BlackBerry has launched its first smartphone with a 5 inch display, and it also has a rather zippy processor and larger processor to with the large touchscreen. The BlackBerry Z30 features a 5 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel display, a 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, Adreno 320 graphics, 2GB of RAM, and a […]
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BlackBerry Messenger for Android coming soon (shown off on video)
BlackBerry Messenger, or BBM is probably one of the best things the BlackBerry platform has going for it. The messenger service has been included on BlackBerry phones for years, providing a powerful alternative to text messaging — and soon BBM will be available for Android and iOS as well. While BlackBerry hasn’t announced when BBM […]
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Lilbits (8-22-2013): More than a third of BlackBerry 10 apps come from a single developer
3 Comments on Lilbits (8-22-2013): More than a third of BlackBerry 10 apps come from a single developerFolks have a habit of comparing mobile platforms by the sheer number of apps available in their app stores. There are around a million apps available for Android and iOS, for instance, more than 160,000 available for Windows Phone, and about 120,000 for BlackBerry 10. But quality is more important than quantity — nobody actually […]
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Lilbits (8-12-2013): The uncertain future of BlackBerry
There was a time when BlackBerry devices dominated the smartphone space. But the past few years have been tough for the company, with growing competition from Apple’s iPhone and an army of Android devices. BlackBerry’s brief foray into the tablet space wasn’t exactly a home run either. So what’s a struggling company to do? In […]
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BlackBerry PlayBook tablet won’t get any more significant updates
BlackBerry recently confirmed that it had cancelled plans to bring the BlackBerry 10 operating system to its first 7 inch tablet. Now vice president Alec Saunders has confirmed that the BlackBerry PlayBook won’t be receiving any significant updates. That means you won’t even see a new web browser, keyboard, or other BB10 features or support for […]
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Why the BlackBerry PlayBook is still worth buying
The BlackBerry PlayBook probably isn’t at the top of anyone’s tablet wishlist right now — not that it’s ever been high on the list for most shoppers. Sales have never been particularly strong, and the recent announcement that the PlayBook won’t be upgraded to BlackBerry 10 didn’t help. Nevertheless, the PlayBook is an option worth […]
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BlackBerry 10.2 leaked, respond to SMS from the notification
A leaked build of BlackBerry OS 10.2 is providing a look at where BlackBerry’s smartphone software is heading. And the future looks kind of good… assuming BlackBerry can keep customers and shareholders placated long enough to actually deliver its next-gen operating system. It hasn’t been a good month for BlackBerry. The company’s stock price has […]
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BlackBerry PlayBook is never getting BlackBerry 10 software update
That’s all folks. BlackBerry has confirmed that it won’t be releasing a BlackBerry 10 software update for its 7 inch tablet. Despite the fact that the BlackBerry PlayBook already runs software that looks a lot like BB10, CEO Thorstein Heins says the company has’t been satisfied with the way the new operating system performs on the […]
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Lilbits (5-14-2013): The future of BlackBerry tablets
BlackBerry made a few big announcements during the kick-off to the BlackBerry Live conference today. There are over 120,000 apps available for BlackBerry 10. BBM is coming to Android and iOS. And the BlackBerry Q5 phone is coming soon to emerging markets. But what about tablets? It’s been a few years since the launch of […]
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BlackBerry bringing BBM to Android, iOS this summer
BlackBerry Messenger has long been one of the killer features of the BlackBerry platform. But soon you won’t need a BlackBerry smartphone to use it. The company announced today that it’ll launch BBM for iOS and Android this summer. BBM will be available as a free app for iOS and later or Android 4.0 and […]