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Despite the fact that BlackBerry announced a fiscal 2014 third-quarter loss of $4.4 billion during its December 20th earnings call, BlackBerry CEO John Chen recently stated that the company has no plans to exit the smartphone handset business. Chen explained that BlackBerry is committed to the handset business and the company is working hard to […]

It was recently revealed that OpenSSL, the software library used to secure communications on the Internet, has a vulnerability known as the “TLS Heartbeat Read Overrun” and unofficially called “Heartbleed.” This flaw has compromised the security of hundreds of thousands of Web servers and services by allowing Web attackers to retrieve up to 64 kilobytes […]

Microsoft recently introduced its answer to Apple’s Siri and Google Now in the form of voice assistant technology called Cortana, which is powered by Bing. Cortana proved itself to be quite capable and stole the show at the Build 2014 conference, but it was not the only Bing-powered technology featured at the event. Microsoft also […]

As the Apple-Samsung trial heats up, internal documents from the case are revealing that larger iPhones are most certainly headed our way. The documents show not only a steadily falling year-over-year iPhone unit growth since 2009, but also acknowledgment from Apple executives that customers want larger displays and less expensive phones. Reports say Apple is […]

Days after BlackBerry announced it would terminate its relationship with T-Mobile, the carrier is reaching out to current BlackBerry users. T-Mobile CEO John Legere said that the company would continue to provide full support and regular updates to BlackBerry customers on the network. He also announced a $100 credit toward any new device—including BlackBerry’s new […]

Nokia recently introduced three new Lumia smartphones – the 635, the 630 and its flagship phone, the 930. Nokia introduced these models on the same day Microsoft previewed its Windows Phone 8.1 Update, which is the latest version of its phone operating system. The timing was perfect, considering that the new Lumia phones will be […]

On April 25, T-Mobile’s license to sell BlackBerry smartphones will expire, and according to a recent announcement from BlackBerry CEO John Chen, the company does not plan on renewing that license. Chen explained that while Blackberry has maintained a positive relationship with T-Mobile over the years, he said “our strategies are not complementary and we […]

Hewlett-Packard officials recently showed off many new offerings at the Interop conference in Las Vegas. The company unveiled OpenFlow-enabled 802.11ac wireless access points, a Software-Defined Networking app designed for location awareness and new unified management appliances. HP says it will use new cloud-based and SDN capabilities in an effort to give its mobile users the […]

Companies that are running BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5 or any mobile device management solution that competes with BlackBerry now have an easy way to make the transition to BES10. Blackberry recently made the BlackBerry EZ Pass available, which has been designed to make the switch to BES10 as simple as possible. The company says it’s […]

Japanese news organization Nikkei recently reported that Apple is developing two new iPhones that will have larger displays than previous models. The new phones will feature 4.7- and 5.5-inch displays, and may be available as early as September. This plan is likely in response to phones launched by Samsung, which have significantly larger displays than […]