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BBM has a real shot at consolidating the global mobile messaging market
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BBM has a real shot at consolidating the global mobile messaging market

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 21 May 2013 4:12 pm
So BlackBerry Messenger is finally going cross platform, eh? For quite some time now most of you at CrackBerry Nation have believed this should happen. In fact during 2010 (when the stock was still around $60), CrackBerry ran a poll asking you all if the company should take BBM cross platform. Guess what?  A whopping 71% of you said yes, it should go cross platform. Our own fearless leader,...
Talking BlackBerry 10 Product Design with Todd Wood and Don Lindsay
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Talking BlackBerry 10 Product Design with Todd Wood and Don Lindsay

Posted by DJ Reyes on 21 May 2013 1:20 pm
Day two at BlackBerry Live 2013 was ripe with exclusive sessions for the Elite guys and as well as the session with Frank Boulben, BlackBerry Elite members got a chance to sit down with the product design team and learn about the ideas and inspiration for building the BlackBerry 10 platform and devices. Todd Wood, Industrial Design and Don Lindsay, User Experience gave us a look at how they came...
Talking BlackBerry 10 marketing, Keep Moving Projects and Formula One with Frank Boulben
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Talking BlackBerry 10 marketing, Keep Moving Projects and Formula One with Frank Boulben

Posted by DJ Reyes on 20 May 2013 1:35 pm
On day two of BlackBerry Live 2013, I had the privilege of sitting in an exclusive session with Frank Boulben who talked about the BlackBerry 10 marketing strategy, Keep Moving campaign and Formula One. He went through some of the changes he had done to their marketing since joining BlackBerry last year. There was also a chance for the session attendees to ask questions at the end. Frank...
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Keeping it in your pants: Top 10 smartphone etiquette tips for a first date

Posted by Georgia on 20 May 2013 12:40 pm
We're geeks. We get it. Our phones, be they Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, or Windows Phone, are among the most important things in our lives. We use them for everything, all the time. But in some situations our phones can get in the way, like on a first date. So, from one geek to another, I'm going to share ten basic tips on how to keep your smartphone from ruining a potentially great new...
CrackBerry Asks: Have you experienced random reboots on your BlackBerry Z10?
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CrackBerry Asks: Have you experienced random reboots on your BlackBerry Z10?

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 19 May 2013 10:08 am
So here's the deal. Since the Z10 has been released, I have used several different Z10 units (probably 7 or 8... I lost count) across four different carriers, and I have never once experienced a random reboot on my Z10. The same goes for all of the members of the CrackBerry editorial team - there have been very few mentions of the phone randomly rebooting for no reason. However, if you jump into...
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We catch up with Constable Ken Koke - a true BlackBerry fan

Posted by James Richardson on 16 May 2013 2:17 pm
You may remember last year when we were here in Orlando, BlackBerry were proudly showing off the PlayBook Police Cruiser. The car was manned by Ken Koke from the Chatham-Kent Police Service and he showed us just how great the PlayBook integration into the cruiser was making life easier for police officers on the street. Ken was here again this year, although in a slightly different capacity...
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A quick look at the BlackBerry Elite Lounge at BlackBerry Live

Posted by James Richardson on 15 May 2013 4:39 pm
Chances are you may of heard of the BlackBerry Elite program that BlackBerry rolled out last year. The team of Elite members are hand picked developers or BlackBerry 'super fans' who BlackBerry value greatly - not just for their dedication, but also for feedback. The Elite Program was set up to identify and empower the most passionate people in the BlackBerry community with information and...
Thorsten Heins and Nick Fry from Mercedes AMG PETRONAS team up for a chat
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Thorsten Heins and Nick Fry from Mercedes AMG PETRONAS team up for a chat

Posted by James Richardson on 14 May 2013 2:36 pm
One of the sessions that took place earlier at BlackBerry Live in Orlando was where Nick Fry - the CEO of the Mercedes AMG PETRONAS team got together with BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins to discuss the relationship between the two companies since BlackBerry made the decision to sponsor the Formula 1 team. We had Lewis Hamilton on stage at the keynote this morning - although he had to make a swift...
Do huge Q10 sales save BlackBerry longer term?
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Do huge Q10 sales save BlackBerry longer term?

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 13 May 2013 8:50 am
Ever since the Q10 started selling across a few markets, we’ve seen strong positive reports about the launch. We’ve heard that BlackBerry is manufacturing 3 Q10s for every Z10 right now, and this metric was also reported by Bluefin in their report from last week.  Not too long ago I wrote a quick editorial about the comment Thorsten Heins made to Bloomberg regarding his expectation to sell tens...
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From the Editor's Desk: Farewell for now, New York!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 12 May 2013 10:47 pm
As quickly as our adventure in NYC began it has come to an end, at least for a little while. The last few days were a whirlwind as we stripped down our temporary HQ and I packed up my things in a hurry to head to BlackBerry Live. I'm actually typing this From the Editor's Desk post from one of our hotel rooms at the Marriott World Center hotel in Orlando. I flew in with Adam Zeis earlier this...

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