BlackBerry sues Twitter for patent infringement
BlackBerry has filed a patent infringement lawsuit accusing Twitter of illegally using technology in its mobile messaging applications.
BlackBerry has filed a patent infringement lawsuit accusing Twitter of illegally using technology in its mobile messaging applications.
BlackBerry has raised its bets on artificial intelligence and cyber security with the $1.4 billion purchase of machine-learning specialists Cylance.
BlackBerry is in talks to buy cybersecurity company Cylance Inc for as much as US$1.5 billion, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
BlackBerry has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook and its WhatsApp and Instagram apps, arguing that they copied technology and features from BlackBerry Messenger.
Canadian software vendor and former smartphone maker BlackBerry has launched security software that identifies vulnerabilities in programs used in self-driving cars.
It looks as though BlackBerry CEO John Chen will still be in charge long enough to launch another couple of phones -- although don't expect any new flagship models.
With privacy and secrecy functions a given in competing messaging systems, BlackBerry is dropping the subscription fee for users of the 'retract' and 'timer' functions of its cross-platform BBM messaging app.
Struggling smartphone vendor, BlackBerry, is looking to diversify its business by launching a cybersecurity consulting service, focusing in part on the Internet of Things, and providing related tools to customers.
“The Good and BlackBerry solutions are very complementary.”
“By acquiring Good, BlackBerry will better solve one of the biggest struggles for CIOs today."
Blackberry placed rivalries aside and purchased Good Technology as the phone maker moves further into the mobile security market.
Responding to an accusatory blog post, BlackBerry has again denied that its embedded operating system caused the potentially dangerous vulnerability recently demonstrated in Chrysler Jeep Cherokees.
BlackBerry continues to shift its focus from selling mobile phones to securing them -- as well as other portable devices, and increasingly connected items that are part of the Internet of things.
BlackBerry's revenues from licensing software and technology to enterprises have become a bright spot in the company's continuing financial recovery.
BlackBerry has reached a settlement with Typo Innovations, which made an accessory keyboard for iPhones that the handset maker said infringed its patents.