Third Party Local Search with Yelp App for BlackBerry 10
We have been playing with Local Search with Yelp for the last few days and it seems pretty decent. Hopefully Yelp will get their act together soon and release a proper BlackBerry 10 app but until then Local Search with Yelp uses their API to bring us similar data. Search is limited to just a…
BlackBerry Fires VP of US Sales Along With Upcoming Job Cuts
It seems like there is some drama playing out at Waterloo. BlackBerry confirmed to the WSJ that they have fired the VP of US Sales Richard Piasentin last month. Supposedly BlackBerry is also planning on cutting quite a few middle management jobs on top of the previous cuts last year. They do not know what…
Autumn Dynasty Dev Details What It Took To Port From iOS to BlackBerry 10
If you have not yet played Autumn Dynasty on BlackBerry 10 I highly recommend giving it a shot. The game offers awesome real time strategy along with gorgeous themed graphics. I thought it was pretty cool to see the developer detail how they brought their game from iOS to BlackBerry 10 and what they found…
Awesome EasyTunes Streaming Music app for BlackBerry 10 (Free)
Update: Sorry guys it is not available for the PlayBook. The description says it only supports the PlayBook running OS 10.0+. oh the irony… A few readers let us know about EasyTunes and I have to say I am impressed. The app seems to tie into some free streaming service through easytune.in and brings…
Research In Motion (RIM) Limited is Now Officially Called BlackBerry Limited
BlackBerry announced that they were changing their name to BlackBerry Limited from Research in Motion Limited earlier this year. The only loop they had to pass was a vote during the shareholder meeting to approve the name change. That has officially gone through at the meeting today with over 99% approval. So now we can…
Kobo Ports Their eBook App to BlackBerry 10 (Android)
Both the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 just got an official Kobo app. The downside is that it took Kobo this long to simply port their Android app to BlackBerry 10. Sadly the performance is just not there but hopefully the 10.2 update to Android Jelly Bean will help that with hardware acceleration. Check out Kobo…
OS 10.2.0.483 Leaks for Z10 STL100-2/3/4 and SQN100-1/2/3/4/5
This leak is a bit more complicated than previous leaks but Kris has scored again. It involves installing OS 10.2.0.341 dev OS on your device and then flashing 10.2.0.483 over it. It also superimposes your PIN on the screen if that worries you for screenshots. Kris is confirming certain devices are working and others are…
BlackBerry Q10 & Z10 Users Get OS 10.1.0.4543 Leak
Over the weekend while much of the BerryReview team was BBQ-ing FlexNinja @CrackBerry Forums was working on getting OS 10.1.0.4543 for Z10 and Q10 users. He has rolled together the OS for the all the device models which is nice to see. Keep in mind this is a leaked OS so proceed at your own…