BlackBerry: News

26 Aug 2023

Business

Veritas Capital bids for BlackBerry takeover; deal under strategic review

Private equity company Veritas Capital has submitted a takeover bid for Canadian technology company BlackBerryy Ltd, which is currently undergoing a strategic review.

05 Jan 2022

Smartphones

#EndOfAnEra: BlackBerry pulls plug on its classic phones

All good things must come to an end. Starting today, you can no longer use that old BlackBerry phone you have loved for so long.

14 Feb 2021

5G Phone

BlackBerry to make a comeback with a 5G smartphone

BlackBerry is up and ready to make a comeback in the smartphone arena. OnwardMobility, the new owner of BlackBerry's mobile division, has confirmed the arrival of a 5G smartphone later this year.

20 Aug 2020

Apple

NewsBytes Briefing: Apple becomes a $2 trillion company, and more

A lot has happened in the world of technology since last night.

18 Oct 2019

Security

Your PC can be hacked using simple audio files

We have seen cases of malicious images being used to break into computers and steal their data.

17 Feb 2019

Vivo Mobiles

TCL's foldable phone could bend into a smartwatch

Foldable phones, much of a buzzword from last year, will surely be a hot technology trend in 2019.

03 Aug 2018

India

#SmartphonesFaceoff: BlackBerry Evolve v/s Xiaomi Mi A2

In a bid to stay relevant in the smartphone market, BlackBerry has launched Evolve and Evolve X smartphones in India at Rs. 24,990 and Rs. 34,990, respectively.

02 Aug 2018

India

BlackBerry launches two smartphones, but you shouldn't buy them

After launch of the nostalgia-inducing BlackBerry Key2, the smartphone maker, today, launched two new smartphones in India - Evolve, and Evolve X.

22 Jul 2018

Xiaomi

10 best smartphones you can buy for your parents

In this smartphone-centric world, youngsters prefer to do almost everything on their devices.

06 Jul 2018

India

BlackBerry Ghost to feature a large 4,000mAh battery

According to reports, BlackBerry's upcoming premium smartphone called the "BlackBerry Ghost" will feature a hefty 4,000mAh battery.

06 Jun 2018

Facebook

Facebook shared data with Chinese phone makers, including Huawei: Report

A media report has claimed that Facebook has data-sharing pacts with at least four Chinese companies, including Huawei.

12 Apr 2018

India

Two BlackBerry phones to be launched this quarter in India

According to Hardip Singh, Executive Director at BlackBerry's Indian licensee Optiemus, two BlackBerry phones will be launched in the country this quarter.

05 Apr 2018

Facebook

After Facebook, BlackBerry sues Snapchat's parent company for patent infringement

A month after suing Facebook for patent infringement, BlackBerry has now accused Snap Inc. of using its patented technology in the Snapchat app.

07 Mar 2018

Facebook

BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram over messaging patent infringement

BlackBerry has filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles Federal Court against social media network Facebook and its two biggest social media subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram over patent infringement of its messaging technology.

04 Mar 2018

Smartphones

BlackBerry puts in the final nail in BB10's coffin

BlackBerry Limited, the manager of BlackBerry's brand licensing and software, has decided to put in the final nail in BB10's coffin.

27 Feb 2018

India

BlackBerry to launch high-end smartphone called Ghost in India: Reports

According to media reports, BlackBerry is working on bringing a premium phone to India called the BlackBerry Ghost.

16 Jan 2018

Jaguar Land Rover

BlackBerry's new software can find security flaws in self-driving cars

BlackBerry has launched a new cloud-based software service called 'Jarvis' that aims to find security flaws in self-driving cars.

09 Oct 2017

TCL

BlackBerry Motion: all you need to know about it

Just a few days after the leak by Evan Blass about BlackBerry's latest offing, the firm has gone ahead and launched it.

08 Oct 2017

Nokia Mobiles

BlackBerry 'Krypton' Motion will be its comeback phone

If you look really back in the past, you will probably remember a time in cellphones' history when BlackBerry was popular. That was then. Nowadays it's barely heard of.

06 Sep 2017

TCL

Deutsche Bank finally ditches BlackBerry devices, opts for iPhones

Deutsche Bank AG will finally let go of the Blackberry devices that it has been issuing to its staff for office purposes; they will now be replaced with iPhones.

Ransomware attack: Gurgaon's Blackberrys falls prey, hackers demand bitcoins

Indian clothing company Blackberrys (Gurgaon-based) is the latest victim of the massive ransomware attack.

19 May 2017

Latest automobiles

Blackberry to develop virus scanners for luxury cars

Sources stated that Blackberry is now entering the auto security market in a bid to shore up the company's finances after losing primacy in the mobile phone market to Apple.

3 Jun 2015

Technology

R.I.P. Typo

Typo Products and BlackBerry Ltd. have agreed to settle their patent war over the sale of smartphone keyboards.