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BlackBerry will launch a BB10 tablet later this year, according to Sarim Aziz, the company’s head of developer relations for Asia Pacific. Unfortunately, we don’t have all the details, but we do know that the existing BlackBerry PlayBook is slated to get the BB10 update in the next few months. This move could potentially give…
BlackBerry unveiled the BlackBerry 10-powered Z10 handset earlier this year and the phone is now available from a handful of carriers. To address some issue in the first generation BB10 device, BlackBerry is pushing out its first public update for the handset. According to BlackBerry’s website, the update for the Z10 includes the following tweaks…
eBay is expanding its eBay Now instant delivery service to all mobile devices, a feature that was previously only available for iOS users. The new mobile friendly web-based version of its Ebay Now service will enable users across all mobile platforms to have items delivered with expediency to their doorsteps. The eBay Now service allows users to order…
Hardware enthusiasts around the world are regularly tearing down popular mobile devices to not only determine how the magic happens, but also to find out how much certain OEMs pay for the final product. The last teardown we caught involves the hot-new BlackBerry Z10, which is found to cost $154. Moreover, it is said that…
British BlackBerry fans who don’t want to get the new Z10 with a carrier contract will be able to buy the unlocked unit from Clove, starting March 1st. The phone retailer announced the news at its blog, and BlackBerry’s baby is already available for purchase though you’ll have to wait for 10 more days to…
BlackBerry has certainly done a good job of capturing the world’s attention with their new Z10 and Q10 smartphones, with the handsets already rolling out in the UK and Europe. U.S. customers, however, have been stuck twiddling their thumbs in anticipation of a stateside release. We’ve already heard that the Z10 will most likely be…
BlackBerry and Samsung spent big money to get a spot in the Super Bowl. BlackBerry took a different approach and aired an ad that shows everything that a BlackBerry can’t do. BlackBerry chief marketing officer Frank Boulben had this say about the idea behind the commercial: “In our debut appearance at the Super Bowl we knew that it…
You’ve heard it that the new BlackBerry platform was launched with 70,000 apps, and you may be wondering how the Canadian company managed to get so many developers on board even before a single device running BlackBerry 10 was released. The answer is simple – they provided great porting tools to allow Android developers to…
In one of its newer studies, ABI Research is looking at the smartphone market and the various platform shares. Android is leading the pack, accounting for 57% of all smartphones, while iOS is second with 21% of the market. When it comes to tablets, the situation is opposite, with Apple’s iPads dominating the market and…
The BBC’s 5 live Breakfast interviewed Stephen Bates, BlackBerry’s UK Managing Director, on the day the company was prepared to launch its new BlackBerry 10 operating system. The talk turned to Apple and the iPhone when the interviewer asked what BlackBerry has learned from the Cupertino company and its phones. Rather than address the question or…