BlackBerry tries to reassure users

Struggling for its very survival, smartphone maker BlackBerry has sent out an open letter to its users, urging them not to give up on the technology. This move could be particularly pertinent for South Africa, one of BlackBerry’s biggest and most successful markets,...

BlackBerry 10 receives NATO approval

NATO has approved BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 and BlackBerry 10 smartphones for classified communications up to the level of “restricted”. The certification allows agencies in NATO countries in all 28 member states across North America and Europe to use...

BlackBerry introduces Z30 smartphone

BlackBerry has introduced the new BlackBerry Z30 smartphone, BlackBerry’s biggest, fastest and most advanced smartphone. Featuring BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2, the new all-touch BlackBerry Z30 smartphone comes with a beautiful 5-inch display and the largest battery...

Young women win BB scholarships

A young South African woman is among the 10 recipients of the BlackBerry Scholars Program – an initiative designed to inspire more women to enter the mobile computing industry and pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)....

Learners excel in BlackBerry MAD challenge

Johan Nel, Eben du Toit and Gustav du Preez were named as the winners in the Gauteng leg of the BlackBerry Mobile Application Development (MAD) Challenge 2013 held at the BlackBerry apps lab at the University of Pretoria. They emerged in first place from 63 learners...