More good news for BlackBerry today following the launch of BBM for Android and iPhone yesterday. The company announced that BBM was downloaded over 10 million times by Android and iPhone users and declared it “one of the best single-day openings for a mobile app to date.” BBM also became the number one free app on the App Store in […]
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BlackBerry resuming BBM for Android and iPhone rollout (Updated)
Good news today on the BlackBerry front. The company just announced that it will resume the deployment of BBM for Android and iPhone “in the next few hours.” This follows a report early last week that it would be available “within days.” The demand for BBM on Android and BBM on iPhone continues to be amazing. About six million people […]
Lenovo making a bid for BlackBerry?
As BlackBerry’s self-imposed deadline to sell itself by November approaches, another potential suitor has emerged. According to The Wall Street Journal, Lenovo is “actively considering a bid” for BlackBerry. With a confidentiality agreement in place, Lenovo is reportedly going through BlackBerry’s books to decide whether to move forward or not. Lenovo, a Chinese company, would likely face tough scrutiny both […]
BlackBerry wins 3,500 BlackBerry 10 smartphone order from KPMG
Just a day after an open letter published in some 30 newspapers asked BlackBerry customers to stick with it, KPMG Italy has ordered 3,500 BlackBerry 10 devices and announced plans to migrate to BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. KPMG is one of the world’s largest professional services companies and has long been a BlackBerry customer. The purchase will go to upgrade […]
BBM for Android and iPhone to launch “within days”
BlackBerry today revealed that it received some six million BBM for Android and iPhone pre-registrations. It originally launched on September 21 but BlackBerry quickly halted the deployment due to problems experienced by the messaging platform because of an unreleased (read leaked) version of BBM for Android. By the end of September, it still had no ETA as to when it […]
BlackBerry: “You can continue to count on us”
BlackBerry has been in the news a lot recently and most of it has not focused on its products but on its struggles to remain a relevant player in the smartphone space. In an attempt to reassure its customers, it is publishing an open letter in some 30 newspapers in nine countries to essentially say that “You can continue to count […]
RIM co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin considering BlackBerry bid
BlackBerry is up for sale and one party interested in potentially buying it may be none other than the company’s co-founders, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin. Documents filed with the SEC show that not only have Lazaridis and Fregin recently increased their stake in BlackBerry from 5.7 percent to 8 percent but they may also be considering a bid to […]
BlackBerry to close Halifax office and cut 350 jobs
BlackBerry earlier this week confirmed that it was cutting some 300 jobs in the Waterloo area. It today announced the upcoming closure of its office in Halifax on January 10, 2014. This will cut a further 350 jobs, most of these in the technical support area. In a statement, BlackBerry said: “We know that our employees in the Halifax area […]