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Blackberry Result 28/9/15

by Tom Allen

Blackberry suffered lower-than-expected results in Q2 of its 2016 fiscal year (ended in August). The company reported a net loss of $66 million, on gross pre-tax revenue of $201 million. The company sold 800,000 …

Tags:BlackBerry| Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Blackberry Looks to Android to Save Falling Share

by Tom Allen

The Blackberry Priv was seen earlier this year, known as the Venice (Rumour: Curved Screens Appear on Blackberry)During the announcement of its latest finance results (Blackberry Result 28/9/15), Blackberry confirmed that it is working …

Tags:Android| BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Blackberry Running Android Appears Online

by Tom Allen

Credit: Dudu Rocha Tec, via YouTubeThere have been rumours about Blackberry phones running Android for several months, and now a video has appeared that supports the claims. A Blackberry Passport running Android can be …

Tags:Android| BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Extended Warranties Are a Cash Cow – Sometimes

by Tom Allen

Warranty Week has delved into the warranty reports of the top (non-US) consumer electronics companies – although the news is not hugely surprising. As in past years, product warranty costs remain a minor expense …

Blackberry Considers Smartphone Exit

by Tom Allen

Blackberry CEO John Chen has admitted that the company may be forced to stop making smartphones. If the current state of business carries on, and efforts to turn the company around fail, then it …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 31

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 31

by Tom Allen

A new version of the Blackberry Passport smartphone (Blackberry Passport Veers From ‘Traditional’ Design) has been released in the USA. The Passport Silver Edition has a more rounded design and a silver colour, rather …

Rumour: Blackberry’s Android Phones Coming This Year

by Tom Allen

More rumours of Blackberry creating Android phones have surfaced (Blackberry Makes Eyes at Android). The new sources claim that Foxconn, Wistron and Compal will build the handsets, which will be introduced this year. They …

Tags:Android| BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Blackberry Result 23/06/2015

by Helen Vince

Blackberry recorded a net loss in the first quarter of $28 million on turnover of $658 million, which compares with a net profit a year earlier of $23 million on turnover of $966 million. …

Tags:BlackBerry| Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Blackberry Makes Eyes at Android

by Tom Allen

Balsillie, unafraid of scorn, admitted that he still uses his Blackberry PlaybookFour sources ‘familiar with the matter’ have told Reuters that Blackberry is considering installing Android on an upcoming smartphone. The device would have …

Tags:Android| BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Emerging Markets Drive Smartphone Shipments in Q1

by Tom Allen

Smartphone sales in Q1’15 rose 19.3% YoY, to 336 million units, says Gartner. Emerging markets – excluding China – led growth, with the fastest-rising regions named as emerging APAC, Eastern Europe, the Middle East …

Blackberry Makes Global Job Cuts

by Helen Vince

Blackberry is once again the subject of rumours about a possible take-over of its business, having already been linked to both Samsung and Apple so far this year as a potential acquisition target. Microsoft …

Tags:BlackBerry| Employment and Redundancies| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Rumour: Apple Interested in Blackberry?

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that Apple is considering a plan to acquire struggling Blackberry in a bid to improve its presence in the enterprise market. Reports suggest that Apple’s main interest could be …

Tags:Apple| BlackBerry| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20