FM Radio Coming to BlackBerry Q10, Q5, & Z30 but Not Z10 in Upcoming OS
I have been getting quite a few questions from users asking about the FM Radio in BlackBerry 10. I just wanted to confirm that as far as I know the FM Radio is only in the Q10, Q5, and Z30 models and some other yet to be announced models. The BlackBerry Z10 does not have…
Notification During Calls FINALLY Coming in BlackBerry OS 10.2.1!
This is yet another case of where it seems like BlackBerry 10 developers finally noticed a key feature of legacy BlackBerry devices that they totally missed. Since BlackBerry 10 launched I have been having users complain to me about how their old BlackBerry would notify them of things like SMS during a call while BlackBerry…
Unannounced BlackBerry 10 C-Series Device Spotted in Tutorial Pictures
My buddy Ofutur has really been digging into the latest BlackBerry OS 10.2.1.1.1055 leak. The latest finding he posted on CrackBerry Forums is from the tutorials showing a device we have heard about before but not seen to this detail. It is called the C-Series and looks like it comes in at least two variants…
Magmic Brings Beautiful (and Free) Sudoku 7 Game to BlackBerry 10
Long time quality BlackBerry devs Magmic have brought a new game to BlackBerry 10 called Sudoku 7. As the name suggests this is a Sudoku game with three levels of difficulty and hundreds of puzzles. The game is totally free and has no ads so you just get to play the game in all its…
IDC Claims BlackBerry Sales Dropped 50% in India – BlackBerry Refutes Claim
There is an interesting stir happening in India today between IDC and BlackBerry. IDC claims that BlackBerry has shipped only 68,000 phones to sellers from July to September. That number is down from 150,000 units in the previous quarter and 152,000 from the same quarter last year. BlackBerry has disputed those numbers in the Times…
BlackBerry Confirms 10.2.1 is Bringing Big Android Runtime Changes Including Native Code Support!
BlackBerry keeps on surprising me with its larger support for their Android runtime. They just announced on their blog that there are some crazy nice changes coming in OS 10.2.1 for the Android runtime. The main event is that BlackBerry 10 will support Android Native code. This means developers can use native C and C++…
BlackBerry Makes 200+ Flashlight Apps Redundant With OS 10.2.1
You may have heard already that BlackBerry has added customizable “quick settings” menus in the new OS 10.2.1 leak. This allows you to add and rearrange the items in the menu you get when swiping down on the homescreen. What I was glad to see as an option was a flashlight! I know this sounds…
BlackBerry Fleshes Out Custom Contact Notifications in 10.2.1 – Still No Volume…
BlackBerry has made yet another step closer to legacy devices with the latest OS 10.2.1.1055 leak. This time we are focusing on fleshing out the custom contact notifications that BlackBerry finally introduced in 10.1. This is something users have been using on BlackBerry 7 and older devices for years so its nice to see it…