By Todd Haselton |
Sprint recently confirmed it will not sell BlackBerry’s latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Z10. The carrier thinks that customers will instead prefer BlackBerry’s full-QWERTY keyboard BlackBerry Q10 device that it set to launch later this year. It’s a bit of a blow to BlackBerry, a company…
By Todd Haselton |
BlackBerry announced on Friday that it published its first update for the company’s new BlackBerry 10 operating system. Build 10.0.10.85, a 150MB download, includes several enhancements, including improved performance for third-party applications, a fix for Gmail calendars, improved call-log tracking in BlackBerry Hub, camera enhancements…
By Todd Haselton |
BlackBerry tried to tout the growing number of popular applications that it will add to its BlackBerry World store. There are a few now, for sure, but for some reason Instagram seems to be the one application that people always look for on iOS, Android…
By Todd Haselton |
We’ve had BlackBerry’s brand new BlackBerry Z10 handset for the better part of two weeks now. We wanted to put it through its paces as much as possible because, let’s face it: BlackBerry put a ton of work into the new operating system, even delaying…
By Todd Haselton |
Jim Balsillie, the former co-CEO of what was once called Research In Motion (now BlackBerry) apparently sold every single share of his ownership in the company. Balsillie once owned a total of 26.8 million shares, CNET noted. Is he sour that he was asked to step down…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode of Ask the Buffalo, Jon shares his thoughts on BlackBerry 10 and its ability to compete against other mobile operating systems. Jon also talks about Samsung’s…
By Brandon Russell |
BlackBerry’s bombastic Alicia Keys stunt is turning into a typical Hollywood drama, rife with “hackers” and smartphone infidelity. It seems that Keys, who was appointed Global Creative Director of BlackBerry last month, still prefers her iPhone, the very device she supposedly broke up with before signing…
By Todd Haselton |
BlackBerry 10 might be attractive for some, but for big box fix-it-yourself retailer Home Depot, it’s not enough. The company on Monday confirmed earlier reports that it’s migrating away from deploying BlackBerry devices to its employees to instead issue iPhones. Shares of BlackBerry were down…
By Brandon Russell |
In response to claims that BlackBerry would exit the Japanese market, the company has released a statement reiterating its commitment to NTT DoCoMo. “We will continue to support the carrier’s ongoing BlackBerry sales in Japan,” a spokesman said. This still doesn’t address whether or not…
By Sean P. Aune |
Android is gaining even more market share when it comes to mobile operating systems, but don’t count iOS just yet. ComScore has released its latest quarterly numbers as to which mobile operating systems are dominating the market, and Android is still the king. For the…
By Brandon Russell |
BlackBerry 10’s interesting Android runtime layer, which allows users to sideload Gingerbread-based apps, is eventually going to get updated to Jelly Bean. It’s unclear when BlackBerry will roll the upgrade out, but the news is particularly interesting (and maddening) because a device not specifically designed…
By Todd Haselton |
RIM’s BlackBerry Z10 is still just a few days old, but initial sales already appear to be off to a better start than the launch of Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone 8 handset, the Lumia 920… that is, according to one bullish analyst. “Our recent store…
By Todd Haselton |
Shares of BlackBerry are up at least 12 percent at the time of this article, thanks to a positive note from Bernstein Research, and the company is also pleased with the current demand for its new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. “We have supplied initial shipments to…
By Jon Rettinger |
BlackBerry’s new OS is here, ready to make up for lost time. Last year was riddled with delays, exec shakeups and increasing pressure from the other guys. But BlackBerry is confident it can regain marketshare, and climb back up to the top of the mobile…
By Todd Haselton |
Shares of BBRY (now BlackBerry, formerly RIM (RIMM)), are up 12 percent Monday morning following the company’s first ever Super Bowl commercial and a new “Outperform rating” from Bernstein Research. The company issued a note today expecting the firm’s stock to hit $22, Barron’s noted, and…
By Sean P. Aune |
Welcome to the 18th official episode of Tech on the Range. This week’s episode departs from the usual three person format due to a bunch of outside circumstances, so you just get Sean Aune and Todd Haselton for this one. You can find us each on…
By Todd Haselton |
We’ll be bringing you our full thoughts on BlackBerry 10 and the BlackBerry Z10 in the coming days, but in the meantime we’re watching how Wall Street is reacting to the company’s new mobile platform. BlackBerry’s stock took a hit right after CEO Thorsten Heins…
By Todd Haselton |
BlackBerry, formerly RIM, announced its new BlackBerry 10 platform and two new smartphones yesterday. The BlackBerry Z10 makes its debut in the U.K. today, but won’t be available in the United States until March. Meanwhile, the Q10 won’t launch until April at the earliest. The Wall…
By Todd Haselton |
ABI Research released a report on BlackBerry 10 on Thursday and highlighted a point that many already know: BlackBerry needs IT departments in order to survive and flourish. The big problem, of course, is that the company is now battling bring-your-own-device departments that allow employees…
By Todd Haselton |
RIM, now known as BlackBerry, announced the pricing of some of its handsets today, including that of the Z10 and the Q10, but the prices might be too high for consumers to swallow in mass. Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu thinks the Z10 March launch…
By Todd Haselton |
Look, I know I’m an anxious person, but it’s been a long time since a phone made me feel a bit frustrated. I know that I’m still getting used to BlackBerry 10, so I’m not writing this as a final judgement in any sense, but…
By Roy Choi |
BlackBerry (or Research In Motion) announced this morning its new operating system and a pair of flagship devices, the full touchscreen Z10 and QWERTY-packed Q10. While there are a lot to be excited for (e.g., 70,000 apps, plenty of content, BlackBerry Hub, BBM video sharing…
By Brandon Russell |
As BlackBerry flaunted its new Z10 and Q10 handsets, the company didn’t jump into the topic of tablets. Will there be a PlayBook successor this year? There have been indications, though nothing to suggest one way or the other with 100 percent finality. With that…
By Sean P. Aune |
AT&T announced this morning that it will be carrying both the BlackBerry Q10 and BlackBerry Z10. While the announcement speaks to the carrier’s excitement of supporting the two new devices, no release date or pricing has been announced as of yet. If you visit AT&T’s…
