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BlackBerry A10 rumored specifications surface

BlackBerry A10 specs leak

Details of the BlackBerry A10, the company’s upcoming flagship BlackBerry 10 smartphone surfaced last month. Recently the phone was caught in a video that reveled the it might feature a 5-inch display. Now rumored specifications on CrackBerry forums has surfaced. This reveals that the phone would feature a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8960 Pro processor and run on BlackBerry OS 10.2. The camera and the connectivity features would be similar. The device would come with a 2800 mAh battery, larger than the Z10. Continue reading “BlackBerry A10 rumored specifications surface”

BlackBerry Q5 launched in India for Rs. 24990

BlackBerry has launched the BlackBerry Q5 in India as we reported yesterday. This is the company’s third phone running on BlackBerry 10 OS, and a second phone with a hardware QWERTY keyboard in the OS 10 series. BlackBerry launched the Z10 back in February and the BlackBerry Q10 was launched last month. It was announced at the BlackBerry Live event in Orlando last month and 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. Continue reading “BlackBerry Q5 launched in India for Rs. 24990”

BlackBerry Q5 launching in India tomorrow

BlackBerry launched the Q10, the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard last month at a hefty price tag of Rs. 44,990. The company is all set to launch the Q5, a budget version of the Q10 in India tomorrow, July 16th. The BlackBerry Q5 was announced at the BlackBerry Live event in Orlando last month. It packs a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) capactive touch screen IPS display at 330 PPI pixel density and has a 35-key QWERTY physical keyboard similar to the Q10. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, packs a 2GB RAM, 8GB of inbuilt memory and supports microSD cards upto 32 GB. Continue reading “BlackBerry Q5 launching in India tomorrow”

BlackBerry A10 with 5 inch screen shows up on video

We’ve reported on BlackBerry’s upcoming large screen device. The phone has now shown up on video and appears to be absolutely massive. The device is pegged to have a 5 inch display but the fairly large bezel makes it appear even bigger. Continue reading “BlackBerry A10 with 5 inch screen shows up on video”

BlackBerry 9720 running BB OS 7.1 surfaces

BlackBerry 9720 leak

BlackBerry already said in the conference call during their Q1 earnings that they would release a phone running OS 7 later this year, even though they have moved to the BlackBerry 10. Now a BlackBerry 9720 running BlackBerry OS 7.1 has surfaced on a Thai website that reveals the complete device. The website says that the phone’s size is similar to the Bold 9900, but it is smaller than the Q10. Continue reading “BlackBerry 9720 running BB OS 7.1 surfaces”

BlackBerry OS 10.2 with WiFi Direct, actionable notifications gets leaked

BlackBerry’s upcoming OS 10.2 (build 10.2.0.483) just got revealed over at the CrackBerry forums where a user has posted screenshots from the upcoming update. The screenshots reveal a bunch of new features the most prominent of them being actionable notifications and WiFi Direct. Actionable notifications will allow users to pull down notifications and interact with them directly without having to jump into the application. Continue reading “BlackBerry OS 10.2 with WiFi Direct, actionable notifications gets leaked”

BlackBerry India offers up to Rs. 11000 discount on the Z10 in exchange for old phone

BlackBerry India has introduced buyback offer for the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. Recently the company announced EMI schemes for the Z10 and offered gift card for the American Express Card owners buying the Q10. Under this new scheme people can exchange their old phones for a new BlackBerry Z10 BlackBerry Z10 smartphone and avail discount of Rs. 3,000 to 11,000 (Based on the phone). The company aims to reach out to more number of potential customers. Continue reading “BlackBerry India offers up to Rs. 11000 discount on the Z10 in exchange for old phone”

BlackBerry ships 6.8 million smartphones in Q1, Stock down 28%

Blackberry pushed out its quarterly earnings report yesterday and the news is disappointing for the most part. Covering financial quarter 1 for 2014 ie from March to May 2013, the smartphone manufacturer has increased its revenues from $2.8 billion to $3.1 billion. The company has lost a total of $84 million which amounts to about 13 cents per share. Total device shipments were 6.8 million of which just about 40% were BB10 based devices. This brings combined shipments for the Z10 and Q10 to a very disappointing 2.7 million units. Continue reading “BlackBerry ships 6.8 million smartphones in Q1, Stock down 28%”

BlackBerry PlayBook will not get the BlackBerry 10 update

BlackBerry announced last year that the BlackBerry PlayBook would get the latest BlackBerry 10 update. The company’s CEO Thorsten Heins even confirmed earlier this year at the BlackBerry 10 launch that they plan to upgrade all existing PlayBooks to BlackBerry 10. Now BlackBerry has announced that it will not be upgrading the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to BlackBerry 10. The CEO confirmed it in the company’s investor call earlier today. BlackBerry reported a loss in its first quarter results for the 3 months ended June 1, 2013. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook will not get the BlackBerry 10 update”

Twitter for BlackBerry v4.2 update brings better image viewing, favorite/retweet indicators and more

Twitter for BlackBerry has been updated to version 4.2.0.8 that brings new features including option to view more photos in tweets with card support, New colors to show favorited or retweeted in your timeline, visual indicators, similar profile suggestions and more new features. Continue reading “Twitter for BlackBerry v4.2 update brings better image viewing, favorite/retweet indicators and more”

BlackBerry India offers Rs. 5000 worth Gift Card on purchase of Q10 smartphone with American Express Card

BlackBerry India has announced a new offer for American Express Card members buying the BlackBerry Q10. Under this offer customers customers buying the device with their American Express Card(s) will get Rs. 5000 back as an American Express Gift Card. The prepaid American Express Gift Card is accepted at over 100,000 locations in India. Continue reading “BlackBerry India offers Rs. 5000 worth Gift Card on purchase of Q10 smartphone with American Express Card”

BlackBerry A10 successor of the Z10 rumored to launch in Q4 2013

BlackBerry 10

BlackBerry is expected to release the the A10, successor of the Z10 later this year, according to a recent report from CNET. The phone leaked in the BlackBerry 10 roadmap recently under the codename Aristo which is rumored to come with a quad-core processor, run on the updated version of the BlackBerry 10 operating system and come with higher-quality design and build. Continue reading “BlackBerry A10 successor of the Z10 rumored to launch in Q4 2013”

Blackberry Q10 hands on first impressions

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Launched way back in January after a lukewarm reception for the Waterloo company’s new Blackberry 10 operating system, the Q10’s main aim is to bring the QWERTY keyboard that the company helped popularize, back in vogue, in a touchscreen dominated world. The device was launched after the full touch flagship, the Blackberry Z10, signaling the company’s move to a complete touch experience at its fore, but to keep the fans happy, the Q10 had to release eventually. And yes, it has finally landed in India, with a hefty price tag of Rs. 44,999. It marched into our labs the same day, and here are our first impressions of the device.

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BlackBerry Q10 launched in India for Rs. 44990

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BlacBerry has finally launched the BlackBerry Q10, their first BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard in India as we reported recently. It was announced back in January. It comes with a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED capactive touch screen display at 330 PPI pixel density which is the largest ever on a BlackBerry QWERTY smartphone. It has a 35-key QWERTY physical with wider layout and larger sculpted keys. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, packs a 2GB RAM, 16GB of inbuilt memory and supports microSD cards upto 64 GB.

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Nimbuzz introduces enhanced app with lower memory consumption for Blackberry devices

Nimbuzz today introduced a new version for Blackberry devices. The popular multiplatform instant messaging application has worked to drastically reduce the run time memory footprint for low powered Blackberry devices. The updated application is also geared towards better performance on slow data networks keeping in mind the popularity of both the service and Blackberry devices in emerging markets.

Vikas Saxena, Chief Executive Officer, Nimbuzz said, ‘’ Nimbuzz has always believed in delivering a communication platform that understands the evolving needs of its users. With a majority of conversations moving towards apps like Nimbuzz, it is extremely important for us to innovate solutions that enhance the communication lifestyles of our existing and new users. The newNimbuzz for Blackberry is a testament of our commitment to make our app more relevant to our audience.”

Additionally, Nimbuzz has added new features like bubble chat and contact list separation from the chat list making it more convenient for the end users. Nimbuzz plans to add phone number verification in the future to facilitate secure and efficient communication. The application is currently available in 19 languages including English, French and Arabic.