Following a dismal quarter that saw BlackBerry record a US$4.4 billion loss, the company just announced that, after taking “a look at how to best meet our goals with BlackBerry events,” it will not host a BlackBerry Live conference in 2014. It will instead focus on an “engaging lineup of smaller, targeted events” that will focus on specific business, developer, […]
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BlackBerry announces partnership with Foxconn for emerging markets
Along with its latest financial results, BlackBerry today announced a new five-year strategic partnership with Foxconn that will see the two companies collaborate on new devices for “fast-growing markets.” The initial focus will be on a new smartphone for Indonesia and other emerging markets where BlackBerry still has considerable presence. The move also signals BlackBerry’s intention to remain in the […]
BBM adds 40 million users in last 60 days
Among the quarterly highlights that BlackBerry announced its latest financial results, including a massive US$4.4 billion loss, the company revealed that it added some some 40 million Android and iOS users to its BBM user base in the last 60 days. At the same time, BlackBerry did not reveal the size of its total user base. BlackBerry released BBM for […]
BlackBerry records US$4.4 billion loss in for Q3 FY2014
Following news this week that BlackBerry’s new CEO was beginning to implement his strategy to turn the beleaguered company around by rebuilding its executive team, it announced its financial results for the third quarter of its 2014 fiscal year. In a nutshell, they clearly show how far the company has to go. The company recorded a staggering US$4.4 billion loss […]
BlackBerry announces two more executive appointments: James S. Mackey and Mark Wilson
BlackBerry’s new CEO, John Chen, does appear to be wasting any time in implementing his vision for the beleaguered company. Following yesterday’s announcement that it had hired John Sims as its new President, Global Enterprise Services, it today announced two more executive appointments. James S. Mackey was named Executive Vice President for Corporate Development and Strategic Planning while Mark Wilson […]
BlackBerry’s BBM to come preinstalled on LG smartphones (Updated)
There is more good news coming from BlackBerry today. Following yesterday’s appointment of John Sims as President, Global Enterprise Services, the company today announced a new a bundling agreement with LG Electronics that will see BBM installed preloaded on LG smartphones. The LG G Pro Lite will be the first LG device to offer BBM out-of-the-box. “People across the globe […]
BlackBerry hires SAP’s John Sims to lead Enterprise Services Business
There is good news out of BlackBerry today. Rather than announcing yet another executive departure (there were two just yesterday), the company today announced that John Sims, the former President of SAP’s Mobile Services business, will join the company as President, Global Enterprise Services. “I am pleased to welcome such a seasoned executive as John to BlackBerry to help lead […]
BlackBerry loses two more executives
BlackBerry has been losing executives and employees for some time now. 2013 was particularly difficult as BlackBerry 10 on which the company bet its revival failed to meet both company and customer expectations. BlackBerry recently saw the departure of former CEO Thorten Heins when Fairfax brought in John S. Chen as Executive Chair of BlackBerry’s Board of Directors and and […]