The last vestiges of the older Research In Motion company are no more. Shareholders today voted in favour of renaming Research In Motion Ltd. to BlackBerry Ltd. The move had been expected since January when it unveiled its new BlackBerry 10 operating system and new devices. Despite the company calling itself BlackBerry in marketing materials and trading under the ticker […]
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How important is the Q5 to BlackBerry?
BlackBerry first released its flagship BB10 touchscreen phone, the Z10, with much fanfare. Next, the long awaited physical keyboard version, the Q10, was released to much anticipation. But a funny thing happened on the way to the sales figures…they were promising, but not the quantities BlackBerry was hoping for nor what it needs to climb back into third place, behind […]
Kobo eReading app comes to BlackBerry 10
Kobo today announced that its free eReading app is now available for BlackBerry 10 devices. Unlike the native BlackBerry PlayBook app, this version is an Android port. “The Kobo app creates the ideal reading experience for BlackBerry smartphone customers who want to be able to consume books wherever they are and whenever they want,” said Wayne White, EVP of Devices, […]
BlackBerry Q5 coming to Fido?
When BlackBerry announced the BlackBerry Q5 back in May, it made no mention of North America as one of the markets where it would launch. We can now debate whether this was an omission or deliberate as it appears that it is headed to Canada (and presumably to the US should a carrier want to offer it). According to an […]
BlackBerry to launch BlackBerry 9720 for emerging markets
BlackBerry may not be quite done with the older BlackBerry 7 operating system. According to a number of images obtained by the Thai BlackBerry Club, the manufacturer will release the BlackBerry 9720 powered by BlackBerry OS 7.1. A UAProf (User-Agent Profile) file found on BlackBerry’s servers gives further credence to the leak. The move should not come as a surprise. While […]
BlackBerry Q10 in white now available from Bell and TELUS
When the BlackBerry Q10 launched in Canada, Rogers Wireless was the exclusive carrier of the white version of BlackBerry’s smartphone. That exclusivity period has ended and both Bell and TELUS today began carrying the white model as well. Aside from the colour, it is identical to the black BlackBerry Q10. BlackBerry Q10 specifications: Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Operating […]
BlackBerry 10.2 to add actionable notifications and more
Screenshots of the upcoming BlackBerry 10.2 have surfaced over in CrackBerry’s forums. Looking through all the leaked images for BlackBerry OS 10.2.0.483, it looks like BlackBerry has a number of new features on tap with the operating system update. Among them is Wi-Fi Direct which will allow users to connect two devices via NFC to exchange data, a new App […]
BlackBerry named Official Mobile Computing Partner of the Maple Leafs and Raptors
Good news for Toronto sports teams and BlackBerry fans this week: A partnership between BlackBerry and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) has made BlackBerry the Official Mobile Computing Partner of the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), Toronto Raptors (NBA) and Toronto Marlies (AHL). BlackBerry branding will be featured prominently in and around the Air Canada Centre where both the Leafs and […]