BlackBerry Limited
Canadian technology company
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| December 16 2024 | BlackBerry announced the sale of Cylance to Arctic Wolf for US$160 million, marking the end of its ownership of the AI cybersecurity company. |
| November 4 2023 | John S. Chen officially stepped down as CEO of BlackBerry Limited, concluding his leadership tenure. |
| October 2023 | The company announced plans to spin off its IoT business unit and hold an initial public offering for it in the following year. |
| October 30 2023 | John S. Chen announced his resignation as CEO of BlackBerry Limited through an employee letter posted on the company's blog, with his final day set for November 4, 2023. |
| January 2022 | BlackBerry World servers and other BlackBerry services were shut down, marking the end of the app distribution platform. |
| January 4 2022 | BlackBerry decommissioned the infrastructure and operating system for their non-Android phones. |
| January 2021 | BlackBerry settled its patent dispute with Facebook, resulting in a 20% jump in BlackBerry's share price. |
| 2020 | BlackBerry signed a new smartphone licensing agreement with US-based startup OnwardMobility, which ultimately never released a device and shut down in 2022. |
| August 2019 | BlackBerry closed down its Israel development center. |
| 2018 | BlackBerry released its last smartphone, the BlackBerry Key2 LE, signaling the end of its hardware manufacturing era. |
| November 16 2018 | BlackBerry Limited acquired Cylance for US$1.4 billion in an all-cash deal, integrating artificial intelligence capabilities into its IoT and services software products. Cylance was established as a separate division within BlackBerry's operations. |
| April 1 2018 | BlackBerry removed payment features from BlackBerry World. |
| March 8 2018 | BlackBerry Limited filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook Inc. in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging that Facebook used messaging technology originally developed by BlackBerry without proper authorization. |
| December 14 2017 | BlackBerry announced plans to close BlackBerry World by the end of 2019, though the store continued to function. |
| 2016 | Both DTEK models were shipped with Android 6.0.1 'Marshmallow' operating system, customized with BlackBerry-specific apps and features like BlackBerry Hub and DTEK security dashboard. |
| December 8 2016 | BlackBerry renamed WatchDox to BlackBerry Workspaces. |
| October 25 2016 | BlackBerry DTEK60, a modified and rebranded variant of TCL's Alcatel Idol 4S, was released as the third BlackBerry Android smartphone. |
| July 26 2016 | BlackBerry DTEK50, a modified and rebranded variant of TCL's Alcatel Idol 4, was released as the second BlackBerry Android smartphone. |
| 2015 | With the release of the BlackBerry Priv, BlackBerry devices transitioned from BlackBerry 10 operating system to Android, shifting app distribution to the Google Play store. |
| April 2015 | BlackBerry acquired WatchDox, an Israel-based Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing company specializing in secure cloud document access. |
| June 2014 | CEO John Chen presented financial results showing a more stable company with a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, focusing the company's strategy on businesses and governments. |
| June 18 2014 | BlackBerry announced an official relationship with Amazon, including access to Amazon Appstore in BlackBerry 10.3. |
| January 21 2013 | BlackBerry rebranded BlackBerry App World to BlackBerry World as part of the BlackBerry 10 operating system release. |
| December 2012 | Media confirmed BlackBerry lost US$1.049 billion during the second fiscal quarter of 2013. |
| December 2 2012 | BlackBerry reported a decline in global subscriber base to 79 million, after previously peaking at 80 million. |
| September 2012 | After the Apple iPhone 5 release, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins announced the global user base had increased to 80 million, causing a 7% jump in company shares. |
| June 28 2012 | RIM announced that the global number of BlackBerry subscribers reached 78 million, while reporting a GAAP net loss of US$518 million for the quarter and announcing a US$1 billion cost-saving initiative. |
| 2011 | BlackBerry World recorded the highest revenue per app at $9,166.67, outperforming rivals like Nokia Ovi Store, Apple App Store, and Google Android Market in terms of app revenue. |
| February 2 2011 | BlackBerry App World 2.1 was released, introducing in-app purchases of digital goods and add-ons within applications. |
| 2010 | iPhone 4 was announced, marking a critical turning point for BlackBerry as it began to lose market dominance in the smartphone industry. |
| December 3 2010 | Research in Motion announced that daily app downloads had reached two million. |
| August 19 2010 | BlackBerry App World 2.0 was released, introducing BlackBerry ID (a single sign-on account system), direct credit card billing, and carrier billing for AT&T Wireless subscribers. |
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