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Ford seen ditching Microsoft for Blackberry in future cars

2014-02-23 04:54:17| Automakers - Topix.net

Ford Motor Co. plans to ditch Microsoft Corp. for Blackberry Ltd. for future upgrades to its Sync voice-activated system, according to a source with knowledge of the plans.

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WhatsApp Gives BlackBerry a Bounce

2014-02-20 18:43:13| TechNewsWorld

Facebook's $19 billion purchase of mobile-messaging service WhatsApp appears to have buoyed the value of BlackBerry Messenger -- and by extension, BlackBerry. BlackBerry shares went up nearly 10 percent in after-hours trading because, in the words of Reuters, Facebook's purchase "put a rough valuation metric around the smartphone maker's own BlackBerry Messaging service," also known as "BBM."

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T-Mobile US jabs BlackBerry with olive branch

2014-02-20 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Operator gives existing BlackBerry customers an extra $50 off a new BlackBerry, accuses BlackBerry CEO of trying to restrict choice.

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BlackBerry CEO Miffed With T-Mobile

2014-02-20 00:47:43| TechNewsWorld

John Chen, BlackBerry's new chief executive, lashed out at T-Mobile after it sent an email to BlackBerry users imploring them to ditch their current devices and switch to an iPhone. BlackBerry was not notified about T-Mobile's email blast beforehand, causing Chen to become "outraged" over what he dubbed a "clearly inappropriate and ill-conceived marketing promotion."

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