Tag: John Chen

Beleaguered BlackBerry CEO John Chen again attacks Apple’s use of strong encryption

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 3:01 pmWednesday, July 20, 201618 Comments

BlackBerry’s Security Summit kicked off yesterday in New York…

Beleaguered BlackBerry CEO won’t commit to future BB10 devices, hints at exiting handset market

Friday, October 9, 2015 9:37 amFriday, October 9, 20159 Comments

Beleaguered BlackBerry’s CEO John Chen has floated the idea of leaving the smartphone hardware business entirely…

Beleaguered BlackBerry to buy Good Technology for $425 million

Friday, September 4, 2015 4:24 pmFriday, September 4, 20155 Comments

Canada’s BlackBerry Ltd. said on Friday it will buy rival mobile software provider Good Technology Corp…

Beleaguered BlackBerry reports $28 million loss

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 3:26 pmWednesday, June 24, 201518 Comments

Beleaguered BlackBerry said it sold only 1.1 million phones in its first quarter…

BlackBerry CEO wants U.S. government to force Apple to make iMessage for BlackBerry under guise of so-called ‘net neutrality’

Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:44 amThursday, January 22, 201529 Comments

BlackBerry CEO John Chen is angry that services like Apple’s iMessage are not available for BlackBerry devices…

Beleaguered BlackBerry CEO: ‘I would challenge you guys to bend our Passport’

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 6:01 pmWednesday, September 24, 201434 Comments

Even BlackBerry Ltd. couldn’t resist taking a jab…

Ford dumps beleaguered BlackBerry for Apple iPhones: ‘We are going to get everyone on iPhones’

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 4:03 pmTuesday, July 29, 201439 Comments

We are going to get everyone on iPhones…

Beleaguered BlackBerry hopes to launch phablet

Thursday, June 12, 2014 5:29 pmThursday, June 12, 201423 Comments

John Chen, CEO of Canadian handset manufacturer Beleaguered BlackBerry Limited.

Beleaguered BlackBerry considers exiting handset business

Thursday, April 10, 2014 4:28 pmThursday, April 10, 201420 Comments

Beleaguered BlackBerry Ltd would consider exiting its handset business…

Beleaguered Blackberry to spend the next 12-18 months making a phone with a mechanical keyboard

Friday, March 28, 2014 11:02 amFriday, March 28, 201426 Comments

Chief Executive John Chen said in an interview that the company’s engineers have designed…

Beleaguered BlackBerry CEO Chen belittles iPhone users as ‘wall huggers’ who carry battery-short phones

Friday, March 7, 2014 9:27 amFriday, March 7, 201433 Comments

Asked about Apple’s popularity, Chen belittled iPhone users…

Beleaguered BlackBerry CEO ‘outraged’ over T-Mobile’s offer of free iPhone 5s upgrade

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 4:02 pmWednesday, February 19, 201435 Comments

BlackBerry Ltd Chief Executive John Chen fired a salvo…

Analyst: Unlikely that beleaguered BlackBerry will be able to continue in its current form

Thursday, December 19, 2013 4:59 pm12 Comments

Beleaguered BlackBerry has had a rough of 2013, to put it mildly…

Beleaguered BlackBerry CEO: ‘We are here to stay’

Monday, December 2, 2013 5:00 pmMonday, December 2, 201335 Comments

Interim Chief Executive John Chen…

Beleaguered BlackBerry accepts $1 billion cash injection from Prem Watsa-led group

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 8:35 amWednesday, November 6, 20138 Comments

Beleaguered BlackBerry Ltd’s decision to accept a $1 billion cash injection…

Beleaguered BlackBerry plunges after sale to Fairfax falls through; CEO Heins out

Monday, November 4, 2013 5:35 pmMonday, November 4, 201320 Comments

The saga of beleaguered BlackBerry continues…