The browser in BlackBerry 10 is definitely one its selling features. No longer do I avoid browsing the internet on my BlackBerry, which was the case with legacy devices. BlackBerry decided that the new BlackBerry 10 browser needed some more attention, and they created a nice little video showcasing all the features including how integrated [...]
Inside BlackBerry lists the top 5 improvements of BlackBerry 10 software 10.0.10.85
February 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Today we saw a software update for the BlackBerry Z10 on Rogers, Fido, TELUS and Koodo to version 10.0.10.85. I got around to updating my Z10 after work today, and have noticed the addition of things like bedside mode. The Inside BlackBerry Blog has just put up what they think are the top 5 improvements [...]
BlackBerry announces BlackBerry 10 App Challenge Malaysia
February 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BlackBerry has teamed up with the MSC Malaysia Integrated Content Development (ICON) program to hold the BlackBerry 10 App Challenge Malaysia. The contest will focus on new BlackBerry 10 apps that will appeal to Malaysians and take advantage of the BlackBerry 10 interface. There will be two winners announced from the challenge, one for the genera [...]
BlackBerry Z10 gets launched in India for 43,490 Rupees Outright
February 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you are in India and have been waiting to get your hands on a shiny new BlackBerry Z10, lets hope you have been saving up. The Z10 was finally launched today in India, but it will come at a slightly higher cost that we have seen in other countries. In India the BlackBerry Z10 [...]
Analyst claims 1.3 million BlackBerry 10 devices would push BlackBerry back into the Black
February 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If there is anything more certain than the fact that the sun will rise, it is that analysts will make predictions that wildly differ from any previous ones. We have seen all kinds of predictions and estimates from analysts since the BlackBerry Z10 started to launch in countries around the world.
BlackBerry boss Thorsten Heins “We have ramped up our production”
February 24, 2013 By 1 Comment
The Frankfurter General Newspaper (Faz.net) has posted an interview with Thorsten Heins. He shares great information across to the German publication. ”But I can say this much: significant for us and unexpectedly high proportion of BlackBerry 10 devices will be purchased by new customers who previously had iPhones or Android smartphones. (Translated from Source)” Moreover he makes mention [...]
Will BlackBerry 10 signal the end of unlimited BBM plans?
February 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Prior to BlackBerry 10 we saw a lot of carriers offer their customers unlimited BBM plans. These were especially popular in emerging markets like South Africa, where BlackBerry dominates approximately 50% of the market. With the addition of features like BBM Video calls and BBM Voice, BlackBerry users will be putting much more demand on their carriers [...]
BlackBerry 10 UI Breakdown–Rebuilding the User Experience for Next-Gen, Gesture Based OS
February 19, 2013 By 3 Comments
BlackBerry 10 represents a complete departure from older BlackBerrys. The company, formerly known as Research In Motion, has completely taken on the brand identity BlackBerry, and has done away with the old company–a symbolic way of putting down the giant that was RIM which brought them from 1984-2013. In term, a reflective way for them [...]
BlackBerry Keep Moving Project: Alicia Keys Ep. 1
February 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Mobile Link Alicia Keys this time, new BlackBerry Global Creative Director, chimes in with the BlackBerry Keep Moving Project. She is planning to take her BlackBerry Z10 device to create her Keep Moving Project. She’s collecting photos of her fans in every city she visits this year to create an amazing series of music videos. Follow her [...]
BlackBerry Keep Moving – Neil Gaiman’s Calendar of Tales Episode 2
February 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We have already seen the first episode of Neil Gaiman’s BlackBerry Keep Moving project, Calendar of Tales. Today the second episode of his project has been posted by BlackBerry on the Keep Moving Hub. This episode focuses on the response that Gaiman got from his Twitter questions, and how his 12 short stories were put together.
BlackBerry rumored to be considering exiting the Korean Market
February 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It seems that BlackBerry is really looking hard at markets where they have not seen great sales numbers. We have already reported about their decision to not bring any new smartphones into Japan, and now it looks like Korea may be the next market to get the axe. According to a Korean new wire Yonhap, [...]
BlackBerry 10 Link USB Sync to Outlook Coming Soon
February 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
For those of you that like to sync your calendar and contacts via Outlook, you will be happy to know that USB sync will be coming to Link soon. I have switched to solely using wireless sync, as Gmail makes it so easy, however I do know that a lot of people still rely heavily [...]
BlackBerry Z10 set to launch in Turkey on February 19th
February 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Another country is getting ready to launch the BlackBerry Z10. Tomorrow Turkey will see the Z10 become available from carriers Turkcell and Avea starting tomorrow.
Overview of BlackBerry 10 Gesture Navigation vs 9900 Trackpad
February 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Mobile Link This video covers some of the core built in services of BlackBerry 10 like HUB and the Peek and Flow gesture based user interface, along with how navigation feels between the flagship 9900 and Z10 phones, both of which sport a touchscreen display from BlackBerry
Incredible Connection South Africa Allowing Pre-Orders of Blackberry Z10
February 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We can not wait to get our hands on the Blackberry Z10, and it seems that SA retailers such as Vodaphone Ghana is ready to get it to you. Today Incredible Connection has the BlackBerry Z10 up for preorder. Incredible Connection has the device listed for R6999.95 and it comes included with the BlackBerry Flip Shell Case.The date [...]
February refresh of the BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK adds In-App Payments and More
February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The developer team at BlackBerry is continuing to add more and more to the SDK’s for BlackBerry 10. In the February refresh of the WebWorks SDK, BlackBerry has added in the ability to add in-app payments. This is of course exciting new for developers as they are the ones that will benefit most from this [...]
BlackBerry 10 Software Review – A Whole New BlackBerry Experience
February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Now that we have looked at the physical hardware of the BlackBerry Z10 it is now time to look at the operating system that is powering the device. Blackberry 10 is a huge departure for the company. It truly does not contain one line of code from previous BlackBerry OS’s, but is it good enough [...]
Hardware Review Of The BlackBerry Z10 – The BlackBerry For The Future
February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It has been over a week since I was presented with a BlackBerry Z10 at the Toronto launch event. I did not want to rush out a review without having spent a good deal of time with the device. With a 1.0 mobile operating system, and a whole new design from BlackBerry, I did not [...]
BlackBerry UK MD, No Entry Level BlackBerry 10 Device this Year
February 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Typically with the launch of a new device BlackBerry like most companies release their flagship device first and then they will release the other devices complimentary to consumer or business liking. Most of these secondary devices tend to have a lower price point than that of the first device release. Now with the launch of the [...]
BlackBerry Keep Moving Project: Neil Gaiman and his “Calendar of Tales”
February 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The BlackBerry Keep Moving Project is now in full swing after the announcement of BlackBerry 10 and the BlackBerry Z10. The first Keep Moving project is Neil Gaiman’s “Calendar of Tales”, in which he is reaching out to fans via Twitter with his Z10 to ask fans for their ideas and discussing the project. So [...]
