After almost two years of turmoil and a very successful BlackBerry Live 2013, it seems as though BlackBerry (BBRY) is finally gaining its marketshare back – at least in Canada. A new study from research firm Raymond James shows that BlackBerry’s marketshare is on the rise, having doubled in Canada, sitting now at 13.5%.  Of course, [...]

One of my more pleasant experiences this week was dropping by the Otterbox booth at the BlackBerry Live solutions showcase and going hands-on with their yet-to-be-released Commuter and Defender cases (Defender hands-on shots coming shortly) for the BlackBerry Q10. Needless to say, following tradition with the many Otterbox cases we’ve reviewed in the past, Otterbox [...]

The largest sheriff department in the nation is about to show their support of BlackBerry and BlackBerry 10 as they are now going to roll out BB10 devices to the employees, along with BES 10 deployment. Rolling out BlackBerry 10 devices to their staff will better equip them while on the go, and keep the [...]

BlackBerry Live is half-way done and the the announcements have been plentiful, so you know a week isn’t a week without another edition of new app Wednesday. See below some notable apps now available in BlackBerry World for your trusted 10-powered device: BlackBerry Z10 Apps:  Gaming: ·        Doodle Kingdom (JoyBits Ltd) ·        Dead Space for [...]

After the amount of leaks it got leading up to its formal announcement, the BlackBerry Q5 was almost as expected an announcement as 10.1 was for the BlackBerry Z10. Nevertheless, low-and-behold, the mid-level Curve successor Q5 is officially official and packs everything you would expect from an “emerging” markets-targeted BlackBerry. Aside from BlackBerry 10, the [...]

To all the early adopters and touchscreen loyalists who have stuck by the Z10′s even as the Q10 dropped and their friends flocked over for QWERTY, 10.1, Skype, instant actions, and of course the HDR camera, your day has finally come: 10.1 is now being pushed as an OTA update to your devices. The file [...]

What you are looking at above is the stage where BlackBerry C-level executives will conduct their long-awaited Q and A. On hand will be BlackBerry President and CEO Thorsten Heins, CMO Frank Boulben, and  COO Kristian Tear. Expect plenty of questions around shipment, sales and projected numbers going into Q3. Follow the LiveBlog below stay [...]

Among the many other announcements during today’s keynote, nothing stood out more loud and clear than finding out the future of the illustrious BlackBerry Messenger. Thorsten spoke about some very key stats on the social messaging app, including the fact more than 20 billion messages are sent out daily, and further, most messages are read within [...]

As expected, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has unveiled the much-leaked mid-level BlackBerry Q5 device, which is the successor to the very popular Curve series of BlackBerry’s. The device will launch in multiple colours, including red, white, black and pink. The 3.1-inch touchscreen, with its 720×720 resolution, is identical in weight and feel to the Q10, [...]

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