BBM for Android and iPhone v2.0 Shown Off at CES
BlackBerry has been showing off the upcoming BBM for Android and iPhone v2.0 at CES. This is the version with voice calling and more that many users are waiting for. I was hoping for video chatting but that has yet to come. For now you can check out these nice videos put up by…
Google Entering into QNX Territory With "Open Automotive Alliance"
As was rumored before, Google is making a big play into the car software space with Android using their new Open Automotive Alliance. This is a play on the Open Handset Alliance that drove the success of Android. Now they are bringing Android to cars which is an area that QNX has been focusing on…
Marmalade Brings "The Activision Decathlon" to the Z10/Z30 & PlayBook (Free)
Marmalade has brought another awesome free game to BlackBerry 10. The Activision Decathlon is now available free for the BlackBerry Z10/Z30 and the PlayBook. Sadly there are a few crash prone errors in the game but otherwise it works well. You get to test out your athletic chops in legendary events like the long jump,…
BlackBerry Appoints Ron Louks As Leader of Devices & Emerging Solutions
John Chen has just made his latest executive appointment. This time he is bringing in Ron Louks to head the Devices and Emerging Solutions business. Here is what John had to say about Ron: "I am pleased to add another outstanding addition to BlackBerry’s executive leadership team with the announcement of Ron today," said Chen….
Typo Keyboard Responds to BlackBerry Lawsuit Promising to “Defend The Case Vigorously”
We told you about BlackBerry’s lawsuit against Ryan Seacrest’s Typo Keyboard on Friday. The Typo Keyboard simply turns the iPhone into a BlackBerry with a keyboard case that looks like it was copied key by key from a Q10. Well over the weekend Typo responded in a statement that: “We are aware of the lawsuit…
BlackBerry Suing Ryan Seacrest’s Typo iPhone Keyboard for “Blatantly Copying BlackBerry”
Some of you may know that Ryan Seacrest teamed up with entrepreneur Laurence Hallier to create the Typo Keyboard for the iPhone which is available for preorder now. BlackBerry has just sued them for “blatantly copying” the BlackBerry’s keyboard. They did pretty much rip off the BlackBerry keyboard key by key… It would be a…
AT&T Fights Back by Offering $450 Per T-Mobile Line Switched to AT&T
AT&T is trying to fight back at T-Mobile’s attempts to convert customers with their own plan. Today they announced that they would be giving up to $450 per line that converts from T-Mobile to AT&T. The interesting part is that this is ONLY for T-Mobile accounts that convert. This is the current up to…
Free VLC Player for Android Works Beautifully on BlackBerry OS 10.2.1+ (AC3 Support!)
A buddy of mine told me yesterday to try out the latest VLC Player for Android v0.1.4 and I am happy to report that it works beautifully on my Z30 with OS 10.2.1! Best of all the VLC player supports hardware accelerated decoding (turn it on in the settings) along with AC3 audio which BlackBerry…