BBM messaging app has closed down

The BBM messaging service closed down on Friday, marking the end of an era for the once crown jewel of BlackBerry’s phone business. The app – also known as BlackBerry Messenger – was one of the early mobile messaging platforms used by many during BlackBerry’s heyday, launching exclusively on the company’s own devices in 2005…

CES 2019: BlackBerry boss buoyant as firm now focused on cybersecurity

BlackBerry boss John Chen has hailed the company’s resurgence after moving away from smartphone manufacturing. The company endured a torrid time in the wake of the launch of touchscreen smartphones such as the iPhone and Android devices from firms such as Samsung – which took market share from the firm’s own predominately keyboard-based devices. Mr…

CES 2018: BlackBerry announces bronze, dual SIM version of KEYone

Building upon the global launch of the award-winning BlackBerry KEYone and the introduction of BlackBerry Motion more recently to select markets, TCL Communication - which owns the BlackBerry and Alcatel brands - has used CES 2018 to announce additional models in 2018. This begins with an an all-new colour variant and dual SIM version of BlackBerry KEYone – Bronze Edition –…

CES 2018: Alcatel goes with Full Vision 18:9 displays across all new product ranges

TCL, which owns the TCL, Alcatel and Blackberry brands, has used CES 2018 to preview a new 'smartphone philosophy and product portfolio direction' for the company’s Alcatel business unit. Featuring re-imagined product designs and features that it claims will modernise Alcatel’s 2018 smartphones, it promises to become one of the first smartphone companies to bring…