WebWorks SDK 2.0 Goes Gold – Webinar on March 25th for Developers
Many developers are already familiar with BlackBerrys WebWorks SDK. They have just taken it to the next level with BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK 2.0 going gold. This time it really is just a refinement of the tools BlackBerry previously made available along with adding Linux support and more. WebWorks is a great enterprise development tool…
Adobe Reader for BlackBerry 10 Adds Easy Form Filling & More
BlackBerry is putting some nice effort into improving the feature set of their core productivity apps on BlackBerry 10. First we had Documents to Go and now Adobe Reader has an update. This new update makes it easy to fill out a PDF form by just tapping a fill-able field and typing. You can then…
Foursquare Updates Their BlackBerry 10 App With New Look
Foursquare has updated their BlackBerry 10 app today with some nice updates. Top of the list is a new look and feel for the app. This is probably why there have not been any updates for a bit as they ready this release. The new version also brings “Big performance improvements” to the main screen…
Brazilian Bank Itaú Unibanco Upgrades 7000 Devices to BlackBerry 10 & BES 10
BlackBerry scored another big enterprise win this week with Brazilian Bank Itaú Unibanco. The have confirmed that they are going to upgrade more than 7,000 BlackBerry smartphones to BlackBerry 10 starting with 1,000 BlackBerry Q5 phones together with OS 10.2.1 and BES 10. This is probably all about BlackBerry getting more of their customers to…
BBM for Android Updated to Fix Bugs With Emoticons & More
BlackBerry has pushed out an updated to BBM as promised. This update is set to address bugs with emoticons and status updates along with web links and more. Its nice to see the app updated frequently and I really hope they keep piling on the features. Check out the update in Google Play
BlackBerry’s CEO Calls iPhone Users “Wall Huggers” & More
There is quite a bit of truth in the latest interview with BlackBerry CEO John Chen in an interview with Yahoo. He took a jab at iPhone users by calling them “Wall Huggers” due to subpar battery life. I know a few iPhone users who carry around a huge portable battery just to make it…
Secusmart Encrypted Phone Calls for BlackBerry Now Available to All
BlackBerry and Secusmart made a bit of a splash recently with all of the NSA phone snooping craziness. Angela Merkel ordered 2,000 BlackBerry Z10 phones with the Secusmart voice encryption software on a chip to encrypt all of their phone conversations. So far that solution was only available to governments and large enterprises. Now they…
John Chen Takes a Page Out of Steve Jobs’ Playbook in Vision for BlackBerry
BlackBerry’s CEO John Chen has been on a media spree recently. He sat down with the New York Times for a interview they published on Friday including loads of juicy bits on Chen’s larger vision for BlackBerry. Supposedly he is all about focusing on enterprise and government customers now and is going where the software…