As in previous years, we’re seeing a lot of car connectivity news at the Consumer Electronics Showcase, but an interesting theme is emerging at this year’s conference. We’re starting to see… Read more »
Ford is replacing the much-reviled MyFord Touch with a new infotainment system based on Sync AppLink, its more successful in-dash connected car platform. The new system will be called Sync 3,… Read more »
BlackBerry is using its secure enterprise communications network to launch a secure version of BBM, targeting it at corporate and government customer. It’s the second example in two weeks of BlackBerry… Read more »
BlackBerry’s enterprise communications network has been shipping secure email for a decade. Now BlackBerry is using that infrastructure to secure NFC payment data for Canadian mobile carriers and banks. Read more »
Viber’s new look for iOS 7 isn’t just cosmetic. It’s added a handful of new features such as multi-photo messaging and block lists. It’s also finally supporting BlackBerry’s latest OS. Read more »
Italy’s VisLab has selected BlackBerry’s QNX OS to power its computer vision experiments in autonomous cars. The idea is to help the car to combine and process the information it gets… Read more »
Carriers are slowly turning on voice-over-LTE in their networks, but they’re not doing it for the benefit of consumers. Rather they’ve got enterprises services — and enterprise pocketbooks — in mind. Read more »
CarPlay will be one of many smartphone frameworks running in cars, and it’s not meant to replace the automakers’ infotainment systems, but augment them. The danger is that CarPlay could overshadow… Read more »
QNX is partnering with Nokia’s Here mapping division and Qualcomm’s brand-spanking new automotive infotainment division to develop new connected car technologies. Read more »
100 million isn’t quite the milestone it once was, but Kik’s recent growth spurt is elevating the messaging startup above the crowded mid-tier of OTT app providers. Read more »