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?

The vendor sector keeps on repeating its errors and complacency of the past: time for a recap

Boutibonnes responsible for establishing EMEA sales footprint

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

Announcement comes after no new devices in 2019

In recent years BlackBerry has shifted focus towards its security offering

BBMe is free for the first year of its subscription

BlackBerry grew its UK market share last year according to IDC statistics 

It is anticipated that the operational use of the devices will begin this year 

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

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

Planet Computers are hoping writers and bloggers will get flirty with its QWERTY-toting device

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

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

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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

BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) says it will release six new handsets this year – covering all ends of the market

The Carphone Warehouse announces BlackBerry Playbook’s will be cut by up to 58 per cent until February 7

Apple’s response to the signal issues detected with its iPhone 4 has drawn intense criticism from all quarters of the industry. But shoppers have shrugged, and continued to drive its profits up