BlackBerry

BlackBerry Outage Sends D.C. into Withdrawal

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:57:57 -0400

Full article: Politico
David Saleh Rauf and Elizabeth Wasserman
Capitol Hill staffers are calling it the "Black-pocalypse." A network problem that has caused BlackBerry outages on at least four continents spread to North America and hit Washington's addiction to the smartphone with a vengeance.

Why Banning Social Media in the U.K. Is a Bad Idea

Stevie Converse — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:58:12 -0400

Full article: Mediabistro
Elana Zak
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron believes that looters and rioters in London used social media to coordinate their movements and propel the riots. He plans to meet with BlackBerry and Twitter officials to "discuss their roles during the violent outbreaks," saying, in effect, that social media should be stopped. Simply put, this is not a good idea.

Squeezed By iPhone and Android, BlackBerry Maker Lays Off 2,000

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:19:22 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Ian Austen
As it struggles with the declining popularity of the BlackBerry line of smartphones, Research In Motion said that it would begin laying off about 2,000 employees, 10.5 percent of its workforce, this week.

BlackBerry Maker Says It Can't Help India on Monitoring

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:47:24 -0500

Full article: Wall Street Journal
R. Jai. Krishna and Romit Guha
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion reiterated that it can't give Indian security agencies access to its corporate smart phone email service. While talks will continue, the issue casts uncertainty over the popular service in the world's fastest-growing telecom market.

India Chases BlackBerry Data

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:27:32 -0500

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Amol Sharma
India's government is in discussions with companies that use Research in Motion's BlackBerry to gain access to employees' secure communications when seen as necessary, said a top Indian official.

U.A.E. Halts Plan to Ban BlackBerry

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:22:24 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Bettina Wassener
The United Arab Emirates, one of several countries that have threatened to suspend services for the Blackberry smartphones this year, backed away from a ban that was about to come into effect, after reaching an agreement with the popular messaging devices' manufacturer, Research In Motion.

Blackberry Loses More Ground to Apple and Android

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:22:35 -0400

Full article: PC World
Barbara E. Hernandez
In a continuing trend, more businesses are shifting loyalties from Blackberry to iPhones and Android devices as the relative newcomers make inroads into the corporate world. Three-quarters of 200 businesses surveyed in the United States and the U.K reported that their employees are choosing other than Blackberry.

In India, BlackBerry Gets Two-Month Reprieve on Threat of Ban

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:28:19 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Vikas Bajaj
In a sign that India and the maker of popular BlackBerry devices might be closer to settling a dispute over law enforcement's access to corporate e-mail, the government said that it would study and test a proposal by the company for two months.

Germany Flirts with BlackBerry Ban

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:35:20 -0400

Full article: Fast Company
Austin Carr
Government contracts are a big part of BlackBerry's business in the U.S. But that's not the case in Germany, at least for much longer. There, the government announced that due to a "dramatic" increase in cyber attacks, its ministers and senior civil servants were ordered not to use BlackBerry and iPhone devices.

Saudis Back Away from Threat to Block BlackBerry

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:27:00 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Kevin J. O'Brien
The Saudi government backed away from a threat to shut down the BlackBerry corporate messenger service in the country, citing progress in talks with operators and the maker of the device, Research In Motion, over the ability to monitor encrypted messages for national security reasons.