FCC approves AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV
The FCC has approved AT&T's $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV today, just a few days after FCC chairman Tom Wheeler recommended that the commission do just that.
The FCC has approved AT&T's $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV today, just a few days after FCC chairman Tom Wheeler recommended that the commission do just that.
BlackBerry is looking to make everything more secure, and the latest effort from the company may be aimed at the Internet of Things (IoT). At its recent Security Summit — which you can watch again here — the company had very little to say about hardware, and everything to say about security. On stage, there was a demonstration showing just how easily someone could hack into an IV pump...
If you were not able to tune in to the BlackBerry Security Summit 2015 when it was live, don't worry, as you can now watch the stream online. BlackBerry has posted the recording on YouTube, allowing you to see everything that happened for yourself. With topics of discussion ranging from cloud security, to the recent acquisition of AtHoc, there is a lot of great information shared....
Back in November last year (2014) we ran a poll to establish how many BlackBerry 10 users were taking advantage of BlackBerry Blend. In those early days of the software, Blend was only available to users that were rocking either the BlackBerry Passport or P'9983. Things have progressed nicely since then, including Blend being updated to version 1.2 very recently and with a lick of fresh...
AT&T has reported its earnings for the second quarter of 2015, showing revenues of $33 billion and 2.1 million net adds in its wireless business.
Following up on the news that BlackBerry has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AtHoc, BlackBerry CEO John Chen sat down with Fox Business to discuss what the acquisition means for BlackBerry and AtHoc and what the plans are for integrating the software platform. Also up for discussion was BlackBerry security, John Chen's plan for the hardware business going forward as well...
Fresh off of wrapping up the BlackBerry Security Summit, BlackBerry has now announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has approved the use of derived Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) credentials on BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 smartphones. "Security is the cornerstone of BlackBerry technology, which is why we have served as a proud and trusted mobile partner of...
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It's time for the annual BlackBerry Security Summit. This year, we'll get to hear from BlackBerry CEO and Executive Chairman, John Chen as well as key members of the senior leadership team including Chief Operating Officer Marty Beard, Vice President of Product Management Tim Choi, Corporate Strategy Vice President Jeff Holleran, Chief Technology Officer, Secusmart, Christoph Erdmann,...
BlackBerry has now announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AtHoc, a leading provider of secure, networked crisis communications. Its software platform enables people, devices and organizations to exchange critical information in real time during business continuity and life safety operations. "BlackBerry is making strategic investments in security,...
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has come out in support of AT&T's pending acquisition of DirecTV, recommending approval of the massive deal to his fellow commissioners.
In another nod to BlackBerry security, the UK government via the Communications and Electronics Security Group (CESG) has released updated security guidelines for government agencies and various other secure organizations that wish to use BlackBerry 10 devices. The guidelines are designed to help government and corporate users set up devices it deems secure to offer the best balance...
According to a new report, AT&T may be raising its upgrade fee to $45, and introducing a new $15 activation fee for AT&T Next and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) customers, starting August 1.
Despite having been officially announced back on June 2nd, Canadian carriers have sort of lagged in officially rolling out the BlackBerry OS 10.3.2 update to customers but it looks as though the wait is finally over for the most part. As noted in the CrackBerry Forums multiple times now and via our tips line, several Canadian carriers including Bell, TELUS, Rogers, Wind and SaskTel have...
Verizon has released the company's Q2 2015 report, showing a somewhat positive quarter for the US carrier. Verizon reported earnings of $4.23 billion ($1.04 a share), a slight increase from $4.21 billion ($1.01 a share) a year earlier.
BlackBerry will be cutting more jobs as CEO John Chen continues to tighten up the budget and control company expenditure. In a statement, spokeswoman Kara Yi revealed that some employees will be affected by company turnaround plans, though exact figures were not disclosed. The statement read as follows: "As BlackBerry moves into the next stage of its turnaround, we remain focused...
On Thursday, July 23, 2015, BlackBerry will be hosting their annual BlackBerry Security Summit in New York. The event will be headed up by BlackBerry CEO and Executive Chairman, John Chen as well as key members of the senior leadership team including Chief Operating Officer Marty Beard, Vice President of Product Management Tim Choi, Corporate Strategy Vice President Jeff Holleran, Chief...
Did you miss out on checking out BerryFlow Upstream live? If so, you can now watch the video or download the audio for playback. This week, we started off by saying there wasn't a ton of BlackBerry news to discuss but as it turned out, we managed to talk our way through a ton of topics. Where we see BlackBerry in the coming months, what BlackBerry still needs to succeed, Carl Wiese...
We run polls here on CrackBerry quite often and include all BlackBerry users but this time I'm specifically targeting BlackBerry Classic users. Since getting my hands on a white BlackBerry Classic, I decided to stick with it, at least for the summer. I find myself using the trackpad a lot - for scrolling through the Hub, apps on the home screen and more. After using a BlackBerry...
The Federal Communications Commission has revealed T-Mobile has agreed to pay a $17.5 million fine in order to settle an investigation into two separate nationwide 911 outages on the wireless carrier in 2014.
While I was browsing through Twitter earlier today for BlackBerry news I came across the below Tweet from Arsenal soccer player Mesut Özil sporting his rather swish looking red BlackBerry Passport. As far as I'm aware there isn't an official link between BlackBerry and Arsenal Football Club, so I'm presuming that Mesut must have chosen the Passport himself. He may well have been...
Are you making use of an AT&T purchased BlackBerry Passport or Classic? If so, you're going to want to go ahead and check for updates either through your device or via BlackBerry Link. As noted on the AT&T website and confirmed by folks in the CrackBerry Forums, AT&T has begun their official rollout of OS 10.3.2.556 for AT&T Passport and Classic devices. As expected, the...
T-Mobile has been revisiting its Un-Carrier moves, and beefing them up along the way. The latest Un-Carrier Amped move from the company is enhancements to family plans.
A new President of Global Sales has joined the BlackBerry team. The company has announced it has named Carl Wiese to be its new President, Global Sales. He previously worked at Cisco, where he worked for more than 10 years, and rose to the rank of Senior Vice President. Wiese will succeed John Sims, who has now departed the company. The full press release naming Wiese as BlackBerry's...
Did you miss out on checking out BerryFlow Upstream live? If so, you can now watch the video or download the audio for playback. On the topic list this week, we discuss into some the BlackBerry 'Dallas' getting certified for Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, plus what is believed to be the 'Venice' appearing on India import records. On top of that, we dig a bit into the BES 12.2...