Articles about BlackBerry

Seattle hoops legend Jamal Crawford defends his use of BlackBerry phone: ‘It’s the keyboard’

Don’t try adding Jamal Crawford to the group text. The NBA star and Seattle basketball legend admitted Thursday night that… Read More

Microsoft partners with BlackBerry to integrate Office 365 with secure mobile app technology

A new partnership aims to pair Microsoft’s cloud and productivity tools with BlackBerry’s security software for customers that require extra… Read More

BlackBerry moves customers’ apps to Microsoft Azure as it tries to rekindle its moribund handset business

Corporate America and the U.S. Senate may have fallen out of love with the BlackBerry, but as its maker tries to resurrect… Read More

Bye, bye BlackBerry: U.S. Senate no longer purchasing trusted device, opening door for iPhones and Samsungs

On this Independence Day, the U.S. Senate is getting a little smartphone independence. U.S. Senators and staff were informed in a memo… Read More

T-Mobile and BlackBerry bury the hatchet, will sell Classic smartphone

T-Mobile has buried the hatchet with BlackBerry after a feud between the two companies that lasted more than a year.… Read More

Apple offers credit to iPhone buyers who trade in their Android smartphones

Apple has begun offering store credit to people who trade in their phones when switching to an iPhone. The company… Read More

Finally, that limited-edition, gold BlackBerry is here to put some bling in your ring

Say you love your BlackBerry, but the same-old isn’t cutting it for you anymore? Then you need to see this limited-edition,… Read More

BlackBerry denies rumors of acquisition talks with Samsung

BlackBerry has come out swinging against rumors that Samsung wants to acquire it. The company issued a statement today, saying… Read More

BlackBerry is working on Boeing’s self-destructing spy phone, and that’s all they can say about that

Chalk this up as one of the stranger corporate announcements this week, delivered by BlackBerry CEO John Chen on the… Read More

Ford updates Sync infotainment platform, kicks Microsoft to the curb

Ford has updated its Sync in-dash infotainment platform, and that’s bad news for Microsoft. The auto maker announced today that it… Read More

Chart: BlackBerry may have finally hit rock bottom in U.S. market share

Watching BlackBerry’s share of smartphone subscribers in the U.S. has been like watching a very slowly deflating balloon. It seems… Read More

Amazon props up BlackBerry’s odd new square-screen phone by providing all the fun apps

With the unveiling of its first phone in two years, BlackBerry has also kicked off a partnership with Amazon that promises to… Read More

Looking to jumpstart mobile app development, BlackBerry partners with Amazon

All eyes are on Amazon.com today and its planned announcement of a new smartphone. But before that much-hyped gadget arrives,… Read More

Smartphone market share: Android stays ahead of Apple, Microsoft widens lead over Blackberry

comScore is out with its latest monthly U.S. smartphone market share stats, and Android continues to stay ahead of the pack… Read More

Windows Phone web usage tops BlackBerry, flat overall

Microsoft Windows Phone devices are responsible for mobile web traffic than BlackBerry smartphones in North America, according to a new report from Chitika. As… Read More

Android widens lead in U.S. smartphone market as BlackBerry continues to slip

After the buying extravaganza that took place over the holidays, the U.S. smartphone market has largely reached a quiet equilibrium while… Read More

T-Mobile sees 15-fold increase for BlackBerry trade-ins after special offer

BlackBerry CEO John Chen started a fight it seems like he couldn’t finish when he attacked T-Mobile for marketing the… Read More

Ford may dump Microsoft, turning instead to BlackBerry’s in-car technology

Is Microsoft’s relationship with Ford fraying? That’s one way to read a report from Bloomberg today which notes that the… Read More

Shots fired: T-Mobile offers BlackBerry users $200 for their old phone

It seems like BlackBerry CEO John Chen may have started a fight he wasn’t ready for. Yesterday, Chen took to… Read More

BlackBerry CEO ‘outraged’ over ‘ill-conceived’ iPhone promotion from T-Mobile

T-Mobile touched off a firestorm among faithful BlackBerry users when it sent an email letting them know that they could trade… Read More

T-Mobile CEO John Legere responds to angry Blackberry users: ‘I’m hearing you loud and clear’

Several BlackBerry users were up in arms over a recent email blast from T-Mobile that encouraged them to “upgrade” to… Read More

Pendrell subsidiary sues Apple, Amazon and more over alleged DRM patent infringement

ContentGuard, a subsidiary of Bellevue-based patent holding firm Pendrell Corporation, announced today that it has filed a massive patent infringement… Read More

Tech Moves: Katie Couric joins Yahoo; Shakeup at BlackBerry; Crosscut’s Shaw returns to Microsoft

—TV host Katie Couric plans to join Yahoo as “global anchor,” the latest key media hire for CEO Marissa Mayer.… Read More

Startup Day Video: T.A. McCann on starting, funding, killing and selling companies

There are four big decisions that can happen in a startup, says T.A. McCann: When to start the company, when… Read More

BlackBerry boots CEO Thorsten Heins, plans to raise $1B as acquisition talks end

Struggling mobile phone maker BlackBerry received another dose of bad news today as the company said that it was no… Read More

Blackberry launches BBM for iOS and Android, access by reservation only

As a play to improve the company’s relevance as consumers flee from its handsets, BlackBerry announced earlier this year that… Read More

Boeing preps for possible future without BlackBerry, tests Android alternatives

Boeing is telling employees that it’s sticking with BlackBerry as its “standard mobile platform” after receiving assurances from BlackBerry executives… Read More

Stats: iPhone gains on Android, even before launch of 5S, 5C

While analysts brawl over what Apple’s record-setting sales figures for the iPhone 5S and 5C mean, market share figures released… Read More

T-Mobile to drop BlackBerry inventory from stores

Struggling BlackBerry got another piece of bad news this week when T-Mobile USA — the country’s fourth largest wireless carrier… Read More

Investor group to buy BlackBerry for $4.7B

Ailing smartphone maker BlackBerry has finally found a buyer. Fairfax Financial Holdings, which has a 10 percent stake in BlackBerry,… Read More