Whats’s this in front of us? It has the Blackberry name but isn't running the ol’ Blackberry OS that we've seen for years now. Yup, it’s the Blackberry Z10 and here’s our long-overdue review of it. As you might already know, the company formerly known as Research In Motion, and now just simply known as BlackBerry, went into hibernation for much of last year and finally released their long-awaited fully-touc ...

BlackBerry has just announced that BlackBerry Messenger, the company's once-popular proprietary instant messaging client, will be launching on iOS (version 6 and later) and Android (version 4.0 and later) as a free app in "summer 2013". Support for basic messaging and groups will be implemented first, with other features such as voice, video and screen sharing to arrive later in the year. ...

BlackBerry (previously known as RIM) took the wraps off its latest BlackBerry 10 smartphone, the Q5. While the Z10 could be described rather accurately as an evolution of the old Storm and the Q10 is very reminiscent of the Bold lineup, the Q5 represents a modernization of the midrange Curve series, bringing BlackBerry 10 to a lower-cost market segment in an attempt to encourage greater uptake of the compan ...

Blackberry 10.1, the first major update to their new OS, is official today. The release is mainly to support the hardware keyboard and smaller OLED screen of the Blackberry Q10 apparently, but according to Engadget, the update brings a whole bunch of new improvements to the Z10 as well, such as an HDR Camera Mode, which fills out highlights and shadows in images, improvements to the Hub which now supports c ...

Blackberry might be making a return to sliders with the next Blackberry 10 devices, according to a new design patent that was awarded to the company today. According to the USPTO doc, which was first filed back in December 2011, there are outlines for a multi-perspective design for a handheld electronic device that seems to be similar to the all-touch candybar form factor of the Z10, but has a full QWERTY p ...

Blackberry has been handing out developers a limited edition red BlackBerry Z10, but it looks like the company formerly known as RIM has a special Blue limited edition model for certain popular influencers. Hiphop artist Lil'E, which branded himself as Mr. BlackBerry 10 in his recent songs, posted a picture of a new blue Blackberry Z10 on Twitter that he received today. It might be a very well-done aftermar ...

RIM founder, Mike Lazaridis is leaving BlackBerry entirely, just 15 months after stepping down as co-CEO. Mentioned in their earnings report today, Blackberry's board announced that Lazaridis will be steoping down from his current role of Vice Chair of the Board on May 1st. Lazaridis founded the company in 1994, and was CEO along with Jim Balsillie until the company's shakeup last year. Balsillie had alread ...

Blackberry published their Q4 2013 results today, from the end of the fiscal year to March 2nd. The results show that the smartphone maker made $94 million in GAAP income on revenues of $2.7 billion, which is a huge contrast to the $125 million net loss they made in the same quarter last year. Blackberry also managed to ship One Million Blackberry 10 devices during the three weeks of the quarter that they w ...

The crew at iFixit got their hands on the Blackberry Z10, to do what they do best. Take things apart. It’s a comprehensive walkthrough of what’s inside the new Blackberry smartphone, and you get a good look at each component, from the motherboard, Samsung flash memory, a Snapdragon S4 processor and camera modules. If you’re interested in this sort of thing, then more pictures and detailed repair guides awai ...

Now that Blackberry 10 is out and about, the company formerly know as RIM is making sure their app offerings are solid, offering an updated new native app called Blackberry Travel today. The app itself is nothing new but it makes use of BB10, allowing users to log in with their Blackberry ID, share flight information, check trip status, monitor price changes for hotel bookings, and even share to BBM, Twitte ...

Last year, a couple Blackberry employees got together and used their musical abilities to serenade blackberry app developers and thank them for their patience while waiting for Blackberry 10 to release. And now that BB10 is out and about, the band has gotten back together, to celebrate a successful launch. If you're into this sort of thing, check out the video, right below: [quote_simple]On January 30, 2013 ...

Popular cross-platform messaging service, WhatsApp is now available for Blackberry 10. It's been much anticipated since it's the most used cross-platform messaging service on mobile right now and brings all the usual text, file and media sharing capabilities to BB10 that you'd expect: [quote_simple]WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without havi ...

Today, I had the chance to finally get my hands on the BlackBerry (previously RIM) Z10, the company's new flagship smartphone running the brand-new BlackBerry 10 platform. Here's what I thought of it. From a hardware perspective, the Z10 boasts solid build quality but is otherwise not very inspiring in terms of physical design and materials used. The white Z10 has a back cover that has a dimpled texture but ...

BlackBerry has issued a new software update for BlackBerry 10 smartphones, bringing improvements in Battery life, low-light photography, third-party app performance and more. RIM announced BlackBerry 10 more than a month ago and the BlackBerry Z10 is already out in the market. With improved 3rd Party app performance, developers can develop faster and smoother apps for BB10. Also, Whatsapp is coming to Black ...

When launching a brand new eco-system in 2013, one aspect is bound to make or break the offering: apps. The freshly launched BB10 OS, who's first device offering, the Z10, just launched in India today, has realized that. At launch, there are an impressive range of India Specific Apps already available. Here are some of them: PVR Tap n Go: More than a regular Movie Ticket Booking App. This uses NFC for a sea ...