BBM Protected & BES12 Dashboard Shown Off in Video
BlackBerry has been going around showing off eBBM (aka BBM Protected since they announced it a few months back. They have also been talking up the upcoming BES12 rollout that combines BES 5 and BES 10. The first rollout of BBM Protected is set to come out in June with the addition of Suite B…
WhatsApp for BlackBerry 10 Adds Media Browser & Speed Boost
Even with their acquisition by Facebook, WhatsApp is plowing onwards. They have just put out a nice new version update to WhatsApp for BlackBerry 10 bringing us a new media browser for us to go through the latest pictures in the app. They also improved how fast it opens up chats in the hub. All…
BlackBerry Beta Zone App Updated With Notifications & Better Discussions
BlackBerry has put out a huge update to the BlackBerry Beta Zone app for BlackBerry 10. This new update FINALLY brings notifications to the app with it letting you know about new programs and other updates. They have also improved the discussion features in the app to the point where they are actually usable. Here…
Twitter for BlackBerry 10 Update Brings Speed Improvements
BlackBerry has pushed out an update to Twitter for BlackBerry 10 bringing some nice improvements. The Main focus is launch time improvements along with the following changes: Accept/Decline “Follower” requests in app when using a restricted account Application launch time improvements, general improvements and bug fixes. Check out the update here
BlackBerry’s Project Ion is Their Foray Into “The Internet of Things”
BlackBerry is going in full kilt when it comes to the Internet of Things and what is coming next from QNX and its cloud backend. They just announced their first project called Project Ion at the O’Reilly Solid Conference in San Francisco where developers are being pitched the platform. So I am sure you first…
BlackBerry Hitting Android Conferences to Get Apps Ported Over
We told you about the awesome performance improvements coming in BlackBerry 10.3 for Android apps recently. Now it looks like BlackBerry is traveling around the world to make sure all Android developers are aware of how well many Android apps run on BlackBerry 10. They are hitting the road and sponsoring loads of hack-a-thons and…
BlackBerry WebWorks SDK v2.1 Goes Gold
HTML5 developers will be happy to learn that the BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK v2.1 has gone gold with a bunch of new improvements. This includes much better integration with Apache Cordova and a much improved GUI tool. They also focused some features on the enterprise developer side that will hopefully get them better adoption there….
Nico Rosberg Explains How BBM Channels Helps The Team Reach Fans
Nico Rosberg had a nice Q&A on the Mercedes AMG Petronas team BBM Channel recently. Now we have a video of Nico explaining how BBM Channels helps them reach out to their over 120,000 followers making it their third largest social platform. My guess is that puts them right after Facebook and Twitter. In…