blackberry deathwatch 2014.10.2.1.537 (now with fm radio) [plus canadachat]

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during which ancient egyptian month will blackberry die?
	thout
	paopi
	hathor
	koiak
	tobi
	meshir
	paremhat
	paremoude
	pashons
	paoni
	epip
	mesori
	gasthred
	banop
	RIM'S GONNA KEEP GOING BABY!!!

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Just-In-Timeberlake: Aug 18, 2003

namechange for the bb venice

http://phandroid.com/2015/09/24/blackberry-priv-venice-wallpaper-download/

now the blackberry priv

priv

priv

# ? Sep 24, 2015 15:59

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# ? May 9, 2024 13:03

Kenny Logins: Jan 11, 2011; EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

namechange for the bb venice

http://phandroid.com/2015/09/24/blackberry-priv-venice-wallpaper-download/

now the blackberry priv

priv

priv

more like privvy

# ? Sep 24, 2015 16:09

Kenny Logins: Jan 11, 2011; EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

'priv' sounds like some fuckboy who would ask you to come along and get a bit of cheeky nandos with the lads

# ? Sep 24, 2015 16:11

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

namechange for the bb venice

http://phandroid.com/2015/09/24/blackberry-priv-venice-wallpaper-download/

now the blackberry priv

priv

priv

this is blackberry privilege

# ? Sep 24, 2015 16:13

Kenny Logins: Jan 11, 2011; EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

Nintendo Kid posted:

this is blackberry privilege

no one is going to check their bb privilege

# ? Sep 24, 2015 16:14

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

blackberry privilege is not having to use a loving blackberrry

# ? Sep 24, 2015 17:49

The Kins: Oct 2, 2004

in an invention-of-penicillin level stroke of brilliance, blackberry have waited until the new iphone launch day to properly confirm that they're doing an andriod

quote:

BlackBerry on Friday confirmed its plans to launch an Android-based handset even as the company reported financial results below what analysts were expecting.

The company said its latest quarterly loss, excluding certain items, was 13 cents per share on revenue of about $490 million. Analysts had been expecting a per-share loss of about 9 cents, on revenue closer to $600 million.

The upcoming Android phone, dubbed Priv, will have a slide-out keyboard and �combines the best of BlackBerry security and productivity with the expansive mobile application ecosystem available on the Android platform,� CEO John Chen said in a statement. Priv is due out at the end of 2015, BlackBerry said, adding that it remains committed to its own BlackBerry 10 OS, which is slated to get a software update in March with further security and privacy enhancements.

�We are focused on making faster progress to achieve profitability in our handset business,� Chen said. The company also announced plans earlier this month to acquire rival Good Technology for $425 million. �From these initiatives, we anticipate modest sequential revenue growth in each of the remaining quarters of fiscal 2016.�

BlackBerry noted that it did post $100 million in free cash flow last quarter and increased its cash and investment balance to $3.35 billion, up $37 million following $47 million it spent buying back its own shares. The company hopes to turn sustainably profitably by its fourth fiscal quarter, which runs through February.

Last month, Chen acknowledged that the company�s latest handhelds had not been a runaway success and said that BlackBerry needed phones that could run more apps. He stopped short of saying that future devices would run Google�s flavor of Android, however.

# ? Sep 25, 2015 13:23

Just-In-Timeberlake: Aug 18, 2003

Waterloo must be the saddest of sad sack towns right now

# ? Sep 25, 2015 14:09

The Management: Jan 2, 2010; sup, bitch?

they also basically admitted that bb10 phones aren't selling at all and implied they will stop making them

# ? Sep 25, 2015 15:18

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

Waterloo must be the saddest of sad sack towns right now

Not really. Anyone who was laid off either left town, got a job with other tech companies here, or started their own company. The guys that started Kik were the ones who developed BBM and are valued at $1B because the Chinese company that makes WeChat invested in them.

If you are an engineer or developer you can make lots of money in this town.

# ? Sep 25, 2015 15:29

The Management: Jan 2, 2010; sup, bitch?

Bonzo posted:

The guys that started Kik were the ones who developed BBM and are valued at $1B because the Chinese company that makes WeChat invested in them.

wait, are you telling me that kik was more than a weekend project for a college student?

# ? Sep 25, 2015 16:36

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

one of our guys at work is being sent on a bunch of bes courses to renew his existing old as gently caress bes certifications that he got back when people actually used it. this is because someone in sales has sniffed an opportunity to sell new bes to a client that still uses blackberry phones. nobody thinks that a company cheap enough to still be on blackberry is going to nickel and dime on costs of work.

im just glad i dont have to waste my life learning about bes.

# ? Sep 25, 2015 16:40

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

The Management posted:

wait, are you telling me that kik was more than a weekend project for a college student?

Yep. After RIM fired them, they started their own company. RIM tried to sue them but nothing ever came of that.

Also the plant were the phones were assembled here is town is currently being demolished.

# ? Sep 25, 2015 18:30

funeral home DJ: Apr 21, 2003; Pillbug

The Kins posted:

�combines the best of BlackBerry security and productivity with the expansive mobile application ecosystem available on the Android platform,"

good luck filling all those holes, bb. Google, the manufactures and the carriers can't fix the perpetual clusterfuck that is android, I'm sure as poo poo you will though!

# ? Sep 25, 2015 21:52

Fuzzy Mammal: Aug 15, 2001; Lipstick Apathy

Bonzo posted:

Yep. After RIM fired them, they started their own company. RIM tried to sue them but nothing ever came of that.

Also the plant were the phones were assembled here is town is currently being demolished.

i got a tour of the philip st plant when i was an intern there. it was siiiiick and this makes me sad.

# ? Sep 25, 2015 22:32

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Fuzzy Mammal posted:

i got a tour of the philip st plant when i was an intern there. it was siiiiick and this makes me sad.

Here it is as of 15 minutes ago.

# ? Sep 25, 2015 23:17

The Management: Jan 2, 2010; sup, bitch?

is that a factory, like in a third world nation?

# ? Sep 26, 2015 01:53

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

The Management posted:

is that a factory, like in a third world nation?

Waterloo, Ontario. So, yes.

# ? Sep 26, 2015 02:19

Mister Facetious: Apr 21, 2007; I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

Waterloo must be the saddest of sad sack towns right now

Their downtown area is the definition of "urban decay" (in Canadian terms. Still better than Detroit).

The Management posted:

is that a factory, like in a third world nation?

Did you ever read the Detroit = Beirut thread? Yeah, K/W's cores are hosed, but their suburbs are still going fine. They'll come back, eventually.

I still find it weird that London's downtown is so much better off, given all the local auto manufacturing that's closed in the last 7 years.

# ? Sep 26, 2015 05:01

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

One of the people at this party has a blackberry passport

# ? Sep 27, 2015 00:30

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

Nintendo Kid posted:

One of the people at this party has a blackberry passport

man up and make a crack about tools not toys

in any other context this would be a dick move, but you're already posting from a party so it's not like you've anything else to lose

# ? Sep 27, 2015 04:04

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

infernal machines posted:

man up and make a crack about tools not toys

in any other context this would be a dick move, but you're already posting from a party so it's not like you've anything else to lose

it was a party with math phd students soooo

# ? Sep 27, 2015 06:10

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

quote:

Processor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 808

RAM - 3GB

Storage - 32GB, expandable

Display - 5.4-Inch, 2560x1440, 537 ppi

Camera - Rear: 18MP, Fast Focus, OIS, 4K video capable / Front: 5MP HD.

# ? Sep 27, 2015 07:08

Maximum Leader: Dec 5, 2014

Nintendo Kid posted:

it was a party with math phd students soooo

sounds like a blas t

# ? Sep 27, 2015 14:51

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

Nintendo Kid posted:

it was a party with math phd students soooo

ah, 'nuff said.

atomicthumbs posted:

remember how their only differentiating feature was good battery life? welp.

# ? Sep 27, 2015 17:16

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

infernal machines posted:

ah, 'nuff said.

remember how their only differentiating feature was good battery life? welp.

rumors state that it will have a fucko enormous battery, in the android brute force tradition

# ? Sep 28, 2015 22:18

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/28/9407783/blackberry-prvi-hands-on-john-chen
http://www.bnn.ca/Video/player.aspx?vid=713580

john chen demonstrates bby's new android phone without know what android is, is called, or how it works

on the plus side bby fans will find the device's performance comfortably in line with their previous blackberry experience

# ? Sep 28, 2015 22:25

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

the fact they are still trying to treat their capacitive keyboard like a mouse says a lot about how they have no loving idea what they are doing.

# ? Sep 28, 2015 22:39

Kenny Logins: Jan 11, 2011; EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

gruberpostin':

chen doing a bad job of showing off the priv

1) he insists it's priv = privacy. the reporter replies are you sure it isn't privilege? he squirms and says its both
2) "it runs google"
3) appears to have never used one before and the unit was not properly prepped to demo chrome
4) "it has the latest specs"
5) reporter: is this the phone that will bring back the users that abandoned bb for a different operating system?
"well, i think everyone loved bb10 but there's not enough apps. so if i could provide all the apps of bb10 that would be a smashing success"
...
"but this is the best that we could do"

it's like curb your enthusiasm level awkward

# ? Sep 29, 2015 15:13

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Kenny Logins posted:

gruberpostin':

chen doing a bad job of showing off the priv

1) he insists it's priv = privacy. the reporter replies are you sure it isn't privilege? he squirms and says its both
2) "it runs google"
3) appears to have never used one before and the unit was not properly prepped to demo chrome
4) "it has the latest specs"
5) reporter: is this the phone that will bring back the users that abandoned bb for a different operating system?
"well, i think everyone loved bb10 but there's not enough apps. so if i could provide all the apps of bb10 that would be a smashing success"
...
"but this is the best that we could do"

it's like curb your enthusiasm level awkward

At least he didn't say, THE Google

# ? Sep 29, 2015 15:37

Just-In-Timeberlake: Aug 18, 2003

Kenny Logins posted:

gruberpostin':

chen doing a bad job of showing off the priv

1) he insists it's priv = privacy. the reporter replies are you sure it isn't privilege? he squirms and says its both
2) "it runs google"
3) appears to have never used one before and the unit was not properly prepped to demo chrome
4) "it has the latest specs"
5) reporter: is this the phone that will bring back the users that abandoned bb for a different operating system?
"well, i think everyone loved bb10 but there's not enough apps. so if i could provide all the apps of bb10 that would be a smashing success"
...
"but this is the best that we could do"

it's like curb your enthusiasm level awkward

motherfucker acting like it's the day of the science fair and he forgot all about it for the last 6 months so he dug out last year's project

# ? Sep 29, 2015 16:13

Mr. Apollo: Nov 8, 2000

Kenny Logins posted:

gruberpostin':

chen doing a bad job of showing off the priv

1) he insists it's priv = privacy. the reporter replies are you sure it isn't privilege? he squirms and says its both
2) "it runs google"
3) appears to have never used one before and the unit was not properly prepped to demo chrome
4) "it has the latest specs"
5) reporter: is this the phone that will bring back the users that abandoned bb for a different operating system?
"well, i think everyone loved bb10 but there's not enough apps. so if i could provide all the apps of bb10 that would be a smashing success"
...
"but this is the best that we could do"

it's like curb your enthusiasm level awkward

BlackBerry: this is the best that we could do

# ? Sep 29, 2015 16:16

Kenny Logins: Jan 11, 2011; EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

i think he was trying to say that bb10 was good but had no apps, but the new os has apps, and they did their best to merge those two strengths, but he contradicted himself twice in a row instead and sounded very resigned

all the while, not answering the question in the slightest

# ? Sep 29, 2015 17:50

Kenny Logins: Jan 11, 2011; EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

just learned that my wife's total bro of a cousin who used to proudly work for RIMM now works for Canadian tire

rip kevin

# ? Oct 6, 2015 01:45

Pinterest Mom: Jun 9, 2009

lol silly balls

quote:

Jim Balsillie, one of the architects of the global smartphone revolution, has issued a blistering call to arms to Canada�s emerging tech companies: If you don�t start working the halls of government to advance your interests, you will be outmanoeuvred by global tech giants and their powerful lobbying machines. And he�s offering to help set up an �innovation lobby� in response.

The former BlackBerry Ltd. co-chief executive officer has pushed his concerns for months that Canadian firms have to guard against becoming trampled by the likes of Google and Amazon as they grow. But his message finally resonated last week when he spoke to about 40 leaders of many of Canada�s most promising tech companies, including Shopify, Hootsuite, Vision Critical, D2L, Wattpad and Vidyard. The meeting, hosted last Tuesday by OMERS Ventures at Toronto�s Drake Hotel, has been the talk of the startup sector since.

In his talk and a subsequent editorial, Mr. Balsillie rejected conventionally held views that Canadian tech entrepreneurs can�t compete globally because they are too timid, complacent or lack leadership skills. Rather, he argued, global giants are far more effective at influencing the competitive dynamics of their sector. It is a marketplace shaped by �judges, legislators and agency heads� and �frequently based on aggressive lobbying by interested parties [which] are usually tech companies with broad swaths of intellectual property and strategies for capturing more wealth from them,� he wrote.

For example, transportation software company Uber has effectively lobbied municipal governments in the face of stiff opposition from taxi drivers, and subsequently had a hand in shaping policies that enable it to keep operating. Meanwhile, Mr. Balsillie pointed out that Google, Microsoft, Amazon and eBay lobbied Canadian officials more than once a week over the past two years on such topics as copyright law, broadcast policy and data protection. By contrast, Canada�s most promising tech startups, Shopify and Hootsuite, had no registered lobbying meetings.

�We have great entrepreneurs in Canada, but we don�t protect [them] like they do in the U.S.,� Mr. Balsillie said in an interview. �It�s part the government�s fault, and part the fault of entrepreneurs for not telling government� what they want. �The market for ideas is totally different than the market for tangible goods. It is created and kept alive only by active involvement by governments � by laws, courts and administrative processes. � If you�re the smartest entrepreneur with the greatest product, and if they change the standards, you�re out. If you own the standards, you win.�

# ? Oct 7, 2015 00:16

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

hey silly balls what you up to over there in canada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXVUgRnJ22s

# ? Oct 7, 2015 00:30

Juul-Whip: Mar 10, 2008

Jim Balsillie, one of the architects of the global smartphone revolution, :lol:

# ? Oct 7, 2015 00:33

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

Jim Balsillie, one of the architects of the email pager revolution,

# ? Oct 7, 2015 00:35

yippee cahier: Mar 28, 2005

god forbid an ecommerce tools provider and a social media management company are not routinely lobbying the government and are successful based on the quality of their products.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 00:55

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# ? May 9, 2024 13:03

ahmeni: May 1, 2005; It's one continuous form where hardware and software function in perfect unison, creating a new generation of iPhone that's better by any measure.; Grimey Drawer

blackberry did legit architect the rise of the smartphone though:

- got carriers way more into to large subsidies in exchange for hella data ARPU
- got smartphones and MDM into the enterprise and govt
- made browsing at least tolerable (compared to wap lmao)

ahmeni fucked around with this message at 02:15 on Oct 7, 2015

# ? Oct 7, 2015 02:12

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