Following up to our added details to the currently known BlackBerry 10 A-Series, R-Series, and M-Series, we’d like to introduce you to a few new ones. We’ve been given a BlackBerry 10 codename file dump. Some of these we’ve already heard before, while others are completely new. For instance, we can confirm there is now a P-Series and S-Series. A few of the codenames do seem a bit... »
The recent announcement of the one million sold BlackBerry 10 devices re-lit my curiosity. As mentioned before, the sale for those devices is likely across the entire BlackBerry 10 device portfolio, and not limited to one specific device. BlackBerry has been pretty transparent about this year’s BB10 lineup. They at least have gone on record announcing six BlackBerry 10 devices pegged for 201... »
*UPDATE* – We’ve been getting many inquiries into the source of this information. We were able to sit in on a conference call from AT&T to their retail management and Wireless Advocates, which includes Costco and Staples. This is the information that was provided during the call. We’ve received word that the BlackBerry Z10 will become available through AT&T on March 15th.... »
*UPDATE* – We spoke to an AT&T rep who informs us that BBM Video Chat will only be available with the mobile share plans. This is the same requirements they have for FaceTime on iOS. While chatting with Niko, he discovered something interesting. He went to initialize a BBM Video Chat, but over the carrier network. Turns out, that’s a ‘no no’ if you’re on AT&T.... »
We recently reported on the upcoming BlackBerry 10.1 update that Z10 users should expect in March. In the article I asked what users would like to see in the update. One comment was hoping for the, what seemed innovative, Cinnamon Toast feature. Turns out, Cinnamon Toast has been nixed by BlackBerry. However, French Toast is still there, which it can be seen in current builds, but it’s not q... »
That’s right, the very popular Spotify app will be making its way to BlackBerry 10. I had the pleasure to have the app demoed on a Z10 and it worked flawless. Unfortunetely I wans’t allow to take pictures as the app hasn’t been announced yet. The app development is complete and all its left is for the developers to release it in BlackBerry World. Remember before you start sendi... »
Not all of the BlackBerry built apps will be making their way to BlackBerry 10. At least, not anytime soon. However, BlackBerry users who have grown fond of the BlackBerry Tavel app will be glad to know it’s coming soon. We had access to an early build of BlackBerry Travel for BlackBerry 10. Suffice to say it’s a very nice step up in terms of UI from the one found on legacy devices. Bl... »
The BlackBerry N-Series has been more elusive than the L-Series. We haven’t quite seen so many leaks for the device. We did capture its first glimpse as a render in a promotional video. Since then, we’ve only been given a Mr. Blurry Cam look at the back-side and front of the N-Series. Furthermore, we’ve learned the final production name for the N-Series might be BlackBerry X10. N... »
With the PIM API, Research In Motion is allowing developers a way to integrate with the core information apps on BlackBerry 10 (Email, Contacts, Calendar, etc). 89Apps discovered that one of the PIM services is “Notebooks”, which RIM describes as: Notebooks let you create, store, and manipulate lists of actionable or non-actionable items. For example, you might create a notebook that represents a ... »
Click here to view larger image size Back in October we learned that Research In Motion would be changing things up on its Desktop Manager side of things. RIM will change the nomenclature from Desktop Manager to BlackBerry Link. BlackBerry Link will be, literally, the link between the user syncing their pictures, video, music, etc from BlackBerry device to computer. Today, we get the first glimpse... »
Cinnamon Toast We previously had the opportunity to learn about the BlackBerry 10 lockscreen. In those leaked slides, we had a small glimpse at BlackBerry 10′s unique notification system, dubbed ‘Cinnamon Toast’. Today we have further information on BlackBerry 10′s Cinnamon Toast and the new French Toast. The purpose of Cinnamon Toast, as the slide above points out, is to a... »
So far, we’ve already received a small glimpse into Research In Motion’s 2013 roadmap. Although, it seems that roadmap may have been lacking some BlackBerry devices. The rumors as to when the first BlackBerry 10 devices will release are running rampant. Here’s the time-frame we’ve heard for BlackBerry phones in 2013: January: L-Series February: N-Series May: R-Series and S-... »
Hot off the N4BB tip line, we just got sent this image of the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone. This device is what we outed as the BlackBerry 10 L-Series, which will launch first then followed by the N-Series. As seen previously in a video leak, the L-Series (London, Liverpool) will rock a 1800mAh LS1 battery. What was kind of shown in concept art from a leaked PDF, we can now confirm that the L-Se... »
We briefly touched on this when we announced the first details on the upcoming M-Series (slider). Research In Motion will be making a 720 by xxxx resolution the new standard for the rest of BlackBerry 10 products. However, that is after the L-Series releases. Here’s a breakdown of the upcoming screen resolutions: L-Series: 768 x 1280 N-Series: 720 x 720 (1:1) M-Series: 720 x 1280 (16:9) It i... »
When we first showed you BlackBerry Messenger for BlackBerry 10 it wasn’t much to look at. Now, we have a much more rich looking interpretation of what BBM should look like on BlackBerry 10. BBM is getting a UI and UX overhaul by TAT Cascades. Some features of BBM will naturally be hidden from view, but with simple swipe gestures will be activated (especially for the more compact devices, li... »
BlackBerry 10 will be using TAT Cascades to create rich looking native applications and UI. One part of this will be the Share UI. The Share UI is how it will look when you want to share a picture, web page, or other object to Facebook, BBM, Picasa, DropBox, and much more. Additionally, you can see the different level of controls for hiding potentially less commonly used controls. Looking at the s... »
We’ve told you about the L and N series BlackBerry 10 devices. It now truly seems like Research In Motion has answered the age-old daunting question “What will RIM do next in numbering? Have a 10000 device model?”. Nope, they’re going to have multiple models under one series umbrella. Today, we’re excited to reveal the first details of what is known as the BlackBerry ... »
The mythical 3G/4G BlackBerry PlayBook makes another appearance. We knew that a Sim capable PlayBook is scheduled for this quarter but we didn’t have definitive date. What we learned was , RIM has began to push these devices to corporate partners and some distributing channels. It looks like a good sign that we are getting close to release. This PlayBook is running Os 2.0.1.354. We also no... »
When we first broke the news on the BlackBerry 10 L-series and N-series, it was shown that RIM would be using OLED technology for the touchscreens. In these slides, RIM describes why they’ve chosen OLED for BlackBerry 10 devices. We have copied the information verbatim. The absolute blackness of the OLED display can create a powerful illusion of screen and hardware blending. Use pure black w... »
Many have wondered what the BlackBerry N-series is going to be like. From what we’ve been hearing, it is essentially similar in size to the Bold 9790. However, the BlackBerry N-series will lack one of the staple features of a BlackBerry. There will not be a TrackPad on the BlackBerry N-series. As the internal slide above describes, RIM has found a solution to combine the touch nature of the ... »
