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Rumours: BlackBerry To Withdraw From South Korean Market
0By: Zain Nabi | February 18th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
After it was confirmed that BlackBerry had decided to withdraw from the Japan market recently, there are now rumours doing the rounds that the Canadian-based smartphone manufacturer is considering withdrawing from the South Korea market. According to Korean news wire, Yonha...
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BlackBerry Chief Thorsten Heins Likes Response from U.K. and Canada, set to Introduce More Apps
By: Zain Nabi | February 18th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry chief executive Thorsten Heins has expressed satisfaction over the reception the company’s new Z10 smartphone has received from the U.K. and Canada market and although he did not mention the number of phones sold, he maintained that the response was very positive. In a recent media briefing, Heins shared his journey with the company and the ups and downs it faced in launc...
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Fast Company Ranks Canadian Startup MediaCore as World’s 9th Most Innovative Company in Digital Video
By: Ali Raza | February 16th, 2013 | Apple, News, O Canada, Social Media
Over a period of time several Canadian startups have made their countrymen feel proud of them by winning different competitions and honours. However, the leading video learning site, MediaCore has taken lead from its fellow startup companies, as this Victoria-born venture has been included in the index of the world's most innovat...
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Rogers’ President and CEO Nadir Mohamed will Retire from his Duties in January 2014
By: Ali Raza | February 16th, 2013 | News, O Canada
Canada’s largest wireless service provider Rogers declared on Friday, February 15 that the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Nadir Mohamed will retire from his duties in January 2014. This means that Nadir Mohamed will serve the company for less than 12 months moving forward, after which he wi...
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BlackBerry Brand Gaining Popularity In U.S.
By: Zain Nabi | February 16th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
The BlackBerry brand has been gaining popularity in the U.S. since the launch of the company’s new Z10 smartphone last month, in spite of the fact that the signature product of the Canadian-based company is yet to reach the U.S. market and will still take some time to do so. According to a report YouGov BrandIn...
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BlackBerry In Talks With UAE Operators to Activate Voice Messaging Service
By: Zain Nabi | February 16th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry has been in talks with operators in the UAE to activate its voice messaging service that is currently blocked in the new Z10 smartphones being used in the country, according to different media reports. Etisalat and du, the two leading telecom operators in the UAE, are reportedly in talks with the Canadian-based smartphone manufacturer that will allow BlackBerry to offer VoI...
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Samsung Poses Challenge to BlackBerry and Nokia
By: Zain Nabi | February 16th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
Samsung dominates the smartphone market along with Apple. Together, these two companies have captured the industry, leaving little or no room for other competitors to excel. The rivalry between Samsung and Apple has made the competitive smartphone market even more interesting, while the icing on the cake is the fact that these two companies continue to take on each other and their competitors ever...
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BlackBerry’s Progress Questioned
By: Zain Nabi | February 16th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
After its grand launch in six different cities at the same time when BlackBerry started hitting different markets, it had been predicted that the new smartphone of the Canadian-based company would do well and might eventually gain the trust of investors in the stock market that saw BlackBerry shares dropping soon after the launch, apparently because the company had announced that the smartphone wo...
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Sony says Xperia ZL is Arriving at Rogers, Bell, Mobilicity, WIND, Videotron and MTS in April 2013
By: Jeff Stewart | February 15th, 2013 | Android, News, O Canada, Smartphones
When Sony revealed the Xperia ZL back in January it had announced that it will hit the stores in Canada “this quarter.” Finally on Thursday, February 14 the multinational electronics maker declared the exact month in which it will make the Xperia ZL available for sale, as Sony stated that it will arrive at Rogers, Bell, Mobilic...
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BlackBerry’s Managing Director for Europe says they will not Produce Low-Priced BB10 Phones for a While
By: Jeff Stewart | February 15th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
After unveiling its latest BlackBerry 10 platform on January 3th, BlackBerry launched its all-touch flagship smartphone Z10 on February 5th both in the United Kingdom and Canada. The response of customers was overwhelming, as BlackBerry announced that it has never sold so many units of its phones on any of its handsets launch...
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