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The Canadian government is adding $40 million in federal money to a $310.5-million pledge from BlackBerry aimed at supporting the development of self-driving car technologies in Kanata.
HMD partners with Cricket, Verizon and Rogers to offer latest Nokia phones
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HMD Global has announced collaborations with three leading wireless providers in North America – Cricket Wireless and Verizon in the United States and Rogers in Canada.
HMD Global is also expanding its selection of Nokia smartphones on Android with the launch of two wireless provider-specific devices coming to the United States this month and another coming to Rogers subsidiary brand, chatr, in Canada very soon.
BlackBerry/L-SPARK Accelerator Program to help small Canadian companies develop AV tech
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BlackBerry is adding its support to an effort to help small Canadian technology companies connect with global automakers and other players in autonomous transportation.
BlackBerry KEY2 available to pre-order in Canada June 21
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TCL has announced that the BlackBerry KEY² will be available to pre-order in Canada from tomorrow (June 21), with devices available from July 6. The BlackBerry KEY2 in Silver will be available carrier unlocked at Amazon.ca, BestBuy.ca, Walmart.ca, Staples.ca, Blueshop.ca and Visions.ca in July starting at $829.99 CAD outright.
BlackBerry and Government of Canada Modernizing G7 Operations Centers
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BlackBerry is collaborating with the Government of Canada to modernize their operations centers during G7 ministerial meetings and the 2018 G7 Summit. Using BlackBerry AtHoc, a crisis communication platform that includes AtHoc Alert for mass notification and AtHoc Collect for field reports
BlackBerry Smartphone Fan League launched by TCL
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BlackBerry smartphone fans are among the most loyal and passionate in the world, and BlackBerry Mobile from TCL Communication is launching its BlackBerry Smartphone Fan League just for them.
TELUS to forge ahead with fibre optic deployment in Eastern Quebec
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TELUS has announced that it has been granted $31 million by the federal government's Connect to Innovate program and the Quebec government's Québec branché program to continue deploying its PureFibre broadband network in Quebec.
Marty Beard quits BlackBerry for personal reasons
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BlackBerry Chief Operating Officer Marty Beard has reportedly resigned from the company, in order to deal with a family health issue, a person familiar with the plans told Reuters on Friday.
BlackBerry Motion coming to Canada November 10
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TCL announced Tuesday that the BlackBerry Motion will be available in Canada from November 10 online at Koodo and in select Bell, TELUS and SaskTel stores starting at $99 CAD on a two-year term.
BlackBerry QNX autonomous car takes test drive in Ottawa
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The test drive of a BlackBerry QNX-equipped autonomous car in Ottawa's west end today marked the first trial run of a driverless vehicle on a public street in Canada.
Former BlackBerry Exec to join InTheChat
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In the Chat Communications has announced that Angelo Fasulo will join the company on October 30th in the role of Vice President, Sales & Marketing. Fasulo, has over 15 years' experience in enterprise sales, distribution and support.
Titanium Transportation deploying BlackBery Radar across its fleet of flatbeds
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Back in December of last year, Titanium Transportation announced that it was to integrate BlackBerry Radar into its entire fleet of trailers to boost efficiencies, increase revenue per trailer and improve profitability.
BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition coming to Canada in September
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BlackBerry Mobile has announced that the Black Edition of the BlackBerry KEYone will be coming to Canada later this month. This latest BlackBerry iteration from TCL will be available carrier unlocked via Ingram Micro dealer partners.
Equifax hack affecting millions in the US, UK and Canada
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Credit rating company Equifax has revealed today that its databases had been hacked. In a statement, the company confessed that hackers managed to get access to some of its internal data in mid-May.
BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition coming to Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia
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As we reported back in July , TCL has today announced that the Black Edition of the BlackBerry KEYone will be coming to Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia. This is the KEYone with 4 GB RAM, 64 GB ROM and all-black colour.
ICO teams up with Canada’s CRTC to fight spam and unwanted telemarketing calls
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK's Information Commissioner's Office to combat commercial electronic messages and unwanted telemarketing calls.
BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition coming to UK, Canada, US and more
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Last Thursday we reported how Optiemus are holding an event to launch the Black Edition of the BlackBerry KEYone in India. This is the enhanced version of the BlackBerry KEYone with 4 GB RAM, 64 GB ROM and a new all-black colour.
BlackBerry launches SecuSUITE for Government
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BlackBerry announced today the company has expanded its cybersecurity offerings for the public sector to now include SecuSUITE® for Government, a multi-platform solution for end-to-end encryption of voice calls and text messages.
BlackBerry Announces Common Share Purchase Program
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BlackBerry today announced that it has received acceptance from the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") with respect to a normal course issuer bid ("NCIB") to purchase for cancellation up to 31,000,000 BlackBerry common shares,
BlackBerry Announces Election Results for the Company’s Board of Directors
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BlackBerry announced today that the eight nominees listed in the Company's management information circular dated May 5, 2017 for the Company's annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 21, 2017, were elected..