In an interesting Bloomberg story that chronicles the rise and fall of BlackBerry (formerly known as Research In Motion) through recollections of past and current BlackBerry employees, vendors, and associates, it is revealed that before Alicia Keys became the company’s Global Creative Director earlier this year, Justin Bieber asked Research In Motion about becoming a BlackBerry ambassador. According to Vincent Washington […]
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BlackBerry CEO pens open letter to enterprise customers
BlackBerry likes its open letters these days. Following one that sought to reassure customers that they could continue to count on BlackBerry, new CEO John S. Chen wrote one where he promised that he would “reclaim BlackBerry’s success.” In a new open letter, Chen focuses on the company’s enterprise clients and partners, reassuring them again that “Our “for sale” sign has […]
BlackBerry announces BlackBerry World 25 Days of Gifts 2013
BlackBerry is getting into the festive spirit with the announcement that it will hold the 25 Days of Gifts giveaways from BlackBerry World starting on December 1. Each day, BlackBerry World will offer a different “premium download.” Best of all, the offer will not be limited to apps and will include movies and games as well. That should make for […]
BBM to be pre-installed on Android smartphones in emerging markets
The BlackBerry BBM messaging platform user base jumped up by 20 million within one week of the company launching BBM for Android and iPhone. While the company has not announced further numbers, the app has remained at the top of charts in a number of countries including Canada and the UK. BBM is also well established in emerging markets and […]
BlackBerry announces management changes
BlackBerry’s new CEO, John S. Chen, is not wasting any time in starting to make changes at BlackBerry. As part of the company’s reorganization, both its Chief Operating Officer, Kristian Tear, and its Chief Marketing Officer, Frank Boulben, are leaving the company. James Yersh, previously served as the company’s Senior Vice President, Controller and as the Company’s head of Compliance […]
BlackBerry unveils Porsche Design P’9982 along with limited edition Crocodile model
BlackBerry and Porsche Design today unveiled their latest collaboration, the all-touch Porsche Design P’9982. Billed as “uniquely designed and expertly crafted,” it combines the combines the specifications of the BlackBerry Z10 with a customized version of BlackBerry 10.2 and high-quality materials that include a satin finished stainless stell frame and a hand-wrapped genuine Italian leather back door. “Engineered Luxury […]
BlackBerry Z50 and Q30 to be next flagship BlackBerry 10 devices?
BlackBerry announced a new device strategy back in September. Going forward it will offer a portfolio of four devices, two at the high-end and two at the low-end of the market, at any one time. Today, it offers the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q5 at the lower end while the BlackBerry Z30 and BlackBerry Q10 are aimed at the […]
More images of C-Series BlackBerry 10 found in leaked OS help files
A number of rumours have already suggested that BlackBerry is working on a new entry-level series of BlackBerry 10 devices. Known as the C-Series or ‘Cafe’ series, codenames that have already surfaced include Americano, Cappuccino, Kopi and Latte. Images of the Americano have already surfaced online and now, we have new images courtesy of the help file found in a […]