These days, the term ‘smartphone” usually implies a full-touchscreen device with a virtual keyboard. After all, almost all of the recent mid- and high-tier smartphones have no physical keyboards. There is a reason for this of course. And let’s face it. What most people want are smartphones with large screens on thin devices along with apps that they can use to entertain themselves or get things... »
BlackBerry announced today the recipients of this year’s BlackBerry Achievement Awards at BlackBerry Live 2013. The awards were classified into five categories: App of the Year, Putting Customers First, Mobile Innovation of the Year, Making the World a Better Place, and Entrepreneur of the Year. App of the Year Award Winner: PriceCheck Pty Ltd — The app accesses pricing for more than 3... »
BlackBerry announced today a diverse range of sectors, including high tech, banking, retail and government in North America that have adopted BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 as part of their mobile strategy. The number of organizations that are adopting BlackBerry as their Enterprise Mobility Management solution is growing bigger. Some other organizations include BMO Financial G... »
In addition to the BlackBerry Live keynote speech, developers have been treated to another keynote speech by VP Developer Relations Alec Saunders which focuses on the upcoming features features for the development side of BlackBerry 10. While the latest update for BlackBerry Z10 brings the version number to 10.1, the features for OS 10.2 is set to bring more features later on in June. Headless ap... »
BlackBerry has announced that they’ll be heading to Europe and Asia with the BlackBerry Jam conference. BlackBerry Jam Asia will be taking place in Hong Kong on September 26 and 27, and the BlackBerry Jam Europe conference will be taking place in Barcelona, Spain on January 21 and 22, 2014. Awesome way to start the year, if you ask me. For more information and to signup for updates, just hea... »
Well this has been an exciting day for BlackBerry, after all the announcements we heard today we thought nothing else would surprise us, but we were wrong. One of the most wanted applications on BlackBerry has been found online. Instagram version 3.4.4 has been leaked for the BlackBerry Z10. Since it’s a leak, it has it’s bugs but you’re still able to post pictures and view your ... »
BlackBerry just launched a new smartphone today, the BlackBerry Q5. At first glance, its very similar to the Q10, but with chicklet-style keys. This is a device aimed squarely at the mid-tier smartphone device, allowing you to get the BlackBerry 10 experience while keeping your wallet happy. But is it worth it? I’ll give you my first impressions of the BlackBerry Q5, BlackBerry 10′... »
Today, BlackBerry announced that BlackBerry Enterprise Service(BES) 10.1 will begin rolling out to businesses and institutions worldwide. The update comes with updates the user interface/dashboard, Blackberry support as standard, cost-savings for customers, and additional features for IT departments to better manage their devices. BlackBerry is continuing to focus on their strengths and roots in ... »
In an unsurprising move, BlackBerry OS 10.1 has been released to BlackBerry Z10s today. The new operating system will feature new camera features, HUB updates, better notifications, and tons of other updates. At N4BB, we’ve gone over many of the cosmetic updates to OS 10.1 over a pre-release version. The official version comes only three months after the launch of the BLackBerry 10.0 OS, a... »
Apps has been a sticking point for BlackBerry 10, with many apps present on iOS and Android that simply are not available on BlackBerry 10. However, day by day, apps are coming in. Today, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced a flurry of new apps that will be coming to BlackBerry 10. Among these, a Shazam-type app called “Soundhound” is being released. This would allow Blackberry ... »
Today BlackBerry’s CEO Thorsten Heins announced a new BlackBerry 10 smartphone aimed towards the lower end of the market. The new BlackBerry Q5 was leaked as the R10 over the last few weeks, and is the anticipated QWERTY device that is aimed to broaden BlackBerry’s marketshare. The phone features a similar square display, and a “curve-like” QWERTY keyboard. The BlackBerry... »
According to the official Twitter account of MLB today from 12pm to 4pm they will host a trivia session where they will give away World Series Tickets , BlackBerry Z10′s and many more prizes. Make sure you follow @MLB and join in the fun. It’s fantastic to see BlackBerry do more and more of these promotions! And since we are talking Baseball Let’s Go METS! I know, but i lived in ... »
S4BB Limited has released Camera Timer for BlackBerry 10. Camera Time app lets you take the photos, just like a normal camera, and set a timer to 5, 10 or 30 seconds to take a picture. Camera Timer is available for $0.99 at BlackBerry World™ and is compatible with BlackBerry® OS 5.0 and Blackberry® 10 Download Camera Timer for BlackBerry »
It seems BlackBerry might be getting into a patent fight against WiLAN. The company announced today that they have initiated new litigation against BlackBerry claiming patent infringement. The patent in the litigation is U.S. Patent No. 8,274,991 related to LTE handsets. There isn’t much more on the matter, but we’re sure we’ll be hearing more about this. Stay tuned to N4BB for m... »
BlackBerry shares are on the rise today as rumors swirl. Carl Icahn has allegedly bought stake in the company. However, we’ve heard a similar rumor before in 2011. This time, Antonio Costa is behind the unconfirmed rumor. Costa was apart of another unconfirmed rumor regarding BlackBerry, claiming the CEO, Thorsten Heins, will be discussing tablet plans at BlackBerry Live. Over the Icahn purc... »
According to Singapore’s BlackBerry director, Charles Dufourcq, a camera-less BlackBerry Q10 is “technically possible”. It seems that removing the camera from the OS wouldn’t be a hard thing to do, and a new manufacturing line would be needed in order to assemble said device, but whether or not BlackBerry would actually make a camera-free Q10 right now isn’t in their ... »
The Global Enterprise Mobility Alliance (GEMA) and BlackBerry today announced the signing of a BlackBerry 10 Readiness Services global agreement to make the transition to BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 and migration to BlackBerry 10 simple and seamless for enterprise customers worldwide. Under this agreement, GEMA will provide the BlackBerry Change Management and Planning with Remote Installatio... »
Canadian Tire CTO, Eugene Roman, seems has fallen for BlackBerry and, let’s be honest, what’s not to love? He has been praising the new BlackBerry devices and its features, including security, design and the awesome battery life. “With 10 to 12 hours of battery life, that’s double of every other device we’ve tried… It’s efficient on the network and still has good security. The battery ... »
One of the most popular multi-platform IM apps, WhatsApp, has been updated for BlackBerry 10 and includes some bug fixes and other stuff. Here’s the change log: Automatic chat history backup Various bug fixes Added languages (Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified/Traditional Chinese) WhatsApp is available for free in BlackBerry World. If you don’t have it yet, you totally should. Download i... »
BlackBerry today announced the U.S. Department of Defense has approved BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 to be used on DoD networks. Working with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets have undergone successful testing through DoD labs leading to a subsequent listing on D... »
