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BlackBerry Makes 'Geek History' Entertaining
Blackberry Tale Is 'Irresistible'
MOVIE REVIEW
May 12, 2023 11:58 AM CDT

Blackberry Tale Is 'Irresistible'

Funny, docudrama-ish movie is about the world's first smartphone

(Newser) - The story of BlackBerry's rise and fall is as irresistible as the so-called CrackBerry was upon its debut in 1996, according to audiences and critics alike, who give the new BlackBerry film 94% and 98% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes respectively. Director and co-writer Matt Johnson also stars as Doug...

Clinging to an Old BlackBerry? Today Is Its 'End of Life'
RIP to an Iconic
Mobile Device 
Jan 4, 2022 7:27 AM CST

RIP to an Iconic Mobile Device

BlackBerry is discontinuing service after Tuesday on all of its devices not running on Android software

(Newser) - If you're still clinging to your older BlackBerry not for nostalgia's sake but for actual functionality, you're out of luck after today. In what multiple outlets are calling the "end of an era," the Canadian company known for its once-ubiquitous mobile devices with thumb-friendly QWERTY...

BlackBerry to Facebook: You Stole Our Messaging Tech

Company sues social media giant, including its Instagram and WhatsApp subsidiaries

(Newser) - BlackBerry Limited has long been proud of its messaging app—so much so that it's now suing Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp subdivisions for ripping off key features. The Verge notes a "sprawling" 117-page complaint filed Tuesday for patent infringement, alleging that hallmark innovations of BlackBerry Messenger,...

Comeback Kid? BlackBerry Unveils 'Most Secure' Smartphone

The KEYone goes on sale in April for $549

(Newser) - A comeback for BlackBerry? Chinese firm TCL launched its first smartphone since a licensing agreement allowed the company to take over the hardware for the BlackBerry brand, introducing the KEYone, which is billed as the most secure Android phone anywhere. CEO Nicolas Zibell tells USA Today the KEYone is the...

The 'CrackBerry' Era Is Officially Over

BlackBerry stops making phones, focuses on software

(Newser) - It's something Hillary Clinton now probably wishes happened years ago, but on Wednesday BlackBerry announced it would no longer be making phones. Bloomberg reports the company that basically invented the smartphone with its BlackBerry 850 in 1999 got disastrously outpaced by Apple and Samsung in the new millennium. CNN...

Looks Like Hillary Sent Emails From Her iPad, Too

And her BlackBerry, according to State Dept. docs reviewed by the AP

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's email mess just got a little messier. State Department documents obtained by the AP through FOIA show Clinton sent at least four emails to her main advisers from an iPad and a BlackBerry—despite previous claims she preferred just one email and one mobile device for convenience....

Boeing's New Smartphone Self-Destructs

The 'Boeing Black' intended for government use

(Newser) - Maybe President Obama can stop complaining about his BlackBerry . Boeing, a company normally associated with planes, is creating a new smartphone designed specifically with security in mind, the BBC reports. The "Boeing Black" features a special hardware design that causes it to effectively self-destruct if tampered with; all data...

Alicia Keys-BlackBerry Collaboration Is Kaput

Apparently, no one cared that Alicia Keys was working for BlackBerry

(Newser) - Turns out even Alicia Keys can't get people excited about BlackBerry devices. Roughly 11 months after the company created a position specifically for the singer (Global Creative Director), it yesterday announced the two are going their separate ways, Bloomberg reports. Keys was hired as the BlackBerry 10 operating system...

BlackBerry Dumps Plan to Sell, CEO

New direction involves raising $1B from investors

(Newser) - BlackBerry pulled the rug out from under customers today, announcing that it was ditching its plan to sell itself to Fairfax Financial Holdings —and CEO Thorsten Heins along with it, the Wall Street Journal reports. Today was supposed to be the day BlackBerry "firmed up" the Fairfax deal...

BlackBerry Pens Letter to Twitchy Customers

Letter published in full-page newspaper ads across the globe

(Newser) - Days after a research firm advised BlackBerry customers to switch to different devices, the struggling smartphone firm is attempting to reassure customers ... via full-page newspaper ads. "These are no doubt challenging times for us and we don't underestimate the situation or ignore the challenges," reads an open...

BlackBerry Deal Full of Holes
 BlackBerry Deal Full of Holes
OPINION
Sep 24, 2013 11:39 AM CDT

BlackBerry Deal Full of Holes

Rolfe Winkler advises selling stock if you've got it

(Newser) - If you're a BlackBerry shareholder, Rolfe Winkler at the Wall Street Journal thinks you should sell while the selling's good. Fairfax Financial Holdings struck a deal yesterday with BlackBerry that, Winkler writes, is a little like a guy saying "he will buy your falling-down house for millions...

BlackBerry Sells Itself for $4.7B

Fairfax Financial, the smartphone pioneer's largest shareholder, buys it

(Newser) - It looks like the days of BlackBerry being an independent company are over. Trading on shares of the company was halted today when the company made it known that it had a major announcement coming. The announcement: It had signed a letter of intent to be purchased by Fairfax Financial...

Amid Own Turbulence, BlackBerry Splurged on a Jet

Firm says it was to replace 2 others, but now ditching all

(Newser) - BlackBerry's been having a rough patch lately. It made headlines Friday with a second-quarter loss of almost $1 billion and plans to cut 40% of its worldwide workforce; then, USA Today notes, the company postponed its launch of BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS because the Android version was...

Brutal Day for Blackberry: Cuts 40% of Workforce

Company reports $1B loss

(Newser) - Apple may be celebrating another successful iPhone rollout today, but it's a far different story for Blackberry. The company said it will lay off 4,500 employees, or 40% of its global workforce, as it reports a nearly $1 billion second-quarter loss a week earlier than expected. The stock...

BlackBerry Z10: Not Too Little, But Maybe Too Late
BlackBerry Z10: Not Too Little, But Maybe Too Late
Tech Review
Jan 31, 2013 10:00 AM CST

BlackBerry Z10: Not Too Little, But Maybe Too Late

BlackBerry's new phone brings the goods, but won't win over Apple, Android faithful

(Newser) - BlackBerry is betting its bottom dollar on the BlackBerry Z10 , the first phone to bear its radically redesigned new BlackBerry 10 OS. So how does it stack up? Critics generally like it, but worry that it's not enough to save the company. Here's what people are saying:
  • David
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RIM Gets Ready to Do or Die With BlackBerry 10 Launch
 RIM Rolls Out BlackBerry 10 
Jan 30, 2013 11:55 AM CST

RIM Rolls Out BlackBerry 10

And it's RIM no more, plays up 'beautiful' new phones

(Newser) - The six-city launch of the new BlackBerry 10 phones and operating system is now complete. One of the biggest shockers from the event: Research in Motion is scrapping its name, and will now be known simply as BlackBerry. Other developments:
  • CEO Thorsten Heins underscored the "heartfelt and brutal honesty"
...

Nokia Tries to Ban Most BlackBerries

After winning patent case in Swedish court

(Newser) - Nokia has asked a California judge for an order banning the sale of any BlackBerry phone with wireless LAN capabilities—which is basically all of them, ComputerWorld reports. A Swedish arbiter has ruled that RIM has breached its contract over the use of Nokia's wireless patents, Nokia announced today,...

BlackBerry Offers Peek at Crucial Upgrade

And at least one reviewer is underwhelmed

(Newser) - RIM today offered a peek to developers of its all-important BlackBerry 10, which is due to hit shelves in early 2013. Or, as CTV News puts it, the company began "fighting for its life." That's how great the stakes are for RIM as it struggles for relevancy...

Mayer Gives Yahoo Workers Free iPhones

New CEO offers iPhone 5, Galaxy S3 ... you name it

(Newser) - Marissa Mayer's quest to boost morale at Yahoo doesn't stop at free food and office makeovers . The new CEO is also offering employees a brand-new smartphone with free data and phone service, Business Insider reports. Workers in 22 countries must ditch their Blackberry—Yahoo's current corporate phone—...

You Know Things Are Bad When ... RIM Selling Jet

As part of BlackBerry maker's move to cut costs by $1B

(Newser) - Pity poor, poor RIM, which will soon have to make do with just one of its two private jets. Bloomberg spoke with two sources who revealed that the decision to sell the nine-passenger Dassault Aviation SA F50EX is part of the company's plan to trim operating costs by a...

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