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'I get more meetings because of the brand': BlackBerry’s CEO on keeping a famous name

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Fortune · Oct 29

Netflix just added a comedy-drama movie that’s ‘The Social Network’ for smartphones

Netflix just added "BlackBerry" to its movie library, and this 2023 biopic explores the rapid rise and sharp fall of the world's first smartphone.

Tom’s Guide · Mar 18

Oracle’s co-CEO structure will challenge the trope that having two chief executives rarely works

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Fortune · Sep 23, 2025

Remembering the BlackBerry: the keypad to happiness

It came, conquered all… then before you knew it, BlackBerry was gone. But not forgotten, especially by Joanna Taylor

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

Arizona Coyotes' bid for a new arena appears to be shot down by voters

The Arizona Coyotes’ bid for a new arena appears to be dead

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

A new film explains how the smartphone market slipped through BlackBerry's hands

This smartly entertaining new movie tells the story of how the BlackBerry became the hottest personal handheld device on the market — only to get crushed by the iPhone.

WEKU · May 12, 2023

'BlackBerry' film taps into device that ruled pre-iPhone era

Almost everyone knows the backstory of the iPhone, a breakthrough that continues to reshape culture 16 years after late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the device to the world

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

How BlackBerry Messenger Forever Changed the Way We Text

Whether you used it or not, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) changed communications forever. BBM laid the groundwork for iMessage, WhatsApp, LINE, Signal, Telegram, and countless messaging apps to thrive. Here's the story of how BBM's legacy lives on.

Inverse · May 9, 2023

‘BlackBerry,’ about the device’s rise and fall, presses all the right buttons

This is one of those whip-smart, character- and story-driven gems that grabs you from the start and never lets go.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2023

My Favorite BlackBerry of All Time Is One That Everyone Hated

BlackBerry's first and last tablet, the PlayBook, stumbled out of the gate in 2011. Despite shipping without an email app at first, many of the software features and gestures in the QNX operating system live on in iPads and phones.

Inverse · May 8, 2023