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BBM Music: A First Look
We were lucky enough to be given access to the closed beta of BBM Music, the latest venture buy RIM to expand the reach of BBM6 and its third-party integration. At its core, BBM Music is a natural...
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Video: BlackBerry Curve 9360 Review
The BlackBerry Curve series was the golden goose of RIM’s surge into the mainstream. With the 8310 becoming one of the top-selling smartphones of all time, it’s not uncommon to still see them floating...
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BlackBerry Curve 9380 Review
Nostalgia is a funny thing. Though last year I left my BlackBerry behind for the shinier, app-centric shores of iOS and Android, I still recall my experiences fondly. There are times I miss the great...
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Revisited: BlackBerry Torch 9860
When I reviewed the all-touch BlackBerry Curve 9380 (which I didn’t much like) I decided to take a stab at using its bigger brother the Torch 9860, a device released back in August. This much-maligned...
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RIM co-CEOs may be forced to relinquish co-Chairmen roles
Based on the initial findings of a Corporate Governance review mandate issued last July, RIM co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie may be forced to step down as co-chairs of the Board. As we told...
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New RIM roadmap confirms HSPA+ Playbook, Curve 9220 and 9320, October...
This is a nice way to start the day. The entire RIM roadmap for 2012 has leaked and it’s a doozy. Let’s start with the simple stuff: the Curve 9220 and 9320 are ready to go for a mid-year release. The...
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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Review: Three reasons it’s the best tablet bang...
There is no easy way to say this: your PlayBook is now useful. Not that it wasn’t before, but the hundreds of thousands of dedicated BlackBerry users who eagerly spent nearly $500 on a PlayBook when...
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BlackBerry PlayBook Bluetooth Keyboard Case Hands-on (Video)
The BlackBerry PlayBook is nothing if not versatile, as evinced by its almost-complete transformation in February with OS 2.0. With that release, it is more like a laptop than ever, with a...
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Update: BlackBerry Music Gateway for streaming to home and car stereos is now...
With the kick-off of BlackBerry World tomorrow, RIM is expected to introduce a number of new products, initiatives and, ultimately, its future. But with the BlackBerry Music Gateway they’re sticking...
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BlackBerry Bridge Updated to V2.0.0.30, fixes predictive text issues
With BlackBerry World 2012 well underway, it seems like logical timing for RIM to release their latest update to the bridge app for the PlayBook. Updated to version 2.0.0.30, the change log isn’t a...
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BlackBerry Z10 Hardware Review (video)
It’s Wednesday, January 30th and unseasonably warm in Toronto. RIM has just nailed a presentation more than two years in the making. BlackBerry 10 is here, and the Z10 is its first representative. It...
View ArticleBlackBerry is ‘not ready’ to release another tablet
In a statement that will surely be misinterpreted by 80% of the tech press, BlackBerry VP of Global Product Management Francois Mahieu told Pocket-lint at MWC that the company was open to the idea of...
View ArticleLegacy BlackBerry users reporting major network outage (Update)
BlackBerry is dealing with a major outage of its BlackBerry Internet Services (BIS) network this morning, with users reportedly affected since 8am EST. The company has not yet acknowledged the issue,...
View ArticleBlackBerry’s CEO says they have a 50% chance of succeeding
BlackBerry’s newest CEO is honest — possibly too honest. While the company is forging ahead and blazing a revitalized path that is focused on serving the enterprise user, John Chen stated in an...
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Unreleased and scrapped BlackBerry ‘Kopi’ leaks online
These images are what is said to be an unreleased BlackBerry 10 device. The internal code name of this gem was known as the “Kopi” and when John Chen, BlackBerry’s new CEO, took over he decided to...
View ArticleBlackBerry lays off 120 employees in Waterloo
BlackBerry has been on an upward trajectory over the past few months, but news today brings back lingering issues of the Waterloo-based company. According to a report in the CBC, BlackBerry has laid...
View ArticleBlackBerry shuts down Ottawa Product Development Centre, lays off 90 employees
The last time we heard about BlackBerry’s Ottawa office was in 2012 when employees were asked to limit their summer vacation on work overtime to launch the new BlackBerry 10. At the time, the Ottawa...
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Leaked 5-inch square display hints BlackBerry was working on a massive...
As we’ve discovered over the past few months, BlackBerry under Thorsten Heins was a very different outfit than the current, streamlined, pared-down and focused company we see under John Chen. As a...
View ArticleBlackBerry sells majority of its real estate holdings in Canada
BlackBerry announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the “majority of its real estate holdings in Canada.” The buyer is unknown, with the total space above 3 million square feet,...
View ArticleJudge validates two BlackBerry patents in Typo keyboard lawsuit
It appears as though the sordid legal battle between BlackBerry and Ryan Seacrest-funded iPhone keyboard maker Typo is drawing to an end. Following legal arguments from both side’s lawyers, U.S....
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