Awesome BES “EZ Pass” License Migration Now Available to All
BlackBerry’s awesome EZ Pass migration for licenses is now available. For over a year I have been telling friends at BlackBerry that they need to be doing everything they can to get more companies to convert or migrate to BES 10. Now they have done just that by offering to convert any other MDM license…
Create a QR Code Badge for Your BBM Channel
BlackBerry put up a simple yet very useful tool this week in the BBM Channel Manager website utility. You can now easily create a badge for your BBM Channel to make it easier for people to join. It simply creates a pretty QR code for your channel as a badge. You can then just embed…
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1.x Scheduled to be End of Life in April
Right after BlackBerry released a small OS update for the PlayBook today Jamie pointed out this little tidbit spotted by my buddy Lucas @N4BB. BlackBerry has the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1.x and 2.0.x scheduled to be end of sale and support in April 2014. That would be a real shame but not unexpected. On the…
OS 2.1.0.1917 Released for the BlackBerry PlayBook
BlackBerry has pushed out a new update for the PlayBook OS this week. We are now sitting at version 2.1.0.1917 with some small updates. This includes updating the Flash and Adobe Air runtimes along with updated WLAN and Crypto versions. Hit that “Check for updates” button to get the latest!
Free Premium BlackBerry 10 & OS 7 Apps to Celebrate BlackBerry World’s Birthday
BlackBerry World is celebrating its 5th birthday with a big giveaway. As a sign of the changing times they are offering up free premium apps for BlackBerry 10 AND BlackBerry OS 7 devices. This includes some premium apps and games that are sure to please. You just have to download the apps before April 4th…
ShopBlackBerry.com Selling BlackBerry 10 Smartphones in Canada
BlackBerry is continuing it efforts to sell directly to businesses with unlocked phones on their ShopBlackBerry.com website. First they made them all available in the US and today they announced availability in Canada. This is all part of what John Chen said on the earnings call about BlackBerry expanding in eCommerce. Details below: BlackBerry 10…
John Chen Explains His Turnaround Strategy in CBC Interview
David let us know about a great interview CBC had with John Chen that they posted going into the weekend. He talks about the situation when he joined BlackBerry and what he has done to turn the company around. Nothing groundbreaking here but its great to hear the CEO articulate clearly what his plans…
BlackBerry Wins First Round Against Ryan Seacrest’s Typo Barring Sales
BlackBerry just won the first round in a ruling late last week against Ryan Seacrest’s Typo iPhone keyboard. The US District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco confirmed that BlackBerry will probably win the case in their infringement claims against Typo. He dismissed Typo’s claim that a temporary sales ban would put them out of…