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Thursday 13 February 2014
Indonesia market: BlackBerry to stage a turnaround with Jakarta model
The BlackBerry-Foxconn tie-up is expected to launch their first jointly developed BlackBerry 10-based smartphone, the Jakarta, in Indonesia in April, according to industry sources.
Monday 23 December 2013
FIH/BlackBerry cooperation may help activate Foxconn Indonesia investments
Foxconn International Holdings' (FIH's) recent cooperation with smartphone vendor BlackBerry is expected to help resume Foxconn's investment plans in Indonesia, which have not been...
Monday 23 December 2013
BlackBerry partners with Foxconn for smartphone production
Foxconn Electronics has confirmed that its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary FIH Mobile has signed a 5-year deal with BlackBerry to undertake OEM production of the vendor's smartphones.
Wednesday 4 December 2013
BlackBerry may replace core hardware devices business with software services
BlackBerry is likely to replace its core hardware devices business with software services due to the growing popularity of its BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) services, according to industry...
Thursday 21 November 2013
Nokia, LG Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications to stay in tablet market
Smartphone vendors Nokia, LG Electronics and Sony Mobile Communications are likely to continue to stay in the tablet market, while rivals including HTC, Motorola Mobility and BlackBerry...
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Android OEMs expand enterprise smartphone portfolios to take on iOS and bury BlackBerry, says ABI Research
According to a new report from ABI Research, Android smartphone OEMs are taking advantage of a solid presence among consumers and mobile business users to drive more business entity...
Wednesday 9 October 2013
Nokia, BlackBerry to retire old platforms differently
Nokia and BlackBerry are to take different approaches to retire their old mobile operating platforms due to varied market conditions, according to industry observers.
Tuesday 8 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Prospects remain bleak for BlackBerry
Despite accepting an acquisition offer from its shareholder Fairfax Financial, the prospects of BlackBerry remain bleak as the hardware specifications and operating platforms of its...
Friday 27 September 2013
BlackBerry focus on enterprise market to benefit application developers, says top executives
BlackBerry's strategy to focus on the enterprise and professional segment will benefit application developers since users in the segment have high demands for a variety of applications,...
Friday 27 September 2013
App developers to not give up BlackBerry 10 or Windows Phone 8, say sources
Most of mobile application developers participating in BlackBerry Jam Asia 2013 have indicated that they will not quit BlackBerry 10 or Windows Phone 8 developments mainly because...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
BlackBerry agrees to acquisition deal with consortium
BlackBerry has announced it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) under which a consortium to be led by Fairfax Financial Holdings has offered to acquire the company for US$4.7 billion...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Ichia keypad shipments to BlackBerry unaffected by acquisition agreement
Flexible PCB and keypad maker Ichia Technologies has said that its production of keypads for BlackBerry for the rest of 2013 will remain unchanged for the time being. The smartphone...
Monday 23 September 2013
Nokia to step into large-size smartphone market in October, say sources
Nokia reportedly will join the large-size smartphone segment by releasing its 6-inch Lumia 1520 in October after BlackBerry announced its 5-inch BlackBerry Z30 smartphone recently,...
Monday 23 September 2013
Taiwan handset supply chain to be affected by restructuring plans at BlackBerry
Sales of Taiwan-based ODM/OEM maker Wistron and handset component suppliers Silitech Technology and Ichia Technologies are likely to be affected by the planned restructuring program...
Monday 2 September 2013
Windows and BlackBerry face challenges to become 3rd-largest mobile OS ecosystem, says ABI Research
ABI Research's recent smartphone research shows Android accounted for 80% of all smartphones shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2013. The next largest ecosystem, Apple's iOS,...