Category: BlackBerry
Job cuts hit struggling BlackBerry
It's still very much a rough time to be at mobile phone manufacturer BlackBerry. According to a new report by the Wall Street Journal, the Canadian smartphone makers this week laid off dozens of staff in a whole new round…
BlackBerry BBM for iOS and Android launch looms with placeholder page spotted
BlackBerry's much-loved BBM service may be making its way to Android and iPhone handsets sooner than expected, as a placeholder page advertising the cross-platform messaging service breifly hit the web last night. Spotted by CrackBerry, the clumsy BlackBerry webmasters quickly…
BlackBerry Z30 allegedly leaks in new hands-on video
BlackBerry may be finally considering selling up, but that wont the BB10 brand from having at the very least one final push towards mass market success. A wave of leaks suggests a "phablet" sized BB10 handset is on the way…
BlackBerry now considering selling up after BB10 disappointment
After failing to meet the company's big hopes for the BlackBerry relaunch, and despite garnering some critical acclaim for the Z10, Q10 and Q5 handsets, BlackBerry have announced that they are ready to "explore strategic partnerships" for the brand -…
BlackBerry A10 / Z30 snuggles up next to Z10, Q5 in latest leak
♫ Three little BlackBerry phones, sitting in a row…♫ BlackBerry handsets new and old are snuggled up next to each other in perfect harmony today, as a new leak of the BlackBerry A10 (otherwise known as the Z30) shows the…
BlackBerry A10 revealed in hands-on video Vietnamese website leak
BlackBerry's next expected flagship handset, the BlackBerry A10, has seemingly been detailed in an extensive video leak from Vietnamese website Tinhte. Expected to be the successor to the struggling BlackBerry Z10, Tinhte have posted a full specifications list for the…
BBM for Android to land in September
BlackBerry have already made it clear that their popular BlackBerry Messaging service (aka BBM – arguably more popular than their phones) would be branching out to the Android and iOS platforms at some point this summer. And it now seems…
BlackBerry A10 to be new 5-inch touchscreen flagship, forgets floundering Z10
BlackBerry are lining up a brand new 5-inch flagship touchscreen device, the BlackBerry A10, set to supersede the floundering BlackBerrry Z10 handset (pictured) at the top of the company's smartphone range according to a new report. Sources speaking to Boy…
BlackBerry CEO admits Z10 launch was "probably not" perfect
Following BlackBerry's disappointing financial results for Q1 2014 (April – June 2013), CEO Thorsten Heins has admitted the launch of the brand's flagship Z10 smartphone was flawed. Speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting, webcast from the University of Waterloo…
BlackBerry Q1 results see 6.8 million handsets shifted, but still posting a $84 million loss
BlackBerry has posted its quarterly earnings report of Q1 fiscal 2014 (April – June 2013) and it's a mixed bag for the company's fortunes. On one hand, sales have been modestly strong, with 6.8 million smartphones sold over the quarter,…