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Amazon and BlackBerry team up to develop tomorrow’s tech

02/20/202002/19/2020 John Montgallo

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The tech giant has partnered with the former cell phone leader for autonomous vehicle technology. Amazon and BlackBerry are now working together for the co-launch of a new autonomous vehicle technology suite. Though the tech giant has been pursuing this area for a while, it has determined that working with the cutting-edge software expert is its next step forward. The online marketplace may be capable of a great deal, but it can still benefit from outside help. Amazon and BlackBerry started working together in recent weeks on a technology suite…

BlackBerry announces willingness to stop making smartphones

07/28/201507/25/2015 Julie Campbell

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CEO John Chen stated that if turnaround efforts aren’t successful, they may stop releasing the handsets. John Chen has now released a warning that has said that if the turnaround efforts being made by BlackBerry don’t manage to gain traction, the company may find that it will have to stop producing smartphones, at least at the rate at which they have been releasing them. That said, before that time, there are still some strategies that the Canadian smartphone maker may try. For instance, the company could still decrease the number…

BlackBerry to take BES12 to the cloud

03/06/201503/04/2015 Julie Campbell

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The handset maker has announced that it will be making a cloud-based version of its device management platform. BlackBerry has recently announced that it now has intentions to offer a version of its BES12 device management platform that will be cloud based. This is a part of the struggling Canadian handset manufacturer’s strategy to improve the accessibility of its service to small- and medium-sized businesses that are seeking to better their device security over their own networks. The company has already established a strong reputation for powerful security capabilities. The…

Samsung has had its eye on BlackBerry mobile technology, report

01/22/201501/20/2015 Julie Campbell

Although takeover rumors have been denied, outright, it does look as though there is some interest in the tech. According to an email from a Samsung exec that was quoted by Bloomberg and that discussed a report that had initially been interpreted as a possible buyout of BlackBerry, had actually been a talk of a potential partnership that would allow the South Korean company to use mobile technology from the struggling Canadian handset maker. This Bloomberg report suggests that Samsung may be seeking to use BlackBerry tech within its devices.…

BlackBerry confirms that it has purchased Secusmart

08/11/201408/09/2014 John Montgallo

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…