NEWS : BlackBerry Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2016 Results

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BlackBerry recently has announced their Q3 Fiscal 2016 results.

“I am pleased with our continued progress on BlackBerry’s strategic priorities, leading to 14 percent sequential growth in total revenue for Q3. We delivered accelerating growth in enterprise software and higher revenue across all of our areas of focus,” said Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Chen. “Our new PRIV device has been well received since its launch in November, and we are expanding distribution to additional carriers around the world in the next several quarters.

“BlackBerry has a solid financial foundation, and we are executing well. To sustain our current direction, we are stepping up investments to drive continued software growth and the additional PRIV launches. I anticipate this will result in sequential revenue growth in our software, hardware and messaging businesses in Q4.”

Q3 Highlights

  • Non-GAAP total revenue of $557 million, up 14 percent over Q2 FY16
  • Non-GAAP software and services revenue of $162 million, up 183 percent year over year and up 119 percent quarter over quarter
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $114 million
  • Cash and investments balance of $2.71 billion at the end of the fiscal quarter, including the impact of the recent acquisitions of AtHoc and Good Technology
  • Non-GAAP loss of ($0.03) per share
  • Completed the acquisitions of AtHoc and Good Technology
  • Launched the PRIV in November, the only smartphone that combines BlackBerry-level security with the Google Play App Store’s 1.6 million apps
  • Confirmed plans to release OS version 10.3.3 on BlackBerry 10 to support NIAP certification

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NEWS : BlackBerry Happy Holidays Sale and Festive Giveaway Offer Free and Discounted Apps

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NEWS : BBM For BlackBerry 10 Updated – Chat search, Feed Improvements and More!

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BBM

After Android build been released, BlackBerry now has updated BBM for BlackBerry 10 users.

The update brought improvements to BlackBerry 10 devices such as the ability to search your BBM chats, contacts, groups and channels, like posts in your feed, request a contact’s location with enhancements to Glympse and more.

What’s New:

  • Search your BBM chats, contacts, groups and channels
  • Enhancements to Privacy & Control – retract pictures, retract all sent messages in a chat, and retract and edit messages in multi-person and group chats
  • Delete messages in your chats on your device
  • Request a contact’s location with enhancements to Glympse
  • Like posts in your Feed
  • Send broadcast messages to categories of your contacts
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

The update is now available in BlackBerry World, if you not getting it, do search for BBM in BlackBerry World and the update option should appear for you.

NEWS: Celcom Blue Cube Pre-Orders Going On Now for Priv by BlackBerry.

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If you’re a Celcom subscriber, then you’re in luck! The network carrier is taking pre-orders for the Priv by BlackBerry starting today, but better hurry, pre-orders may close by the 15th of December!

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NEWS : BlackBerry Unveils Priv by BlackBerry in Malaysia

PRIV by BlackBerry_Front Open and Back

PRIV by BlackBerry_Front Open and Back

Finally, BlackBerry Malaysia has unveils BlackBerry latest smartphone powered by Android, Priv™ By BlackBerry today.

BlackBerry Priv brought back Torch (OS7) design but with latest smartslide technology.

BlackBerry Priv smartphone was launched back in October 2015. The phone comes with a 5.40-inch touchsceen display with a resolution of 1440 pixels by 2560 pixels at a PPI of 540 pixels per inch.The BlackBerry Priv is powered by 1.44GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 2000GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the BlackBerry Priv packs a 18-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 2-megapixel front shooter for selfies.The BlackBerry Priv runs Android 5.1.1 and is powered by a 3410mAh non removable battery. It measures 147.00 x 77.20 x 9.40 (height x width x thickness) and weighs 192.00 grams.The BlackBerry Priv is a single SIM (GSM) smartphone that accepts a Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks). Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, and Gyroscope.

Customer who are keen to be among the first to get their own PRIV can preorder from today through . The first 60 customers who preorder through 11street will be able to purchase PRIV at a discounted price of MYR3,388 inclusive of GST. To preorder your very own PRIV please visit www.11street.my.

Alternatively, customers can preorder PRIV at selected Blue Cube Outlets managed by Celcom Axiata Berhad, from December 10,2015, at the same price of MYR 3,388 inclusive of GST.

Distributed by Brightstar, PRIV will be available through 11street, Celcom, Maxis Enterprise, Tune Talk and other BlackBerry authorized partners, from December 15, 2015 at an RRP of MYR 3,559 inclusive of GST.

Yes, we know you might grunted on the price, but BlackBerry Priv is main target are enterprise users and business individuals that valued their security. The moment you saw someone carrying a BlackBerry Priv, you’ll know that he is a business person that make security and privacy as his main agenda and he meant a serious business.
For end users, if you valued your privacy, the price should not taken you a step back, in fact, the price is justified with the quality and security that you’ll get.
From L to R) Aloysius Choong Senior Device Portfolio Manager BlackBerry APAC and Chris Jones_Channel Marketing Director BlackBerry APAC with PRIV by BlackBerry

From L to R) Aloysius Choong Senior Device Portfolio Manager BlackBerry APAC and Chris Jones_Channel Marketing Director BlackBerry APAC with PRIV by BlackBerry

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