Opera Mini 8 Comes to Legacy BlackBerry Devices
If you are still on a BlackBerry 7 or older device you may want to check out this latest Opera Mini release. They have released Opera Mini 8 bringing a new flat design that is easier on the eyes. They even have a night mode that modifies the contrast. Overall it seems like a good…
WhatsApp Adds Privacy Settings, New Dark Theme, & More on BlackBerry 10
WhatsApp is doing a nice job of keeping their BlackBerry 10 client updated. They have just pushed out a new update today bringing loads of goodies including a much needed dark theme like BBM. On top of that they have finally added privacy settings so you can choose who sees your last seen time, profile…
WebWorks SDK 2.0 Goes Gold – Webinar on March 25th for Developers
Many developers are already familiar with BlackBerrys WebWorks SDK. They have just taken it to the next level with BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK 2.0 going gold. This time it really is just a refinement of the tools BlackBerry previously made available along with adding Linux support and more. WebWorks is a great enterprise development tool…
Adobe Reader for BlackBerry 10 Adds Easy Form Filling & More
BlackBerry is putting some nice effort into improving the feature set of their core productivity apps on BlackBerry 10. First we had Documents to Go and now Adobe Reader has an update. This new update makes it easy to fill out a PDF form by just tapping a fill-able field and typing. You can then…
Foursquare Updates Their BlackBerry 10 App With New Look
Foursquare has updated their BlackBerry 10 app today with some nice updates. Top of the list is a new look and feel for the app. This is probably why there have not been any updates for a bit as they ready this release. The new version also brings “Big performance improvements” to the main screen…
FCC Clearing Wi-Fi Congestion with More 5Ghz Bandwidth
The Federal Communication Commission may approve a proposal for the policy of technical standards to provide more airwaves for wireless devices on March 31. In this way, the licensed and unlicensed spectrum can share the 5 GHz band. This would essentially double the available bandwidth in 5Ghz Wi-Fi by allowing unlicensed access on the 5Ghz…
Brazilian Bank Itaú Unibanco Upgrades 7000 Devices to BlackBerry 10 & BES 10
BlackBerry scored another big enterprise win this week with Brazilian Bank Itaú Unibanco. The have confirmed that they are going to upgrade more than 7,000 BlackBerry smartphones to BlackBerry 10 starting with 1,000 BlackBerry Q5 phones together with OS 10.2.1 and BES 10. This is probably all about BlackBerry getting more of their customers to…
BBM for Android Updated to Fix Bugs With Emoticons & More
BlackBerry has pushed out an updated to BBM as promised. This update is set to address bugs with emoticons and status updates along with web links and more. Its nice to see the app updated frequently and I really hope they keep piling on the features. Check out the update in Google Play