In addition to announcing the BlackBerry 10.1 update, BlackBerry also revealed the Q5 smartphone aimed at emerging markets. This will be the third BlackBerry phone to run the BlackBerry 10 OS and will be priced moderately so as to enable more users to try out the new BB platform. The phone will be available in […]
BlackBerry announces BlackBerry 10.1 update
At the BlackBerry Live, CEO Thorsten Heins just announced the arrival of BlackBerry 10.1 OS. The new update will be available worldwide to BlackBerry Z10 users in the coming weeks. The new BlackBerry 10.1 will feature an improved BlackBerry Hub with PIN to PIN messaging and improved attachment support; improved notifications with customisation of ringtones, […]
Details of QWERTY device running BlackBerry 10 leaked
We caught the first glimpse of this QWERTY device based on BlackBerry 10 late last year and the device, reportedly identified from the R-Series has been caught in the wild again. This will be a mid-range device, hailed as a ‘Curve’ for BlackBerry 10 and will bring the new OS to masses at an affordable […]
About 20 percent apps for BlackBerry 10 are Android apps
BlackBerry 10 is one of the few platforms that had 70,000 apps available on launch. Now that the total number of apps has crossed 100,000, BlackBerry’s Martyn Mallick, has revealed the ratio of Android apps versus BlackBerry native apps. According to him, roughly 20 percent of the apps for BlackBerry 10 are Android apps. This […]
BlackBerry World now hosts over 100,000 apps for BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry has confirmed that the app store aka BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10 now features more than 100,000 apps. BlackBerry managed to add 30,000 apps in just 7 weeks of the Z10’s launch and has added some noteworthy apps like Amazon Kindle, OpenTable and The Wall Street Journal. BlackBerry has also confirmed that more popular […]
BlackBerry India sets Feb 25 as BlackBerry 10 launch day
After the global reveal late last month, BlackBerry is teasing us with the launch date of its BB10 platform for the Indian market. As evident from the image above, the event is set for February 25 in Mumbai where BlackBerry will reveal release and pricing information on the Z10. Z10 is a full touch device […]
BlackBerry won’t sell smartphones in Japan
BlackBerry’s flailing market share have made the Canadian company to withdraw from the Japanese market. BlackBerry has confirmed that they won’t sell any new devices in Japan, which means BlackBerry 10 is a no-go for the world’s advanced telecom market. But if you’re an existing user, BlackBerry won’t leave you in a lurch as they’ve […]
BlackBerry to add Android 4.1 support to BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry 10 features Android runtime that allows to sideload and run Android apps but a major limitation is that it runs apps that are supported by Android 2.3.3. Good news is, BlackBerry will update the runtime to support the latest Android operating system – Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The confirmation came at the BlackBerry Jam […]
BlackBerry announces Q10 with physical QWERTY keyboard
What’s a BlackBerry without a physical keyboard? In addition to the Z10, BlackBerry also unveiled the Q10 – their first BlackBerry 10 powered smartphone with a physical keyboard and a 3.1-inch touchscreen display.
BlackBerry 10 powered Z10 gets official [Update: Hands-on]
UPDATE: Check out some hands-on pictures of the Z10 below. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins today unveiled the Z10 full touch phone powered by the new BlackBerry 10 OS. The new OS will bring features like BlackBerry Hub, Flow and lots more. Touted as one of the best BlackBerry device ever created, it will be available […]