The BlackBerry Z30 has yet to be officially announced by BlackBerry that we already know of one U.S. carrier set to offer it. According to the usually reliable @evleaks, the next BlackBerry 10 flagship smartphone is headed to Verizon (and likely tens of other carriers across the world). The U.S. carrier currently offers both the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10. BlackBerry […]
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BlackBerry aiming to wrap up sale by November
When BlackBerry announced its “exploration of strategic alternatives” in mid-August, it said that it was open to a variety of options including joint ventures, strategic partnerships, an outright sale and “other possible transactions.” As widely expected, it now appears that BlackBerry’s preferred option is a quick sale. Citing anonymous sources, The Wall Street Journal reports that the company is hoping […]
BBM for Android caught on video
BlackBerry plans to launch BBM for Android and iPhone by the end of the summer. A beta version of the Android version made its way to the BlackBerry Beta Zone last month and even then the app was described as “not bad.” Now a video has surfaced showing BBM in operation on an Android device. In fact, this is a […]
BlackBerry Q10 sales “hit the ground and died”
BlackBerry kicked off its attempt at turning around the company with the launch of the all-touch BlackBerry Z10 but it pinned much of its hopes on the Q10 that followed in May in Canada and June in the U.S. With its physical QWERTY keyboard, it was expected to be a hit with the business and enterprise markets. CEO Thorsten Heins […]
BlackBerry Z30 shows up in another video
The BlackBerry Z30 has been the topic of quite a few rumours (including as the BlackBerry A10 or Aristo) and there is little that is not known about the Canadian manufacturer’s upcoming flagship smartphone. For good measure, it has posed once more for the video camera to again confirm the look and size that other rumours have suggested. The new […]
BlackBerry considering spinning off BBM
The once unthinkable could soon happen: BlackBerry is thinking about spinning off BlackBerry Messenger, its messaging platform, into a separate company. With the company about to open BBM up to Android and iOS, the move could help revive BBM’s fortunes against competing platform like Whatsapp, a cross-platform service that earlier this month announced it now had more than 300 million […]
BlackBerry Z30 poses next to Nokia Lumia 925
Rumours have been hinting a new BlackBerry smartphone with a 5-inch display codenamed Aristo for some time now. Expected some time later this year, it was initially expected to launch as the BlackBerry A10 but more recent rumours suggest that it be known as the BlackBerry Z30. It has already appeared in videos as well as in pictures next to […]
More job cuts at BlackBerry
The bad news continues for BlackBerry. The company today confirmed that it cut another 100 positions yesterday in what it calls the second phase of its transformation plan. Without confirming specific numbers, BlackBerry did confirm the cuts with the following statement: “As previously stated, we are in the second phase of our transformation plan. As such, this week’s employee reductions, […]