BlackBerry founder and ex-CEO Mike Lazaridis said he believes iPhone and other devices users will embrace the BlackBerry Messenger app. The app was announced to be available for iOS and Android this summer during the BlackBerry Live conference. Reaction to the announcement has, so far, been mostly positive from other platform users. “BBM is by far the most compelling wireless experience and wirele... »
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... »
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 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... »
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... »
We’ve seen plenty of comparison videos between the unreleased BlackBerry Z10 and iPhone 5. In the latest video we BlackBerry 10′s Voice Control feature stacked up against iPhone 5′s Siri. The video also shows a comparison of the notifications of BlackBerry 10 versus iOS 6. Check out the video below to watch Siri get murdered and other BB10 versus iOS 6 comparisons. On a BlackBerr... »
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... »
Research In Motion has announced the release of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Service Pack 1, which provides additional features for both iOS-based devices and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. Organizations managing iOS devices will see enhancements in the configuration of Wi-Fi, VPN and ActiveSync service across devices, and the ability to manage the distribution of apps. The update also prepares organiza... »
Terry Cavanagh, the indie game developer behind the hit iOS title ‘Super Hexagon’, is thinking about venturing to other platforms. So far, Super Hexagon has sold “way beyond expectations, actually. It’s sold about 10,000 copies in three days, and has been in the top 25 on the iPhone charts,” Cavanagh said, in response to a question about the game’s performance o... »
The successful developer of the popular iOS game, Pop Corny, has given a step-by-step guide for porting iOS games to BlackBerry 10. Pop Corny’s developer, Charilaos Kalogirou, claims it was super easy to port Pop Corny to the BlackBerry 10 platform in as little as three days. Here’s a reprint of the tutorial from his blog: Continuing after my latest post about porting existing iOS game... »
While Research In Motion already claimed they were the most profitable platform for developers, mobile analytics firm Vision Mobile has confirmed the stats. The average monthly revenue from a BlackBerry app is $3,853, compared to $3,693 for iOS and $2,735 for Android. Vision Mobile estimates that more than half of all BlackBerry developers make less than $500 a month on their individual apps, comp... »
Have you ever seen a friend with a really cool app or game on their iPhone or iPad, but it wasn’t available for your BlackBerry device? Perhaps that day may end with the ‘Brine’ iOS emulator, which looks to be making its way to the BlackBerry PlayBook. Similar to the PlayBook’s native Android app player, the Brine iOS emulator keeps all apps in a single panel. The iOS emula... »
The past few years in the smartphone world have been anything but boring. With popularity and hype exploding for most mobile platforms, it has become the flagship industry for anything having to do with technology. From simple platforms, complex “ecosystems” have spawned, where devices are now highly dependent on proprietary services and other proprietary devices, making them more valuable toget... »
Trend Micro conducted a survey which compares the top mobile operating systems to meet the demands of use in the enterprise market. BlackBerry OS 7.0 scored higher than Apple iOS5, Windows Phone 7.5 and Google’s Android 2.3. Each of the platforms were scored on a combination of factors including built-in security, application security, authentication, device wipe, device firewall and virtual... »
Remember all that hoopla about certain government agencies switching to the iPhone and even Android? Well, the amount of those devices amounted to barely 5%. You can consider it a media smear campaign, essentially. Nonetheless, according to the Washington Post, the U.S. Government has no plans to ditch BlackBerry devices. Why’s that? Due to RIM’s continued focus on security. An iOS or ... »
Just now we told about RIM launching their Mobile Fusion service to manage BlackBerry, Android and iOS devices. To make it all easier on everyone, they have also launched the official Mobile Fusion iOS and Android clients. When you activate the app, administrators can send configurations such as VPN and WIFI, policies and provide access to apps for you to download and install. Both clients are ava... »
Research In Motion has announced the availability of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, which enables IT departments to manage and support BlackBerry, iOS and Android devices. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion allows end users the freedom to choose their device and IT managers to sleep at night, knowing they can securely manage mobile devices from multiple platforms on their network. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion is a s... »
