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BlackBerry to launch a total of 6 devices this year
The newly launched BlackBerry Z10 and Q10, which will be available soon, won’t be the only devices running BlackBerry 10 for long. According to a leaked roadmap, the Canadian company is preparing to launch a total of 6 devices this year. So in addition to the two announced phones, we should see 4 additional models. One of them will be a tablet, though we’re not sure whether this will be the rumored 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook or just an update to the existing PlayBook. The roadmap suggests such a device will … Read more
Dusan Belic
BlackBerry Q10 coming to O2 UK
We’ve already heard that BlackBerry Q10 is coming to the UK and now we have the first carrier announcing plans to sell it. It’s O2, which wowed to start offering the QWERTY keyboard-equipped smartphone at some point in May. Price was not unveiled but knowing that the unlocked unit will (at least initially) go for 530 GBP, we tend to believe O2 will give away the Q10 to anyone willing to sign-up for a two-year contract with around 30 GBP/month tariff. The BlackBerry Q10 sports a 3.1-inch 720×720 pixels touchscreen, … Read more
Dusan Belic
BlackBerry earns $98 million, loses 3 million subscribers in Q4 2013
BlackBerry reported its Q4 2013 earnings today and surprised Wall Street with a surprise profit of $98 million, or $0.19 per share diluted for the quarter. This is a significant improvement from the same quarter last year when the company reported a loss of $118 million. “We have implemented numerous changes at BlackBerry over the past year and those changes have resulted in the Company returning to profitability in the fourth quarter,” said BlackBerry President and CEO Thorsten Heins. Despite making a profit this quarter, BlackBerry’s quarterly revenue of $2.7 … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
RIM co-founder Mike Lazaridis stepping down from BlackBerry
RIM co-founder Mike Lazaridis is stepping down from his positions at BlackBerry. After Thorsten Heins took over as CEO, Lazaridis stayed on at BlackBerry as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and a Director for the company. “With the launch of BlackBerry 10, I believe I have fulfilled my commitment to the Board,” Lazaridis said. “Thorsten and his team did an excellent job in completing BlackBerry 10. We have a great deal of which to be proud. I believe I am leaving the company in good hands. I remain a … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google’s Eric Schmidt uses a BlackBerry, criticizes iPad mini for being ‘too small’
Google chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt admitted to using a BlackBerry as his primary smartphone in an interview with Guardian at the Activate conference. One might assume someone with a high ranking at Google would be using an Android phone, but that’s apparently not the case. Schmidt says the main reason for using his BlackBerry is his love of the keyboard. Plenty of Android phones — probably with more functionality than that of a BlackBerry — also have physical keyboards as well, but hey, the guy likes what he likes. … Read more
George Tinari
BlackBerry Z10 makes US debut on AT&T
The BlackBerry Z10 has crossed over the northern border and is now available in the United States. The BlackBerry 10-powered handset makes its debut on AT&T which is selling the phone online and in its retail stores. AT&T is selling the BlackBerry handset for $199 with a new two-year customer agreement. AT&T isn’t the only carrier offering the Z10 in the US. Starting next week, the BlackBerry Z10 will be available from T-Mobile (March 26th) and from Verizon Wireless (March 28th). [Via AT&T]
Kelly Hodgkins
BlackBerry: We haven’t failed the UK government security standards; The Guardian is misleading the public
BlackBerry has denied reports that its latest mobile platform and BlackBerry Z10 have failed to meet British government security requirements. The Guardian pretty much invented the story, saying that BlackBerry 10 and the BlackBerry Balance software failed to meet the same security requirements that BlackBerry 7.1 met in December last year. BlackBerry obviously denied the story saying that these reports are “both false and misleading.” What should’ve been the reputable publication pulled its original story in the meantime. BlackBerry said that its platform remains the only one approved for “restricted” … Read more
Dusan Belic
BlackBerry 10 will have 100,000 apps by the end of this month
RIM BlackBerry is looking to hit and surpass the 100,000 apps mark by the end of this month. According to the company’s CMO, Frank Boulben, BlackBerry 10 was launched “with the highest number of apps,” namely 70,000 titles, and adding an additional 30,000 apps shouldn’t be a problem. Sure enough, many of these are Android ports, but they work like “true” native apps. Boulben added that there is significant interest from developers, with the series of BlackBerry Jam events around the world driving “increased momentum in the developer community”. One … Read more
Dusan Belic
UK: BlackBerry Q10 “coming soon” to Carphone Warehouse; Available for pre-order at Unlocked-Mobiles *UPDATE*
The BlackBerry Q10 will soon start selling in the UK, or at least a page at The Carphone Warehouse’s website suggests so. The phone retailer is now accepting pre-registrations and you are free to leave your email to be notified when the phone starts selling. UPDATE: Meanwhile, Unlocked-Mobiles.com is offering the smartphone for pre-order… Unlike the Z10, the Q10 comes with a 3.1-inch 720×720 pixels screen and a full QWERTY keyboard. Rest of the specs are the same and include 3G/4G and Wi-Fi connectivity, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 8-megapixel rear camera, front-facing camera, … Read more
Dusan Belic
BlackBerry CEO says iPhone UI is old, lacking innovation
Speaking to The Australian Financial Review, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins was very outspoken about BlackBerry 10 and its place in the smartphone market. Heins touted BlackBerry’s new OS, mentioning that the company has seen a fair amount of early adopters who have switched from another platform to BlackBerry 10 OS. BlackBerry may not be winning by a long shot, but it enticign customers to leave iOS and Android. Heins notes that the release of several high-profile devices has loosened Apple’s grip on the smartphone market and Apple has been slow … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Select developers blessed with special edition of BlackBerry Z10
As part of its efforts to get as many developers on board as possible, BlackBerry is giving away a number of “special edition” BlackBerry Z10 units to select developers willing to port their apps to the new platform. What’s unique about this version of the device is that it comes in red and that only 12,000 are available, each having its own number. The cable charger and headphones are the standard black, though. The photos you can see here come from Hamilton-based Joey Beechey who posted them on Twitter. As … Read more