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BlackBerry 10.2 OS update brings emojis, level 1 notifications plus alarm features
Posted On 23 May 2013 By James Trew. Under: Uncategorized.
You might still be getting your thumbs around that Q10, or the waiting for that BlackBerry 10.1 update, but already some future tidbits for the platform have come to light. Michael Clewley, product manager at the firm, let slip that version 10.2 o...
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The After Math: Google I/O 2013, BlackBerry Live and Nokia’s Lumia 925
Posted On 19 May 2013 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
A new Lumia phone from Nokia, this year's Google I/O and BlackBerry Live -- yep, it was a pretty hectic week for us, but also a good seven days for tech news. Even if Google didn't have any truly new hardware for us, it's started up its own on-dem...
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BlackBerry software chief on updates and BB10 for healthcare and financial services
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Michael Gorman. Under: Uncategorized.
During BlackBerry Live this week we got to speak with Vivek Bhardwaj, BlackBerry's Head of Software, about the future of BB10. In light of the the platform's first major software update rolling out to its devices, we asked about the plans for futu...
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The Daily Roundup for 05.17.2013
Posted On 17 May 2013 By David Fishman. Under: Uncategorized.
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all ha...
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Hands-on with BBM Channels: BlackBerry’s trojan horse social platform
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Joseph Volpe. Under: Uncategorized.
"It's more like Tumblr." That's how one BlackBerry rep described BBM Channels to us, the company's new social networking service announced this past week at BlackBerry Live in Orlando. While Channels, alone, may initially seem like nothing new -- ...
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See Thorsten Heins, Alicia Keys and BBM during the BlackBerry Live keynote, now on YouTube
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
While Google presented its nearly four hours of recorded keynote glory in one giant clip, BlackBerry had the decency to split things up into four more-manageable segments. In the first installment of BlackBerry Live Keynote 2013, you can catch CEO...
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BBM app for iOS and Android won’t run on tablets at first
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Melissa Grey. Under: Uncategorized.
Tablet users eager to hop on the BBM bandwagon with BlackBerry's standalone app will have to tamper down their enthusiasm. Vivek Bhardwaj, head of the BlackBerry Software Portfolio, told TrustedReviews that the company will focus exclusively on sm...
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Windows Phone steals third place from BlackBerry in IDC smartphone ranking
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
First and second place in the smartphone OS wars is a foregone conclusion with Android and iOS (respectively) strongly entrenched, but the battle for third place is now full of intrigue. BlackBerry and Microsoft have each stepped up their games wi...
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The Daily Roundup for 05.14.2013
Posted On 14 May 2013 By David Fishman. Under: Uncategorized.
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all ha...
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BlackBerry Q5 hands-on: an affordable BB10 device in a QWERTY shell (update: video)
Posted On 14 May 2013 By Joseph Volpe. Under: Uncategorized.
It's not the most exciting hardware launch to come from the newly reinvigorated (and rebranded) BlackBerry, but the Q5 is a device with a mission. Announced formally this morning by CEO Thorsten Heins on stage at BlackBerry Live, the Q5 is in some...
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