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BlackBerry 10 devices and Samsung Knox get DoD’s seal of approval
BlackBerry 10 and Samsung Knox devices are secure enough to be used by the military, Department of Defense has announced. And while we’re not surprised about BlackBerry, we are delighted to see Samsung on the list, as well. This means that Android is getting to places where it wasn’t before, namely government agencies which are known to demand extra layer of security. Of course, this doesn’t mean “pure” Android smartphones are good to go. Rather, a special software like Samsung Knox is required to crypt and protect key information. Sammy’s … Read more
Dusan Belic
BlackBerry CEO: Q10 sales reaching “several tens of million of units”
We’ve already told you that BlackBerry Q10 is in high demand in the UK, and now we have the Canadian company’s CEO sharing another tidbit of the good news with its shareholders. According to this Bloomberg report, Thorsten Heins (BlackBerry CEO) stated that “We have very, very good first signs already after the launch in the U.K. This is going into the installed base of more than 70 million BlackBerry users so we have quite some expectations. We expect several tens of million of units.” That, of course, is still … Read more
Dusan Belic
“Seeing Eye People” Accompany Smartphone Addicted Pedestrians in Video Prank
A new video prank by ImprovEverywhere hits on one of the most annoying and dangerous developments associated with the rise of the smartphone; clueless looking pedestrians staring at their devices as they navigate city streets. Sure, it can be annoying trying to dodge seemingly clueless people, but we are all guilty of this behavior. And this would be a great service if it were a reality. The prank pokes fun at this behavior, depicting fake New York City municipal workers employed as “Seeing Eye People” who guide clueless smartphone distracted … Read more
Ian Kersey
BlackBerry CEO Thosten Heins predicts the demise of the tablet
According to a report in Bloomberg, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins is not too keen on the tablet market. Speaking during an interview yesterday at the Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles, Heins said, “In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore. Maybe a big screen in your workspace, but not a tablet as such. Tablets themselves are not a good business model.” Though Heins is not a tablet fan, the CEO does believe BlackBerry will be “the absolute leader in mobile computing” in … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
SFPD Uses Undercover Cops Selling iPhones on the Street in Attempt to Curb Smartphone Thefts
In an attempt to curb stolen smartphone sales, San Francisco police officers are using a tactic that they hope will shock and awe those who buy stolen iPhones out of doing so. The SFPD is sending out plainclothes officers to some of the rougher areas of SF, offering “stolen” iPhones to unwitting civilians. When someone shows interest in purchasing the device, the cops make an arrest. According to SFPD, half of all thefts in the city by the bay involve stolen smartphones, with women being the targets of most robberies. … Read more
Ian Kersey
BlackBerry Q10 gets Skype!
Skype is now available for BlackBerry Q10 with Z10 owners getting it as soon as BlackBerry released 10.1 OS update for the all-touchscreen device. Included in the app are all of the standard Skype features such as free face to face video and voice calls, IM, as well as low cost voice calls and SMS to landlines and mobiles over Wi-Fi or 3G/4G. Again, we’re glad to see BlackBerry getting its s*it together. They’ve been working round the clock to make BlackBerry 10 devices a success and thus far we … Read more
Dusan Belic
BlackBerry Q10 to sell for $249 on two-year contract in US
BlackBerry wants us to pay a premium for the physical keyboard the Q10 sports. According to this Bloomberg report, the second BlackBerry 10 device (after Z10) will go for $249 with a two-year contract, making it more expensive than the iPhone 5, HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. Not sure that’s a wise strategy, but what do I know. Perhaps the Canadian company is betting its die-hard fans are willing to pay a premium for the classic-looking BlackBerry, perhaps not. In any case, we’re sure some carriers and especially third-party … Read more
Dusan Belic
Unity pre-registrations now open for BlackBerry 10 developers
Game developers using the Unity platform can now pre-register to make their games sing along BlackBerry 10-based devices such as the Z10 and Q10. Companies and individuals looking to bring their games to the growing number of BlackBerry 10 smartphone owners are able to publish directly to BlackBerry World through the SDK. Although it’s still in beta, the SDK provides most of the features needed to port existing and develop new games for the platform. Some of the things are still not there but since the floodgates are now wide … Read more
Dusan Belic
More BlackBerry 10.1 details emerge: custom message notifications, BlackBerry 7 data transfer, dark theme for apps
We’ve already told you that HDR camera mode is coming in BlackBerry OS 10.1, and now we’re glad to share few additional tidbits we got thanks to CrackBerry. They got the details from a leaked document from Bell, talking about the BlackBerry Q10′s feature set. here’s what it [document] says: Notifications for contacts and messages Ability to transfer data from a BlackBerry 7 device using BlackBerry Protect Dark theme for apps like calendar and contacts The document doesn’t share the release date for the BlackBerry Q10, but it does say … Read more
Dusan Belic
BlackBerry Z10 accounting for 5.3% of North American BlackBerry traffic
BlackBerry Z10 is steadily getting into the hands of users and is now accounting for 5.3% of North American BlackBerry traffic, according to Chikita Insights. That may not sound a lot but when you put in perspective that’s a promising start for the struggling Canadian company. For instance, 65 days after the launch, iPhone 5 accounted for 12.1% of all iPhone traffic in North America. BlackBerry isn’t as nearly as popular as Apple’s smartphone, so I would say it’s a promising sign. Pretty much everyone who tried out the Z10 … Read more
Dusan Belic
BlackBerry with a 5-inch screen coming later this year?
There’s a chance that we’ll see RIM BlackBerry joining the market of big-screen devices by the end of this year. This rumor originates from Jefferies’ Peter Misek who speculates that the Canadian company is working on a 5-inch device that will be unveiled later in the year. This isn’t the first time we’re talking about BlackBerry’s upcoming products; earlier we’ve heard that the company will launch two additional phones later in the year, including the U10 and R10, the first of which will be an all-touchscreen device (with a bigger … Read more