Gary Pennington joins BlackBelt, boasting 30-years industry experience

With BlackBerry’s focus now on security, the vendor has said goodbye to its classic devices by pulling the plug on the legacy software they run. But as we reflect on its past, can it still make a handset comeback?

Xiaomi had been placed on the list in January

Chinese vendor has repeatedly stated that the decision was “unconstitutional”

Blacklist accuses company of being owned by Chinese military

Boutibonnes responsible for establishing EMEA sales footprint

Chinese vendor announced several product launches at Real Deal live stream this morning

Hong Kong company wants to beat Ulefone to the punch

A new BlackBerry is coming in 2021 – will the brand have a successful comeback this time around?

American startup OnwardMobility at the development reins

Vodafone has been working with BlackBerry since 1999

The operators have called for a longer transition period to avoid disruption

Announcement comes after no new devices in 2019

Sales made on mobile devices to account for more than 50pc of all e-commerce sales

In recent years BlackBerry has shifted focus towards its security offering

The Oppo Reno 5G is exclusively available at EE Oppo has unveiled a new colour to its Reno 5G range with the addition of the ‘black jet’ edition.  It is available exclusively through EE and is part of the operator’s initial 5G lineup. Pricing for the Reno 5G smartphone starts from £54 per month, with

Huawei is not named specifically in the order but is believed to be its prime target

BBMe is free for the first year of its subscription

Tenth anniversary of the ‘S’ range sees a third handset added to the portfolio

Online retailer will be the only place to get the Mate 20 in black on contract until Christmas

Key2 LE is available from £349 from the BlackBerry website TCL Communication has announced that the BlackBerry Key2 LE is now on sale in the UK. The smartphone was unveiled at IFA Berlin last month and is available from the RRP of £349 from the BlackBerry website. Featuring a physical QWERTY keyboard similar to the

Four price plans offer a range of perks, from WiFi and PayPal devices to business support

The mid-range device will cost £349 slate, champagne and atomic

Data Select head of vendor relations Kelly Cowan-Johnson said BlackBerry remains important to the channel

Bullitt Group specialise in manufacturing ruggedised handsets 

It will retail in the UK for £579 and begin shipping globally this month

GMC targets 50,000 in shipment within 12 months

The smartphone will cost £329.99 prepaid and features in black and blue

A familiar face returns with a nostalgic design, average camera and impressive battery

Almost half (49pc) of office workers experience mobile signal where they currently work, resulting in poor call quality and even drop calls

Device was first unveiled at Mobile World Congress and went on sale at the end of last month

Leading analysts pour scorn on TCL’s hopes of challenging heavyweights with return of iconic design

Smartphone will be available in Selfridge’s home and tech department for £499 exclusively for a limited time

It will retail for £499 with a release date to be confirmed

TCL’s sole focus on hardware can help BlackBerry brand regain market share

It is the first BlackBerry handset launched by the Chinese company since purchasing brand licensing rights last year

It comes a month after TCL announced it had acquired the rights to produce BlackBerry branded devices

Chinese manufacturer has secured exclusive rights to design, manufacture and sell BlackBerry branded devices globally

Device from Huawei’s online sub-brand had £70 knocked off its price during the two sales extravaganza days

The decline follows another announcement of the manufacturer axing all internal smartphone production

The news follows significant declines in smartphone shipments, down from more than 52 million in 2011 to seven million last year

Android dominates OS sales figures, according to Gartner, but Apple, BlackBerry and Windows share all fell in Q2

“Most secure handset ever” prompts surge in pre-orders from channel

Carphone Warehouse MVNO announces its first sponsorship agreement at two-day London event

DTek 50 Canadian manufacturer’s second Android smartphone and the thinnest phone it has ever made

COO Mary Beard denies Canadian manufacturer is ditching its BB10 operating system in company blog post

With sales at their lowest for almost 10 years, is it time to finally wave goodbye?

Industry expects BlackBerry to exit the handset market after CEO Chen sets profitability ultimatum

The decision comes 18 months after the handset was launched in December 2014

Speaking at Canadian manufacturer’s Annual General Meeting, Chen said handsets alone would not be enough to secure BlackBerry’s future

Pini spent 27 years with Motorola and oversaw launch of popular Razr handset, succeeds Ron Louks after two years at Canadian manufacturer 

MPs blame mobile operators as digital economy minister Ed Vaizey admits just 15 masts have been put up instead of 600 target

The high-speed service will be rolled out across the entire Chilterns Railways network by December 2016

Manufacturer’s first Android smartphone is available on EE and Vodafone business plans

Retailers and distributors see huge surge in demand for devices, accessories and airtime deals

Pay monthly contract sales up 70 per cent, while SIM-free sales grew 182 per cent YOY in “best-ever day of trading” for retailer

Pakistani government have demanded unfettered access to BBM, but the Canadian manufacturer has refused to co-operate

Research from SellMyMobile.com found 15pc of Brits are looking to buy a new device on Cyber Monday

Distributor, specialising in IT, telecom and consumer electronics fulfilment is expecting up to 60,000 additional orders tomorrow (November 27)

“Price Crash” offer will let customers name their price on up to 70 products – but only if they buy before other customers

Retailer has a two-month exclusive on the manufacturer’s first Android-run device

Smartphone, based on the BlackBerry Bold design from May 2011, is available to buy more than a month after it was originally due for release

All major retailers offering significant discounts on what is likely to be the biggest trading day of the year

Canadian manufacturer hopes £12 million in Mercedes F1 sponsorship will help restore former glory

BlackBerry hopes its latest device can help it to soar again, but will the Passport’s odd design ground this flight of fancy before it’s even taken off?

Manufacturer defiant over future in hardware one year on from aborted £3 billion sell-off

Mobile News wants your views on the new BlackBerry Passport smartphone.

Passport is first smartphone released by Canadian manufacturer in more than a year, running the new BB10.3 operating system

Nick Rumsby charged with helping the growth of Samsung sales to the channel at distributor

New service will manage devices remotely for clients and take onus off in-house IT departments

Operator to up its in-store focus on Windows Phone and said will decide before the end of the year whether to continue to range BlackBerry devices

Retailer and troubled smartphone manufacturer ‘fell out’ over sales targets and rebates

Two operators have confirmed they are no longer taking new stock of BlackBerry’s first BB10 device, as price falls to around £150

The car manufacturer will deploy the devices across its offices in France and Spain

Phones 4U has cut prepay prices by £15 while Apple, Asda and John Lewis have discounted devices and accessories

Half of Germany’s largest companies and 90 per cent of government agencies are now using BlackBerry’s enterprise mobility management software BES 10, the company says

Robin Johnson joins Northern Irish Vodafone gold partner as sales manager

Fairfax opts out of buying manufacturer after completing six-week due diligence process. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins to leave manufacturer in the next two weeks

Six consecutive quarterly profit losses; £3bn sale to Fairfax Financial Holdings agreed; BlackBerry to exit the consumer space and focus on the B2B market

The Canadian manufacturer’s mobile device management software BES 10 and BB 10 smartphones have been approved for use by governments in restricted communications

The retailer will offer the smartphone for free on plans from £11, and SIM free for £169.95

Consortium led by Toronto based ‘Fairfax Financial’ begin due diligence ahead of proposed $4.7 billion (£3billion) purchase of struggling manufacturer 

Smartphone to go on sale first at Carphone Warehouse concession stores in Selfridges next Friday, with full nationwide roll-out following three days later

Dealers purchasing BlackBerry 10 smartphones will be entered into a prize draw to win a trip to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November  

Manufacturer to explore possibility of joint ventures, partnerships and even the sale of the company

Manufacturer’s share price plummets by 28 per cent as president and CEO Heins reveals Q1 financials

BlackBerry is seemingly back from the dead with some ‘jaw-dropping’ Q4 results on the back of its first BB10 device launches. It is now aiming to supplant Samsung in the UK smartphone market, as Paul Withers hears

Colour variant goes on sale, with the retailer ordering extra stock to meet anticipated high demand

Mobile phone distributor Mainline will award dealers who connect five BlackBerry Z10s with an £125 bonus

First BlackBerry 10 device to feature a QWERTY keypad will be available from the department store chain’s four locations and website this Friday

Smartphone will be free on contract from £36 a month, with first 2,000 customers to pre-order receiving a wireless Bluetooth speaker worth £79.95

Reports suggest the second phone to run the BlackBerry 10 operating system to be released on the same day as the Samsung Galaxy S4

Two dealers with the most business connections on EE, Orange or Three in March will win a lead generation campaign

Manufacturer explored option of switching to a rival operating system, describing the decision to build its own as ‘difficult’, but says move has ‘reinvented’ the company

CEO Thorsten Heins has said the Z10 is selling better than any other BlackBerry device in the UK and Canada immediately after launch

Device now available from some network stores and retailers

BlackBerry’s first touchscreen device, the Z10, goes on sale from tomorrow on networks EE, O2, Vodafone and Three and at retailers Phones 4 U and Carphone Warehouse

Analysts fear the highly anticipated launch of BlackBerry 10 will not be enough to save the ailing manufacturer

Ahead of RIM’s launch of its new operating system and handset Z10 later today (coverage to follow), we ask industry analysts and those who will be selling if it will be enough to revive the struggling manufacturer