BlackBerry Details ActiveSync Features for Each Version of Microsoft Exchange (BlackBerry 10)
I have had a few people ask me about why certain features are not available on BlackBerry 10 connected to Microsoft Exchange using ActiveSync. I have been using this relatively updated list on Wikipedia for awhile but turns out there is a document directly from BlackBerry detailing the features. The features are all based on…
How To Download Android APK Files From Google Play To Load on OS 10.2.1.x
With the ability to easily install Android APK in the latest OS 10.2.1 leak we have been getting questions about how to get the latest APK files. Users have long been using the APK downloader Chrome extension but it requires a valid device ID along with Google Chrome. 🙂 Thankfully the developer created a…
Remote File Access Is One of the Coolest Features in BlackBerry 10
One of the coolest but least mentioned features on BlackBerry OS 10.1 (and some older builds) is the two way remote file access built into BlackBerry Link. If you have BlackBerry Link installed on your desktop and associated with your BlackBerry 10 device you can access files both way. So far I have found this…
BlackBerry Link Supports Mac OS X Mavericks v10.9 – Desktop Manager Not So Much
BlackBerry has confirmed that their BlackBerry Link software for BlackBerry 10 does support Apple OSX 10.9 Mavericks. That is because it does not use Apple’s SyncServices to synchronize Contacts and Calendars. The sad part is that BlackBerry Desktop Manager for legacy BlackBerry devices with OS 7.1 and older is not able to sync calendars…
How BlackBerry 10 Links Contacts Based on Certain Information
BlackBerry has finally revealed how the logic works for contact linking on BlackBerry 10. In case you didn’t notice BlackBerry 10 links multiple contacts from different sources into a single contact so that you do not have duplicates. PIM is one of the main things BlackBerry OS 10.2.1 is focusing on but until then…
FAQ: You Cannot Have The Same BlackBerry ID On Two Phones (BB10, iOS, & Android)
This one is more of an FYI to those of you who have been asking about how BBM will work on iPhone iOS and Android devices. In a nutshell you cannot use the same BlackBerry ID (BBID) on two phones with BBM. Whatever phone you sign in with last will sign out your other phone…
BlackBerry Z30 Natural Sound BBM Feature Coming to All With OS 10.2
Some of you may have been wondering if the new "Natural Sound" BBM feature is purely a Z30 exclusive or just an updated OS 10.2 feature? I am happy to report that it is a bit of both. We learned that the new Natural Sound feature will be available to all BlackBerry 10 smartphones as…
BlackBerry Z30 Coming in Six Models To Support Different Carrier Bands (STA100-X)
We have already seen the BlackBerry Z10, Q10, and Q5 land in four different variants each and now the Z30 seems to top them all. BBin poked into the safety guides for the Z30 and collected the details on the SIX different variants of the Z30. That includes one just for China which is new….