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The True Potential Of Android Player, And Why BlackBerry Hasn’t Unleashed It (Yet)

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Yesterday was a pretty exciting day for those of us who like to tinker with our BlackBerry 10 devices – a bit of hacking has opened up the possibility to sideload a lot more apps than possible before. This little hack, however, got me thinking about the full potential of Android Player, and why BlackBerry [...]

BlackBerry In Discussions With Other Handset Makers To Preload BBM On Devices

With BlackBerry Messenger now officially going cross-platform, BlackBerry is looking at ways of getting consumers to adopt the messenger on other platforms. In a recent interview with CNET, Chief Operating Officer Kristian Tear revealed that one of the possibilities they are exploring is preloading BBM on handsets from other manufacturers.

BlackBerry Link 1.1.1 To Bring Two-Way Sync With Outlook, Mac Address Book

Although the current version of BlackBerry Link has support for one-way Outlook sync, many users have been longing for a two-way solution for their BlackBerry 10 devices. Luckily, it appears that version 1.1.1 of the program is set to add this feature.

SoundHound For BlackBerry 10 Now Available On BlackBerry World

SoundHound For BlackBerry 10

Ever since launch, one of the major app omissions on BlackBerry 10 has been the lack of a music search app that can listen to and identify songs, such as Shazam. Luckily, the popular music search app SoundHound has been released for BlackBerry 10 today.

Google’s Eric Schmidt Admits He Loves His BlackBerry – Get This Man A Q10!

Google is currently the proud company behind the world’s most popular smartphone platform – Android. So it would stand to reason that Google’s executives would proudly display the latest Android flagships wherever they go. But Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, recently admitted that he actually uses a BlackBerry and loves it.

BlackBerry Live Keynote Now Available Online

BlackBerry Live Keynote

The BlackBerry Live keynote this year was packed full of exciting stuff – the BlackBerry 10 Bentley showing off the future of mobile computing, the unveil of the BlackBerry Q5, the cross-platform BBM announcement, and a whole lot more. It certainly wasn’t one you’d want to miss, but I’m sure many of you weren’t able [...]

Bleacher Report’s Team Stream App Now Available On BlackBerry 10

Team Stream For BlackBerry 10

For those of you who follow sports closely, you ought to know Bleacher Report – a very popular news website for a variety of sports. Well, the folks at Bleacher Report have now released their Team Stream app for BlackBerry 10, so sports fans can follow the action on their BlackBerry’s as well.

BlackBerry 10 Android Runtime To Receive Jelly Bean 4.2.2 Update In OS 10.2

Android Runtime Roadmap

With OS 10.1 beginning to roll out to the Z10 earlier today, we’re already beginning to learn more about the next major update – 10.2. According to the Android Runtime roadmap, BlackBerry is planning to upgrade Android Player to Jelly Bean 4.2.2 when OS 10.2 is released, which should hopefully improve the experience with Android [...]

Tips And Tricks For BB10 Lets You Learn More About Your BlackBerry 10 Device

Tips and Tricks For BB10

When you buy a brand-new smartphone, there can be a whole lot of little things to learn, especially if it’s a new platform like BlackBerry 10. Luckily, Sferical has released an app to help you learn the in’s and out’s of your BlackBerry 10 device – Tips and Tricks for BB10.

Skype For BlackBerry Z10 Now Available In BlackBerry World – Download Now

Skype Preview for BlackBerry Z10

After arriving first for the BlackBerry Q10, it seems that the preview version of Skype has finally been rolled out to the BlackBerry Z10 today, making the lives of Z10 Skype users just a little bit easier.

Dropbox and Box Updated For BlackBerry 10

Box for BlackBerry 10

Ever since launch, BlackBerry 10 has come with two popular cloud services integrated into the OS – Dropbox and Box. Today, the two apps for these have received some minor updates, including 10GB of free storage for BlackBerry 10 users courtesy of Box!

TimePlay App Comes To BlackBerry 10

TimePlay For BlackBerry 10

For those of you in Canada who frequent Cineplex movie theatres, I’m sure you know of the TimePlay app – an app that interacts with activities presented to viewers on the big screen before the movie. Well, luckily for you moviegoers, that app has now been brought over to BlackBerry 10.

Windows Live Messenger Comes To BlackBerry 10

Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry 10

The apps just keep on coming today for BlackBerry 10 – even though Microsoft is trying to transition Windows Live Messenger users to Skype, BlackBerry has seen fit to release a WLM app for the platform today. This is bound to be a hit among those users who just don’t want to give up on [...]