Two Companies Explain Why They Picked BlackBerry 10 & BES 10
At Mobile World Congress BlackBerry announced some nice corporate customer wins in Europe with three Italian companies making the list. ZDNet reached out to two of them to get an idea of why they doubled down on their BlackBerry investment and why BlackBerry’s message appealed to them. The two companies are Air Dolomiti, a mid…
BBM for BlackBerry Adds Stickers in Beta Zone (Limited)
BlackBerry is continuing their limited beta of BBM in the Beta Zone with the addition of stickers. They have mentioned in the past that they plan on adding stickers shortly for BBM as a monetization strategy. My guess is that they will get some good traction from them since emoticons are already so popular on…
BlackBerry “Cyclone” TV Media Streamer Caught on Camera
We heard quite a few rumors a back in 2011-2012 about a media streaming box for TV’s called the Cyclone. Now BlackBerries.ru scored some pictures of what is supposedly this Cyclone device with its HDMI connection and the ability to connect to your BlackBerry phone. The device was also supposedly set to connect to Netflix…
Verizon Finally Rolling Out OS 10.2.1 for BlackBerry Z10, Z30, & Q10 Owners
All eyes on on AT&T as Verizon has finally caved and brought OS 10.2.1 to the BlackBerry Z10, Z30, and Q10 today. This update has been a very long time coming and I am glad for all of you waiting for the official update. If you have not updated yet I HIGHLY recommend it! Just…
BlackBerry OS 10.2.1.2228 Leaked With Autoloaders for All Devices
It looks like BlackBerry is slowly upping the OS versions for carriers as they roll out 10.2.1 everywhere. The latest is OS 10.2.1.2228 thanks to Toobs623 who put the bars together from the T-Mobile update. This small bump brings improved NFC and updated settings app. If that is important to you check out the latest…
BlackBerry Product Security VP Talks Mobile Security
Jason pointed out to me this interesting interview that Computer Weekly did recently on mobile security. They sat down with BlackBerrys VP of Product Security, Sinisha Patkovic, to discuss what priority BlackBerry places on security. Patkovic essentially just lays out one of BlackBerry’s main goals for reviving the brand. Let us know what you think!
Tilt Updated to v2 With Added Functionality
Tilt is a really slick app that takes mobile UI design to an interesting new level. As we mentioned before the Tilt app lets you simply tilt your device and all of a sudden you see your updates and news. Now they have added the ability to view dynamic RSS sources along with a clock….
BlackBerry Confirms BES 10 Cloud is Launching Shortly
We have been hearing quite a bit about the BES 10 cloud hosted version since BlackBerry first mentioned it and then rolled out two beta tests. Now BlackBerry’s enterprise head in India has confirmed that the platform will roll out shortly. Supposedly BlackBerry plans on hitting the small and medium business markets with this hosted…