BlackBerry 10 Will Take “a one-minute sales pitch in a shop” to Win Customers
RIM’s CEO, Thorsten Heins, is really coming out boldly with his statements on BlackBerry 10. His latest ones come to us through a 30 minute demo Heins did for the editors of the New York Times. One of my favorite quotes from article was Heins saying that: ..the BlackBerry 10 phones advantages will be so…
Kisai Labs Gives Us a Free Countdown App to BlackBerry 10 (BBM Connected)
Earlier today @jcarty of KisaiLabs shared an app they created counting down to the launch party for BlackBerry 10. The app is well done with BBM connectivity to update your status. It also puts a day counter in your status bar if that is your thing. Check it out OTA free at this link. Kudos…
BlackBerry Jam Europe 2013 Registration Opens – Play With BlackBerry 10 Devices
RIM just announced that registration is open for BlackBerry Jam Europe 2013. This will be coming right when BlackBerry 10 devices launch with the event scheduled for February 5th and 6th, 2013 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Jam Europe is taking place in the Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre and RIM has already posted the session catalog….
BlackBerry 10 London Caught On Camera Side By Side With iPhone 5
We have see the BlackBerry 10 London quite a few times in leaks but this leak adds something new. BBin caught a picture of the BlackBerry 10 London side by side with Apple’s iPhone 5. Its close to the same height and just a tad wider. What do you think?
BlackBerry Messenger 7 Beta Syncs to BBID & Adds 16 Emoticons
In our briefing with RIM on their BlackBerry Messenger 7 Beta they mentioned two other key changes beyond BBM Voice chat that they were introducing. First and foremost is the fact that you will need to transition to using your BlackBerry ID (aka BBID) to login to BBM from now on. This means RIM will…
BlackBerry Messenger 7 Beta With Voice Chat Now in Beta Zone (Really)
We announced RIM’s new BlackBerry Messenger 7 Beta with BBM Voice Chat when RIM announced it at midnight. Many of you noticed that it was not available then so I thought it would be worth mentioning that we now have multiple confirmed reports of it showing up in Beta Zone. So if you want to…
Another Dev Shows Off Simplicity of Porting Qt/QML Apps to BlackBerry 10
Its hard to believe how far RIM has come when it comes to developer friendliness in the past year or so. A friend pointed out two developers recently posting about their experience bringing Harmattan/Symbian Qt/QML apps to the BlackBerry 10 platform. Both seem to be very pleasantly surprised by the ease of doing so. Check…
PGZ Space Invaders Lets You Enjoy the Classic on Your PlayBook
I always love a bit of gaming nostalgia on my PlayBook. That is why I got a big kick when James @CrackBerry pointed out PGZ Space Invaders by Adam Pigg. This game takes the classic space invaders many of us grew up with and adds accelerometer control on the PlayBook along with simply touching the…