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Your BlackBerry dies on Jan 4: End of an era for iconic handset NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - BlackBerry devices running the original operating system and services will no longer be supported after Tuesday (Jan 4), marking the end of an era for the storied device that catapulted work into the mobile era. Ontario-based BlackBerry Ltd, the company formerly known as Research In Motion, whose signature handset in the 1990s came to embody working on the move, said handsets running its in-house software "will no longer be expected to reliably function" after Tuesday, according to its end-of-life page. The move, first announced in 2020, effectively kills off a line-up that remains popular to this day in parts of the world for its reliability and security. BlackBerry devices and their physical keyboards were once the go-to mobile device both for professionals keeping up with e-mail and younger people messaging on its proprietary platform. The company's appeal waned as Apple's iPhone and a slew of Android handsets with larger displays, better graphics and wider app offerings took over the market during the past decade. The Canadian company stopped making its own smartphones in 2016, shifting to a software-only business and licensing its brand and services to TCL Communication Technology Holdings, which continued to release devices until its deal ran out in 2020. The TCL devices were powered by Alphabet's Android OS and will be supported until August. Yet nostalgia for the BlackBerry name made it one of the meme stocks of 2021, triggering a massive spike in its share price in January before a similarly steep decline. "These devices will lack the ability to receive over-the-air provisioning updates and as such, this functionality will no longer be expected to reliably function, including for data, phone calls, SMS and 9-1-1 functionality," the company wrote. "Applications will also have limited functionality." https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/your-blackberry-dies-on-jan-4-end-of-an-era-for-iconic-handset

Taken from BGR, just wanna see MCF poll results. Personally, I will get the 5.5 inch version.

This is amazing, if every OEM car maker were to feature this inside the car, it will be perfect! And time to invest Blackberry share before it goes up again!

a new CEO and after a big round circle ... blackberry release the latest handphone that is back to square 1 i'm a big BB user long long time ago but i will never go back to use BB which looks like the 1st version of BB - so called CLASSIC wor https://sg.news.yahoo.com/blackberry-launches-classic-smartphone-last-ditch-effort-160121212--finance.html i think BlackBerry will be gone soon ... just like Nokia ... what say you? target to sell 10M phones a year? u nia bo?

https://www.blackphone.ch/ Suppose to do completely secure calls, text and etc.. Some big players in encryption are involved in it too.. Wonder how good it will sell..

Hola folks, The Z10 is out with SGD 468 base on Singtel Flexi Lite plan. It looks good with the touch screen now. comments welcome . http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_z10-5251.php

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Volkswagen has agreed to stop its Blackberry servers sending emails to some of its employees when they are off-shift. The German automaker made the move following complaints that staff's work and home lives were becoming blurred. The new policy covers employees in Germany working under trade union negotiated contracts. Under the arrangement, servers stop routing emails 30 minutes after the end of employees' shifts, and then start again 30 minutes before they return to work. The staff can still use their devices to make calls and the rule does not apply to senior management. "We wanted to take a preventative approach to tackling the issue," said Gunnar Killian, VW's works council spokesman. "At Volkswagen flexitime is between 0730-1745, with our new arrangement workers can only receive emails between 0700 and 1815." "It's bad for the individual worker's performance being online and available 24-7. You do need downtime, you do need periods in which you can actually reflect on something without needing instantaneously to give a reaction," said Will Hutton, chair of the

Smartphones are everywhere nowadays, and they come with useful apps that cater to virtually every conceivable function. Driving is no exception, and there are apps that help to make driving a better experience, whether for safety or convenience. Here are some useful apps for the Blackberry for drivers. 1. DriveSafe.ly

If I am not mistaken, we can connect iPhone to our PC/notebook and the PC could use iPhone connectivity to surf the internet. Can we do the same using Blackberry device? Am still considering iPhone or Blackberry. Thanks.

hi all, i need to get a black berry by 2molo. will sign up a new line... who should i go to? Singtel, M1, starhub? i have been using Singtel coporate line for a few years... stopped now, so want to get a line under my name... i paying for phone and company paying the line... Any advise please.... many many thanks... btw i saw M1 having the Blackberry storm @ $198... wow... good offer?

I am trying to interest a friend who is using Blackberry to use Skype but I have no idea if Blackberry support Skype. I read the Blackberry is using smartphone technology and Skype does support this. Thanks in advance for any heads-up info.

Hey guys, I've been a user for PDA phones for a year already. am thinking of upgrading to the HTC TyTn II, I basically use my current pda phone for scheduling purposes(ability to sync with outlook is impt) and the usual phone functions(sms, call) and nothing else. am thinking whether the Blackberry Pearl with serve the same purpose or be even better. thanks!

New company asked me to buy a Blackberry phone but I find that they sucks. Hence, I am looking for other mobile phones that support Blackberry. I am using the Treo 750V and there are no available Blackberry software as well. Can anyone help enlighten me of the models that support Blackberry?