John Chen is continuing his endeavors of pushing the positive branding of BlackBerry by confirming his attendance at the upcoming Techonomy conference.

John will be one of many speakers during the conference. The conference will take place on November 8-10, 2015 at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay.

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When BlackBerry released the latest build of BBM a few weeks ago, one of the key features that stood out for many was the PayPal integration. At it's initial launch, the service was available only to users in Canada.

We've received several reports yesterday evening that the service is now showing ...

As we've quickly come to learn, John Chen often talks in a style that can be taken out of context by many individuals in the media. His comments are never sugarcoated, and his realist attitude can sometimes make positive comments seem very gloomy in the overall landscape for BlackBerry. Last friday, John Chen posted an article called "Tempest in a Teacup" over at Inside BlackBerry, stating that he feels some context may have been missed from the interview.

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John Chen was interviewed last week at the Code/Mobile Conference, being held by Re/Code. The interview was very informative, but as expected no big new spoilers were to be found.

Here is some of the highlights provided by Inside BlackBerry Blog:

Handset strategy: “I love BB10 and I win in the very high-end there. But the very high-end is not big. In order to make money in the ...

There is many paths that BlackBerry devices take before their official unveiling, and we've received solid proof today of the upcoming BlackBerry Priv being announced soon. As of October 7th, the Priv has been certified for Bluetooth 4.1 by the Bluetooth SIG.

The regional variants to get Bluetooth SIG certified include:

• RHK211LW (STV100-1)

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BlackBerry today announced that China Mobile Hong Kong, the wholly owned subsidiary of China Mobile Limited, is now offering BES12 Cloud, that will provide easy management of iOS, Android™, Windows Phone®, BlackBerry® 10 smartphones and tablets, as well as a wide range of Samsung KNOX and Android for Work smartphones and tablets, to its enterprise customers.

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BlackBerry announced today that it has appointed The Honourable Wayne G. Wouters, PC, to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Wouters will also serve as a member of the audit and risk management committee of the Board of Directors.

With the addition of Mr. Wouters, the Company's Board of Directors will consist of eight members, seven of whom are independent members.

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With the rumored November launch date of Blackberry Priv fast approaching, the inevitable has happened; wholesalers are starting to put placeholders on their website for Priv accessories.

Here is the current list of accessories for the BlackBerry Priv:

• ACC-62174-001 BlackBerry Priv Leather Holster
• ACC-62172-001 BlackBerry Priv

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Earlier this week, Scotiabank unveiled a series of enhancements to its mobile payment service, My Mobile Wallet. These enhancements expand the number of capable smartphone devices that can be used to access My Mobile Wallet and enable the use of both Scotiabank debit and credit cards.

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Use your BlackBerry® 10 smartphone to pay for small everyday purchases like coffee or gas at any participating retailer in Canada, the U.S. and internationally. Securely store your Scotiabank Visa credit or ScotiaCard® debit card information on your smartphone. ...

I've never been accused of being technologically savvy. I personally like technology that is easy to use and doesn't slow me down. As a former iPhone and Android user I can safely say that BlackBerry 10 wasn't as easy to master as the iPhone was but it is much easier to use than any Android ...

In mobile commerce, ad requests are key. John Chen said during the recent quarterly earnings statement that he wasn't comfortable where their income from mobile commerce was. Even with this statement, Chen should be delighted with the news that BBM ad requests are hitting at a billion ...

Secusmart, a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited, announced today a comprehensive partnership for the Indian market. Joining Secusmart in this partnership is Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (SED), part of the multinational Indian conglomerate, Tata Group. This collaboration demonstrates BlackBerry’s continued commitment to focus on highly secure and cross-platform solutions throughout the worldwide market.

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It's the beginning of Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means that leaves on trees are changing colors and falling, but also that it'll be getting colder in the coming weeks.

With everyone getting bundled up to prepare for cold weather, why not get your tech ready, too? From October 6 until October 19th, every purchase of a BlackBerry Smartphone on ShopBlackBerry comes with ...

BlackBerry certainly knows how to kick off the fall by giving discounts for a bunch of apps through BlackBerry World's October Sale. There are 61 great apps from different developers that are currently up for sale. The apps on the sale list vary from security apps, productivity apps, and even games!

Here are 61 apps that ...