John Chen: “This Doesn’t Mean We Are Turning Our Back on the Consumer – Far From It…”
BlackBerry’s CEO sat down with Fast Company for an interview that they published over the weekend. It does not offer anything groundbreaking but it does provide some great insight into John Chen’s plan for 2014. One quote in particular stuck out to me. Quite a few people have pointed out that BlackBerry is focusing on…
Snapchat Client “Snap2Chat” Beta Updated – Now On Par with Android & iOS (Sideload)
The popular native Snapchat client for BlackBerry 10, Snap2Chat, just got a nice update over the weekend. This update brings us to version 0.9 of the beta with some key feature improvements that bring it on par with the features found in the official iOS and Android apps. They added a video recorder and video…
Unofficial Chive On app Returns to BlackBerry World & its Awesome!
We told you previously about the unofficial BlackBerry 10 app for theCHIVE website called Chive On. That app sadly never made it into BlackBerry World… until now! Dave let us know that Chive On is now in BlackBerry World with all its native Cascades glory. It gives you an awesome interface for the latest content…
Snap v2.0 Released Letting You Download Previously Purchased Google Play Apps
Snap has been doing an awesome job of updating their unofficial native Google Play store for BlackBerry 10. They just pushed out v2.0 of Snap and its packing a much requested feature of being able to download previously purchased apps. They have also added the following changes: New layout for home screen General performance improvements…
Watch the Super Bowl Today on Your BlackBerry Using NFL Mobile
I am not a huge “Big Game” fan myself but I do enjoy hanging out at “Big Game” parties. 🙂 Many of you are tuning into the game on your TV but there are other options for those of you on the go. Dan let me know that you can fire up the NFL Mobile…
Two Great Lists for Working Android Apps & Games for BlackBerry 10.2.1
I have been hearing from quite a few readers asking where they can get the top apps and games available for BlackBerry 10.2.1 thanks to the new Android runtime. Turns out my buddy Bla1ze has a great list going on CrackBerry forums for the top requested apps. This is very useful for those of you…
@BBM Tweet Hints at Read/Unread Notifications for BBM Group Chats
One of the things I have been waiting for BlackBerry to improve is group chats on BBM. One of the annoying limitations is that it does not allow you to see when people have read your messages. This is something Google Hangouts does very well by letting you know when a message was read by…
Run BBM on Your Mac or Windows PC With Bluestacks Android Emulator
A couple of our writers have been having fun using BBM on their desktops with the popular Bluestacks Android emulator. Personally I am not a big fan of the use because BlackBerry does not let you sign into multiple devices with the same BBM ID yet but it does work. That means you would have…