Thorsten Heins 
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BlackBerry’s “New” Strategy: Mobile First
“We will show the world that BlackBerry understands the mobile world better than anyone else.”
BlackBerry Messenger on iPhone and Android: A Big Move Made Too Late?
At long last, BlackBerry is taking its popular messaging service cross-platform.
New BlackBerry Q5 Targets Emerging Markets
Launching this summer.
News Byte
BlackBerry Ships BlackBerry 10.1 for Z10
BlackBerry 10.1, the first point release update to BlackBerry’s new operating system, has already shipped for the company’s Q10 handset. This week it begins rolling out to the touchscreen Z10, as well. Speaking at the company’s BlackBerry Live conference, CEO Thorsten Heins announced broad availability of BB 10.1 — which features enhancements like personalized notifications and support for Skype. “By the end of this week, the vast majority of our international carriers will offer this update,” Heins said. “Carriers in the United States will offer it by the end of the month.”BlackBerry Live 2013: After Promises, Progress
What to expect from BlackBerry’s annual developer and partner conference keynote.
BlackBerry’s Heins: Tablets Are Just Temporary in Mobile Evolution
“We continue to evaluate our tablet strategy, but we are not making any shifts in that strategy in the short term.”
BlackBerry on Z10 Return Reports: Gross Misreading of Data or Willful Manipulation
BlackBerry calls on regulators to review a research report claiming that consumers are returning its new marquee handset at abnormally high rates.
BlackBerry 7 Destined for Emerging Markets
Just because BlackBerry bet its future on the next generation BlackBerry 10 operating system doesn’t mean it’s ready to abandon its predecessor BlackBerry 7.
BlackBerry Subscriber Exodus Accelerates
Down three million subs in a single quarter is a nasty decline indeed.
Mike Lazaridis Leaves BlackBerry
End of an era.
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