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BlackBerry 10.1 Brings Lots of New Features and Improvements, Here Are Some

BlackBerry is expected to launch a new version of its OS 10 operating system in the coming months and the Canadian company has already released the BlackBerry 10.1 SDK. Developers will have time to analyze the new features and improvements that BlackBerry intends to bring in OS 10.1 update and offer their feedback. ...

18 April 2013
09:01 GMT

Some BlackBerry Users No Longer Able to Run YouTube Videos

It looks like some BlackBerry users are no longer able to access YouTube clips on their smartphones. There have been lots of reports in the last few days that highlight this annoying problems and from what we have been able to learn, it only affects BlackBerry OS 5, 6, 7 and 7.1 devices. According to CrackBerry, t...

17 February 2013
05:18 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

BlackBerry Z10 Goes on Sale at Three UK

BlackBerry Z10 is available in the UK for quite some time now, but some carriers have yet to offer the smartphone. Three UK confirmed two weeks ago that it would carry the Z10 and listed the smartphone on its “Coming Soon” page. Today, the carrier announced the immediate availability of BlackBerry Z10 on...

15 February 2013
08:27 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Confirmed to Arrive in India on February 25

BlackBerry has just confirmed it will bring the Z10 in India on February 25. In fact, the Canadian company announced it would introduce the smartphone in the country ten days from now, though we’re not sure if the device will be available for purchase from the same date. According to Tech2, Bollywood actor Ran...

15 February 2013
06:31 GMT

Download Twitter for BlackBerry 4.0.0.17

BlackBerry has just released a new version of Twitter, though no important changes have been added. Actually, this is just a minor update that probably addresses some issues that have been brought in by previous versions. As CrackBerry points out, the official changelog of Twitter 4.0.0.17 mentions that the latest u...

13 February 2013
01:34 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Now Available in Qatar for $715/ €535

Shortly after BlackBerry announced the immediate availability of Z10 in UAE, the Canadian company launched the smartphone in Qatar as well. During an exclusive VIP event in Doha, BlackBerry announced its Z10 smartphone is available for purchase for QAR 2,599 outright, which is about $715/ or €535. According to ...

11 February 2013
08:56 GMT

TELUS Kicks Off BlackBerry Q10 Pre-Registrations

TELUS is the second Canadian carrier to open up pre-registrations for BlackBerry Q10 smartphones, after Rogers. Although this doesn’t mean the device will soon be available for purchase, at least it will keep the hype raised until the smartphone arrives. For the time being, BlackBerry Q10 is slated for an Ap...

6 February 2013
09:52 GMT

BlackBerry Q10 to Arrive in the US in May/June [AP]

BlackBerry’s Thorsten Heins said a few days ago that he was sorry that BlackBerry fans in the United States would have to wait until next month in order to purchase the company’s Z10 smartphone. According to him, it’s the carriers that decide when the new BlackBerry 10 devices are being launched an...

6 February 2013
09:31 GMT

BlackBerry 10 Native SDK Beta for Q10 Now Available for Download

BlackBerry confirmed late last month that its full-touch Z10 smartphone would go on sale in early February, but the Canadian company could not offer details on the upcoming release of BlackBerry Q10. The QWERTY-enabled smartphone is now rumored to arrive on the market as early as March, though release dates are usua...

5 February 2013
10:01 GMT

BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C Confirmed with QWERTY Keyboard

BlackBerry has just unveiled, at the BlackBerry Jam event in Amsterdam, it will offer a brand new BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C device to qualifying developers. According to BlackBerry, this device is a developer version of the upcoming BlackBerry Q10 device, which is expected to go on sale next month. With the new Bla...

5 February 2013
08:22 GMT

Bell Confirms White BlackBerry Z10 No Longer Available for Pre-Order

Last week, BlackBerry announced that the Z10 smartphone would go on sale in Canada on February 5. Initially, the device will only be available in black, but the white-themed BlackBerry Z10 will also appear later this month. Those who have already pre-ordered their BlackBerry Z10 devices from Bell will probably star...

4 February 2013
09:31 GMT

BlackBerry 10 Will Arrive on All PlayBook Devices

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry (known as Research In Motion until yesterday) has officially confirmed that all existing PlayBook devices will receive an upgrade to the new BlackBerry 10 platform release. Thorsten Heins, the company’s CEO, said this referring to the different capacity and connectivity ...

31 January 2013
12:51 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 Full Specs Roundup – Gallery

Now that Research In Motion (RIM) is known as BlackBerry and the company has fully committed to a new platform built by its engineers and designers from the ground-up, let’s take a look at the results. They’re called BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 and they are the first products of the Canadian handse...

31 January 2013
02:20 GMT

RIM’s BlackBerry 10 Launch Event Live Coverage

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 10 launch event is about to begin and we expect the Canadian company to also unveil two new smartphones powered by its new platform, the Z10 and the N10. So, we’re certain that RIM will put the BlackBerry Z10 on sale immediately after the announcement, but we don’t...

30 January 2013
10:05 GMT

Only One in Eight People Plan on Buying BlackBerry 10 Devices, Poll Shows

Today, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is set to make the BlackBerry 10 operating system official, along with the first devices to run under it. The platform has seen a lot of interest from end users, but it seems that only a small number of them actually plan on making a purchase. Citing a recent ...

30 January 2013
08:56 GMT

BlackBerry 10 Phones Compared to iPhone 5 in New Renders

Tomorrow is a big day for both BlackBerry enthusiasts out there and for the company that makes the platform and handsets powered by it, Research In Motion, as the long-touted BlackBerry 10 OS is set to become official at a press event held internationally. RIM is expected to take the wraps off both the new mobile p...

29 January 2013
02:34 GMT

Watch the BlackBerry 10 Launch via RIM’s Live Stream

Research In Motion (RIM) confirmed a couple of months ago that it would launch the BlackBerry 10 operating system on January 30. Today, the Canadian company announced it would be broadcasting the whole launch event via webcast. Keep in mind that these important events will happen at the same time in New York, Toront...

29 January 2013
01:43 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Coming to Vodafone UK on January 30

With only a few days left until Research In Motion’s (RIM) big launch announcement, carriers and retailer prepare to sell the first BlackBerry 10 devices, such as the Z10 and N10. We have had numerous leaks regarding these two smartphones’ specs sheet, as well as design, so we can safely assume they will...

29 January 2013
01:31 GMT

White BlackBerry Z10 Smiles for the Camera Again

On January 30, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion will unveil to the world its newest mobile operating system, the BlackBerry 10, which should land on shelves on new devices in the very near future. The first handsets running under it will be full-touch smartphones, which should be launched in both blac...

28 January 2013
14:51 GMT

RIM’s BlackBerry World with Multimedia Content from Major Providers

Today, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has unveiled some more info on the video content that BlackBerry 10 users will be able to enjoy through the BlackBerry World storefront (formerly BlackBerry App World). The handset vendor claims that its portal will provide users with one of the most robust musi...

28 January 2013
09:25 GMT

Flixster for BlackBerry 10 Lands in BlackBerry World

With BlackBerry 10 just around the corner, more and more developers are making their applications available for the platform, and Flixster is one of the latest to have done so. The application has already arrived in the BlackBerry World, featuring support for BB10 and a nice range of capabilities available for the ...

28 January 2013
07:41 GMT

RIM Changes Price Tiers for BlackBerry World

Not only did Research In Motion change the name of its official software portal for BlackBerry devices, but it also announced changes to the pricing of applications available through it. While gearing up for the launch of BlackBerry 10, the company announced that the pricing of applications in the BlackBerry World ...

28 January 2013
03:34 GMT

SIM-Free BlackBerry Z10 Priced at £480/€565/$760 in the UK

With less than a week left until BlackBerry 10's official announcement, more details on the smartphones powered by RIM's new platform surface.Even though Research In Motion did not confirm how many devices it will launch next week, we expect at least one will make its way onto shelves in February – Bl...

26 January 2013
13:58 GMT

Canada’s MTS Launches BlackBerry 10 Pre-Orders Too

MTS is yet another wireless carrier in Canada set to make the new BlackBerry 10 devices from Research In Motion available for purchase to its users in the not too distant future. The operator has just announced on Twitter that users can already reserve these devices on its network, and that they can do so by headin...

25 January 2013
16:01 GMT

BlackBerry PlayBook 4G Reaches “End of Life” Status at Bell Canada

With less than a week left until Research In Motion’s big announcement, Canadian carrier Bell has just issued the EOL (end of life) notice for BlackBerry PlayBook 4G. MobileSyrup reports that the 7-inch LTE tablet will continue to sell at its current price until Bell’s stock completely depletes. BlackB...

25 January 2013
15:31 GMT

New BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha OS Update to Arrive on January 30

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is reportedly gearing up for the release of a new software update for its BlackBerry Dev Alpha devices, and should make it available for download starting with January 30. According to a recent post on bbin.in, the new software update will arrive on devices with BlackB...

25 January 2013
08:01 GMT

RIM to Sell Its Hardware Division to Lenovo [Bloomberg]

While gearing up for the launch of its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is also exploring new options aimed at expanding the market share of its platform, such as licensing it to other handset vendors. RIM’s CEO Thorsten Heins said that in a recent interview w...

25 January 2013
03:53 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Emerges in New Press Shots in Black and White

Roughly one week from now, all the info we wanted to learn on the upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform and smartphones from Research In Motion should be official, just as the company announced a few months back. In the meantime, however, we still have no specific confirmation on what the upcoming devices will look like,...

25 January 2013
02:34 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 to Land in Canada on February 5 in Black and White

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is set to make its new BlackBerry 10 platform official on January 30, and is now said to plan the launch of devices running under it in Canada only one week after. According to a recent article on CrackBerry, the long rumored BlackBerry Z10 smartphone should make an ap...

24 January 2013
10:20 GMT

WIND Mobile Kicks Off BlackBerry 10 Registration

Canadian mobile phone carrier WIND Mobile is the latest operator in the country to have officially kicked off registration for the upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices on its network. Users interested in the purchase of a new BlackBerry 10 smartphone from Research In Motion with a WIND Mobile deal can now head over to th...

23 January 2013
07:21 GMT

RIM Intros BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10

On Tuesday, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has announced the availability of its new Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution called BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, now up for grabs for interested parties. The new solution comes as a major upgrade for the company’s EMM, delivering devic...

23 January 2013
02:32 GMT

RIM’s BlackBerry World Conference Becomes BlackBerry Live, Set for May 2013

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has officially announced plans to hold its BlackBerry World conference in May this year, between 14 and 16 of the month, while also unveiling that the event had seen a name change, now being called BlackBerry Live. This year’s conference will be the first of the ...

22 January 2013
13:01 GMT

Fido Opens Online Pre-Orders for BlackBerry 10 Devices

Mobile phone users in Canada have now a new option at their disposal when it comes to reserving one of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices from Research In Motion. Today Fido, a subsidiary of Rogers, announced that its customers could pre-order BlackBerry 10 handsets online should they want to have them in their han...

21 January 2013
14:31 GMT

Licensing BlackBerry 10 Is a Possibility, RIM CEO Says

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is gearing up for the launch of a new mobile operating system, the BlackBerry 10 platform, which should be officially introduced on January 30, and which might get loaded on handsets from other vendors as well. Whether that might happen or not, it remains to be seen, b...

21 January 2013
11:51 GMT

BlackBerry Navigator Now Available for More Devices

We reported earlier this month on the release of BlackBerry Navigator application in Beta Zone. Powered by TomTom, the Sat Nav application offers real-time turn-by-turn spoken directions to destination, trip summary, overview map and more. However, the application was only compatible with a handful of BlackBerry 7 d...

21 January 2013
11:31 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 to Cost $149 on Contract

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion might have already finalized the BlackBerry 10 operating system, while gearing up for making it official on January 30. Handsets running under the platform are expected to arrive on shelves soon after the launch, and it seems that they might be priced lower than curren...

21 January 2013
10:25 GMT

RIM Re-Brands BlackBerry App World, Adds Music and Videos to It

In the wake of BlackBerry 10’s landing, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has announced a series of changes made to its BlackBerry App World portal, which will be known as the BlackBerry World moving forth. The service was down for several hours this morning as the company was making the necessar...

21 January 2013
08:11 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Spotted in New Video Next to iPhone 5

A new video detailing the upcoming BlackBerry Z10 device is now available for your viewing pleasure, this time showing the device being compared to the Apple iPhone 5. The clip comes from Telekom Presse, but the BlackBerry 10 device in the video does not feature the final flavor of the operating system. However, ...

21 January 2013
02:09 GMT

BlackBerry 10 Reservations Available at TBooth and WirelessWave in Canada

Canadian mobile phone users now have more options available for them when it comes to reserving BlackBerry 10 devices in the country, as they went up for pre-order at TBooth and WirelessWave too. GlenTel, which owns both TBooth and WirelessWave, has announced that Research In Motion’s next-generation smartpho...

18 January 2013
16:01 GMT

RIM and T-Mobile to Hold Pre-Launch BlackBerry 10 Event

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is gearing up for the launch of its new BlackBerry 10 platform on January 30, but it seems that some lucky people will be able to learn more on the platform earlier than that. The handset vendor will hold a pre-launch event together with wireless carrier T-Mobile on Ja...

18 January 2013
10:20 GMT

Verizon Readying BlackBerry Z10 in White and Black

Although all US-based carriers confirmed they would support the BlackBerry 10 operating system, we don’t have any details on what devices each will offer and for what price. Well, it looks like the folks over at evleaks have just tweeted a screenshot taken off a promotional BlackBerry Z10 “Coming Soon&rd...

18 January 2013
10:04 GMT

BlackBerry Dev Alpha C Units Distributed to Developers After January 30

Research In Motion plans to launch its BlackBerry 10 operating system on January 30. Along with it, the Canadian company will also launch at least one smartphone powered by the new platform. For the time being, we know for sure RIM will make the BlackBerry Z10 official. The full-touch smartphone is expected to arriv...

18 January 2013
03:44 GMT

BlackBerry Z10’s Camera Showcased on Video

As seen yesterday, Research In Motion appears set to pack its upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices with new capabilities related to the camera, and some of these can already be admired, courtesy of a video demo. Embedded above, the video comes from GadgetMasters and was meant to demo the camera features of a BlackBerry Z...

18 January 2013
02:24 GMT

WIND Mobile Offers BlackBerry App World Carrier Billing

WIND Mobile is the latest wireless carrier to officially announce the availability of carrier billing for its BlackBerry users. The wireless carrier has posted on Twitter that its users can now purchase applications and games through RIM’s official portal and have them charged on their monthly bill. “B...

17 January 2013
13:01 GMT

RIM Intros BlackBerry 10 Cascades MapView

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is gearing up for the launch of its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, and is providing developers with more resources for their upcoming applications for the platform. Committed to offering a rich set of mapping APIs for the OS, the company has included support for a...

17 January 2013
08:01 GMT

BlackBerry Z10 Photo Samples Spotted on Flickr

Photos allegedly taken with Research In Motion’s upcoming BlackBerry Z10 smartphone have emerged online on Flickr, providing us with a glimpse at how the device’s camera will perform. The EXIF data attached to these photos specifically mentions BlackBerry Z10 as the device that was used to snap them. ...

17 January 2013
07:59 GMT

BlackBerry 10 Coming Soon in Saudi Arabia via Mobily

With less than three weeks left until the official unveil of the BlackBerry 10 operating system, more and more carriers confirm their support for the upcoming platform. CrackBerry reports that BlackBerry fans will be able to grab the first devices powered by the new platform in Saudi Arabia via Mobily. The carrier ...

17 January 2013
06:31 GMT

Three UK Opens BlackBerry 10 Registrations

Research In Motion (RIM) has confirmed it is currently testing its BlackBerry 10 operating system with more than 150 carriers around the globe. Some of these carriers, as well as authorized resellers, have already announced they will support RIM’s BlackBerry 10 and will offer one or more smartphones in the com...

17 January 2013
04:39 GMT

Full Specs of RIM’s BlackBerry 10 Touch Phones Unveiled

Research In Motion’s first BlackBerry 10 devices are set to be officially unveiled on January 30, while expected to land on shelves soon after, but it seems that some of them might disappoint in terms of capabilities. TechRadar reports that they managed to grab hold of documentation detailing the full specs o...

16 January 2013
11:00 GMT


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