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BlackBerry

Research In Motion (RIM) is a Canadian company best known for developing the BlackBerry, which was the dominant popular smartphone until the advent of Apple’s iPhone in 2007. The iPhone quickly found favour with BlackBerry users, particularly in corporate circle, and competition intensified after the iPhone’s success inspired companies like Samsung Electronics to launch smartphones powered by Google’s Android operating system. In January 2013, RIM launched a comeback effort, with a new line of handsets, and changed its name to BlackBerry.

Chairman / President

John Giamatteo

CFO / Finance Director

Steve Rai

Industry

Telecommunications equipment

Website

blackberry.com

Headquarters address

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Stock Code

TSX: BB
NASDAQ: BBRY
S&P/TSX 60 Component

Year founded

1984

A BlackBerry KEYone, first released in 2017. (Picture: May Tse/SCMP)

China’s BlackBerry maker stops making BlackBerry phones this year

TCL says licensing deal with BlackBerry expires after August

14 Feb 2020 - 6:07PM

BlackBerry was once the internet in your hand, but now it's for people who want to go offline

20 Sep 2019 - 9:48AM

How safe is your smartphone? Seven of the most secure phones

15 Nov 2017 - 8:18AM

Review: BlackBerry KeyOne a ‘workhorse’ smartphone

With long battery life and up to 2TB of memory, the KeyOne is a good choice for those needing to work long hours on their phone, but stay away if you’re after a water-resistant, dual-SIM device with premium multimedia features

24 Jun 2017 - 7:46AMvideocam

The BlackBerry KeyOne smartphone was released this month in Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse

BlackBerry eyes fresh start in China as software company

11 Apr 2017 - 11:09PM

Will 2017 see the return to dominance of BlackBerrys and Nokias?

The new Nokia and BlackBerry phones shown at Mobile World Congress rely heavily on nostalgia and are aimed at niche markets; will that be enough to pull customers away from Apple, Samsung and the other big makers?

26 Mar 2017 - 8:32AM

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A BlackBerry needs keyboard, head of China’s TCL says at CES 2017

With a QWERTY keyboard that maker TCL’s Nicolas Zibell says is ‘tactile and with some new innovations’, and a leather back, latest BlackBerry Android offering certainly stands out from its metallic-slab smartphone rivals

6 Jan 2017 - 11:27AMvideocam

With a QWERTY keyboard that maker TCL’s Nicolas Zibell says is ‘tactile and with some new innovations’, and a leather back, latest BlackBerry Android offering certainly stands out from its metallic-slab smartphone rivals

The most beautiful Android BlackBerry ever: DTEK60 - first impressions

Smartphone built by Canadian company’s Chinese partner TCL is smooth, slim and curvy, with fingerprint sensor and the top security features you expect from BlackBerry

3 Jul 2018 - 5:57PM

Thank goodness BlackBerry isn’t doing away with keyboard, this devoted fan says

Company chief executive’s assurance future outsourced handsets will have physical keyboard is good news for users who swear by its clickety clack despite BlackBerry’s efforts to wean them off it

29 Sep 2016 - 3:10PMvideocam

Tech review: BlackBerry’s last in-house phone, the DTEK50 – packs a punch at a decent price

If aesthetics are not paramount, nor the need to take prize-winning photos, the ‘world’s most secure Android smartphone’ is good value for money

30 Sep 2016 - 5:48PM

Weighing in at 135g, the DTEK50 feels light and nifty in the hand. Photos: May Tse

BlackBerry has stopped making phones, finally surrendering to Apple and Samsung

29 Sep 2016 - 11:26PM

A February 2003 studio shot of a BlackBerry handset, with its iconic keyboard. Photo: SCMP Picture

The end of an era: Blackberry to terminate its 'classic' line

6 Jul 2016 - 12:47PM

Fun things to do with your smartphone: Fling it around, or dunk it in water

4 Jul 2016 - 12:05PMvideocam

Chief says BlackBerry open to licensing deals, other options

3 Jul 2018 - 5:57PM

BlackBerry Chief Executive Thorsten Heins talks to shareholders at the company’s annual meeting this week. Photo: Reuters

BlackBerry investors to turn up the heat on management

3 Jul 2018 - 5:57PM

BlackBerry Chief Executive Thorsten Heins shows off the company’s latest smartphone at a news conference earlier this year, has said the company is on the right track and just needs more time. Photo: AP

AP reviews new smartphones: Android, iOS and more

3 Jul 2018 - 5:57PM

BlackBerry's hoped-for turnaround fails to materialise

Thorsten Heins, the president and chief executive of BlackBerry, recalls that a year ago, when he announced a delay in the introduction of a new line of phones, he was told his company was "finished". Not so, he argued then; give us time to get this thing right.

30 Jun 2013 - 5:45AM

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BlackBerry defends smartphones' security after G20 spying report

19 Jun 2013 - 8:35AM

BlackBerry defends smartphones' security

Hong Kong air pollution

Talking points

The government steps up its efforts to tackle the city's air pollution quandary as Secretary for the Environment Wong Kam-sing unveils "A Clean Air Plan for Hong Kong".

7 May 2015 - 3:07PM

Nokia targets BlackBerry in battle for business mobile phone users

Nokia is betting its partnership with corporate computing giant Microsoft will help it win business users, targeting BlackBerry's stronghold. Nokia's newest Lumia smartphones, including two introduced this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, run on Microsoft's operating system and come with Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

28 Feb 2013 - 5:21AM

BlackBerry starts Z10 sales in India

The device would cost 43,490 rupees (HK$6,220), according to a press release on Monday. Apple charges at least 45,000 rupees for an iPhone 5, while a Galaxy Note II from Samsung Electronics costs 35,600 rupees, according to the distributor's and the company's websites respectively.

27 Feb 2013 - 3:16AM

BlackBerry has priced the Z10 at HK$6,220. Photo: Reuters

BlackBerry seeks past prowess, woos China

BlackBerry, once lauded as a boardroom status symbol, is banking on its new operating system and two new smartphones to woo back users who have switched to trendier competitors.

24 Feb 2013 - 5:02AM

Rory O'Neill, BlackBerry vice-president of product and channel marketing. Photo: Edmond So

Research in Motion

Smartphone maker RIM hopes it has the right number

BlackBerry launched its comeback effort yesterday with a revamped platform and a pair of sleek new handsets, along with a company name change as part of a move to reinvent the smartphone maker.

31 Jan 2013 - 5:39AM

Leung Chun-ying (CY Leung)

Talking points

30 Jan 2013 - 2:12AM

Research in Motion

Lenovo considers buying BlackBerry maker as an option

25 Jan 2013 - 4:56AM

RIM's BlackBerry is losing market share to smartphones such as Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy. Photo: Reuters

BlackBerry chief punts on faithful

15 Nov 2012 - 5:02AM

Thorsten Heins

Happily wired

7 Oct 2011 - 12:00AM

Access to data a matter for caution

11 Aug 2011 - 12:00AM

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