Blackberry
BlackBerry banks on BES 10 to reverse its fortune
Loss-making smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd believes its BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES 10) platform could be one of the keys to turn its fortune around.
BlackBerry goes private, but what next?
The acquisition of BlackBerry Ltd may have temporarily lifted the gloom from the once-loved phone maker, but analysts and industry watchers still do not believe that the move would resolve the more deep-seated structural business problems faced by the company.
Telcos and phones: Is it their problem, or ours?
If telcos are going to sell their customers contracts which are tied to phones sold at a discount, then they should have a responsibility too if the phones are faulty while still under warranty, writes Karamjit Singh.
The hunt for a smartphone, and a data plan
DNA founder Karamjit Singh recalls the most stressful challenge he has had since founding a startup and taking the entrepreneurial journey: Choosing a new smartphone and a data plan to go with it!
APAC smartphone sales up 74%, Microsoft takes No 3 spot globally
Asia Pacific, Latin America and Eastern Europe exhibited the highest smartphone growth rates of 74.1%, 55.7% and 31.6% respectively, according to Gartner Inc, while Microsoft edged out BlackBerry to take the No 3 spot.
MDeC moves to address enterprise app white space
MDeC has set its sights on enterprise app market opportunities, announcing that the latest iteration of its app developer programme will focus on such apps and that it would also be conducting a baseline study of the market in Malaysia.
Is Indonesia still a safe haven for BlackBerry?
As Canada’s iconic smartphone maker BlackBerry – once a dominant force in the smartphone world – struggles to turn its fortunes around, one country in South-East Asia remains an extremely important market to the company outside of the United States, say industry watchers.
BlackBerry finds comeback hard going
The curtain call for Blackberry, one of the pioneers and maker of the most popular smartphones in history, is coming down sooner than many would like, as efforts to turn around its fortune continue to hit snag after snag.
BlackBerry Q5 smartphone rolls out July 15 in Malaysia
The new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone is expected to be available in Malaysia beginning July 15, from authorised partners Maxis, Celcom, Tune Talk, and U Mobile, BlackBerry said in a statement.
Former BlackBerry director joins startup Dropmysite
Former BlackBerry director John Leung has joined Singapore-based startup Dropmysite as its new vice-president of sales for Asia.
