BBM for Android with Channels and Voice Support Released in Private Beta Zone
If you are one of the lucky few I would check out your Beta Zone account. There are multiple reports of BlackBerry releasing a new Beta of BBM for Android v200.0.0.138 in the Beta Zone with the addition of BBM Voice and BBM Channels. There are also more than 100 new emoticons, easier file…
Funkoi Brings Freemium Eyebert Game to BlackBerry 10 – Toon Ambush Also Updated
Funkoi let me know that they have released a new game called Eyebert this week. The new running platformer game has you on an alien world with transformations, upgrades, head stomps, shiny things to collect, UFOs and more. The first levels are free after which you can purchase the following levels. Check out Eyebert…
BerryReview’s Year in Review with 2013’s Top Articles & Stats
2013 has been a rollercoaster year for BlackBerry with the launch of BlackBerry 10, another CEO change, and more. The year has had its ups and downs for BlackBerry users and I wanted to share some of the stats on BerryReview during 2013. Since I launched BerryReview in 2006 we have been covering the…
Filtermama 2 Rewritten With Loads of Filters – Now Free!
Shakedatapps let us know that they have released v2 of Filtermama to correct some of their mistakes in the original. First of all the app is completely rewritten to combine JavaScript and Cascades into one app. They have also fixed how they are monetizing the app with the base app being free. With that said…
Latest NSA Leaks Show Exploits on iOS and Tracking GSM Phones Back in 2007
The NSA leaks continue with the latest coming from a huge stash at Der Spiegel. They have unveiled a whole catalog of exploits the NSA sells to other US government departments from back in 2007. What is fascinating is that the catalog holds exploits that would have been cutting edge at the time and…
BlackBerry Jakarta Rumored To Be "Touchscreen Only" Low End Device from Foxconn
BlackBerry made a splash when they signed a 5 year manufacturing agreement with Foxconn to create phones for emerging markets. The first such device is the Jakarta which is supposed to be for Indonesia as a low end device. Now the BGR is reporting that the Jakarta is rumored to be a touchscreen only device….
Does BlackBerry Have a Plan For Consumers in 2014 Beyond BBM?
BlackBerry’s Interim CEO, John Chen, has been making quite a big splash about his plans to turn around the company and reorganize it. Since the last financials release I have been hearing from quite a few readers asking about John Chen’s plan for consumers in 2014 and beyond. Sadly Chen has yet to say very…
BlackBerry Has 3X The Enterprise Customers of Good, AirWatch, & MobileIron Combined
In his Op-Ed in CNBC, BlackBerry’s CEO John Chen laid out a very important statistic. He said in no uncertain terms that “When it comes to enterprise, we’re still the leader. Don’t be fooled by the competition’s rhetoric claiming to be more secure or having more experience than BlackBerry.” He went on to say that…