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Did you ever own a BlackBerry device? There’s now a biopic

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackberry, Movie, Research in Motion

At one point, the BlackBerry was THE portable communication device and the pride of Canadian technology. Then the iPhone came

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Random music news for Tuesday, August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackberry, Brain, Britney Spears, Concerts, Eagles, Johnny Lydon, Laura Jane Grace, Monkees, QNX, Sex Pistols, Siri, SiriusXM, Slip-Stream, Tetris, TikTok, UB40, YouTube

Gimme. NOW. As for music news for August 24, 2021… A UK study confirms that it’s possible to hold full-capacity

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Random Music News for Tuesday, December 19, 2017

December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackberry, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, James Bond, Jay Z, Radio, Spotlite, Surgery

This could be the last day of any kind of workplace productivity of the year–except if you’re in retail or

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BlackBerry Has a New Deal with Ford to Create Vehicle Software

November 1, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Blackberry, Connected Car, Ford, QNX

There’s a division of BlackBerry called QNX that is crushing it right now. Not only are they working with Apple

Looks Like Apple’s Car OS Will Have Canadian DNA

October 27, 2016October 26, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Blackberry, Connected Car, Project Titan, QNX

Remember that self-driving car Apple was said to be working on? Dead. But that doesn’t mean the company isn’t still

BlackBerry’s Secret Weapon: QNX. You Probably Use It for Music and Don’t Even Know It

February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackberry, Connected Car, QNX

No matter what happens with BlackBerry’s handsets, the company always has QNX. It’s possible you’ve been using QNX for years

Random Music News for Friday, February 6, 2015

February 6, 2015February 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackberry, David Lee Roth, Gary Glitter, iTunes, Katy Perry, Kim Gordon, Liam Gallagher, Madonna, Muse, Neil Peart, Noel Gallagher, Rush, Ryan Seacrest, Van Halen

On this day in 1988, Michael Jordan made the slam-dunk that was immortalized as the logo for all those Air

BlackBerry’s Involvement in Music

July 6, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackberry, Internet of Things, QNX, Volkswagen

BlackBerry has seen better days, but the company is far from dead. A big part of BB’s future (maybe the

How BlackBerry Will Rule Entertainment Systems in Your Car (If It Doesn’t Already)

March 14, 2014March 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Android, Blackberry, Connected Car, iOS, QNX

“Poor BlackBerry,” you say, “Such promise. Such a disaster.” Okay, so maybe their approach to smartphones was too little too

Ford Bails on Microsoft in their Connected Car in Favour of–Wait for It–Blackberry

February 24, 2014February 23, 2014 Alan Cross 2 Comments Blackberry, Connected Car, Ford, Microsoft, QNX, Sync

After a stream of bad news, this has to make the people in Waterloo rather happy. Ford, which co-developed the

Alicia Keys Parts Way with Blackberry as Company’s Global Creative Director

January 3, 2014January 2, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alicia Keys, Blackberry

Just as well, don’t you think? From Billboard: When Alicia Keys was first named global creative director at BlackBerry on Jan. 30,