The 2013 BlackBerry Elite Live/Jam Experience

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Describing BlackBerry Live/Jam 2013 in one word; Phenomenal. This event was like none other I have been involved with. Not only was this my first time ever going to such an event involving BlackBerry, but I was also going to this event as a BlackBerry Elite member. With permission from the Elite program team leaders [...]

Review: Incipio DualPro Case For The BlackBerry Z10

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For the last week, I have been sporting this sharp looking case from Incipio, the DualPro in neon yellow and gray. I have to say that this little case has caused a bit of a stir among my family and friends! Considering I have 7 BlackBerry Z10 cases (to date) I am going into this [...]

BlackBerry 10 Will Be Available In The US “In a few short weeks”

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Yes, the country who in my opinion was supposed to get BlackBerry 10 first, the United States, is one of the countries that will be the last to get BlackBerry 10. From what I can say based on my experience of having a BlackBerry 10 Z10 device for almost a month, it will definitely be [...]

Analysts Reporting Low Z10 Sales? Let’s Not Panic (Yet)

Shortly after the Z10′s launch in Canada and the UK, we heard some very exciting news from BlackBerry – they claimed this was the best product launch they have ever had in each country. However, it seems analysts aren’t quite so confident in these statements, with many of them lowering their sales expectations from pre-launch [...]

Why BlackBerry World Would Be Much Better With Coupon Codes & Gifting

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  I have been wondering why did BlackBerry remove one of my favorite features from BlackBerry World (formerly App World), the ability to gift via BBM. Ronen from over at BerryReview made several valid points that I would agree to. Bringing gifting and coupon codes to BlackBerry World would benefit everyone. I also understand the [...]

Go With The Flow – BlackBerry 10 Style

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BlackBerry released the Z10 in Canada on February 5th. This was their first device built on QNX/BlackBerry 10 and brought innovation to a flat smartphone world. Android and iOS rule the roost in North America and the fight at this time is for third. With 79 million customers worldwide, BlackBerry needs to reaffirm to those [...]

First 10 Hours With A BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone Device

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Weeks before the launch, I reserved my Z10 with Rogers.  I logged into their website and made sure that I had Black version set aside.  I figured that I had nothing to worry about.  Well I was wrong.  February 5th, 2013 came along and by 9 AM I was texting my local rep to make [...]

BlackBerry Z10 Release ‘Delay’ Explained

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I live in Canada and feel the pain of a release date of the BlackBerry 10 that is only 6 days after launch.  I cannot imagine the reaction of the U.S. BlackBerry fans who would have wanted to see the launch and release dates much, much closer than a month apart, Especially since the release [...]

My Take on The Wait for BlackBerry 10

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Blackberry is advertising in the Super Bowl. “A Super Bowl commercial is a great opportunity to show the redesigned, re-engineered and reinvented BlackBerry to tens of millions of consumers on the largest advertising stage of the year,” Frank Boulben, RIM’s chief marketing officer. The commercial was created by London-based creative agency AMV BBDO, the same [...]

7 Things to Watch For at Tomorrow’s Launch Event

Well, we’ve made it.  A year ago, the blogosphere was in pretty round agreement that RIM was dying, and unlikely to last long enough to introduce its crucial new platform.  Here we are, on the eve of an introduction that has improbably taken on an air of excitement generally only reserved for that “other” fruit company.  [...]

BlackBerry 10 Launch – A Huge Thorsten Heins Moment?

With mixed views and sentiments on RIM and BlackBerry coming from stock analysts and tech experts, all eyes are on the upcoming BlackBerry 10 launch and how it could prove to be a huge Thorsten Heins moment.

RIMM’s Wild Ride: Time to Jump Off?

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (Nasdaq:RIMM, TSX:RIM) has definitely seen its share price in motion through the past couple of years.  That share price has nearly tripled in the past four months, but is this more “irrational exuberance”?  Or did that September low of $6.18/share put an unreasonably low value on the company? Disclaimer: yes, [...]

Decoded: New Samsung Ad Bashes BlackBerry

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It seems like trolling is not for the fans alone as Samsung recently released an ad directly bashing the iPhone and especially BlackBerry. The video shows a guy sending emails while watching a game on his Galaxy Note in an effort to highlight the device’s multi-tasking capabilities, that’s great but not when you are appealling [...]