Samsung may or may not be in talks to buy BlackBerry. According to a Reuters report, Samsung recently approached BlackBerry with a buyout offer of as much as US$7.5 billion. The report stated that executives met last week to discuss the proposed deal. BlackBerry announced a security partnership with Samsung this past November, but for … continue reading
BlackBerry is jumping into the wearables space. The company just announced BBM support for a wide range of Android Wear wearable devices. “The integration of BBM to support wearable technology is just one way we’re expanding the capabilities of our portfolio and delivering exciting options for customers to easily access BlackBerry’s cross-platform technologies,” said Herman … continue reading
Dell is creating mood-reading software As soon as 2017, Dell software could be reading your moods. Dell Enterprise Group CTO Jai Menon told the BBC that Dell’s research and development division is working with hardware manufacturers including Neurosky to build headsets that accurately identify the wearer’s emotional state. A pair of Dell researchers has already … continue reading
BlackBerry takes on Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana BlackBerry has announced a new feature expected for BlackBerry 10.3: BlackBerry Assistant, a virtual assistant similar to Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana. The virtual assistant is voice-activated and helps manage simple tasks such as searching e-mail and calendar, sending invitations, and figuring out what’s trending on Twitter. … continue reading
Blackberry defends square Passport smartphone; LLVM updates Windows support; Python tops introductory CS languages … continue reading
Fairfax switches tracks after failing to fund initial $4.7 billion investment … continue reading
Company says it will press on with the BlackBerry 10 smartphone anyway … continue reading
Large market share and open-source architecture put a hacker bullseye on Android’s back … continue reading
BerryReview’s discovery calls into question the quality of BlackBerry App World’s boasted app quantity … continue reading
Apple and IBM did it, why can’t BlackBerry? … continue reading
BlackBerry took steps in the right direction, but it still needs more; we hope perceptual computing catches on … continue reading
Variety of development kits provides options for devices, which are not yet readily available … continue reading
