May 23

BBM Money Exceeds 60,000 Users in 3 Months, Beats Expectations

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Since launching on February 26 in Indonesia, BBM Money has reached over 60,000 users.  This is ahead of the service’s goal to reach 200,000 users by Q1 2014.  Users can use BBM Money to transfer money among each other, while … Continue reading

May 23

Newsstand on BlackBerry 10: Read High Resolution Magazines for Free!

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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

May 22

BlackBerry 10 Adds 20,000 Apps in 2 Months, Set to Surpass Windows Phone 8 in App Quantity

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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

Mar 04

Battery Life on BlackBerry Z10 Increased by About 100% After OS Update (10.0.10.672)

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On Thursday, an OS update was released for the BlackBerry Z10.  For now, it is available for users on Rogers, Fido, Telus and Koodo.  Perhaps the most significant change is the OS update contained over 60 battery-saving improvements, and Z10 … Continue reading

Mar 02

Evidence Android Apps Run Perfectly on BB 10: Check out City Jump Strike Back on the Z10

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Even today, there is much misconception about how Android apps run on BlackBerry 10.  This misconception is prevalent among the writers and readers of some of the major tech blogs, including The Verge, Gizmodo and Engadget. In the video above, … Continue reading

Feb 07

Why Angry Birds Star Wars is Better on BlackBerry 10 than on Android, iOS and WP 8

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When Angry Birds Star Wars HD first launched on BB 10 on January 29th, it was priced at a competitive US$0.99.  Since then, it has become free to download.  Interestingly, the version on BB 10 is the HD version, which … Continue reading

Jan 20

Introducing The Countdown To BB 10 Show!

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From now until January 30th, we are talking to the top BB 10 developers from around the world.  They are sharing their BB 10 development experience with us, and showcasing the apps they specifically designed for BlackBerry 10.  Viewers can … Continue reading

Jan 16

Download These Free Games On Your PS-Certified Smartphone Today!

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What a way to start writing something. Putting a word in the title that will instantly get anyone’s attention. What kind of free games you must be asking? Remember when RIM failed on an epic scale and tried to make … Continue reading

Oct 04

Samsung Galaxy S III sales spike after Apple iPhone5 launch

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A recent smartphone market research report from Localytics compares sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III from July 31, 2012 to October 1, 2012.   The most interesting part of this report is the fact that the data was collected during … Continue reading

May 10

Pebble E-Paper Watch: Sold Out, raises $10 Million on Kickstarter

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Pebble, the record setting project on Kickstarter has raised more than $10 Million with preorders of 85,000 watches.  Eric Migicovsky and his crew initially aimed for production of only 1000 watches but with overwhelming demand and the money raised on … Continue reading

May 01

RIM Wows Developers With BlackBerry 10 Demo

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RIM demoed several features of the BlackBerry 10 OS to thunderous applause today, during the BlackBerry World keynote in Orlando, Florida.  RIM showed features not available on other smartphone platforms.  In addition, these features resonated with RIM’s traditional value proposition … Continue reading

Apr 18

RIM Announces New BlackBerry Curve 9220 For India

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This morning, RIM announced a new BlackBerry Curve designed specifically for the India market.  Priced at US$214, it is a low-end smartphone, with its main features being BBM, Facebook for BlackBerry and Twitter for BlackBerry apps.  It also features a … Continue reading

Mar 20

Heatgate: New iPad Reaches 47℃ When In Use

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As we predicted in an article on March 11 and confirmed in a post yesterday, Apple’s New iPad has an overheating problem.  Since then, users using the 4G 64GB model have revealed that the New iPad reaches a whooping 47℃ … Continue reading

Mar 10

Google Play combines Google Market, Music, Books with Youtube and Google+ Support

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If you happen to own an Android Device, you might have noticed that the Android Market application has been updated to Play Store.“Now your favorite music, books, movies, apps, and games are all in one place that’s accessible from the … Continue reading

Feb 23

Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, HP, and RIM agree to mobile app privacy guidelines

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In order to protect the consumers, six major technology companies have agreed to a uniform privacy protocol for mobile applications.  Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, RIM, and HP have agreed on a law for a requirement of privacy policy with apps … Continue reading

Feb 13

Leaked: BlackBerry Set to Leapfrog iPhone With New User Interface

Leaked: BlackBerry 10 User Interface

Today, a 14-page PDF file of the user interface on BlackBerry’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphones was leaked.  The pictures show the homescreen features BlackBerry’s version of Android’s widgets and Windows Phone 7′s tiles.  These are not static icons.  Instead, they … Continue reading

Feb 10

Plants Vs. Zombies Now Available on BlackBerry PlayBook!

Plants Vs. Zombies Now Available on BlackBerry PlayBook!

While Plants Vs. Zombies was shown on the PlayBook during CES, EA announced today that the popular game is now available on BlackBerry App World.  With all three versions of Angry Birds as well as Cut The Rope having launched … Continue reading