QNX Releases Active Noise Control System to Reduce Noise in Cars
I am always impressed with how far ahead of the pack QNX in the car market. They just announced the availability of QNX Acoustics for Active Noise Control that reduces unwanted engine noise in cars. It integrates into the cars entertainment system and audio amplifier to offer better performance than current active noise control…
BlackBerry Starts Handing Out Pink Slips in Waterloo (300 This Week)
BlackBerry put out the shocking news last month that they would lay off almost half of their workforce. Now 570 News is reporting that the layoffs have begun with 300 employees in BlackBerrys Waterloo offices. This is sad news for the employees being laid off and the ones who remain. The whole downsizing strategy has…
Sina Weibo App Released for BlackBerry 10
At BlackBerry Jam Asia we heard that Weibo, a popular chinese microblogging service like Twitter, was coming to BlackBerry 10. Well those of you in the east can celebrate since the app is now available. The app is getting great reviews so far. You can check out Weibo for yourself free in BlackBerry World. Thanks…
Kik Settles Lawsuit with BlackBerry Over Messaging
Kik founder Ted Livingston started off his messaging service after working at BlackBerry while he was an engineering and mechatronics student at the University of Waterloo starting in 2007. He developed the rival cross platform messenger to BBM after trying to convince BlackBerry to do it. In an interview with the Globe & Mail he…
Proxama To Developer Isis BlackBerry 10 Payment app for US Carriers
Some of you may know that AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have a joint venture for mobile payments called ISIS. So far it has been dead in the water but there have been a few signs of life. Proxama has announced that they were selected by ISIS to develop the mobile wallet for NFC enabled BlackBerry…
Thomson Reuters Names BlackBerry One of "2013 Top 100 Global Innovators"
Thomson Reuters has put out their third annual report on the Top 100 Global Innovators and BlackBerry made the list. This list shows patent activity as a proxy for innovation and honors the 100 corporations that are at the heart of pushing patents. They go to call out BlackBerry specifically in the smartphone patent wars:…
BlackBerry Previews Their New Cloud Enterprise MDM for Cross Platform Deployments
With BlackBerry putting BES in the cloud it is a no brainer for them to include hosted support for iOS and Android management. They have just previewed the new system at Gartner Symopsium. This is the same Gartner that is recommending people have a plan for moving away from BES. Still BlackBerry is moving fast…
Ex-Microsoft Windows President Explains How "Disruption" Led to BlackBerry’s Current State
A few readers have sent in a great article by the ex-Microsoft exec, Steven Sinofsky, who used to be President of Microsoft Windows. He goes through how BlackBerry went from game changing to ubiquitous to struggling for survival. I think it was a whole orchestra of events and changes that led to BlackBerrys current situation…