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 ... »
BlackBerry intends to release an entry level BlackBerry 10 device dubbed the R10. The BlackBerry 10 ‘Curve’ R-Series was originally rumored to have an 1800mAh non-removable battery. After one user removed the backplate of the R10, it was discovered the BB10 Curve is packing more battery power. As you can see in the image above, the R10 looks to have a 2180 mAh battery. The R10′s ... »
Sprint will be attending the upcoming BlackBerry Live event in Orlando, Florida. According to a new splash page, Sprint says: Join Sprint at BlackBerry Live™, May 14-16 in Orlando. You’ll get the latest on BlackBerry® 10 and can take new BlackBerry devices for a spin. Stop by the Sprint booth and discover the power of BlackBerry devices paired with Truly UnlimitedSM data. Sprint plans to off... »
We’ve heard it before from Verizon Wireless’ chief executive, Dan Mead, that there can’t be only two options available to consumers. Verizon Wireless has been a pretty big proponent for offering multiple options to its customers. Mead did not make mention of the sell-through on the BlackBerry Z10. However, he did note that there is demand for the physical QWERTY BlackBerry 10 dev... »
BlackBerry Z10 users with Virgin Mobile France got some excited news today with the roll out of BB 10.1.0.1720 for their devices. We have seen leaks of BB10.1 already available for the Z10 but this seems to be a much higher build. Along with plenty of bug fixes and support of more apps like Skype , BB10.1 brings better email support , active actions and support for black theme for developers. Do y... »
I live in America, where soccer (or football, if you prefer) is not exactly the most popular sport. Sometimes it’s hard to stay up to date on your favorite league, team, or player. Thankfully there’s a newly updated app in BlackBerry World that will keep you tuned in to everything happening in several soccer leagues from all over the world. That app is Soccer Ticker by PT Inspira. Feat... »
Each week, we see new titles coming to BlackBerry World. These titles come from big name companies as well as small ones too. There are apps that make good use of the BlackBerry 10 platform. BlackBerry Devs chose their top 5 must haves for this week. The first app is Blaq from Kisai Labs, which is an app for twitter. Blaq was chosen because it showcases the full potential of BlackBerry Flow on Bla... »
Yesterday, Cleveland Research analysts claimed, “early feedback on Q10 sales in Canada and the UK suggest volume below expectations, and sell-through on Z10s was probably half the run-rate seen at introduction.” They also claimed build cuts were planned due to slowing sales. Jefferies’ analyst, Peter Misek, who was once quite the BlackBerry bear, is saying he’s heard the contrary. Acco... »
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 ... »
TELUS has struck up a new marketing ploy to get customers to switch to a white Android or iPhone. If you trade in your old BlackBerry you’ll get a $75 in-store trade-in credit towards a “lighter shade”. Users are encouraged to switch to Android or iOS, as the fine print states, “While quantities last. Available on the white Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy ... »
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 Z10 users look to be getting an official BlackBerry OS 10.1 update soon. BlackBerry has apparently begun rolling out OS 10.1.0.238 to users in the Philippines. No changelog is provided, but we know the major features to be found in OS 10.1 courtesy of the developer beta. You can see our full walk-through of the new features in 10.1 here. Such features like HDR camera mode, PIN-to-PIN me... »
Cleveland Research estimates that BlackBerry will soon cut build targets for the two currently available BlackBerry 10 devices, Z10 and Q10. Analysts for the company claim “early feedback on Q10 sales in Canada and the UK suggest volume below expectations, and sell-through on Z10s was probably half the run-rate seen at introduction.” Build targets of 6 to 8 million may be a result, whi... »
Planning to attend BlackBerry Live 2013? If so, you’ll get to see Alicia Keys as well as Miguel, Alabama Shakes, Maria Gadú, and Cedric Gervais perform. If you’ve attended BlackBerry World in the past, you probably have grown accustom to the party at Universal Studios. On the first night of the event, BlackBerry says the “night will offer fun, entertainment and a chance to get to... »
Airtel has begun launching the BlackBerry Z10 in Africa. Airtel, which has operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa, has announced the Z10 availability. Nigeria has already seen the BlackBerry Z10 release. The company says the Z10 will become available from Airtel stores across Africa over the next few weeks. The BlackBerry Z10 will be able to make use of the many data bundles avail... »
Today as I was browsing the web for my morning news I came across and article that I found extremely informative. According to “jaberwock” from Seeking Alpha, BlackBerry is set to win the battle for third place in the now infamous Operating System wars. He bases his assessment on a couple of charts which show two different timelines in the battle between Windows 8 and BlackBerry sales.... »
S4BB Limited has informed us that they have released an all new update for Flashlight Pro for BlackBerry® 10. The new update comes with a beautiful, redesigned user interface and gives you the option to choose between constant and strobe light. Just turn the wheel to increase or decrease the strobe effect. Flashlight Pro is compatible with BlackBerry® OS 6 & BlackBerry® 10 and is available for... »
Yesterday we saw a black version of the BlackBerry 10 ‘Curve’ R10 surface. Alongside it was rumored specs for the device. Within the specs it noted that it would not have a removable battery. This was also hinted in a previous rumor. New photos shown below of the BlackBerry R10 seem to confirm that perhaps the next series of BlackBerry 10 devices will no longer have removable batteries... »
Just the other day we saw a red version of the R-Series “Curve” BlackBerry 10 device. What is being called the R10, will be a BlackBerry 10 device for entry level markets. Today, we get a glimpse at an R10 device in black color. We’re now also being told preliminary specs for the R10, which are as follows: QWERTY keyboard 3.1-inch display, 720 x 720 resolution 5MP rear camera, fr... »
We just got word of a new app to join the ranks of Built for BlackBerry branding. AIO Remote is a native, Cascades based app that allows users to control their PC directly from their phone. However, that’s not all it does. There are tons more features in this nifty little app. Connect with both WiFi and BlueTooth Works with Linux, Mac, and Windows Touch-screen mouse control with left/right c... »
