Market research firm IDC just released its latest quarterly look at the smartphone market, and for the first time Windows Phone marketshare has eclipsed BlackBerry. During Q1 2013, Windows Phone devices accounted for 3.2 percent of all smartphones shipped around the world, while BlackBerry devices made up 2.9 percent of the ...
BlackBerry’s Q5 is a Mid-Range Smartphone for Emerging Markets
on 5.14.13
BlackBerry revealed a new device, the Q5, running the BlackBerry 10.1 operating system aimed at emerging markets and available in black, white and pink colors. At the BlackBerry Live event in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said that the Q5 would be launching with global carrier partners in the ...
BlackBerry Launches BB10.1 Internationally, Coming to US This Month
on 5.14.13
On Tuesday at BlackBerry Live, CEO Thorsten Heins announced the availability of BB 10.1 for the Z10. This first major update to BlackBerry’s next-gen mobile platform starts rolling out immediately and packs a moderate amount of updates. “By the end of this week, the vast majority of our international carriers will offer ...
BlackBerry Q10 Coming to Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile This Summer
on 5.14.13
We've gotten word of a new BlackBerry smartphone today, and we now also have some news about familiar one. Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile have all confirmed that they'll soon be carrying the BlackBerry Q10, although some are being more specific with details than others. Verizon is saying that it will be available sometime in ...
BlackBerry is Bringing BBM to iOS, Android This Summer
on 5.14.13
On Tuesday, during the BlackBerry Live Keynote, the company announced that it will be launching BlackBerry Messenger—BBM—on iOS and Android this Summer. This is a big move for the company, which has found itself increasingly trapped in a badly-built prison of its own making. Now, BlackBerry will make one of its most ...
BlackBerry R10 Leaks Again with Reported Specs
on 5.5.13
Our initial look at the BlackBerry R10 quickly suggested that the smartphone would be a budget alternative to the Q10, but it wasn't clear just what we'd lose by penny-pinching. If DGtle is on the ball with its newly claimed specs, though, we won't sacrifice as much as we thought. Along with offering more photos of the R10, ...
BlackBerry 10 Devices, Samsung Knox Get U.S. DoD Approval
on 5.3.13
In what would have been a blow for BlackBerry, word broke on Wednesday that Apple iOS devices and some Samsung Galaxy phones would be approved for use by the Department of Defense. The DoD has now officially issued those approvals, and not only is iOS not mentioned, but BlackBerry 10 devices have been approved. BlackBerry ...
U.S. DoD Gives Samsung Galaxy, iOS 6 Devices Security Approval
on 5.1.13
The United States Department of Defense will reportedly grant security approval to Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones and Apple’s iPhone and iPad running iOS 6 for use by Pentagon officials, according to The Wall Street Journal. Both companies have been pressing officials to grant them clearance and allow Defense employees to ...
BlackBerry CEO: All Tablets Will Be Dead in 5 Years
on 4.30.13
As BlackBerry launches its keyboard-equipped Q10 smartphone, CEO Thorsten Heins is once again downplaying the importance of tablets in the mobile market. "In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet anymore," Heins told Bloomberg in an interview. "Maybe a big screen in your workspace, but not a tablet ...
BlackBerry’s App Pitch: We’re the Same, But Different
on 4.5.13
At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last week, most mobile devs said they would focus on iOS and/or Android (usually both), and play the “wait and see” game with everyone else. But in sync with its surprisingly good fourth-quarter earnings, BlackBerry is pitching the idea that bringing games into its new ...
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