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BlackBerry Opens New Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Centre in Canada
Jan 6, 2017BlackBerry has opened a new QNX Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Centre (AVIC) in Canada. The centre was inaugurated by BlackBerry executive chairman and CEO John Chen and he was joined by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Housed ...
Tags: BlackBerry, Autonomous Vehicle
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BlackBerry, Ford Motor Expand Software Partnership
Nov 14, 2016BlackBerry has signed an agreement with Ford Motor to expand the use of its QNX and security software in the automaker's vehicles. The deal will see a team of BlackBerry employees work directly with Ford and help it in using its QNX ...
Tags: BlackBerry, Ford Motor
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BlackBerry Sells Fewer Phones Than Expected
Apr 5, 2016BlackBerry sold fewer phones than expected in the last quarter, in the latest blow for the troubled smartphone maker. During its investor conference call, the firm said it sold 600,000 phones in the last quarter, which is fewer than the ...
Tags: BlackBerry, Phones, Phone sales, Smartphone maker
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What to Expect From MWC 2016
Feb 7, 2016Everything you need to know about MWC 2016, from show dates and attendees to the likely big announcements This year's Mobile World Congress takes place in Barcelona from February 22 through to February 25. MWC invariably proves to be ...
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BlackBerry Continued to Struggle During The Company's Fiscal Fourth Quarter
Mar 31, 2014BlackBerry continued to struggle during the company’s fiscal fourth quarter, experiencing a huge drop in revenue and a $423 million net loss. Revenue for the fourth quarter of BlackBerry’s fiscal 2014, which ended March 1, was ...
Tags: Blackberry, smartphones
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The Head of BlackBerry's Enterprise Services Business Is Plotting an Aggressive Launch
Feb 28, 2014The head of BlackBerry’s enterprise services business is plotting an aggressive launch of a new version of the company’s core enterprise server later this year as BlackBerry seeks to regain some of the ground it’s lost ...
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Nokia, Motorola and Blackberry Are The Industry's Sorry Laggards, Searching for Lost Glory
Feb 27, 2014Once the mobile world's pioneers, Nokia, Motorola and BlackBerry are now the industry's sorry laggards, searching for lost glory. Analysts hold out little hope for them as they struggle to get back in a game now lorded over by Samsung and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Nokia, Blackberry, Motorola, Samsung, smatrphone
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BlackBerry Will Rededicate Itself to Physical Keyboards
Jan 15, 2014BlackBerry will rededicate itself to physical keyboards as the company tries to regain its footing. Out of the four existing BlackBerry 10 smartphones, only the Q10 and Q5 have physical keyboards, and only the former is available ...
Tags: Blackberry, Physical Keyboard
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BlackBerry Hired Eric Johnson as President of Global Sales
Jan 14, 2014BlackBerry hired Eric Johnson as president of global sales, reporting to John Chen, executive chair and CEO. The addition will “round out BlackBerry's new executive leadership team,” said Chen. "The experience that the ...
Tags: BlackBerry, Eric Johnson, president of global sales, management change
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BlackBerry Instituted More Management Changes with The Avowed Intent
Dec 24, 2013Related blackberry BlackBerry Q3 Revenues, Profits Plunge blackberry BlackBerry Makes More Management Changes blackberry BlackBerry, Porsche Design Team Up On Luxury Phone blackberry BlackBerry No Longer Up For Sale, Gets Cash Infusion ...
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BlackBerry's New CEO Says He Is 'Very Interested' in Trying IOS,Android
Dec 23, 2013BlackBerry’s new CEO says he is “very interested” in trying to replicate some of the company’s signature security and enterprise productivity on rival platforms. BlackBerry has enjoyed favour in enterprises for its ...
Tags: iOS, Android, Blackberry
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John Chen Has Sent an Open Letter to The Company's Customers
Dec 5, 2013New BlackBerry CEO John Chen has sent an open letter to the company's customers telling them that BlackBerry is "very much alive, thank you". The letter to customers is intended to reassure them that the investments that they have made in ...
Tags: Blackberry, New Blackberry CEO
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Kristian Tear Have Both Left The Company with Immediate Effect
Nov 27, 2013BlackBerry's chief operating officer, Kristian Tear, and chief marketing officer, Frank Boulben, have both left the company with immediate effect, while chief financial officer Brian Bidulka will leave at the end of the financial year, the ...
Tags: exec, BlackBerry, management, shake-up
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BlackBerry Has Continued Its Clear out of Top Level Staff by Removing COO,Kristian Tear
Nov 27, 2013BlackBerry has continued its clear out of top level staff by removing COO, Kristian Tear, and CMO Frank Boulben. Interim CEO, John Chen, who was appointed on November 4 after the ousting of Thorsten Heins, hasn’t hesitated to pull ...
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New BlackBerry Chairman and Interim Chief Executive John Chen Has a Large Pay Package
Nov 19, 2013New BlackBerry chairman and interim chief executive John Chen has a large pay package. In addition to a $1 million base salary and $2 million performance bonus, the Waterloo, Ontario, company will give him 13 million BlackBerry restricted ...
Tags: Blackberry, Package