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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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Gadgets Music Industry 

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

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Music News 

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

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Tech 

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

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Music News
Music News 

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

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Tech 

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

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Tech 

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

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Tech 

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

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Music News 

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,

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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