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From the Magazine: Mobile Platform Wars: What Does a Third Ecosystem Look Like
May 15, 2013 12:00 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsSome say there’s only room for one more mobile platform, with Android and iOS helping themselves to the lion’s share of the market for the foreseeable future. If true, the only question is just who will get the crumbs. At present, it takes some effort to imagine a world where Android and iOS...
BlackBerry Unveils New Q5 Qwerty Device
May 14, 2013 10:27 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsBlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins today introduced the newest BlackBerry 10 device, the Q5. Specifically designed for emerging markets, the Q5 will launch globally this summer. Heins made the announcement during an opening keynote at BlackBerry’s annual developer conference, which was broadcast online.
Pentagon Clears Use of Samsung's Devices
May 3, 2013 9:13 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics Co. says the U.S. Department of Defense has approved using Samsung smartphones for its networks. The South Korean company said Friday the Galaxy S4 smartphone has become the first Android device to meet the security requirements set out by the U.S. government...
Tablets with Windows RT See Slow Sales, IDC Says
May 2, 2013 8:37 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsMicrosoft is seeing slow sales of a version of Windows designed for thin and light tablets, even as the tablet market as a whole is growing, a research firm reported Wednesday. Researchers at IDC said manufacturers shipped 200,000 tablets running...
Canadian Tire Taps BlackBerry for Smartphone Needs
April 22, 2013 10:30 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsBlackBerry 10 Smartphones To Be Deployed Across Canadian Tire's Family of Companies. BlackBerry can count Canadian Tire Corporation as the latest enterprise customer to purchase its new Z10 and Q10 BlackBerry 10 smartphones.
Review: BlackBerry Z10
April 15, 2013 10:10 am | by Ben Munson | Articles | CommentsIt’s still too soon to predict BlackBerry’s fate. But it is clear to see, after spending some time with the Z10, that the company is making tangible strides toward shaking off some vestiges of what a BlackBerry was and embracing what it can be.
BlackBerry Seeks SEC Review of “False” Return Rate Claims
April 12, 2013 10:05 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsBlackBerry is requesting a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and an Ontario Securities Commission review of what it calls “false and misleading” reports about the return rate of BlackBerry’s new Z10 smartphone.
Orders of Keyboard BlackBerry Start in Canada
April 10, 2013 9:21 am | by Rob Gillies, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe maker of the BlackBerry phone said Tuesday that a modern smartphone with a physical keyboard will be available in Canada in the coming weeks as major wireless companies started taking advance orders. Details on when the BlackBerry Q10 will go on sale...
RIM Founder Says Board Asked Him to Stay as CEO
March 28, 2013 1:47 pm | by Rob Gillies, Associated Press | News | CommentsTORONTO (AP) — Research In Motion co-founder Mike Lazaridis says he has no plans to sell his significant interest in the BlackBerry maker now that he's retiring as vice chairman and director. He also reveals that the board asked him last year to reconsider stepping down as chief executive.
BlackBerry Posts Profit in 4Q, Ships One Million BB10 Devices
March 28, 2013 9:32 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsBlackBerry posted profit in the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2013, notching $98 million GAAP income on $0.19 per share diluted. The Canadian phonemaker posted a loss of $125 million in the same quarter for 2012. BlackBerry also reported shipping six million smartphones in the quarter, one million of them being BlackBerry 10 devices.
20 Percent of BlackBerry Apps Are Really Android Apps
March 27, 2013 11:02 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsSpeaking with the Wall Street Journal’s All Things D, Martyn Mallick, BlackBerry’s vice president for global alliances and business development, said the company uses an emulator that allows Android apps to more easily run on BlackBerry’s new mobile platform.
First News Briefs for March 26, 2013
March 26, 2013 9:19 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCarlson Wireless announced the launch of the first TV White Space (TVWS) trial in South Africa. Led by Google, the trial will test TVWS wireless broadband in ten schools across the Cape Town area. Carlson, the project's equipment vendor, Google and other project partners will attempt to show that broadband can be offered over white spaces without interfering with licensed spectrum holders.
BlackBerry Z10 Makes its Official U.S. Entrance
March 22, 2013 10:50 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsAfter a lengthy wait following the BlackBerry 10 event in January, the Z10 makes its debut in the U.S. today. The Canadian OEM’s new all-touch flagship launched on AT&T’s network today. T-Mobile has confirmed it will hit its airwaves on March 26. Verizon has yet to announce a release date for its exclusive white Z10.
BlackBerry CEO Says iPhone Is Outdated
March 22, 2013 9:01 am | by Rob Gillies, Associated Press | News | CommentsApple's iPhone is outdated, according to the chief executive of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. Thorsten Heins made the comment Thursday on the eve of the much-delayed launch of the new touchscreen BlackBerry in the United States. AT&T begins selling the Z10...
Report: DOD Writes Order for 600K iOS Devices
March 21, 2013 10:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIn yet another blow to BlackBerry's core customer base, the Department of Defense (DOD) may be readying an order of 600,000 iOS devices. According to a report from Electronista, the DOD has finished extensive testing of BlackBerry's new...
BlackBerry CEO: iPhone’s User Interface “Old”
March 18, 2013 10:42 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsLess than a week from when BlackBerry’s Z10 will make its debut on AT&T, the company’s CEO is taking shots at Apple. In an interview with Australian Financial Review, Thorsten Heins showed reverence for the iPhone and its user interface but also seemed to indicate that Apple had fallen behind in regards to innovation, pointing out that the iPhone UI is “five years old.”
BlackBerry’s Stock Jumps on Lenovo CEO's Deal Speculation
March 12, 2013 10:37 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsShares of BlackBerry (formerly Research In Motion) jumped up close to $15 yesterday on news that Lenovo was pondering buying the Canadian OEM. Bloomberg reports Lenovo’s CEO Yang Yuanqing, in conversation with French publication Les Echos, said a deal to buy BlackBerry could make sense but mentioned the need first to analyze the market and determine the importance of the company.
AT&T Will Begin Selling BB Z10 on March 22, Presale Tomorrow
March 11, 2013 10:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T has confirmed availability and pricing for the BlackBerry Z10, making it the first major carrier in the United States to do so. Beginning March 12, AT&T will begin pre-sales of the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone for $199.99 with a two-year agreement. The smartphone will be generally available...
BlackBerry Developer Support Still Shaky as Netflix Bows Out
March 5, 2013 10:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIt's all about the apps for any mobile platform hopeful and it seems BlackBerry 10 just continues to prove that it can't attract the heavy hitters. In the wake of Yahoo! reporting yesterday that it will kill support for its dedicated BlackBerry app, Netflix says it too is steering clear of the platform...
Pentagon Looks to Support iOS, Android in Addition to Blackberry
February 26, 2013 3:41 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsThe Department of Defense today issued its Commercial Mobile Device Implementation Plan geared toward securely opening up its networks to devices from multiple platforms. Lt. Col. Damien Pickart said the initiative is not a BYOD program, but simply a more cost-effective solution and a move toward mobile interoperability for both its unclassified and classified devices.
