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BlackBerry 10.2 to Bring Back Level 1 Notifications

Although BlackBerry 10.1 started to arrive on devices only last week, Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry is already working on the next platform release, which is now said to land as BlackBerry 10.2. No official confirmation on the matter has been provided as of now, but Michael Clewley, BlackBerry product mana...

23 May 2013
02:38 GMT

Limited Edition Gold Porsche Design BlackBerry P'9981 Goes Official

Porsche Design’s BlackBerry P'9981 smartphone was already an appealing device, but it seems that the company felt there was room for more, so a new flavor of the handset is set to arrive on shelves in July, all dressed up in gold. The new flavor of the device is said to be made out of a stainless steel c...

22 May 2013
16:01 GMT

Windows Phone Now Third Mobile OS, BlackBerry Fourth

Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system has managed to climb to the third position in the smartphone operating systems segment with 3.2 percent market share, a recent report from IDC shows. According to data coming from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the ...

16 May 2013
14:31 GMT

BBM Channels Now Available in BlackBerry Beta Zone

Yesterday, Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry announced a new feature for the popular BlackBerry Messenger service, namely BBM Channels, which is already available for download through the BlackBerry Beta Zone portal, it seems. For those out of the loop, we should note that BBM Channels was designed to provide ...

15 May 2013
16:31 GMT

BBM iPhone App Confirmed

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will be available on Apple’s iPhone this summer. BlackBerry made the news official earlier today. Both iOS and Android users will be able to “experience the immediacy of BBM chats, including multi-person chats, as well as the ability to share photos and voice notes, and engage ...

14 May 2013
12:41 GMT

BlackBerry's BBM Arrives on Android and iOS This Summer

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), the popular chatting service from Canadian handset vendor BlackBerry, is finally set to become available for other mobile operating systems out there this summer, with Android and iOS devices being the first to receive it. BBM will bring to the owners of these devices a fast and reliable ...

14 May 2013
11:24 GMT

New BlackBerry R10 Photos Emerge, Specs Available Too

One of the smartphones that Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry should bring to the market before the end of this year is said to be the BlackBerry R10, which can be admired in a new set of photos. The handset, previously spotted in a Red flavor, can be admired in Black now, with details on its hardware specific...

7 May 2013
03:32 GMT

Download Twitter 4.1 for BlackBerry OS 5 and Above

A new flavor of the Twitter application is now available for download for the owners of BlackBerry smartphones, namely version 4.1. The new app release comes with support for all smartphones that run under BlackBerry OS 5 or higher, and can be already found in the BlackBerry World (though it might need up to 24 hou...

3 May 2013
01:08 GMT

LinkedIn 2.2 Now Available on BlackBerry Smartphones

An updated flavor of the LinkedIn application is now available for download for the owners of BlackBerry smartphones running under OS 6.0 or higher (BlackBerry 10 included). One of the main changes included in the new app release is the ability to follow various company pages, which should sound like a great feature...

1 May 2013
06:21 GMT

BlackBerry OS 10.1.0.1609 Leaks for Z10 STL100-1 Devices

Owners of BlackBerry Z10 STL100-1 devices interested in getting a taste of the BlackBerry 10.1 OS before it is made officially available for download for them can now download and install a newly leaked flavor of the platform, namely version 10.1.0.1609. One thing that users should keep in mind right from the start...

30 April 2013
11:41 GMT

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins Talks Q10 Sales, the Future of Tablets [Bloomberg]

Sales of BlackBerry Q10 in the UK have been very encouraging for the Canadian mobile phone maker over the weekend, and the company’s CEO appears confident that it will help it regain some of the lost market share. According to Bloomberg, Thorsten Heins, BlackBerry CEO, is expecting sales of tens of millions fo...

30 April 2013
09:10 GMT

Facebook 4.0 Arrives on BlackBerry 5 and Newer Smartphones

A new flavor of the Facebook application is now available for download for the owners of older BlackBerry devices, as long as their handsets are powered by OS 5 or newer. The new flavor of the application, available for download as version 4.0, sports some appealing new features inside, making it easier for users t...

25 April 2013
14:21 GMT

4.65’’ Full HD BlackBerry 10 Smartphone to Arrive in 2013

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry has been long rumored to plan the launch of a new high-end BlackBerry 10 smartphone that would also sport a large touchscreen display, and some more info on the matter has emerged. The device, supposedly known internally under the codename of Aristo, is expected to land on the...

25 April 2013
12:11 GMT

BlackBerry World Issues Resolved, the Service Is Working Normally Now

Following user reports that the BlackBerry World storefront could not be properly accessed from devices, Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry looked into the matter and managed to bring the service back to normal, it seems. Apparently, a technical problem with the storefront prevented some users from being able t...

19 April 2013
04:27 GMT

BlackBerry World Affected by Issues, Users Claim

The BlackBerry World app store appears to have been hit by some issues, and that it is no longer working as it should be, at least this is what some users claim. No specific details on the matter have been provided as of now, but it seems that the problem is widespread, although not all users are affected by it. ...

18 April 2013
03:27 GMT

5-Inch BlackBerry 10 Smartphone Expected This Year

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry is reportedly considering the launch of a BlackBerry 10-based smartphone that would feature a 5-inch touchscreen display, in addition to launching other new device models. Nothing has been officially confirmed on the matter for the time being, but a recent research note from J...

17 April 2013
07:21 GMT

Download OpenWhatsapp 0.9.6 for BlackBerry

A new flavor of the OpenWhatsapp application is now available for download for the owners of BlackBerry devices out there, namely version 0.9.6, meant to add a new feature to the package, and also to resolve one of the issues that users have been plagued with. Following the update, BlackBerry users will be able to ...

11 April 2013
03:13 GMT

Download WhatsApp Messenger 2.9.4951 for BlackBerry

A new flavor of the WhatsApp Messenger is now available for download for the owners of BlackBerry devices, namely version 2.9.4951, offering support for both legacy handsets and for those running under the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. The new app iteration packs a variety of bug fixes inside, including one f...

10 April 2013
07:21 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 to Arrive at Canada’s Eastlink on April 12

BlackBerry Z10, the first smartphone that Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry has brought to the market with its new BlackBerry 10 platform loaded on top, is expected to arrive on shelves at Canada’s Eastlink as soon as April 12, new reports on the matter suggest. No official announcement on the matter has...

8 April 2013
10:06 GMT

QWERTY-Enabled BlackBerry 10 R-Series Device Emerges Online

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry has already unveiled two device models running under its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, namely the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q10, yet it seems that it won’t be long before more such devices are unveiled. One of them might arrive on the market with a physical...

5 April 2013
02:14 GMT

BlackBerry’s BBM Music Will Be Discontinued on June 2

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry is getting ready to shut down its BBM Music service, although it was made available only about a year and a half ago. The service will be discontinued on June 2, and the company has already started to inform BlackBerry users on the matter, letting them know that April is the l...

4 April 2013
02:05 GMT

UberSocial 1.416 for BlackBerry Now Available for Download

A new flavor of the UberSocial application is now available for download for the owners of legacy BlackBerry devices out there, namely version 1.416. The new app release arrives on handsets manly with fixes for the various bugs that were found to affect the user experience, but also with a series of other enhanceme...

3 April 2013
12:41 GMT

BlackBerry Announces 1 Million BlackBerry Z10 Units Sold in Q4 FY2013

Today, Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, and unveiled BlackBerry Z10 sales of one million in the timeframe. The figure falls in line with previous estimates, though the overall number of six million BlackBerry devices sold in the three...

28 March 2013
08:50 GMT

Windows Phone Tops 10% Market Share in Some Countries

Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system has started to gain some ground on the smartphone market, and is already selling better than BlackBerry and iPhone in several countries, it seems. Frank X. Shaw, corporate vice president of Corporate Communications at Microsoft, notes in a recent blog post that the m...

27 March 2013
08:41 GMT

BlackBerry 10’s Beta Zone Goes Live

One of the new features that BlackBerry is ready to provide BlackBerry 10 users with is access to their own version of the BlackBerry Beta Zone. Called “Global BlackBerry 10 Community,” the program provides users with the possibility to engage into general discussions on BlackBerry 10, as well as to req...

26 March 2013
13:51 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Gets Torn to Pieces

BlackBerry Z10, the latest smartphone from the Canadian mobile phone maker and the first to run under the new BlackBerry 10 operating system, and been torn down by the people over at iFixit, who were interested in learning more on what it packs inside. BlackBerry enthusiasts who already grew fond of the handset&rsq...

25 March 2013
15:31 GMT

BlackBerry World to Get Music from Independent Artists

Today, Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry announced a partnership with Zimbalam, a leading global digital music distributor, for bringing content from independent artists to the BlackBerry World. As part of this partnership, owners of BlackBerry devices will be able to enjoy music from unsigned musicians throug...

22 March 2013
16:51 GMT

Google's Eric Schmidt Still Uses a BlackBerry, He Likes the Keyboard It Seems

Eric Schmidt doesn't have much to do with Google these days. He still has an official title, but he spends most of his time on his own agenda. This is why everything he does and says doesn't have that much of an impact on Google as his title alone, Executive Chairman, would suggest. In fact, it's be...

22 March 2013
11:54 GMT

BlackBerry CEO Confirms New Flagship BlackBerry 10 Device for 2013

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry has announced two smartphones running under its BlackBerry 10 operating system so far, but it seems that it is getting ready for the release of new ones before the end of this year. In fact, the company’s CEO Thorsten Heins even confirmed that one of these smartphones wo...

22 March 2013
09:21 GMT

BlackBerry Confirms New PlayBook Model for This Year

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry has confirmed once again plans to bring to the market a new PlayBook model before the end of this year, although it did not offer a specific release date for it as of now. Mike Al Mefleh, director of product management at BlackBerry, was the one to confirm the upcoming tablet ...

19 March 2013
18:31 GMT

Bell’s 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook to Taste OS 2.1.0.1526 Today

A new platform upgrade is reportedly on its way to the 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook tablet PC on the network of Bell in Canada, namely OS version 2.1.0.1526. The new platform upgrade is expected to arrive on devices starting with today, and should provide users with some appealing new features and enhancements. One...

18 March 2013
14:21 GMT

BlackBerry CEO Says iOS Is Getting Old

Apple makes more cash per quarter than BlackBerry’s entire market valuation, but that’s not stopping Thorsten Heins from calling iOS old news. In fact, he thinks BB’s new mobile OS has a fighting chance in the duopoly created by Apple and Samsung. Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, Heins ...

18 March 2013
10:10 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Goes Official in Australia

Today, Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry officially confirmed the upcoming availability of the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone on the Australian market. The new device will arrive on shelves at various wireless carriers and retailers in the country, the company announced, confirming that Optus and Telstra would ...

18 March 2013
03:14 GMT

Download Foursquare 10.0.1.3468 for BlackBerry 10

A new flavor of the Foursquare application is now available for download for the owners of BlackBerry 10 devices (and for older BlackBerry handsets as well), namely version 10.0.1.3468, with some appealing enhancements packed inside. The application, meant to provide users with a simple manner in which they can dis...

16 March 2013
04:24 GMT

BlackBerry 10 Sales to Top 2 Million/Quarter Moving Forth

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry has been pretty happy with how sales of its new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone went since making it official in late January, and it seems that it might enjoy even better sales for the remainder of the year. According to Goldman Sachs analyst Simona Jankowski, the company will be a...

15 March 2013
17:51 GMT

Google Voice App for BlackBerry to Be Shut Down Next Week

Google appears to be on a killing spree lately, and it looks like the Google Voice app for BlackBerry will be its next victim. After removing all ad-blocking apps from the Google Play Store, the company will end the support for the aforementioned BlackBerry app, and has already announced the move officially. The ...

14 March 2013
07:31 GMT

BlackBerry OS 10.0.10.648 Leaks for Dev Alpha Devices

Owners of BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha devices might be happy to learn that new operating system releases are set to arrive on their handsets in the not too distant future, and that one of them has already leaked online, namely OS 10.0.10.648. According to a recent post on CrackBerry, the new platform release can be ins...

12 March 2013
14:31 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Now Said to Arrive at AT&T on March 22 [Bloomberg]

Earlier this week, the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone was rumored to be set for an official landing at AT&T in the United States on March 15, yet a new report on the matter suggests that the phone will be released one week later, on March 22. People familiar with the plan unveiled these details, a recent article on Bloo...

8 March 2013
06:41 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Now on Pre-Order at Optus in Australia

Australian wireless carrier Optus has opened up the pre-order period for the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, confirming that it will become available in stores starting with March 25. The smartphone is being offered for $0 upfront on the carrier’s $100 Optus Timeless Plans, which include 3GB of data, unlimited ...

8 March 2013
05:05 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Sold Out in India in Two Days

BlackBerry Z10, the first smartphone in the world to sport the new BlackBerry 10 operating system, has registered an appealing initial success in India, it seems, as the handset sold out in two days after being put up for sale, despite its high price. The info comes from BlackBerry’s CEO Thorsten Heins, yet s...

8 March 2013
02:46 GMT

Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone Lose Market Share in the US

Google’s Android operating system has started to lose some ground in the United States, the latest data coming from the comScore MobiLens service shows. In the three-month period ending January 2013, the platform went down 1.3 percentage points when compared to October 2012, ending the timeframe with 52.3 per...

7 March 2013
07:21 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 to Arrive at AT&T on March 15

BlackBerry Z10 has been already confirmed for the United States market, yet no specific details on when it might arrive at wireless carriers in the country have been officially provided as of now. According to the latest reports on the matter, however, chances are that AT&T customers will be able to grab the handse...

6 March 2013
06:51 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Now Cheaper in the UK

BlackBerry Z10, the very first smartphone to sport the BlackBerry 10 platform loaded on top, is now available for purchase in the UK for a bit less than before, it seems. The Carphone Warehouse is selling the device at £29 ($44 / €22.6) upfront on Three UK’s £29 per month plan, which translat...

5 March 2013
07:01 GMT

Yahoo! to Kill BlackBerry App on April 1

Starting April 1, owners of BlackBerry devices will no longer be able to download the Yahoo! app designed for them, the web giant announced on Friday. Those who have already downloaded the software will be able to continue using it even after that date, but no updates will be provided moving forth, as support for i...

2 March 2013
13:31 GMT

BlackBerry 10 Tablet Planned for 2013, OS Upgrade for PlayBook Too

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry is gearing up for the launch of new devices running under the newly introduced BlackBerry 10 platform for this year, including a new tablet PC, it seems. Speaking to KYMI, Sarim Aziz, head of developer relations for Asia Pacific at BlackBerry, confirmed the upcoming launch, Un...

28 February 2013
14:31 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Tastes Leaked OS 10.0.10.648

A new operating system build has emerged online for the new BlackBerry Z10 devices out there, roughly a month since the smartphone arrived on shelves for the first time. Spotted as OS 10.0.10.648, the leaked software requires a Windows PC to be installed, it seems. However, users will have to keep in mind that th...

27 February 2013
02:51 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Goes Official in India at Rs 43,490 ($805 / €609)

Today, Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry officially announced the upcoming availability of its BlackBerry Z10 smartphone in India, with a price tag of Rs 43,490 ($805 / €609) attached to it. The smartphone will hit shelves in the country in black and white flavors, with the new BlackBerry 10 platform loade...

25 February 2013
11:51 GMT

BBM 7.0.1.16 Arrives in Beta Zone

A new flavor of the popular BlackBerry Messenger application is now available for download through the official BlackBerry Beta Zone, namely version 7.0.1.16. However, users interested in taking the new app flavor for a spin should know that they need a BlackBerry Beta Zone account to download it. Apparently, no ...

19 February 2013
19:51 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Arrives in Beirut and Turkey

BlackBerry Z10, the first smartphone in BlackBerry’s lineup to arrive on shelves with the new BlackBerry 10 operating system loaded on top, has been launched in two new markets, namely Beirut and Turkey. BlackBerry Middle East has announced on Twitter the launch of the smartphone in Beirut, while also unveili...

19 February 2013
06:51 GMT

RIM Fixes Remote Code Execution Flaws in BlackBerry Enterprise Server Components

Vulnerabilities that could be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code have been identified in BlackBerry Enterprise Server components. In order to address the issues, RIM has released BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.4 MR2. According to the advisory published by the company, the security holes affect the compon...

15 February 2013
08:57 GMT


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