BlackBerry has updatedthe BBM app for Android and iPhone with new Find Friends feature that lets you add people you know who are using BBM. This detects which contacts in your smartphone’s contact list are already using BBM, so that you quickly send then an invite. Continue reading “BBM for Android and iPhone gets Find Friends feature”
Auto Expo 2014 app has been launched, just in time for the 12th Auto Expo. This Multi-Platform Mobile application is available for free on the Android Market, Blackberry App World, Apple App Store and Windows Phone Store. The Motor Show 2014 is scheduled from February 7th to 11th, 2014 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. Continue reading “Auto Expo 2014 app launched for Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Windows Phone devices”
Facebook for BlackBerry 10 devices has been updatedto version 10.3, that brings options to tag friends in a status post or a shared post as you type, notifications when new stories arrive, option to delete or hide your posts and importantly offline viewing that lets downloads all the content prior to going offline, for offline viewing. Continue reading “Facebook 10.3 for BlackBerry 10 brings Inline tagging, Offline viewing and more”
Months after the BlackBerry OS 10.2 roll out, BlackBerry has released the OS 10.2.1 update for the Z10, Q10, Q5, Z30 and the Porsche Design P’9982. a lot of new features including pinch gesture to filter BlackBerry Hub, new incoming call screen with intuitive icons, Actionable Lock Screen Notifications, Picture Password for Quick Unlocking , Offline Browser Reading Mode, Device and Battery Monitor, FM Radio for select devices and more. Continue reading “BlackBerry OS 10.2.1 starts rolling out, brings new software features, FM Radio support and more”
BlackBerry’s popular instant messaging service, BBM, introduced voice calls support early last year to help it compete with more feature packed rivals. Alongside voice calls, it also brought in an interesting new Channels feature that lets users create groups to share content, location information. These features have so far been exclusive to BlackBerry devices.
We first spotted BBM Voice support for Android in the beta channels. Krishadeep Baruah, Senior Director of channel marketing in APAC for BlackBerry has now revealed that an update coming sometime next month will bring both the features to Android, iOS users. Revealed in an interview with the Times of India, Baruah also claims that video calling features too will be available across platforms later this year. BBM Voice will make it a compelling alternatives to the likes of Viber and Line given its sizeable userbase and popularity in India.
As the company’s market share drops, it aims to create new revenue streams through private BBM channels. The report goes on to state that Indian brands like Airtel, Cafe Coffee Day and Gaana.com have already launched their channels. Expect to see the application being updated sometime next month. Will BBM Voice, Channels support make you shift over from WhatsApp / Viber / WeChat or whatever other service you’re currently using? Sound off in the comments section!
[Via – Times of India]
Following the price cuts of the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q10 last year, BlackBerry has cut the price of the BlackBerry Q5 to Rs. 19,990 as a part of festive offer. The BlackBerry Q5 was launched in India back in July 2013 at a price tag of Rs. 24990. It packs a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) capactive touch screen IPS display at 330 PPI pixel density, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on BlackBerry 10 OS.
Continue reading “BlackBerry Q5 price drops to Rs. 19990 in India”
BlackBerry has updated the BlackBerry Messenger Beta for Android that brings BBM Voice and BBM Channels to the Android app. BBM Voice was released on BBM for BlackBerry devices last year that lets users to call your BBM friends directly from the chat screen. BBM Channels was released for BlackBerry devices that lets you join conversations happening with the BBM community such as brands and communities. It also brings faster and better sharing of photos to and new emoticons. Continue reading “BBM Beta for Android brings BBM Voice and Channels”
Sony has launched Sony LIV, premium video-on-demand service for BlackBerry 10 smartphones. The Sony LIV app is available for BlackBerry Z10 and Z30 smartphones from the BlackBerry World. The app comes pre-loaded on Sony Smartphones and is also available on iPhone and Windows Phone 8 devices. It offers content from Sony TV channels such as Sony Entertainment Television, MAX, SAB, MIX, across various genres including, drama, comedy, thriller, reality shows and more. Continue reading “Sony LIV app now available for BlackBerry Z10 and Z30 smartphones”
As sales plunge, BlackBerry has announced a new partnership with Foxconn to produce BlackBerry 10 devices. The five year partnership aims to launch the first device by March or April. The BlackBerry 10 based device will be introduced first in Indonesia. The company has also earmarked six or seven additional markets for the device.
Continue reading “BlackBerry partners with Foxconn to produce affordable BlackBerry 10 devices”
BlackBerry today opened the first Enterprise Solutions Centers in Mumbai and Gurgaon in India. This will be the third country to roll-out a BlackBerry Enterprise Solutions Centre after US and UK. These centers will cater to the needs of enterprise customers and provide them with a walk-in experience of BlackBerry’s robust enterprise mobility management solutions including BES10, says the company. Continue reading “BlackBerry opens its first Enterprise Solutions Centres in India in Mumbai and Gurgaon”
Micromax was the first company in India to pre-install BBM on all its Canvas smartphones in India. Now BlackBerry and LG have entered into a partnership to pre-load BlackBerry Messenger on all LG smartphones involving both standard and virtual preloading (using the LG App Manager). The LG G Pro Lite would be the first LG smartphone to offer BBM out-of-the-box. LG launched the G Pro Lite in India back in October. Looks like new G Pro Lite units would come pre-loaded with BBM. Continue reading “BlackBerry Messenger to come pre-loaded on LG smartphones”
BlackBerry unveiled the 9720, a budget touch screen smartphone running on BlackBerry OS 7.1 earlier this year, even though the company has moved to the BlackBerry 10. The phone was launched in India back in September at a price tag of Rs. 15,990. It is also the cheapest BlackBerry phone with a touch screen display and a QWERTY keyboard. Is the phone worth the price? Should you go for it? Let us find out in the complete review.
Continue reading “BlackBerry 9720 Review”
Hike has updated their messaging app for BlackBerry OS 5,6 and 7 to version 2.5 that brings a lot of new features including performance improvements that prevents the app from crashes. The app has also been built from the ground up that makes users send messages and also navigate through the application much quicker. It also brings Indian stickers that lets users send stickers with a click of a button. Hike is already available for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone devices. Continue reading “Hike Messenger 2.5 for BlackBerry brings performance improvements and stickers”
BlackBerry India has just announced that the BlackBerry Q10 would be available in India for Rs. 38,990 starting today, as a part of a limited period festive offer. The BlackBerry Q10 was launched in India back in June at a price tag of Rs. 44,990. BlackBerry India shashed the price of the Z10 back in September, which was announced as a temporary price cut, but the smartphone is available in the market at a much cheaper rate. BlackBerry launched the Z30, the company’s latest flagship in India back in October. Continue reading “BlackBerry Q10 price temporarily drops to Rs. 38990 in India”
BlackBerry Z10, the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone got a huge price cut in India to Rs. 29,990, from the launch price of Rs. 43,490, back in September. This was supposed to be a limited period festive offer, but now the price of the smartphone is down to around Rs. 25,000 in the Indian market. As a part of Black Friday deal, BlackBerry U.S. online store now offers $200 discount on the BlackBerry Z10’s original price of $399 with a coupon code BFEMAILZ10 during check out. So the final price of the phone would be $199 (Rs. 12,400 approx). Continue reading “BlackBerry Z10 now on sale for $199 in BlackBerry US Online Store till December 2nd”
