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BlackBerry’s latest move brings Amazon Appstore to BB10 platform

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Despite BlackBerry’s multiple attempts to create a developer ecosystem around the BlackBerry 10 platform, uptake has been slow. The company tried to get around this by offering an Android runtime. Developers were also free to port their Android applications and bring it to the BlackBerry application store. Savvy users could also sideload APK files directly. This was however far from an intuitive solution. Enter BlackBerry’s new partnership with Amazon. Continue reading “BlackBerry’s latest move brings Amazon Appstore to BB10 platform”

BlackBerry Z3 launching in India on June 25th

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BlackBerry is all set to launch the BlackBerry Z3, the company’s latest BlackBerry 10 smartphone in India next week. The company has sent us press invite for the launch event scheduled for June 25th. The invite just reads it would unveil the next generation BlackBerry 10 device. Since the company already launched the BlackBerry Z30, it is clear that it is BlackBerry Z3 that would be launched in a week. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z3 launching in India on June 25th”

BBM for BlackBerry updated with support for BBM Protected, new emoticons and more

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BlackBerry introduced BBM Protected, its secured enterprise messaging solution in eBBM suite yesterday. It also updated BBM app for BlackBerry 10 and BB OS devices that brings support for BBM Protected, chat wallpapers in BBM Shop, 16 new emoticons and more. BBM for iOS and Android got these new features recently. Continue reading “BBM for BlackBerry updated with support for BBM Protected, new emoticons and more”

BlackBerry launches BBM Protected for secure enterprise messaging

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BlackBerry announced BBM Protected, secure and reliable instant messaging service at the MWC 2014 earlier this year. It even showed up in a demo video last month. Today BlackBerry has launched BBM Protected as the first solution in the eBBM Suite for secure enterprise messaging. This is built for business that brings convenience and usability of BBM with the additional security and compliance for enterprise customers. Continue reading “BlackBerry launches BBM Protected for secure enterprise messaging”

BlackBerry considering to bring phablets to market: CEO John Chen

BlackBerry is keen on foraying into the tablet market to regain its market share in the highly competitive smartphone market. CEO John Chen indicated that a BlackBerry phablet might be in works, he said in an interview with The Jakarta Post.

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BBM 2.2 for Android brings easier sign up and new emoticons, coming to iPhone soon

BBM 2.2 for Android and iPhone

BlackBerry has updated the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android to version 2.2. This brings new sign up screen and new sign in screen for new and existing users respectively. The new sign up screen now has limited number of fields. You just need to give your name, email and a password. This update also adds option to invite a user via email. You can just accept the contact by opening the email. Continue reading “BBM 2.2 for Android brings easier sign up and new emoticons, coming to iPhone soon”

BBM Protected emerges in a leaked video

BlackBerry’s BBM Protected that was announced in February this year at the MWC, has come back in news. A demo video about the secure and reliable instant messaging service has surfaced online. BBM Protected is basically BBM for enterprise customers and offers secure and reliable real-time mobile messaging.

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BlackBerry Runtime for Android apps updated to Android 4.3

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BlackBerry has updated BlackBerry Runtime for Android apps to support Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) from Android 4.2.2 as it promised. This includes new Android APIs and a lot of new features such as support for accounts, Bluetooth LE, NFC and more. Android development app has also been updated to version 2.0.3 beta. Continue reading “BlackBerry Runtime for Android apps updated to Android 4.3”

BlackBerry to enable other companies manage BlackBerry 10 devices

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BlackBerry has announced that it would enable mobile device management (MDM) companies to directly manage devices with the BlackBerry 10 operating system. AirWatch, Citrix and IBM would be the first companies to work with BlackBerry to manage BlackBerry 10 devices. This move is to offer most open and flexible mobile environments for the BlackBerry customers. Continue reading “BlackBerry to enable other companies manage BlackBerry 10 devices”

BlackBerry Z3 launched in Indonesia, available from May 15th

BlackBerry announced the BlackBerry Z3, the company’s affordable full-touch smartphone made by Foxconn at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It went on pre-order in Indonesia last month. The company has launched the BlackBerry Z3 Jakarta Edition in Indonesia at an event today, as it announced last month. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z3 launched in Indonesia, available from May 15th”

Twitter for BlackBerry 10 updated with several new features

BlackBerry has updated its Twitter app for BlackBerry 10 users to make it come on line with its other apps. Now, users can draft tweets and post them later.

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BlackBerry Z3 now available for pre-order in Indonesia, specifications detailed

BlackBerry Z3

BlackBerry announced the BlackBerry Z3, the company’s latest affordable full-touch smartphone made by Foxconn at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It already announced that the phone would be available in Indonesia from April. It is now on pre-order from carriers Indosat and XL in the country. BlackBerry has also detailed the specifications of the smartphone. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z3 now available for pre-order in Indonesia, specifications detailed”

Viber finally arrives for BlackBerry 10 smartphones

Viber for BlackBerry 10

Viber, popular for its messaging and voice calling app has launched the BlackBerry 10 app finally. It updated the iPhone app to version 4.2 yesterday that brought a flat look to match the iOS 7 and added new features including share multiple images at the same time, record and share longer video messages and block specific phone numbers. BlackBerry 10 has all the popular features such as Viber Out, Viber Sticker Market and more. Continue reading “Viber finally arrives for BlackBerry 10 smartphones”

BlackBerry Classic gears up for a November launch

BlackBerry had announced its latest BB10 smartphone called BlackBerry Q20 in February this year. The name of this device was soon changed to BlackBerry Classic and is now expected to be launched in November.

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BBM for BlackBerry, Android and iPhone gets Stickers, option to send larger files and more

BBM Stickers

BlackBerry has announced a new BBM 2.1 update for BlackBerry, Android and iPhone that would bring stickers through new BBM Shop. This offers sticker packs, similar to stickers on the Facebook Messenger. Each pack would have 20 to 25 stickers. BBM shop has both free and paid (about $1.99) stickers. This update also brings option to send larger files up to 16MB on BlackBerry 10, Android and iPhone. Continue reading “BBM for BlackBerry, Android and iPhone gets Stickers, option to send larger files and more”