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Android Lollipop based BlackBerry Passport spotted online

08/27/201508/25/2015 Stephanie Beck

The rumors about a handset based on that operating system have been flying and now images are popping up. For a few weeks, the rumors of a BlackBerry Passport that would run on a version of the Android operating system have been picking up from having been only whispers before that time. Now, the rumors are being seen as more likely to be true than ever now that a video has been shared online. The video shows a Silver BlackBerry Passport that is running on Android Lollipop for the very…

Has BlackBerry received a takeover offer from Samsung?

01/20/201501/17/2015 Julie Campbell

The Canadian handset maker has vehemently denied that it has received an offer of US$7.5 billion. Last week, headlines were ablaze with reports that BlackBerry Ltd. had received a takeover offer from Samsung Electronics Co., worth an estimated US$7.5 billion, sending the stock price for the Canadian technology company skyward. However, since that time, the company has flat-out denied that it was in talks with Samsung for that purpose. This contradiction to the original claims that BlackBerry could potentially be taken over by Samsung brought the stock prices right back…

BlackBerry confirms that it has purchased Secusmart

08/11/201408/09/2014 John Montgallo

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The company’s attempt at recovery has taken a new step as it announces a new acquisition. Following closely on the heels of the news that BlackBerry has completed its restructuring phase – that is, they have finished the current wave of job cuts and executive hiring – there has now been an announcement that has revealed that the smartphone manufacturer has made another considerable acquisition. This most recent acquisition was of a mobile security company called Secusmart GmbH. BlackBerry is now preparing for the acquisition of Secusmart GmbH, which it…

Technology news from BlackBerry will soon bring 240,000 apps to Amazon

06/20/201406/18/2014 Jorge Gonzalez

The struggling handset maker has just struck a licensing deal with the massive online marketplace. BlackBerry Ltd. has now announced its latest technology news which involves a new deal with Amazon.com Inc., which will give the handset manufacturer the ability to offer 240,000 Android applications from the app store at Amazon. The move will give BlackBerry 10 mobile device users the ability to download some of the most popular Android apps. The technology news will become active as of this fall, when BlackBerry 10 users will be able to head…

BlackBerry Bold 9900’s re-release has been officially confirmed

04/01/201403/29/2014 Julie Campbell

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The struggling handset maker has now announced three new high-end smartphones. Although the Q4 quarterly earnings results were not all that promising for the Canadian handset maker, it has followed up that recent news with an announcement of the upcoming re-release of the BlackBerry Bold 9900, which was one of the last BB7 smartphones that originally had its debut back in 2011. This announcement has been confirmed by the CEO of the company, John Chen. Chen released the technology news about the BlackBerry Bold 9900 at the same time that…