BBM Video Expands Further for iPhone and Android in Asia-Pacific
BlackBerry is currently rolling out beta version of BBM Video for cross-platform video calling in Asia-Pacific to incude iPhone and Android users. They state this is the ‘final phase’ in the roll-out before production release, which is all exciting to hear. Personally I was starting to feel BBM was leading down a path of great…
BBM Retract and Timer Now Free
If have not seen or checked your application updates, BlackBerry has released an update that now offers “Timer” and “Retract” free for BlackBerry, Android and iOS users. Other features in this BBM release include: Cross-Platform (Android, iOS and BlackBerry 10) In addition to Retract and Timer, users also have access to the Private Chat and…
BlackBerry Venice Shows Up In Video Demo
We have started see several post showing with a video demo of the BlackBerry Venice (Slider) model. The short demo shows the absolute basics for now but does give an insight to the navigation, slider and keyboard usability. It is great to see that the keyboard is capacitive like we have seen in the Passport….
BlackBerry Leap Arrives for Mobile Professionals
The new BlackBerry Leap will be available from Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless, Sasktel, TELUS, WIND Mobile, ShopBlackBerry, and select Tbooth wireless and WIRELESSWAVE locations starting on May 7th, 2015, for as low as $0.00 on contract[1]. A variety of accessories including cases, carrying solutions, chargers, and audio peripherals, are also available through the carrier partners…
BlackBerry Awarded Red Dot Award Best of the Best
If haven’t seen yet, BlackBerry gets another award from Red Dot for design excellence for the Passport. This is a great follow up to previous years for receiving similar awards in 2013 and 2014 for other models. Professor Dr. Peter Zec, Founder and CEO of the Red Dot Award: “For 60 years, the most-respected design…
BBM Beta Brings Timed and Retracted Messages As Subscriptions
If you have been part of the BBM Beta program you may by now have received the notice of an upcoming beta release. Little is noted around all the features but one in particular they are making a point about is the subscription of “Timed and Retracted Messages”. This may already be showing up for…
BlackBerry Leap Pre-Orders Have Started
If you haven’t heard yet, BlackBerry have started rolling out pre-orders of the new Leap through ShopBlackBerry. The roll-out of pre-orders start in the countries below, so be sure to get that order in before the limited stock is finished. ShopBlackBerry Pre-Sale Country Availability US – March 30 UK – March 30 France – March…
BBM Protected Now Available For iOS and Android
BlackBerry’s commitment to bringing their services to other platforms has now included BBM Protected for iOS and Android. BBM Protected offers an enterprise-grade secure instant messaging service with all the features of a consumer IM app, the hardening of on-premise security together with the convenience of a cloud service. All messages are encrypted using keys…