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BlackBerry is cash flow positive and growing the software business
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BlackBerry is cash flow positive and growing the software business

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 27 Mar 2015 5:45 pm EDT
Earlier this morning BlackBerry reported Q4 results for fiscal 2015. Revenue dropped from $793 million in Q3 to only $660 million in Q4, but that's mostly hardware related. On most other metrics things are looking up for the company, which explains the stock market's mildly positive reaction to the results. The stock is up about 20 cents as I write this, to US $9.52 per share. Remember that...
F1 is back
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F1 is back - Solid start for Hamilton and Rosberg at Australian Grand Prix

Posted by Bla1ze on 14 Mar 2015 10:30 pm EDT
** UPDATE ** - Race over! One-two finish for Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at the Australian Grand Prix. That is the 30th F1 win for the Silver Arrows! Sebastian Vettel and the Ferrari team took the 3rd pole position. To conduct the after race interviews, the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger hit the podium. F1 is back and the 2015 season is already off to a great start for the...
Should BlackBerry be considering another tablet?
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Should BlackBerry consider releasing a new tablet?

Posted by Bla1ze on 3 Mar 2015 10:48 pm EST
It never seems to fail. Any time you stick BlackBerry CEO John Chen in a room with the media someone is going to ask about a BlackBerry tablet and, no surprise, it has happened again. This time around it was CNET who asked the question whether or not BlackBerry was working on a tablet during the BlackBerry event at Mobile World Congress. For John Chen's part, the answer remained mostly the same...
How would you improve BBM Channels?
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How would you improve BBM Channels?

Posted by Bla1ze on 13 Jan 2015 2:03 pm EST
During CES 2015, BlackBerry decided to go ahead and share some hard numbers surrounding BBM and how it's performing. Taking a look back at the numbers, it's easy to see there were some 'wins' there for BlackBerry and the platform. They showed growth across the board with over 140 million new registrations to BBM from iPhone and Android devices, 70% of users being active daily, and the BBM Shop...
Saluting one of the best moderators CrackBerry (and webOS Nation) ever had
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Saluting one of the best moderators CrackBerry (and webOS Nation) ever had

Posted by James Falconer on 22 Dec 2014 3:15 pm EST
A few weeks ago we received the tragic news that one of our longtime members and forum moderators, Josh Chambers, had passed away. Josh was known as OldSkoolVWLover around Mobile Nations and was a beloved member of our volunteer team at CrackBerry and PreCentral/webOS Nation for many years. Always willing to lend a hand (and joke around), Josh will be greatly missed by members and colleagues...
From the Editor's Desk: Classic, 10.3.1, CES, MWC and more!
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From the Editor's Desk: Classic, 10.3.1, CES, MWC and more!

Posted by Bla1ze on 21 Dec 2014 9:05 pm EST
Between the launch of the BlackBerry Classic and BlackBerry's Q3 Fiscal 2015 earnings report, it has been a busy past few days all around. This week, I'd just like to take a quick look back at some of the stuff that was covered, which ultimately highlights a few of the things we have to look forward to as well as some things folks may have missed in the flurry of news that came out....
BlackBerry Q3 results show progress towards sustainable profitability
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BlackBerry Q3 results show progress towards sustainable profitability

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 19 Dec 2014 11:05 am EST
Earlier this morning BlackBerry posted its results for Q3 of fiscal 2015. Every quarter it seems people think this is a typo, so as a gentle reminder I'll point out that the company has a February fiscal year end. To jump right to the short term situation, the market is not particularly keen on the numbers. The stock is down about 6% as I type these words. I suspect the big reason for this is...
It's time for the BlackBerry Classic
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From the Editor's Desk: It's time for the BlackBerry Classic

Posted by Bla1ze on 14 Dec 2014 8:16 pm EST
February 25th, 2014 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. That's when BlackBerry announced they would be releasing a keyboard phone with the classic trackpad and function keys, better known at that time as the BlackBerry Q20. Since then, the device has gone through a bit of a branding change, arguably for the better, thanks to BlackBerry Executive Chairman and CEO John Chen and it will be...
BlackBerry is on the cusp of returning as a growth company
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BlackBerry is on the cusp of returning as a growth company

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 14 Nov 2014 3:07 pm EST
Yesterday could turn out to be one of the most pivotal days in the transformation of BlackBerry. I don't say this lightly either. I've been very concerned, yet hopeful about the future of the business since before the launch of BlackBerry 10. Despite the huge earnings and stock price volatility I still remain both concerned and hopeful. And I'm still a shareholder. I've never sold any of the...
U on the BlackBerry Passport
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Missing U - lament for a shortcut key

Posted by Simon Sage on 11 Nov 2014 4:37 pm EST
I've been using the BlackBerry Passport since launch, and it's been really great to be back on familiar turf. The Samsung Galaxy S5 I've been using for the last six months or so feels cheap and plasticky by comparison. Unorthodox as the Passport may be, it's great to have a physical keyboard under my thumbs again. OS 10.3 is a refreshing visual overhaul and there are a handful of functional...

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