Newsstand is one of the core apps that is pre-loaded on the Z10 and Q10. It allows you to download and read magazines in many different categories – automotive, entertainment, sports, technology and many more. Examples of magazines I have … Continue reading
At BlackBerry Live last week, VP of Developer Relations Alec Saunders announced that there are now 120,000 BB 10 apps in BlackBerry World. This was a steady increase from the 70,000 apps on January 30th, and the 100,000 apps less … Continue reading
Hub++ is a powerful app that allows you to customize your notifications in many different ways. You can use it to apply the same settings to all of your notifications (e.g. turning sound, vibrate or message popup on or off). … Continue reading
The above chart shows the breakdown of BlackBerry 10 devices in Canada by wireless carrier. This data was collected by BlackBerry World at the time of download over the month of April, for downloads of the free game Pixelated. The … Continue reading
At BlackBerry Live in Orlando this past week, BlackBerry took early steps towards making BlackBerry 10 a cross-platform mobile computing platform. BBM for Android and iOS was something Jim Balsillie was widely believed to be working on before he stepped … Continue reading
The announcement on Tuesday of BBM on Android and iOS, and the new BBM Channels turns BBM into a full-out social media platform like Twitter and Facebook. This should significantly increase the value of BBM and add to BlackBerry’s market … Continue reading
BlackBerry has just uploaded the full-length BlackBerry Live keynote from yesterday. The keynote is divided into 4 parts. Part 1 is by CEO Thorsten Heins, while Part 2 is by COO Kristian Tear. Part 3 is by CMO Frank Boulben, … Continue reading
Yesterday, the mid-range BlackBerry Q5 was announced. Targeted at emerging markets including Latin America, Middle East and Asia, the smartphone is scheduled in launch in July. This would put the smartphone about two months ahead of Apple’s low-cost iPhone, which … Continue reading
The first day of BlackBerry Live today was filled with announcements, both hardware and software. For hardware, the mid-range BlackBerry Q5 was announced, with availability in emerging markets in July. It comes in four vibrant colours – black, white, red … Continue reading
Join us live at 9:00 am ET tomorrow (Tuesday, May 14), as we liveblog the keynote at BlackBerry Live. Not a single leak has emerged about what BlackBerry might announce tomorrow. What sort of exciting announcements will Thorsten Heins unveil? … Continue reading
In this video, we un-box the Limited Edition Ferrari Red Z10. 15,000 of these smartphones were manufactured for BlackBerry 10 developers. Initially, the most striking aspect of the red Z10 is the box – it is much larger and is … Continue reading
After posting its first profit and better-than-expected sales numbers on Wednesday, shares of Tesla Motors soared 24% to close at $69.40. There are two major similarities between Tesla and BlackBerry that could see BlackBerry shares move up in a similar … Continue reading
After becoming available in Canada on May 1st, the BlackBerry Q10 quickly sold out. From calling and visiting stores in the past week, the Q10 tends to be sold out between half an hour to several hours after a shipment arrives. … Continue reading
A year ago this week, BlackBerry (then still Research in Motion) was presenting at BlackBerry World showing off their plans for the launch of BlackBerry 10. Now that it has been a year later and BlackBerry 10 is actually on … Continue reading
A major difference between Apple and its competitors is its high gross margins. In the first quarter of 2012, Apple posted an impressive 47.4% gross margin. This is largely a result of Apple controlling both hardware and software. This provides … Continue reading
We previously did a brief walkthrough of the white BlackBerry Q10. This time, we take a look at the app selection and the dark theme on the new OS 10.1. Most of the top free apps in App World have … Continue reading
Samsung’s KNOX software, coming with the Galaxy S4 smartphone, has been approved by the Department of Defense (DoD) for use in secure government departments. BlackBerry 10 phones and PlayBook Tablet have also been approved by DoD, so Samsung Galaxy S4 … Continue reading