Application Resource Monitor v3.0 Released in Beta Zone for OS 7.1 Devices
The Application Resource Monitor is one of those BlackBerry apps that should have been on legacy BlackBerrys since v4.1. BlackBerry has improved it greatly since it first launched with OS 7.0/7.1 and has now brought it up to v3.0 in the Beta Zone. This new version provides you “with a list of easy intelligent actions…
BlackBerry Still Dominates on Vodacom South Africa But BlackBerry Needs To Restart Growth
Vodacom in South Africa revealed this week that they have almost double as many BlackBerry phones on their network as Android, iPhone, and Windows Mobile devices combined. They told MyBroadband.co.za that there are currently 3.1 million BlackBerry phones, 1 million Android smartphones, 600,000 iPhones and 150,000 Windows mobile devices on its network. This is an…
BBM Money Hits 60,000 Registered Users in 90 Days Since Launch (Indonesia)
BBM Money launched in late February for Indonesian BlackBerry users. It allowed them to transfer money over BBM through its peer to peer mobile payments service. The service is a partnership of BlackBerry with Indonesian Bank Permata along with Astra International. They all announced today that they have hit 60,000 registrations in 90 days which…
BlackBerry Jam Asia and Jam Europe Dates & Locations Confirmed
Don pointed out that BlackBerry has published the dates and locations for BlackBerry Jam Asia 2013 and BlackBerry Jam Europe 2014 this week. BlackBerry Jam Asia will happen on September 26-27th in Hong Kong and you can sign up for details here. BlackBerry Jam Europe will be held on January 14-15th in Barcelona, Spain and…
Five Union Games Only $0.99 Each For the BlackBerry Z10
Union has doubled down with their news today with a slick discount on some of their older BlackBerry Z10 games. This time they have dropped the price for five of their Z10 games to only $0.99 each. Kudos to PocketBerry for spotting the promotion. You can find all of the discounted Union games in BlackBerry…
Union Releases Samurai II: Vengeance & More for the BlackBerry Z10
Union has updated three of their popular games to support the BlackBerry Z10 this week. This includes the awesome Samurai II: Vengeance that I loved on the PlayBook. The other two games are CreaVures and Dark Nebula: Episode One. Check them out below in BlackBerry World: Dark Nebula: Episode One (Union) CreaVures (Union) Samurai II:…
BlackBerry’s Top Z10 & Q10 App & Game Releases for the Week
Its the Wednesday after BlackBerry Live so things are back to normal at BlackBerry HQ. They have shared their latest New App Wednesday report for both the top apps and games for the Z10 and Q10. Many of these we have already covered in the past week but we will cover the others shortly! BlackBerry…
Rogers, Bell and TELUS BlackBerry Q10 Getting OS 10.1.0.1720
Those of you up north with BlackBerry Q10’s got some nice OS love today. CrackBerry is reporting that OS 10.1.0.1720 is being rolled out on the major carriers. That is a nice update over the previous 10.1.0.1483. Hit that update button and let us know how it goes!
BlackBerry Q10 Shows Up in Verizon Inventory Screens in White & Black
The BlackBerry Q10 is one step closer to launching in the US next month. N4BB spotted the BlackBerry Q10 show up in the Verizon Inventory System as the BlackBerry Q10 Nashville this week. That usually means it is a few weeks until launch so early June seems right. It is also showing up in black…
Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9981 Released in Gold – Is a BlackBerry Q10 Update Coming?
I have been wondering if BlackBerry would be continuing their relatively successful Porsche Design line with BlackBerry 10 and so far we have not heard anything. Oddly enough Porsche Design has released a new variant of the classic Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9981 this time coated in 24 carat gold on top of titanium and stainless…
Mike Lazaridis "Confident That iPhone Users Will Embrace BBM"
Former BlackBerry Co-CEO and founder Mike Lazaridis went on record this week on BBM coming to iPhone and Android. It was always rumored that Jim Balsille was pushing for BBM to go cross platform but it seems like Mike Lazaridis also agreed with him. That makes me wonder who was against it… Still Mike Lazaridis…
Q10 Admired by Current and Former BlackBerry Users, Poll Shows
As we await the Q10′s arrival in the US market, the question of how popular it will be is on everyone’s minds. The Z10, of course, met the needs of touchscreen lovers, but are there enough people who will like the Q10 to justify its existence and help keep BlackBerry afloat? Well, it looks like…
