the platform. Read more...

Networks already sold on Blackberry 10

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:04:19 +0000

RIM want to start the New Year strongly with the release of latest Blackberry 10 handsets. And now RIM has support and confirmed availability from the major UK networks planning to stock the devices. Read more...

WhatsApp developers claim no support for BlackBerry 10

Paul Ferson — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:56:14 +0000

WhatsApp's developers have indicated that they do not plan to support BlackBerry 10. One good thing for BB10 buyers is that they don't completely rule out a return with their wording. Read more...

RIM sending out invites for BlackBerry 10 event in NYC

John Callaham — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:51:52 +0000

Research in Motion is now sending out invites to members of the media to attend their official BlackBerry 10 launch event, which will be held in New York City on January 30th. Read more...

BlackBerry 10 website offers a teaser of official hardware

John Callaham — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Research in Motion has launched an official website for its BlackBerry 10 operating system, offering a shrouded look at the first hardware that will run the mobile operating system. Read more...

BlackBerry announces new prototype device, opens $10K commitment program

Owen Williams — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:22:15 +0000

Today at BlackBerry JAM, RIM announced a number of changes to their developer program as well as announcing the official opening of the $10,000 guarantee for app developers. Read more...

Nokia looks to stop BlackBerry sales over patent dispute

Jake Durasamy — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:17:00 +0000

Nokia is currently in a dispute with RIM over patents relating to Wi-Fi connectivity and wants all BlackBerries to be banned in the UK, US and Canada, if BlackBerry is found guilty. Read more...

RIM shares soar up this week thanks to BlackBerry 10 hopes

John Callaham — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:30:00 +0000

Shares of Research in Motion's stock went up almost 14 percent on Friday and were up 27 percent for the week, thanks in part to analysts who believe that BlackBerry 10 will be successful. Read more...

RIM beginning Blackberry 10 production in December

Christopher White — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:21:49 +0000

Suppliers are beginning to ramp up for production of the latest generation of Blackberry mobile devices. Will RIM be able to hit a homerun here, or will it be three strikes and you're out? Read more...

RIM CEO: "I don't expect things to get much worse"

Andy Weir — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:32:44 +0000

After two years of declining market share and disastrous headlines, RIM is focusing on the future. Its CEO, Thorsten Heins, hopes that the worst is over, and has been talking up the new BlackBerry 10 OS. Read more...

RIM to hold "multiple" BlackBerry 10 launch events January 30th

John Callaham — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:36:43 +0000

Research in Motion has announced it will be holding launch events for its long awaited BlackBerry 10 and its first two smartphones with its new mobile OS at "multiple" locations January 30th. Read more...