News and Rumors

We let you know a few weeks ago that BlackBerry Blend, WatchDox & BES12 Cloud were finalists for The CTIA Super Mobility 2015 Awards. The conference, held from Sept. 9-11 in Las Vegas, had a panel of recognized industry experts, media and analysts judge those 5 finalists in each category, which included votes from the public. BlackBerry has now announced via Inside BlackBerry that WatchDox and BlackBerry Blend have both won awards.

WatchDox took the top prize for Mobile Security & Privacy category, while BlackBerry Blend was the runner-up in Mobile Applications, Development & Platforms category.

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BlackBerry's newly acquired California-based crisis communication company AtHoc has been selected by the Port of Houston Authority to improve secure communication and collaboration during crises and critical business situations. This comes merely days after AtHoc won a contract to secure more than 200 United States TSA airports.

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Thursday September 17 at 11:00 AM EDT Blackberry is hosting a 30 minute webinar to discuss the partnership between BlackBerry and Samsung regarding BES 12 and Samsung KNOX.

The webinar is only 30 minutes long, but I'm hoping it will give a more in depth look at what their ...

BlackBerry is no stranger to the what path the mobile economy is heading towards, and they'll be sharing their knowledge via a presentation by Chief Marketing Officer Mark Wilson at the Digital Leaders Summit in Chicago on November 10-11th, 2015.

The Digital Leaders Summit is a unique executive led conference bringing together multiple ...

On Oct. 7 and 8, BlackBerry CEO John Chen will be speaking on BlackBerry's future at the Code/Mobile convention in California. Hosted by Re/Code, we are expecting that John Chen will finally end speculations and rumours on the upcoming Venice slider phone.


BlackBerry was supposed ...

Heads up to you Beta Zone members participating in the BBM Beta program. A new build for the BBM Beta has hit the Zone. The new build contains some cool new features so if you haven't updated yet, head on over to the Beta Zone app on your phone and get to it.

If you're not a member but you want to participate, click on the Beta Zone link and sign up now.

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In what is likely a way to honor his legacy to the tech & business community, Wilfrid Laurier University is naming its school of business after BlackBerry founder Mike Lazaridis.

Lazaridis gave $20 million earlier this year to establish a program for technology executives and leaders.

The Lazaridis School of Business and Economics will be housed in a new, $103-million building on Laurier’s campus ...

According to a recent article from the Globe and Mail, Dan Dodge, co-founder and CEO of QNX Software Systems has resigned from his position, and will retire at the end of the year.


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Blackberry CEO John Chen is said to be one of the guest speakers at the Code/Mobile Conference in October taking place from the 7th to the 8th of October at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA.


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BlackBerry just announced this morning it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Good Technology for $425 million in cash.

The acquisition of Good is aligned with BlackBerry’s strategy to offer customers the most complete, end-to-end solution that secures the entire mobile enterprise, across all platforms. Enhanced by Good, BlackBerry will expand its ability to offer a unified, secure mobility platform with applications for any mobile device on any operating system – supported with security that has been certified by governments ...

BlackBerry's newly acquired California-based crisis communication company AtHoc has just won a contract to secure more than 200 United States TSA airports.

The TSA has been using AtHoc's Alert Warning System since 2011, but now with this expansion award TSA will deploy ...

John Legere seems to be becoming more friendly with BlackBerry crowds on a daily basis. Although T-Mobile only carries the BlackBerry Classic in their current portfolio, they've dedicated a whole section of their website to BOYD for BlackBerry devices.

This seems to be a simplified way for users purchasing unlocked BlackBerry ...

BlackBerry today introduced new updates for WatchDox by BlackBerry across BlackBerry 10, iOS and Android, including:

• A new BlackBerry 10 app that provides essential mobile content management capabilities and complements existing iOS and Android mobile offerings and web and desktop interfaces.
• Support for Samsung KNOX, Android for Work and Secure Work Space for iOS and Android that adds workspace functionality for enhanced security and privacy.
• Integration with Enterprise Identity by BlackBerry

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Do you live in the Middle East? Good news! You can buy the new redesigned BlackBerry® Passport Silver Edition as of August 31st. Inspired by actual passports, the universal symbol of mobility, the size and form factor of BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition is portable enough to easily tuck into pockets and use wherever you go.
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