May 27

Counting on Countly for BlackBerry 10

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Design, build, publish, maintain, enhance. Rinse and repeat. That’s the cycle for most developers, except that it’s missing a critical part – Analyze. With BlackBerry 10, analyzing your app/users has been pretty difficult due to the lack of tools which support … Continue reading

Feb 27

BlackBerry Moves into Mobile Payments and Takes on PayPal with BBM Money

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Yesterday, BlackBerry launched BBM Money in Indonesia, after company executives hinted about the new service late last year.  This follows BlackBerry’s move to disrupt traditional video game consoles and its plans to compete with laptop and desktop computers. Indonesia is … Continue reading

Feb 15

Why It’s Only a Matter of Time Before the BlackBerry Bulls Defeat the Bears

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(Updated February 16 to correct the name of the buy-side analyst, who was previously incorrectly stated as Eric) In recent months, sell-side research analysts have been very influential in directing movements in the share price of BlackBerry (BBRY, formerly RIMM).  … Continue reading

Feb 14

BlackBerry Z10 is Crushing iPhone 5, Galaxy SIII and Note II in Customer Satisfaction

(Updated February 17 to add customer reviews from the UK, located near the bottom of this article) Customer satisfaction is extremely important.  In fact, it has been one of the key factors of Apple’s success in the past decade.  In the UK … 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

Feb 04

BlackBerry Comes Out in Full Force to Attract Enterprise Customers

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A day before the BlackBerry Z10 becomes available in Canada, BlackBerry organized a sold-out event in downtown Toronto for enterprise customers.  BlackBerry came out in full force, hosting the event at one of the largest venues in Toronto – the … Continue reading

Jan 30

BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10: Flagship Smartphones from BlackBerry!

BlackBerry, formerly RIM, has just announced its brand new operating system BlackBerry 10. To complement BB10, the company has launch two new devices: BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10. BlackBerry Z10 is meant to be full-touch screen phone for BlackBerry 10. … Continue reading

Jan 29

Thorsten Heins Set To Pull a Muhammad Ali As UK Carriers Give BlackBerry Z10 Hero Status

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There are less than 12 hours left until the BlackBerry 10 launch event, and multiple indications point to a January 31st launch for the Z10 in the UK.  Several months ago, a leak revealed that RIM planned to launch BlackBerry … Continue reading

Jan 24

Must Watch: BlackBerry 10 – The Greatest Comeback in Tech History!

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This is an excellent fan-made video that beautifully describes RIM’s fall from grace, as well as its current comeback.  It could perhaps be described as a short documentary that is under 5 minutes in length. The video also has excellent … Continue reading

Jan 23

BES 10 Now Available For Download; Poised To Boost BlackBerry Z10 and X10 Sales

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At 12:00am this morning, RIM announced that BES 10, its most refined MDM solution yet, is now available for download.  BES 10 contains Mobile Fusion, which allows for easy administration of Android smartphones and iPhones.  In fact, when I saw … Continue reading

Jan 22

Episode 2 of The Countdown To BB 10 Show is now LIVE! [With Legendary Developer Eric Harty!]

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In Episode 2 of Countdown To BB 10, we are fortunate to have legendary BlackBerry developer Eric Harty of Ebscer join us from New York, via Skype.  In this episode, Eric shows off not one (or two) but five apps … 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

Jan 16

Leak: BlackBerry Z10 L-Series Specs

An official Research In Motion document was leaked earlier today.  The document was intended for training purposes for educating sales reps on the BlackBerry 10 operating system. The document mentions the specifications of the BlackBerry L-series device, which is rumored to … Continue reading

Jan 15

BlackBerry 10 Takes on iPhone 5 in Browser Experience Showdown!

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Previously, we conducted two rounds of comparisons between the browsers on RIM’s BB 10 and Apple’s iOS 6, which focused on speed and HTML5 capabilities.  This time, we compare the user experience.  We take a look at how the user … Continue reading