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Report: BlackBerry Eyeing Android for New Phone

2015-06-12 18:02:07| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

According to Reuters, the manufacturer is considering running the Android software on an upcoming device.

BlackBerry considering Android for new slider phone - report

2015-06-12 09:09:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) BlackBerry is considering using Google's Android operating system in a new slider smartphone likely to be released this autumn, writes Reuters, citing two unnamed sources. The company revealed the new slider phone at MWC in March, but has offered little detail since. The people who spoke to Reuters said that by launching its own Android-based device, BlackBerry would send a signal to sceptics that it is confident that its new BES12 device management system can manage and secure smartphones and tablets powered by rival operating systems. BlackBerry said it does not comment on rumours and speculation, but remains "committed to the BlackBerry 10 operating system, which provides security and productivity benefits that are unmatched." Google declined to comment.

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Failure of 'Storm' smartphone dealt major blow to BlackBerry: Balsillie

2015-06-10 02:31:09| Telecom - Topix.net

Former co-chief executive Jim Balsillie says BlackBerry's reputation was dealt a major blow by the BlackBerry Storm, a rushed attempt by the Waterloo, Ont., company to fend off Apple's iPhone with its own version of a touchscreen device. "With Storm we tried to do too much," he told the audience in a fireside chat at an Empire Club of Canada event in Toronto.

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BlackBerry presents IoT platform at TU-Automotive Detroit

2015-06-04 16:25:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) BlackBerry is demonstrating at TU-Automotive Detroit 2015 its over-the-air (OTA) update platform, which is designed to help automakers cut maintenance costs, reduce expensive recalls, improve customer satisfaction, and keep vehicles up to date with compelling new features long after they have rolled off the assembly line. The OTA update platform is part of the BlackBerry IoT Platform and is designed to deliver update services for maintaining and enhancing the software in infotainment systems, telematics units, and other end-points in the vehicle.

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