Today we heard Thorsten Heins and his executive team announce a plethora of new features and even a new device. The biggest announcement today was the soon to be availability of BBM to Android and iOS devices. The subject of BBM on other platforms has been often debated with no clear winner. BlackBerry took a huge step today and I hope it works out. I will let this marinate before I put the my fin... »
Thorsten Heins announced at BlackBerry Live 2013 that BlackBerry Messenger will being going cross-platform. BBM will become available on iOS and Android. Plans for BBM cross-platform will launch this summer and available for free. At first, BBM on cross-platform will have limited features, such as chats and groups. Eventually, BlackBerry will roll out the rest of the features. »
BlackBerry 10 has officially been out on the streets for a little over three months in the United Kingdom, and it seems as though that’s been plenty of time for them to close a little bit of the gap as far as usage and market share. The folks over at Seeking Alpha did a little research and learned that the BlackBerry web browser is gradually increasing in usage. So much so that it’s be... »
If you’ve got a BlackBerry 10 device or a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, you may be aware of one of the best features of the platform, the ability to sideload Android apps on to your device. I’ve read many articles from nearly all the top BlackBerry blog sites about how easy and great it is. It seems like an easy enough process, yet I still have never done it. I probably never will. Here’s why.... »
It’s inevitable that people would take the BlackBerry Z10 and hold it under a microscope while comparing it to the big dogs in the smart phone industry, and even though I still think Android and Apple are not really BlackBerry’s direct competition, it’s still fun to compare the three operating systems to each other and see how they stack up. I’ve already seen a couple lists floating around t... »
BlackBerry 10 has a very unique feature, unlike any other operating system. It allows for the open source Android JVM, which lets Android apps effectively operate within BlackBerry 10. BlackBerry has made it extremely easy to port Android apps to BlackBerry 10. They’ve made it almost too easy. This has unfortunately opened up a slight conundrum for developers. Anyone and their mother can por... »
BlackBerry today provided a preview on Secure Work Space for iOS and Android, a key solution that is managed by BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 that will securely separate work and personal data on iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. Secure Work Space will extend BlackBerry security capabilities for data-at-rest and data-in-transit and provide complete separation between work and personal da... »
Side-loading Android and other apps onto BlackBerry 10 and the PlayBook has been fairly easy on a Mac. Although, there wasn’t a simple program like Windows users had enjoyed, until now. (see how to side-load Android apps on Windows here) In this tutorial you will see how to side-load apps onto BlackBerry 10 using an automator script made by Darryl Kraemer, which simplifies the entire process... »
There is still a lot of uncertainty with BlackBerry, despite the new BlackBerry Z10 seeing strong sales. Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, who was the technology expert behind the Apple 1 and Apple II computers, and currently the chief scientist at Fusion-io Inc., gave his two cents on the future of BlackBerry. Steve Wozniak says he thinks BlackBerry will ultimately switch to Android for use on the... »
Encryption is the process of encoding information into an unreadable file that requires a decryption key to decode the received data. Why did BlackBerry implement encryption? Required for government and certain regulated industries Mobile devices accessing and storing private and confidential information Why is BlackBerry the “gold standard” in mobile security? (Sources: IDC 2012, Trend Micro 2012... »
Data compression may soon become obsolete on mobile devices. It has diminished for personal data on BlackBerry 10. Below is a comparison of BlackBerry 10 to iOS, Android, and legacy BlackBerry devices. BlackBerry OS 7 and earlier BlackBerry 10 and PlayBook 4G iOS and Android BES 5 or BES 10 Email, PIM, Attachments MDS-CS rendering and compression MDS-CS compression Exchange ActiveSyn... »
This guide will walk you through side-loading Android apps onto BlackBerry 10 using a Windows PC. Side-loading Android apps on BlackBerry 10 is just as easy as it was on the BlackBerry PlayBook. (see how to side-load Android apps on Mac OS X here) [highlight style='pear-green'] Step 1 [/highlight] You must install the appropriate version of Java JRE: Download JRE for Windows 32 Here Download JRE f... »
Soc.io Mall has sent out emails to their developers announcing their recent partnership with RIM. In case you didn’t know, Soc.io Mall is an Android App Store and the goal of this partnership is to help developers bring their Android apps to BlackBerry 10. Here’s the email Soc.io sent: Dear Soc.io Developer, We are pleased to inform you that we have established strategic cooperation wi... »
Research In Motion has taken quite a hit the last few years. This has lead Android and iOS to become the top dogs in the mobile space. However, BlackBerry 10 has a fighting chance. Forbes has hypothesized five things that would let BlackBerry 10 beat the iPhone: Exclusive and Revolutionary Apps On January 3, Harris Interactive released the results of a new poll that asked consumers about their sma... »
Employees bringing their own devices to work (BYOD) is a reality that many companies are faced with. It has the potential to save the companies money, increase productivity, but also potentially create massive security breaches. Yet many companies are allowing BYOD to happen whether or not it can be stopped, risking the security of corporate information. This will most likely result in an increasi... »
BlackBerry 10 is still a few months away and already parts of it is being mimicked for other platforms. First we saw a developer create a similar styled keyboard for iOS. Now, Android users with Jellybean and ICS can have a similar styled lockscreen. The mod for Jellybean and ICS allows for users to have the similar curtain-like effect, which slowly reveals whats behind it. The mod is based on old... »
At the past USecWest’s Mobile Pwn2Own competition a startling revelation was discovered about Near Field Communications (NFC). The technology can be used to install malicious software which can compromise all of the data on the infected device. MWR Labs demonstrated the exploit on a Samsung Galaxy S3. Think of the attack in this scenario: “a pickpocket walking around with a phone loade... »
In a recent survey conducted by CIRP, they polled consumers who activated smartphones from June through August on which type of phone they used and from what carrier. What the survey revealed was the shocking number of activated feature phones, which is more than triple Windows Phone and BlackBerry share combined. The operating system breakdown is essentially like this: 48% Android, 28% iPhone, 1... »
In a recent article, we speculated if the Philippines would become the next ‘BlackBerry Nation’. A title which is currently held by Indonesia. BlackBerry has been so popular in Indonesia that Research In Motion setup the former DevCon Asia (now BB Jam Asia) in Jakarta. However, a recent study conducted by the International Data Company (IDC) shows that Android now claimed a 52 percent ... »
While RIM is working hard to execute a major transition to a new QNX-based platform for its mobile devices, rumours of potential BlackBerry 10 licensing deals with other manufacturers have sprung up. When asked about a deal with RIM, director of product management for EMEA at HTC, Graham Wheeler, stated: “I don’t have any knowledge but that is not to say we are not looking at it. But from ... »
