While most of the BlackBerry news these days is about its imminent sale, possibly in pieces, the company is still in operation and is still trying to turn its fortunes around. Yesterday it unveiled the new BlackBerry Z30 and the launch within days of BBM for Android and iPhone and more is planned for the future. According to N4BB sources, […]
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BlackBerry 10.2 update coming in mid-October
Our apologies but yesterday we left out an important nugget of information for existing BlackBerry 10 device owners. While the BlackBerry Z30 will be the first to come with BlackBerry 10.2 preloaded, BlackBerry will make the latest version of its mobile operating system available to the BlackBerry Z10, Q10 and Q5 as well. BlackBerry 10.2 comes with “hundreds of refinements […]
BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of its workforce?
BlackBerry just cannot get a break these days. On what should have been a day full of good news with the BlackBerry Z30 launch and upcoming availability of BBM for Android and iOS within days, the bad news could not stay away. Citing unnamed sources, The Wall Street Journal reports that the company could be readying to cut up to 40 […]
BBM for Android to launch September 21st and for iOS on September 22nd
Following rumours that suggested a September 20th launch, BlackBerry today announced that BBM for Android and iOS will launch on September 21st and 22nd respectively. The “iconic mobile social network” will be available globally. “BBM is a very engaging messaging service that is simple to use, easy to personalize and has an immediacy that is necessary for mobile communications,” said […]
BBM for Android and iPhone to launch on September 20?
It appears that the launch of BBM for Android and iPhone is only days away now. Only yesterday, BlackBerry promised that the launch would happen “soon.” New details from Indonesian blog TeknoUp now suggest it will launch on September 20th with a staggered fashion with the Android version to lead off and the iPhone version to follow a day later. At least one BBM […]
BlackBerry announces BlackBerry Z30 with BlackBerry 10.2 OS
BlackBerry today unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the BlackBerry Z30, its fourth BlackBerry 10 device. Billed as “BlackBerry’s biggest, fastest and most advanced smartphone,” it comes with the largest display and battery yet seen on a BlackBerry smartphone. “The new BlackBerry Z30 smartphone builds on the solid foundation and engaging user experience of the BlackBerry 10 platform with features like […]
BlackBerry BBM for Android and iPhone ad spotted on TV
BlackBerry is expected to launch BBM for Android and the iPhone before the end of summer and based on temperatures in Toronto this morning, summer is definitely on its way out. In anticipation of the launch, BlackBerry yesterday ran a very short ad during The Amazing Race Canada. http://youtu.be/geLksY-1Kew At three seconds, the video reveals little except to promise “BBM […]
BlackBerry lays off more than half of salesforce? (Updated)
BlackBerry has been hit with another round of layoffs. The scale of the latest round of job cuts appears to range from “a small number of employees” according to a company spokesperson to “more than half its salesforce” according to CanTech Letter which first broke the story. The latter adds that a source described the consumer sales department as basically […]