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Chances are there are not that many Microsoft OneDrive (former SkyDrive) users among BlackBerry owners. I could be wrong though, but I would guess most CrackBerry fans use services like Dropbox and Box.net, both of which already got their apps for BlackBerry. If you do own a BlackBerry and also store your stuff on Microsoft’s…
BlackBerry has started testing ads in BBM, BerryReview is reporting. According to their sources, users have been seeing some ads within certain Beta Zone builds of BBM. There are apparently two different kinds of ads – sponsored invites and sponsored channels. The former will show up in the invites section of BBM, while sponsored channel…
The newly announced though still not publicly shown BlackBerry Q20 aka BlackBerry Classic may not be the only device the Canadian company will launch to users all around the world. The Z3, as far as we’ve understood, is at the moment limited to Indonesia, though some surrounding markets may get it as well. One can…
BlackBerry is investing some serious resources into its instant messaging client. Just when we saw it getting optimized for secure communication in the enterprise environment (BBM Protected), we’re hearing about some new plans involving mobile payments. That’s right, the Canadian company is apparently exploring an option to allow BBM users to beam money to one…
A few days ago BlackBerry announced two new phones, the Z3 for Indonesia, and QWERTY keyboard-equipped Q20. Thus far we’ve only seen the former while the latter will be unveiled later in the year. That, however, doesn’t stop designers from coming up with their own mockups. And what you can see on the image above…
It’s hard to compete with WhatsApp in consumer messaging market, but BlackBerry should be able to easily beat it in the enterprise space. To that end, the company unveiled BBM Protected — the first solution offered in the new eBBM Suite — to bring secure and reliable real-time mobile messaging to regulated industries. The service…
BlackBerry unveiled a pair of new smartphones at Mobile World Congress. The first of the two, Z3 (aka Jakarta), is the result of BlackBerry’s co-operation with Foxconn. This unit has a z10-like all-touchscreen form factor and is heading to Indonesia, where interested users will be able to buy it starting from April for some $200.…
BlackBerry announced that BBM for Windows Phone will be available this summer. The IM client will be preloaded with Nokia X Android-smartphone, whereas Lumia owners will have to wait for another couple of months. “BBM continues to grow in popularity as millions of people use our mobile platform for chatting and connecting with friends or…
BlackBerry decided to join the stickers craze and include the functionality in the latest update to its BBM app. This is something all other popular messaging platforms have, and I guess the idea is to “keep up with the Joneses.” It could be that the Canadian company is looking to make BBM the real stand-alone…
BlackBerry is apparently gearing towards launching a new mid-level phone for the emerging markets. Codenamed “Jakarta,” this device may be known simply as BlackBerry Z3 and we may get to see it officially outed at Mobile World Congress next week. Here’s what this model will be all about (specs wise): 5-inch screen with qHD (540…