By Roy Choi |
The U.S. Defense Department announced it has just approved the use of Apple’s iOS 6 devices for military use. Hey, just in time for iOS 7 to be announced soon. This news comes just a couple weeks after an earlier announcement stating the approval of…
By Brandon Russell |
When BlackBerry’s upcoming BBM client launches for iOS and Android, it’ll only be available for smartphones. That means no love for your iPad or Nexus 7—at least not at first. Speaking with TrustedReviews, a company exec said BlackBerry’s focus is squarely on engaging users on smartphones, because…
By Sean P. Aune |
Welcome to the 30th official episode of Tech on the Range.Your hosts for this week’s show are Sean Aune and Todd Haselton. You can find us each on Twitter. Sean Aune - @seanaune Todd Haselton - @robotodd This week’s topic is “Of BlackBerries and Googles” Todd and Sean…
By Todd Haselton |
Android and iOS, if you aren’t already well aware, are dominating the global smartphone market. Research firm IDC recently found that the two operating systems accounted for 92.3 percent of all global smartphone shipments during the first quarter of this year. Combined, 199.5 million units…
By Roy Choi |
Tuesday, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced that BlackBerry Messenger will be available on Android and iOS later this Summer. Additionally, BlackBerry rolled out an update to its BlackBerry Enterprise Service that further makes its embedded enterprises services more compatible with Android and iOS devices. So that…
By Todd Haselton |
BlackBerry on Tuesday announced that this summer it will offer a free version of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android and iOS devices. We’ve been hearing the rumors that BlackBerry had these plans for years, and it seems almost too little too late. Think about it:…
By Sean P. Aune |
One of the most exciting announcements this morning at BlackBerry Live was that the company’s beloved messaging app, BlackBerry Messenger, would finally be coming to both Android and iOS platforms this summer. As with any software undertaking of this size, it is sure to have…
By Todd Haselton |
We’re here reporting from BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Florida where we just had a chance to check out the freshly announced BlackBerry Q5. The device will launch this summer around the globe and is aimed at emerging markets and sits at the lower-end of BlackBerry’s…
By Sean P. Aune |
BlackBerry Messenger is receiving a new feature called Channels that will allow you to communicate with a social network created around the popular messaging platform. Announced at BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Fla. this morning, BBM Channels will be rolling out through out the summer and…
By Sean P. Aune |
Verizon announced this morning at BlackBerry Live that it will be launching the BlackBerry Q10 in the near future. So far the carrier has only put up a page where you can sign up for updates, but no information as of yet on pricing or…
By Sean P. Aune |
Sprint announced this morning from BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Fla. that it will be launching the BlackBerry Q10 this summer. The Now Network did not announce a price for the handset as of yet, but you can sign up at its site for notifications for…
By Sean P. Aune |
T-Mobile has announced that the BlackBerry Q10 will be available in June for $99.99 down with 24 monthly payments of $20. Business customers can also pick up the Q10 beginning at $119.99 depending on the qualifying plan they choose. You can sign up for notifications…
By Sean P. Aune |
BlackBerry unveiled its latest QWERTY handset this morning at BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Fla., the BlackBerry Q5. Aimed at emerging markets, this new handset will be available in black, red, pink and white and will launch with global partners this summer. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins…
By TechnoBuffalo Team |
BlackBerry Live kicks off on Tuesday, May 14 with a keynote that is sure to bring us lots of news about the company’s upcoming plans for BlackBerry 10, and possibly the rumored R10 handset. Be sure to join us from live coverage at the event.…
By Todd Haselton |
The BlackBerry R10 isn’t official yet, but it might as well be since we’ve already seen a few batches of leaked images. The device was leaked again today, this time in the form of a tutorial video that shows you how to interact with the R10…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R is back with an all new show where he rants and raves on various topics in and out of the tech world. On this week’s episode, Jon rants about physical keyboards disappearing from smartphones. Not so long ago, if you bought a top…
By Sean P. Aune |
The BlackBerry R10 has surfaced once again, and this time there are some rumored specs in tow. We saw a shot of the BlackBerry R10 last week in bright red, but now it has shown up in a more traditional black with some rumored specs…
By Todd Haselton |
Last month we had a sneak peak of an alleged entry-level BlackBerry 10 device. The “entry level” title doesn’t make sense though because, let’s be honest, when the Z10 is the only BlackBerry 10 smartphone available in the U.S. right now then it is the entry-level device. Plus,…
By Todd Haselton |
Earlier today we published a quote by BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins in which he declared that the tablet market will be dead in five years. It suggested that BlackBerry will not launch a new tablet in the near future. The company recently reached out to…
By Todd Haselton |
The tablet industry is booming. IDC recently found that 128 million tablets were shipped in 2012 alone as shipments jumped 78.4 percent. Yet, despite the success of the iPad and several other devices, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has gone on the record to proclaim that…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile announced in an email to TechnoBuffalo on Wednesday that it will begin selling the BlackBerry Q10—the first BlackBerry 10 device with a full QWERTY keyboard—beginning on April 29. The device will only be available to its business partners at that time, however, so consumers…
By Todd Haselton |
What’s inside the BlackBerry Q10? Glad you asked, because a site called Lhaini recently had a chance to take a BlackBerry Q10 and tear it down. We assume it’s a preproduction device at this point, since it’s still not globally available to the public just yet,…
By Brandon Russell |
Following reports suggesting Z10 returns were outpacing actual sales, BlackBerry has sent a request to the SEC and Ontario Securities Commission to open a formal investigation into where the information came from. BlackBerry alleges the report, which came from Detwiler Fenton analyst Jeff Johnston, is…
By Todd Haselton |
Earlier on Thursday TechnoBuffalo covered two separate reports from industry analysts who said suggested that the BlackBerry Z10 isn’t selling well and that, in fact, consumers are returning phones faster than carriers are selling them. BlackBerry reached out to TechnoBuffalo with a statement claiming the…
