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BlackBerry 10 and the Z10 launches in Kuwait
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BlackBerry 10 and the Z10 launches in Kuwait

Posted by James Richardson on 14 Feb 2013 12:03 pm
It was only a few days ago that we told you that BlackBerry 10 and the BlackBerry Z10 had launched in Qatar and now another Middle Eastern country has followed suit - this time Kuwait. Much the same as with all the BlackBerry 10 launch events this one was a VIP party and a few well know faces in Kuwait were there too. Ali Najim, a Kuwaiti radio personality was there to endorse the new...
BlackBerry users grin smugly as iOS update wreaks Exchange server havoc; opens passcode vulnerability
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BlackBerry users grin smugly as iOS update wreaks Exchange server havoc; opens passcode vulnerability

Posted by Simon Sage on 14 Feb 2013 11:10 am
You might have heard that the recent iOS 6.1 update has been causing quite a few headaches for corporate users. One issue causes a heavy load on the Exchange server, which ultimately locks up mobile access to e-mail.  When a user syncs a mailbox by using an iOS 6.1-based device, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Client Access server (CAS) and Mailbox (MBX) server resources are consumed, log...
Former Co-CEO Jim Balsillie now totally disconnected from BlackBerry
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Former Co-CEO Jim Balsillie now totally disconnected from BlackBerry

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 14 Feb 2013 10:27 am
This morning the media is all over the news that former co-CEO of Research In Motion now owns zero stock in the company we now call BlackBerry.   Here's the official SEC filing indicating that Balsillie now has no stock.  He cleared out all holdings by December 31, 2012.   This really shouldn't surprise anyone.  I have known Balsillie for many years.  It's not like we had beers together...
Jim Balsillie liquidates his BlackBerry shares
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Jim Balsillie liquidates his BlackBerry shares

Posted by Simon Sage on 14 Feb 2013 10:04 am
BlackBerry's ex co-CEO Jim Balsillie has sold off his remaining stock in BlackBerry. Last march, his stake was valued at $385 million, though it might be worth less now.  BlackBerry's stock price took a slight dip after the news surfaced, but all in all, this could very easily be a good thing. Without any material say in what goes on in the company, BlackBerry is free to continue its journey...
BlackBerry stock nosediving on Home Depot news? (Updated - Jim Balsillie liquidates his shares)
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BlackBerry stock nosediving on Home Depot news? (Updated - Jim Balsillie liquidates his shares)

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 14 Feb 2013 9:35 am
* Update - Umi wrote up this editorial on yesterday's Home Depot news, as the stock dipped yesterday and he was writing an editorial around it. Today's much BIGGER BBRY market news here is word that former BlackBerry Co-CEO Jim Balsillie has liquidated his stock in the company. Find out what this means for BlackBerry. Headlines aside, Umi's editorial here is still a good general educational...
BlackBerry WebWorks SDK gets updated, now lets you add in-app purchases and more
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BlackBerry WebWorks SDK gets updated, now lets you add in-app purchases and more

Posted by DJ Reyes on 14 Feb 2013 8:48 am
If you're a developer who uses WebWorks to code up your apps, you'll be pleased to hear that the WebWorks SDK has been updated. The main thing added to the update is support for the Payment Service, this means you can now add in-app purchases, one-time purchases and subscription-based services. If this is something you have been waiting for, then get your WebWorks SDK updated today.   More...
XLabz bring 14 of their most popular PlayBook titles to BlackBerry 10
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XLabz bring 14 of their most popular PlayBook titles to BlackBerry 10

Posted by Alicia Erlich on 14 Feb 2013 8:15 am
If you've been waiting for some of your favorite applications to start populating BlackBerry World then worry no more. XLabz Technologies has brought fourteen of their most popular PlayBook applications to the BlackBerry Z10. Whether you're a fan of Groovy Notes, Uber Iris, The Logo Game, or just want to jot down your ideas or memories with a Day in Life - Journal, all of them have been...
Return of the video podcasts!
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Return of the video podcasts!

Posted by Rene Ritchie on 13 Feb 2013 10:43 pm
As many of you noticed -- and rightly kicked our collective asses about -- Mobile Nations video podcasts haven't exactly been working right for a while now. Sure, the YouTube versions were fine, but the .mp4 files we made available over RSS, iTunes, and direct download would error out as often as not. Well, that's all been fixed! It took many, many, many days of back and forth with our CDN (...
Touch cross-platform messenger now available for BlackBerry 10
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Touch cross-platform messenger now available for BlackBerry 10

Posted by Bla1ze on 13 Feb 2013 4:34 pm
Looking for a cross-platform messaging app on your BlackBerry Z10? If so, Enflick has let us know their app Touch is now ready and available for download on BlackBerry 10 smartphones. We saw updates to their original BlackBerry version not that long ago and with this release, they've opened the doors to quite a few new users. Not sure why you want Touch? Check out some the features they have...
Plants Vs Zombies creeps its way onto the BlackBerry Z10
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Plants Vs Zombies creeps its way onto the BlackBerry Z10

Posted by Zach Gilbert on 13 Feb 2013 3:33 pm
If you’ve been hitting the refresh button over and over again waiting for some of the classic games to make their way onto the BlackBerry Z10, you can now stop. Electronic Arts has brought another of their hit titles to the new platform. Plants Vs Zombies is now available for download. If you’ve never played Plants Vs Zombies on the BlackBerry PlayBook, or another platform, you’ll want to...

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