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BlackBerry just sued Snapchat because #yolo
BlackBerry is suing Snap Inc. for patent infringement.
Does that sound familiar? Well, you may be thinking of that time last month when the Canadian tech company sued Facebook Inc., alleging that massive social network improperly used its “mobi…
John Chen to stay on as BlackBerry CEO through 2023
BlackBerry today announced it reached an agreement to keep CEO John Chen in his current position through 2023. Chen joined the company in 2013 and is responsible for leading the company’s recovery as it left smartphones and embraced services. When Chen took over the company, the company was struggling on all fronts. Its time as […]
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BlackBerry has sued Facebook for patent infringement.
The Canadian tech company — loved by Kim Kardashian and once upon a time one of the most cherished texting device — has claimed Facebook’s social apps including WhatsApp and Instagram have “improperly used” BlackBerry’s “mobile messaging intelligence.”
But why now? According to BlackBerry, the company tried to work with the social network for years.
A BlackBerry spokesperson wrote in an email to Mashable:
Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The lawsuit, first reported by Reuters, was filed in the Central District of California court. Read more…
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The clicky-clacky, full keyboard devices that spring to mind when you hear “BlackBerry” might be a thing of the past… but the brand lives on.
Famed gadget-unearther Evan Blass dug up a picture of an upcoming BlackBerry device said to be known as “Ghost”.
For those finding themselves saying “Wait, they still make BlackBerries?”, the answer is: yeah, sort of. Read More
Baidu teams up with BlackBerry on self-driving and connected car tech
Chinese internet tech giant Baidu will work with Canada’s BlackBerry in a partnership that will see QNX used as the basis for Baidu’s Apollo self-driving platform, and which will also see Baidu’s CarLife smartphone software for in-car use, DuerOS AI assistant and HD maps integrated into BlackBerry’s QNX infotainment software. The partnership is a big one for… Read More
BlackBerry plans to kill its app store, and hey, remember BlackBerry?
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BlackBerry announced plans to shut down the official BlackBerry app store by December 2019. By the way, did you know BlackBerry still has an app store?
The app store will be the final casualty of BlackBerry’s switch to Android, which officially happened back in 2015 with the release of the Priv. Since then, BlackBerry gave up on manufacturing its own phones, and its BlackBerry 10 (BB10) platform — its last attempt to stake out its own mobile OS with phones like the Z10 — has withered since then. (The company’s older, more popular devices like the Curve ran BBOS.)
BlackBerry now focuses on enterprise software with an emphasis on security. It still releases Android phones on a regular basis, but they’re manufactured by TCL. Read more…
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BlackBerry will pay Nokia $137 million over a contract dispute
It’s been a while since Nokia and BlackBerry were bitter smartphone rivals, but there’s plenty of bad blood left between the two companies. This morning, BlackBerry threw in the towel on the battle, agreeing to pay $137 million to the Finnish company. The award stems from a 2016 dispute over patent licensing contract. The details of the contract aren’t clear, but the… Read More