Arguably, the biggest news out of BlackBerry from this past BlackBerry Live conference two weeks ago was the announcement of BBM officially going cross-platform. While many wondered about the timing, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins went on the record with a statement explaining why the change of heart, ” For years people have associated the BlackBerry [...]

As the weeks round out and summer is fast approaching our beloved BlackBerry 10 devices (Z10 and Q10 respectively) are starting to see more big name apps roll-out natively. Below is an updated list of new apps available for download in BlackBerry World this week: BlackBerry Z10 Apps: Business & Finance: · SAP Customer Financial [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Another day, another set of updates for two popular social apps on BlackBerry 10. Twitter and LinkedIn have both received minor updates today, bringing them both up to version 10.0.3/10.1.3 (depending on your OS version). Twitter for BlackBerry 10 gains enhanced Universal Search functionality, which will now display top tweets, images, and related profiles in [...]

In case you haven’t been to the movies in quite a while, Cineplex Odeon cinemas has a live, interactive in-theater game called “TimePlay” which allows movie goers, connected via theater WiFi, to compete against each other in a fastest-hands on-screen game for points. It’s grown considerably since it first launched on iOS and has since [...]

BlackBerry’s ill-fated PlayBook may be the first and last tablet to come out of Waterloo. Despite plans to port the new BlackBerry 10 operating system to the two-and-a-half year old tablet, it sounds like the company is all but done producing tablet hardware. In an interview with Bloomberg, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has expressed his belief that [...]

At long last, everyone’s favorite VoIP solution is now available as a native app for BlackBerry 10. Offering the ability to send and receive free voice and video calls, Skype is an all-in-one solution for keeping in touch with friends, colleagues and loved ones over cellular or WiFi connection. The one caveat, however, is that [...]

There’s no slowing down for BlackBerry these days, and it looks like we will soon see the first major update to BlackBerry 10, speculatively dubbed BlackBerry 10.1. According to BGR, the BlackBerry 10.1 update will reportedly launch near the end of this month or in early May, and it is expected to bring a number [...]