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... »
The debate once was Qwerty or not? Today that battle has become a full blown out war. I was at a tech event yesterday and of course I showed everyone my Z10 and Q10. To my surprise it became a full blown heated debate about which one is better. You all know I am a full blown Qwerty fan boy so I’m clearly biased toward the Q10. To me it’s the most powerful time saving business device ev... »
BlackBerry Live 2013 is about two weeks away. This event is the largest BlackBerry event of the year. BlackBerry Jam Americas will also be hosted during the conference. Thus far, we have seen quite a bit of rumors of upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices. There should be an emerging market device dubbed the R-Series and later a phablet type device called the A-Series. BlackBerry’s CEO, Thorsten Hei... »
The BlackBerry Q10 has gone on pre-order for many of the carriers and retailers within Canada. Rogers, Future Shop, Telus and Best Buy have all announced pre-orders for the BlackBerry Q10. Have you pre-ordered your BlackBerry Q10? If not, you can do so at: Best Buy TELUS Rogers FuterShop If you have already pre-ordered your BlackBerry Q10 let us know in the poll below. How excited are you for the ... »
The introduction of BlackBerry 10 brings with it a zero need for buttons. BlackBerry 10 is purely swipe gesture-based for the common functionality where physical buttons were needed. Although, some users are having a hard time passing up the TrackPad they’ve become accustom to in recent years. In fact, there’s a bit of a debate going on in the N4BB forums regarding the matter. The sent... »
The official launch of the BlackBerry Z10 in the U.S. is nearby. AT&T will be officially releasing the Z10 on March 22nd, T-Mobile likely by the 24th, Verizon Wireless rumored by the 28th, and Sprint won’t even have it. We’d like to try and gauge which U.S. carrier will have the most BlackBerry Z10 devices running on its network. Please partake in the poll below and sound off in th... »
Earlier today it was rumored that Sprint would be getting a BlackBerry Z10 successor. This device would be available alongside the BlackBerry Q10. The Z10 successor is said to have specs resembling the Aristo spec sheet leaked last year. Nevertheless, we’re interested to know if you Sprint customers will pick up the Q10 or wait for the next Z10? Vote in the poll and sound off in the comments... »
Polytron Technologies inc., recently unveiled their prototype for a transparent mobile phone. The Polyvision phone is made of conductive glass, which is scratch and shatter resistant. No price or even mobile operating system have been announced. With BlackBerry contemplating the possibility of licensing BlackBerry 10, should BlackBerry approach Polytron Technologies for use of BB10? Check out the ... »
Lets all be honest, one of the main reasons we love BlackBerry is that one little, yet amazing app called BBM. While i was in Jam Europe i spoke with many BlackBerry employees who were very eager to get feedback on the new BBM for BlackBerry 10 devices. I personally think the new video chat feature is amazing and something that was long overdue! I am very interested to see how you guys feel so be... »
The past week has revealed quite a few leaks on the upcoming QWERTY BlackBerry 10 smartphone, a refreshing change from the multitude of images we’ve seen of the full-touch BlackBerry 10 smartphone. Now that it’s pretty much unofficially confirmed how both smartphones will look like, which one will you be getting? If you’re a super fan and are getting both, just pick your favori... »
The BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ has recently released in the UK. Unlike the 4G PlayBook available in Canada, which features LTE capability, the 3G+ features 42Mbps HSPA+ connectivity. A 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 32GB worth of storage space, and eventually NFC capabilities are also present in the 3G+ model. Does this revamped PlayBook model spark an interest to buy one? The PlayBook 3G+ can be ordere... »
We’ve heard that Research In Motion has been developing a BlackBerry 10 version for the PlayBook in conjunction to the development of BB10 for the next-gen phones. A forums thread had asked this very question with the community’s answer being quite mixed. Some felt having a BB10 beta available for the PlayBook would open it up to criticism before its final release. Do you think RIM sho... »
We recently had an opinion piece on BlackBerry 10 solving the app conundrum. While this may be true, BlackBerry 10 still has a chance of not getting all the apps expected. One thing we did mention would be Skype. Through some dickery on Microsoft’s part, all things are pointing to no Skype app on BlackBerry 10. Though, Microsoft could at anytime change their minds and bring it to the platfor... »
By now you might have heard about the New York Times article claiming BlackBerry is the black sheep of the smartphone marketplace. Our own, Stephen DeRusett told why he’s proud to be a BlackBerry user. In the article from NYT, one of the interviewees said, “she had stopped pulling out her BlackBerry at cocktail parties and conferences. In meetings, she says she hides her BlackBerry ben... »
Research In Motion’s all-touch devices have since gone under the Torch branding. This was likely the beginning of RIM’s product consolidation process. Rather than creating an entirely new brand for all-touch devices, lump them together. Rumors had suggested that RIM might debut a new brand name for the first BlackBerry 10 L-Series device. Though, to continue with consolidation it would... »
If the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha A and B devices are of any insight into the final BlackBerry 10 production unit, the BlackBerry ‘BB’ logo might be placed in the middle of the phone. You can see this in action in the photo above. In my opinion, that is a terrible spot for the ‘BB’ logo. When you’re walking around on a phone call, no one will see the ‘BB’ log... »
Any pre-BlackBerry 10 user who has gotten a chance to use a BlackBerry with physical keyboard knows the ornamental design has a curvature. As demonstrated in the photo mash-up above, the N-Series straight keyboard hasn’t changed too much, except for the complete straightness of the keys. Will this new straight design be better than the curved version? Do you think your thumbs will need some ... »
There has been much debate surrounding quad core versus dual core. Will quad core devices have efficient battery life? Can developers utilize the full power of quad core? With the recent leak of the BlackBerry 10 Aristo, we see that RIM might be working on a 1.5GHz quad core device. The rest of the specs on the Aristo make it a beastly device. Though, is it important that RIM offers a quad core Bl... »
So far we’ve seen a healthy amount of leaks to give you an idea of what the L-Series will look like. From what we’ve heard, the image above is the consumer version we’ll see go on sale in Q1 2013. Additionally, we’ve heard it will have that same rubberized plastic we’ve come to know on the BlackBerry PlayBook and Dev Alpha. Perhaps the N-Series will be made from the s... »
BlackBerry Jam Americas will be an interesting event. It will be taking place September 25 – 27th in San Jose, California. This event is about 4 months away from the projected release of the first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Do you think RIM should unveil the devices at BlackBerry Jam Americas? Or host a separate unveiling event closer to their launch? Remember how we saw the PlayBook unv... »
