Despite our best estimates, BlackBerry has survived in the mobile world far longer than expected --which is fortunate for fans of the brand. We heard recently that there are new smartphones headed our way, including the unusual looking Passport (with a large, boxy style, and full QWERTY keyboard). It wasn't until now though, that we learned exactly when we can expect them to … [Read more...] about BlackBerry Roadmap Hints at Product Timelines
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BBM Beta Live for Windows Phone
When smartphones began, BlackBerry ruled the land and everybody fell in love with their messaging app (fondly called BBM). It behaved like iMessage, long before such a thing existed, offering up multi-person chats, read notifications and other more dynamic features. These days, fewer (and fewer) people have BlackBerry devices, but the beloved BBM has been extended to work on … [Read more...] about BBM Beta Live for Windows Phone
Good e-Reader Now Has 2400 Blackberry Playbook Apps
Good e-Reader has been supporting the Blackberry Playbook since the OS first got an Android emulator, three years ago. We have made it our mission to provide better quality apps and better support than Blackberry World. We are proud to announce that we now have over 2,400 Apps, fully compatible with the Playbook and Blackberry 10. Why choose Good e-Reader and go through the … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Now Has 2400 Blackberry Playbook Apps
Why I Ditched Blackberry for an iPhone
Blackberry used to be the definitive smartphone for business users until the iPhone and Android really took off. The Waterloo based company released Blackberry 10 a few years ago and changed the way they fundamentally ran their backend services. Now things are different, they are outsourcing all phone development to Foxconn and has signed an agreement with Amazon to offer apps … [Read more...] about Why I Ditched Blackberry for an iPhone
Top 10 Blackberry Playbook Apps of the Week – July 3 2014
Blackberry has all but abandoned the Playbook and many companies are pulling their support. Here at Good e-Reader we keep this tablet relevant by testing modern apps and ensuring they work. Pou - Do you have what it takes to take care of your very own alien pet?! Feed it, clean it, play with it and watch it grow up while leveling up and unlocking different wallpapers and … [Read more...] about Top 10 Blackberry Playbook Apps of the Week – July 3 2014
Top 10 Blackberry Apps of the Week
Blackberry has all but abandoned the Playbook and very few apps are being released through official channels. The Waterloo based company recently signed a deal with Amazon to have the Amazon App Store be the sole distribution system with the new Blackberry 10.3 firmware update. Today, we present our weekly top 10 Blackberry Playbook and Blackberry 10 apps of the week. It is … [Read more...] about Top 10 Blackberry Apps of the Week
Blackberry Signs a App Distribution Agreement with Amazon
The currently Blackberry 10 ecosystem is fairly woeful, with only a handful of apps that were built with the native framework. The lack of a solid user base and complex SDK turned off many companies such as Netflix, Snapchat, Instagram and many others. This situation is now rectified as Blackberry just signed a licensing agreement to have the Amazon App Store bundled on all … [Read more...] about Blackberry Signs a App Distribution Agreement with Amazon
Rumor: Blackberry to Sack another 2,000 Jobs – Including Developer Relations Team
Blackberry is rumored to be cutting 2,000 at its Waterloo headquarters. The entire Developer Relations team (including Marty Mallick) will be let go, and parts of engineering. One of the main downsides of the elimination of the Developer Relations Team will be the noticeable drop in establishing new relationships with app studios to have them make apps for Blackberry World. … [Read more...] about Rumor: Blackberry to Sack another 2,000 Jobs – Including Developer Relations Team
Blackberry Pulls all Phones from T-Mobile
Blackberry has elected not to renew their contract with T-Mobile on April 25th. This will prevent anyone from buying a Blackberry 10 device from one of the largest telecarrier companies in the US. The Blackberry and T-Mobile relationship has soured in the six four months. T-Mobile ran a series of adverts that encouraged Blackberry users to switch to an iPhone and provided … [Read more...] about Blackberry Pulls all Phones from T-Mobile
BlackBerry Takes Legal Action Against a Leaker
Companies certainly don’t like the idea of outsiders having early access to sensitive or proprietary information. Not only can it provide competitors with an inkling of what they're up to, inadvertent leaks also have the potential to damage the product's and the company’s future prospects as well. BlackBerry is the latest company to find itself facing this problem; CEO John … [Read more...] about BlackBerry Takes Legal Action Against a Leaker