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Smartphones outship feature phones for first time in Q1 2013, says IDC

Android Smartphones have been getting increasingly popular in recent years as they become both more capable and more affordable, and now an research firm is claiming that the smartphone hit a major milestone in the first quarter of 2013. According...

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BlackBerry Q10 confirmed to be launching on T-Mobile

Blackberry Os Well, that didn't take long. Less than 24 hours after a rumor claimed that T-Mobile will be offering the BlackBerry Q10 in the U.S., the magenta operator has come forward to confirm that yes, it will indeed sell BlackBerry's new...

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BlackBerry expects Q10 to hit U.S. by end of May with $249 price tag

Blackberry Os BlackBerry's new full-touch Z10 smartphone finally hit the U.S. last month, and the company plans to follow that device up with the keyboard-equipped Q10 model. Besides announcements that AT&T, Sprint and Verizon will all offer the Q10 in...

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BlackBerry 10.1 developer preview reveals new features like HDR camera mode, easier app updating

Blackberry Os BlackBerry hasn't really made any major announcements regarding BlackBerry 10.1, but yesterday the company rolled out a developer preview version of the new OS so that application creators can see how their software will run on the...

Apr 18th by Alex Wagner 1

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Why aren't you using Android?

Android I’ve switched platforms so many times that I could never hope to count how many times I’ve used iOS, Android, webOS, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and/or Windows Phone, to Nokia’s efforts back in the day, to PalmOS for...

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BlackBerry Z10 Written Review

Blackberry Os The BlackBerry Z10 is, for all intents and purposes, a very important phone. This is the first phone from the “new” BlackBerry. This is the first phone to run BlackBerry 10. This is the first phone to show that...

Apr 15th by Evan Selleck 37 23 Reactions

BlackBerry to seek regulatory review of report on Z10 return rates

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Apr 12th by Alex Wagner 4

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More mobile platforms need a feature like BlackBerry's Hub

Android My first smartphone, the one I bought for myself, was a BlackBerry-branded device. I can’t for the life of me remember which particular model it was, but what I do remember is one of its software features: the universal inbox. I...

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The world is ready for a fourth mobile platform

Android It's a good time to be involved in mobile technology. In fact, I sometimes wonder how it could get any better. And then it dawned on me. What of a web-based mobile OS, or one with multi-platform compatibility? In other words, there's a lot...

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BlackBerry 10 R-Series device offers a close-up look at its QWERTY keyboard in leaked image

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Apple and Samsung gain U.S. market share as Android loses some in latest comScore report

Android Along with new Android distribution stats and a bunch of people saying "Man, it's really already ______?", the start of each new month typically brings with it some fresh U.S. smartphone market share numbers from research firm comScore....

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BBM Music shutting down on June 2, BlackBerry handing out free Rdio trials to replace it

Blackberry Os Bad news today for any BBM Music subscribers out there, as it looks like BlackBerry is about to pull the (headphone) plug from its music sharing service. In an email sent out to subscribers, BlackBerry has revealed that it will be...

Apr 4th by Alex Wagner 0

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BlackBerry Z10 vs. Google Nexus 4 Dogfight Part 1

Android It's a dogfight battle between the best of the best of Google and BlackBerry! The BlackBerry Z10 is the company's current flagship smartphone, while the Google Nexus 4 represents the most pure Android smartphone that money can buy at the...

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Verizon BlackBerry Z10 Unboxing

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Apr 2nd by Aaron Baker 4

BlackBerry to continue to push BB7 alongside BB10 in emerging markets

Blackberry Os BlackBerry 10 may be the new hotness from the company formerly known as RIM, but BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins knows that he can't just toss aside BlackBerry 7 now that BB10-powered products are hitting shelves. In an interview with The...

Apr 1st by Alex Wagner 0

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BlackBerry Z10: One month later

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BlackBerry reports one million BB10 devices shipped in Q4 2013, revenue of $2.7 billion [UPDATED]

Blackberry Os BlackBerry this morning reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2013, which officially wrapped up on March 2. At the end of the three-month period, the company formerly known as RIM reports that it had shipped...

Mar 28th by Alex Wagner 29 27 Reactions

Around 20 percent of 100,000 BlackBerry 10 apps are Android ports, company exec says

Android BlackBerry recently announced that its BlackBerry World storefront is now home to more than 100,000 applications, which is 30,000 more than the platform launched with in January. However, because BlackBerry allows developers to quickly...

Mar 27th by Alex Wagner 0

T-Mobile now selling BlackBerry Z10 online, says Sonic 2.0 Mobile Hotspot LTE due before end of March

4g Just as promised, the BlackBerry Z10 is now available for purchase from T-Mobile's website. The magenta carrier revealed last week that it'd begin selling the Z10 on March 26, but since then there's been no word on how much the new...

Mar 26th by Alex Wagner 1

BlackBerry adds Q10 support to Android app porting process

Android BlackBerry has long been touting Android app support as one of the main features of both the PlayBook OS and BlackBerry 10 (formerly BBX), allowing Android developers to easily port their existing apps to the BlackBerry World app...

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"Are you someone who has switched from iOS to another platform, or have you simply just refused to use Apple's mobile OS due to a missing piece of functionality?"

valerie Page I use both they both have features I like

Jerale Hoard Samsung :P. If I didn't have a BlackBerry Z10 I would rather be with a iPhone 5. Samsung has good hardware (stolen ideas) and great camera quality but it's software sucks.

Lenn Liggins I do believe the IPhone is a very good phone, however, they haven't made any changes other than add a half inch to it. I'm a Windows phone guy.

Dallas Henry Firstly, it sucks ballsacks for phones. Secondly, I do use it for my iPad Mini. Thirdly, it hasn't changed much since inception. Fourthly, "SAMSUNG"... no need to say more. Fifthly... I wanted to type "fifthly".