BlackBerry Explains How BBM for Android & iOS Works Over SIP
The network architecture behind BBM, especially with the addition of video and voice, has been sort of a black box. We learned a bit about it when corporate admins had to open up the firewall for voice and video calls. Now with Android and iOS support we learn that the BBM connection works over SIP…
On the 6th Day of Christmas BlackBerry Gives Pacemaker
I don’t know about you, but I’m loving the BlackBerry 25 Days of Gifts. Yesterday was Color ID, and day 6 brings Pacemaker for BlackBerry 10! Pacemaker is a great app, I have it on my BlackBerry PlayBook. What is Pacemaker for BlackBerry 10? Pacemaker is optimized for BlackBerry 10, giving you the ability to…
BES 10 Cloud is Being Renamed to BlackBerry Unite – Gold Candidate in Testing
It looks like the marketing department at BlackBerry got a hold of the BES 10 Cloud program and deemed that it needed a vague and less descriptive name. We just heard from a source that BlackBerry is renaming the BlackBerry Enterprise Service in the Cloud to simply BlackBerry Unite. The funny part is that BlackBerry…
BlackBerry Reminding Enterprises to Make BES 10 Licenses Permenant By Activating a Device
One of the interesting things Blackberry did awhile back was putting a curious limitation on their tradeup program. This program let enterprises upgrade their BES 5.0 CAL (Client Access License) to BES 10 CAL licenses but had a BIG catch. BlackBerry is only handing out TEMPORARY licenses this year. These licenses will only become permanent…
Free Pocket Bowling 3D Game for BlackBerry Z10, Z30, & PlayBook
Luis let me know about the slick Pocket Bowling 3D game that dropped for the BlackBerry Z10 and Z30 along with the PlayBook. The game seems to be a native app as far as I can tell and is very fun. It is also free which is a huge bonus point. The gameplay simply has…
Justin Bieber Wanted to Rep BlackBerry – Great Quotes from Former BlackBerry Employees
There are some great articles coming out now with stories from former and some current BlackBerry employees. The latest is from Bloomberg that supposedly chronicles the “rise and fall of BlackBerry” in an oral history. They really hit hard on how BlackBerry went from an agile cutting edge company to a bureaucratic, carrier loving, customer…
UK Government’s G-Cloud Now Available on BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 Hosting
UK Government organizations just got the go ahead to use BlackBerry’s BES 10 hosted service. This means they can utilize a hosted BES based on the 4th UK Government G-Cloud program. This G-Cloud program is supposed to make adopting cloud hosted services easier for government agencies and now BES 10 is the only cross…
Motek Mobile Color ID Free Today Only for BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry Worlds 25 Days of Gifts just got another big hit. The very popular Motek Mobile Color ID is now free for today only. This lets you customize your notifications and LED lights. The only downside is that these apps really need to be headless so you don’t have to manually run them. Check out…