Blackberry has been hit with hard times the last few years, as diminishing financial returns and flip flopping of management has made the vast majority of corporations losing confidence in the brand. There has always been a very loyal base of Blackberry users that have stuck with the company in the hopes things will turn around. According to a recently leaked OS, things seem … [Read more...] about Blackberry to Allow the Installation of APK Files with New Update
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BlackBerry Messenger Makes Phased Launch, Newcomers Being Added to Virtual Line
BlackBerry has resumed its BBM services starting today, a few weeks after the company was forced to abort its initial roll out plan when an older version of the same got released in September, causing several issues. However, stung by the initial debacle, BlackBerry is holding on to the reins this time and has barred the service from being free to all right away. As such, it … [Read more...] about BlackBerry Messenger Makes Phased Launch, Newcomers Being Added to Virtual Line
Good e-Reader Launches New Blackberry 10.2 App Store
The Good e-Reader App Store has been going really strong for the last two years and we now have over 30,000 games and apps available for Android and Blackberry. Towards the end of the month Blackberry will be pushing our their fabled 10.2 update that will upgrade the Android emulator from 2.3 to 4.3. This is huge news because you will now be able to run most mainstream apps on … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Launches New Blackberry 10.2 App Store
Blackberry World has 47,000 Apps from a Single Developer
Blackberry likes to promote the fact that their app store has over 120,000 apps that are compatible with the latest generation BB10 smartphones. Visiting the store, you often find popular apps like Skype and Whatsapp, but what the other apps available? Well, for starters there are 47,000 apps from a single developer and the quality of said apps, well, its fairly … [Read more...] about Blackberry World has 47,000 Apps from a Single Developer
How to Sideload Android Apps on the Blackberry Q5
The Blackberry Q5 is the latest smartphone to be released that has the Blackberry 10 operating system. One of the great things about Bb10 is that it has an Android emulator, that allows you to load in your own Android apps. It is not as cut and dry as simply sideloading in an APK file, but there is a few steps involved. Today, we show you exactly what you need to do to load in … [Read more...] about How to Sideload Android Apps on the Blackberry Q5
Video: Blackberry Q5 and Blackberry Z10 Comparison
The Blackberry Q5 is the latest smartphone to hit the market and bears a striking resemblance to the Blackberry Curve. The Z10 and Q5 are both very different phones, though they have the same BB10 operating system. How do these phones stack up against each other? We put them head to head in e-Reading, audio, video, and some key app store differences. The Q5 has a 2.1 inch … [Read more...] about Video: Blackberry Q5 and Blackberry Z10 Comparison
Blackberry Q5 Review – The Modern Day Curve
Blackberry has officially released their Q5 smartphone that could be considered the spiritual successor of the Curve. It may not pack the punch in terms of overall hardware specs like the Q10 does, but the price is right at around $300. Is there room in the world for a low-cost phone with a full QWERTY keyboard? Today, we give you a full hands on review of the new Q5, and let … [Read more...] about Blackberry Q5 Review – The Modern Day Curve
How Blackberry Has Alienated their Email Users
Blackberry is betting on their BB10 operating system to bring their sagging line of phones into a state of relevance. In trying to appeal to a wider demographic and bring on more carriers to market their devices, their loyal customer base is feeling alienated. The big problem with Blackberry 10 is the way it handles incoming and outgoing email messages. All prior versions of … [Read more...] about How Blackberry Has Alienated their Email Users
Instagram for Blackberry 10 is Not Accepting Picture Uploads
Instagram has changed their developer API tools to not accept uploaded images outside of their official tools. This spells bad news for users that have loaded in the Android version of the app on their Z10 or Q10 smartphones. This means if you take a picture and upload it, it seems to disappear into the ether. An Instagram spokesman recently confirmed that “We … [Read more...] about Instagram for Blackberry 10 is Not Accepting Picture Uploads