During the BlackBerry Live 2013 general keynote session, BlackBerry unveiled a new commercial aimed at the success of the QNX operating system. QNX Software Systems has spent the last 30+ years perfecting its ultra-reliable software, now used everywhere reliability, performance, and connectivity matter. It’s actively being used in places like the international space station, next-generation ... »
BlackBerry is baking in direct 3rd party game controller support in Unity. This allows game controllers from MOGA and SteelSeries to be used with a BlackBerry Z10 when playing a supported game. The controllers do sync to the BlackBerry Z10 via USB, but exhibit no latency. For the MOGA controller, there is a dedicated “holster” to enclose the device. We sat down with BlackBerry’s ... »
Yesterday, we showed you a hands-on walkthrough of the new BlackBerry Q5. We then gave you a first impressions of the first BlackBerry 10 entry level device. We’ve since caught up with BlackBerry Director of Handheld Software Product Management, Michael Clewley, to further discuss the BlackBerry Q5. Check out the video below for a second look at the BlackBerry Q5: »
Otterbox was on hand at BlackBerry Live 2013 to showcase their new cases for the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10. The company has brought their signature cases such as Defender and Commuter. Defender series is for some serious protection, while the Commuter case is for more mild protection. Otterbox has been a longstanding supporter of BlackBerry devices. The Defender cases price at $49.99 and Commuter pri... »
BlackBerry has officially announced the BlackBerry Q5 for emerging markets. The Q5 is essentially a low-end version of the Q10. Hence, the name reflecting it is half of the Q10. Specs for the Q5 show it will have 2GB RAM, 2MP front-facing camera, 5MP rear camera, 1.2GHz Dual-core Processor, 8GB internal memory, an LCD versus OLED, and no HDMI out port. The Q5 will be available in color variations ... »
Earlier today, BlackBerry announced the Tumblr-like feature for BlackBerry Messenger dubbed BBM Channels. We received early access to the new feature to setup a channel for N4BB. Check out the video walkthrough of N4BB’s BBM Channel. You can subscribe to our channel by adding PIN C0001EA85. Let us know your thoughts on the new Channels feature in the comments. »
Cisco is heavily advertising their “Internet of Everything” for improving customer experience. Prominently featured as the only mobile phones in the TV commercial are the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10. Though, just a quick glance at each phone, the Q10 with the iconic BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard surely doesn’t go unnoticed. Check out the commercial below. Thanks Michael! »
Canada’s MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga, Michael Harris, has congratulated BlackBerry for a successful launch of their latest new smartphones, the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10. BlackBerry has seen strong sales since the Z10 has launched. More recently, have seen excellent reception of the Q10. BlackBerry 10 certainly seems to be a winner thus far. Check out the video of Mr. Harris giving the congratu... »
With BlackBerry OS 10.1 comes the reintroduction of PIN to PIN messaging. BlackBerry did not include the functionality in the first release of BlackBerry 10. PIN to PIN messaging has come under certain scrutiny as of late. “PIN-to-PIN messaging bypasses all corporate e-mail security filters, and thus users may become vulnerable to viruses and malware code as well as spam messages if their PIN beco... »
Skype has officially been launched for BlackBerry 10. Though, it is currently only a preview build, which is available for the BlackBerry Q10. However, if you’re like me and have a Dev Alpha C, you can still run the app. However, it’s no where near as fluid as on an actual Q10. You can see our original rundown of the Skype app for BlackBerry 10 with a video chat here. For the full walk... »
Voice Controls have been a nice addition to BlackBerry 10. It can assist in simple tasks like sending BBM, email, scheduling a task, and setting an alarm. We previously showed you how Voice Controls functioned on the BlackBerry Z10. Now, with the BlackBerry Q10 on the verge of releasing, we want to show you how to use Voice Controls on a QWERTY device. For all intents and purposes we’ve used... »
The BlackBerry 10 devices utilizing OLED screens have a native dark theme. BlackBerry redesigned a few of the native applications to make use of the dark theme. One of those redesigned apps was the native clock. The dark clock looks pretty sleek. Besides the color inversion, the only other change is the timer has been redesigned. Have a look at the only ‘black clock’ you’ll find ... »
Ok, ok, so we didn’t actually use a BlackBerry Q10 for this battle video. Niko will be doing that later. However, we used a BlackBerry Dev Alpha C with a full version of BlackBerry OS 10.1. The device is essentially a Q10 in a different shell. The results would not be any different if we had used a Q10 retail version. Nonetheless, we pitted the browser of the Dev Alpha C against the BlackBer... »
BlackBerry OS 10.1 features a new HDR setting in the native camera app. It’s nice that BlackBerry has put on themselves to offer features such as this. It’s matching what some of the other operating system OEMs have built into their platform. However, once you’ve snapped a photo with the HDR setting you can further alter with the native photo editing app. Check out the video on t... »
Been wondering how entering symbols on a BlackBerry 10 physical QWERTY device would work? Here’s a look at invoking the symbols screen in OS 10.1 on a “FeauxQ10″. Niko has the BlackBerry Q10, but I have the Dev Alpha C. However, mine is also running a full version of OS 10.1, which essentially makes it a Q10 in away. They’re the same, just the Dev C has the robotic-looking ... »
Early reviewers of the BlackBerry Q10 received a special box. In the large, hard plastic box included a leather pouch case, NS-1 charger bundle with extra battery, premium stereo headphones, and your traditional chargers. Check out the unboxing of the first full QWERTY BlackBerry 10 device. Is thing a beauty or what? Let us know what you think in the comments. »
The BlackBerry Q10, and likely other future BlackBerry 10 QWERTY devices, feature a unique feature dubbed ‘Instant Actions’. This is a time-saving feature that allows you to type and perform tasks faster by using shortcuts. From the Home screen, you can simply start typing to search, or type “email John” to compose a message. Together, the classic BlackBerry Keyboard and Instant Action... »
The BlackBerry Q10 is arguably a beefed up BlackBerry Bold 9900. The Q10 closely resembles its predecessor in ornamental design. Though, as you may know features the robust BlackBerry 10 operating system, much better hardware, and a keyboard with straight frets. In this video, Niko walks you through the BlackBerry Q10 alongside the Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 (since it features a similar keyboard). H... »
Skype is officially releasing for BlackBerry 10. However, it is currently only available for the BlackBerry Q10. Though, within two weeks, Skype will be available for the BlackBerry Z10. The BlackBerry 10 Skype app is an Android port. Although, BlackBerry worked closely with Microsoft to make Skype a more customized Android port. Hopefully Skype will do exceptionally well and it will push Microsof... »
BlackBerry will be introducing the first-ever dark theme for a BlackBerry 10 device. The BlackBerry Q10 will be the first official BB10 device to offer a dark theme. The reason behind this is due to the Q10, and future BlackBerry 10 devices, use OLED screen. Whereas, the BlackBerry Z10 uses an LCD screen. The idea behind a dark theme is for lowering power consumption. Thus, resulting in better bat... »
