During the keynote at BlackBerry Live this week BlackBerry announced that they were bringing BBM to iOS and Android. This announcement rocked the world as BlackBerry Messenger or BBM as it is commonly called has only been on BlackBerry. Some of the people we spoke with at Live had mixed reactions to the announcement. All [...]
BlackBerry Gains Market Share, iOS Slips in April
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BlackBerry 10 devices launched on earlier this year and many analyst were skeptical of its launch and adoption in terms of market share. Well according to results from NetApplications, a market watcher, BlackBerry gained usage share in April with it slide in the previous months prior. Although the global usage rates are small, considering only [...]
HootSuite Hints at New App for BlackBerry Users
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Some of you might have gotten the email from HootSuite stating that they would be releasing a new version of their popular Twitter client in the near future. Within the email they state that Twitter will be shutting down the 1.0 API that HootSuite uses to power their app. The date for the shut down [...]
Secure Workspace coming to iOS and Android devices via BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.1
April 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
Earlier today some features and information on the upcoming BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.1 got leaked out. Upon closer inspection Ronen over at Berryreview noticed something interesting for companies that run a BYOD policy for their employees. It looks like BES 10.1 will provide IT admins with the ability to set up a secure workspace within [...]
Pentagon denies reports of switch from BlackBerry to iOS
March 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Here we are, another day and another rumor about some company or organization dropping BlackBerry for iOS or Android. This time around it was a rumor that the Pentagon was going to be ditching their 470,000 BlackBerry devices in favor of the iPhone. As with most of these types of rumors there is now an [...]
BlackBerry Previews Secure Work Space Technology for Third Party Platforms
March 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Extending BlackBerry’s trusted, gold standard security to separate work and personal data on iOS and Android smartphones and tablets Mar 14, 2013-Waterloo, ON – BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) today confirmed its commitment to bringing a solution that will separate and secure work and personal data on mobile devices to third party platforms. Secure Work Space [...]
Square app running on a BlackBerry Z10
March 13, 2013 By 2 Comments
We have seen quite a few non-BlackBerry apps make their way to BlackBerry 10 thanks to how easy it is to port over an app. We just got sent this video of the Square mobile payment app running on a Z10 and I for one am happy to see it working so well. I use [...]
Gmail Mobile Web gets New Look and Feel on BlackBerry
March 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Gmail’s mobile web interface has been updated with a new look and feel, similar to iOS, the new Gmail mobile web user interface looks and acts more like a native application on BlackBerry devices. Because BlackBerry devices use a Web-Kit based browsers the new Gmail UI can be used. Back on November 22, 2011 Google ended support for the Gmail App [...]
Alicia Keys shows off her white Z10 at the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest
February 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
The Global Creative Director for BlackBerry has recently been under a microscope after an apparently “hacked” tweet from her account was sent on a iOS device. Well this weekend Alicia Keys has been at the NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston and has been rocking a white BlackBerry Z10. It is great to see Keys showing off the [...]
BlackBerry announces Secure Work Space for both iOS and Android devices
February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
One of the huge benefits of BlackBerry 10 for enterprise customers is the addition of BlackBerry Balance. Now this really comes into play if your company follows a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy. However a BYOD policy can be a headache for IT admins if they are having to manage BlackBerry, iOS and Android [...]
Apple and Android Trade-Ins Increased after BlackBerry 10 Launch
February 13, 2013 By 1 Comment
Interesting news, ever since the BlackBerry 10 announcement there has been an increase in phone trades-ins. However what is interesting is ever since the launch of BB10, popular trade site SellCell.com, didn’t see many trades but after the BlackBerry 10 Launch sales have taken off! Surprisingly from Apple and Samsung owners! Hit the jump for the details and [...]
US carriers not hopeful on BlackBerry Z10 according to analyst
February 13, 2013 By 8 Comments
The BlackBerry Z10 has been seeing great sales in both the UK and Canada since its release. However the US market is still waiting to get the first BlackBerry 10 device, and certain analysts believe that the Z10 will not fair as well in the US. It seems that carriers may be more excited about [...]
Super Hexagon Now Available For BlackBerry 10 – Productivity Has Met Its Match
February 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you are looking for an extremely hard game, that will keep you busy for hours, then Super Hexagon is for you. The game got famous on iOS and has now made its way to BlackBerry 10 via BlackBerry World. The game has awesome 8-bit music, and has some very psychedelic visuals that will keep [...]
Get BlackBerry 10 on iOS and Android Devices!
February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you are an iOS or Android users and want to check out BlackBerry 10 look no further! You can now run a demo version of BlackBerry 10 on your device. This demo uses Blippar which is available in Apple’s iTunes store and on Google Play. All you have to do to get the virtal [...]
50% Of BlackBerry Z10 Pre-Orders Coming From Non-BlackBerry Users According To CIBC
February 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
According to a report from CIBC analysts 50% of the BlackBerry Z10 pre-orders are coming from non-BlackBerry users. Now there is really no way for use to confirm these numbers, but we have seen other stories to support this trend. With Bell Mobility selling out of their white BlackBerry Z10 stock, it does seem that BlackBerry 10 [...]
Coming To BlackBerry 10 From Android, iPhone Or Even BlackBerry? Here Is How To Transfer Your Data
February 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Normally transferring all your precious data, apps and contacts from one BlackBerry to another is a simple task. Well with BlackBerry 10 it is a new operating system, and there are some new procedures that you might not be aware of. And for those of you coming back into the fold from Android or iOS, BlackBerry has you covered as [...]
Buffer Now Available For BlackBerry 10
January 25, 2013 By 1 Comment
There have been a ton of apps ported over to BlackBerry 10 from both Android and iOS in the last few weeks. Now some of these apps will be good, but there will be some that probably won’t make it onto your device. Well Buffer is one of the apps that I am guessing a [...]
Mobile Fusion Apps Get renamed In Both Google Play and iOS App Store
January 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BlackBerry BES 10 was officially released today, and in conjunction with that release the Mobile Fusion apps in both the Google Play Store and the iOS App Store were renamed. If you remember correctly the Mobile Fusion Client apps were built to allow users to use their personal devices remotely with the BlackBerry Enterprise Servers.
Some People Are Really Serious About Switching to BlackBerry 10 [Video]
January 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
There are some people out there that are really dedicated to their opinions about mobile platforms If you are wondering about why anyone would want to switch to BlackBerry 10, and are in need of a laugh, you will want to check out this video.
BlackBerry Riens in India over iPhone and Samsung in Mobile Market Space!
January 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It seem like things are continuing to be booming for BlackBerry in 2013! Turns out in a hosted brand survey BlackBerry has been ranked overall & seeded 2nd next to Nokia in mobile handset segment! ”We are really excited at having been able to make an impact on a segment that we clearly identified and worked very [...]
