BlackBerry 10.3 Adds New Two Finger Gesture for Quick Settings Menu
It looks like BlackBerry is really focusing on hammering down usability with BlackBerry OS 10.3. Michael Clewley let loose on his BBM Channel about a new feature that is coming in 10.3. Specifically it is a new two finger gesture down from the top bezel to access the Quick Settings Menu from ANY application. That…
Can BlackBerry’s Receive Faxes Through Visual Voicemail?
There is an interesting story coming out of Sleepy2009 at NerdBerry. He was testing out a fax machine and decided to test sending a fax to his BlackBerry Z30 line thinking it would just be a missed call. Instead he ended up with a blank test fax. Then he decided to try it out…
BlackBerry 10.3 Homescreen Removes Icon Borders (aka Boxes)
This is one of those pet peeves that I am glad BlackBerry has finally addressed. Michael Clewley has posted a screenshot of the new OS 10.3 homescreen in his BBM channel and it shows off some goodies. First of all we have some new icons for OS 10.3 that are way cleaner and less cartoony….
BlackBerry 10.3 Bringing “Signature Action” & Flatter UI
It looks like BlackBerry is overhauling a bit of the UI for BlackBerry 10.3. Product Manager Michael Clewley has been leaking out some of the goodies a little at a time about what we can expect. This new “Signature Action” that you can see above means they will be highlighting the most used action in…
BlackBerry OS 10.2.1.3175 Leaked for all BlackBerry 10 devices
I have been playing with OS 10.2.1.3175 since early last morning and I have to say I am impressed. This build is circulating with carriers and is now available for all to download. There is nothing hugely changed in this update but it is nice and stable and is very smooth. I am still waiting…
Automate Your Life With GeoToolBox Headless Task Scheduler
ToySoft has swung for the fences again with their latest app GeoToolBox. The app is headless and allows you to set actions to happen when you enter or leave a location. For example you can save a calendar event every time you get to a client and when you leave for billing. You can…
Free SelfieCam Makes Selfies a Breeze on BlackBerry 10
You don’t really need any special app to take a selfie on BlackBerry 10 but SelfieCam adds a bit of flair to your selfie. The developer, Marco Gallo, created the app to simply let you take a picture with a nice banner saying it was taken on BlackBerry 10 along with a SelfieCam logo….
Twitter for BlackBerry 10 Gets Nice Update With Drafts & More! (v10.3)
BlackBerry just rolled out a nice update to Twitter for BlackBerry 10 bringing us to v10.3. This new version is packing some nice improvements including my favorite which is the ability to draft tweets to send later. They also let you swipe between screens of the app which is pretty slick. Thankfully they have also…