Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2026
BlackBerry appoints David Chaikof to its board
BlackBerry announced that it appointed David Chaikof to its Board of Directors.
2022
BlackBerry agrees to sell legacy patents to Catapult IP Innovations
BlackBerry said it had agreed to sell non-core patents to Catapult IP Innovations for US$600 million. The transaction remained subject to regulatory conditions in the United States and Canada; BlackBerry said it would receive a license back to the patents.
2022
OnwardMobility announces an upcoming BlackBerry-branded phone
OnwardMobility said it would soon bring out a new phone with a keyboard design and enterprise and 5G features. The statement described a planned release, not a completed launch.
2022
Judge rejects BlackBerry bid to dismiss shareholder lawsuit
A U.S. judge rejected BlackBerry Ltd's bid to dismiss a shareholder class-action lawsuit alleging that the company misrepresented the success and profitability of its BlackBerry 10 smartphones. The judge said factual disputes remained and the case could go to trial in the fall.
2021
BlackBerry AtHoc receives 2021 Technology Innovation Leadership Award
BlackBerry announced that Frost & Sullivan presented BlackBerry AtHoc with the 2021 Technology Innovation Leadership Award for safe city solutions.
2021
SAM Seamless Network announces $20 million Series B funding
SAM Seamless Network announced that it had raised $20 million in Series B funding. The round was led by BlackBerry and Verizon Ventures.
2021
BlackBerry and IBM establish a Canadian software-reselling partnership
BlackBerry and IBM announced a partnership under which IBM will resell BlackBerry's critical event management software, endpoint management and security to organizations and governments.
2021
BlackBerry releases QNX Hypervisor 2.2
BlackBerry released QNX Hypervisor 2.2, the latest version of its real-time embedded hypervisor product.
2021
BlackBerry 5G phone planned for 2021
The report said BlackBerry would introduce a 5G phone with its distinctive physical keyboard in 2021; it described the release as a future plan, not a completed launch.
2021
BlackBerry and Baidu expand autonomous-driving partnership
BlackBerry announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Baidu. Baidu's high-definition maps will run on BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS and are slated for mass production in forthcoming GAC New Energy Aion models.
2021
Huawei acquires 90 BlackBerry patents
Huawei acquired 90 patents from BlackBerry, most of them security-related; BlackBerry confirmed the transaction and said it concerned patents in the United States.
2020
BlackBerry deploys AtHoc instances in European datacentres
BlackBerry confirmed that locally hosted instances of its AtHoc crisis-communications service were deployed in datacentres in the UK, Netherlands and France for European users.
2020
BlackBerry announced a planned 5G keyboard smartphone
BlackBerry announced that it plans to release a 5G smartphone with a physical keyboard in North America and Europe in the first half of 2021.
2020
BlackBerry introduces AtHoc Managed Service
BlackBerry introduced BlackBerry AtHoc Managed Service, which provides the AtHoc system as a service managed and delivered by BlackBerry.
2020
BlackBerry partnered with Intel on cryptojacking detection
BlackBerry partnered with Intel to launch a crypto mining and cryptojacking detection system for Intel-based commercial computers.
2020
Bell and BlackBerry announce enterprise mobile security partnership
Bell and BlackBerry announced a partnership for enterprise customers and mobile security. BlackBerry will be Bell’s preferred Mobile Threat Defense partner and offer BlackBerry Protect to enterprise customers.
2020
BlackBerry announces SecuSUITE for Government 4.0 updates
BlackBerry announced new enhancements and feature updates to SecuSUITE for Government 4.0, including secure group messaging, enhanced voice quality and improved interoperability with PBX systems. The updated product is stated to be available today.
2020
BlackBerry launches AtHoc Situation Response
BlackBerry announced AtHoc Situation Response, a crisis management tool for planning and coordinating the incident response lifecycle. The announcement states that it is available today.
2020
BlackBerry and TCL announce end of licensing partnership
BlackBerry announced that its brand licensing and technology support partnership with TCL Communications would end in August 2020. Under the arrangement, TCL manufactured and distributed BlackBerry-branded phones in most markets, with specified country exceptions.
2020
BlackBerry and TCL announce end of handset partnership
BlackBerry and TCL announced that their brand-licensing and technology-support partnership would end in August 2020; TCL would stop making new BlackBerry handset models after that point.