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Now that's what I like to see... Apple telling you to buy a BlackBerry
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Now that's what I like to see... Apple telling you to buy a BlackBerry

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 29 Apr 2013 8:04 am
Well, not quite. But close. The illustrious Rene Ritchie, Editor in Chief or our iOS sibling site iMore, pointed out this morning that if you visit Apple's Youtube channel, there are Verizon BlackBerry 10 ads running on it. Sure enough, I clicked over to Apple's Introducing iPhone 5 video, and upon hitting play was greeted by this Verizon BlackBerry 10 ad. This is pretty funny (to me at least),...
Will the BlackBerry Q10 be a brand new cash cow?
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Will the BlackBerry Q10 be a brand new cash cow?

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 23 Apr 2013 12:01 pm
BlackBerry has come a long way in the last few months.  The company is finally back on the market with a full touch phone, the Z10.  And what an awesome device it is!  The new BlackBerry 10 OS is smooth and beautiful.  The app store is starting to resemble something competitive.  The company has announced its largest order ever, for a million BackBerry 10 devices.  And in the first quarter of...
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From the Editor's Desk: Get ready for #TM13!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 22 Apr 2013 8:03 am
Long time readers of any and all of our Mobile Nations sites will remember the Smartphone Round Robin. It was a cross-site editorial event where we took a break from our regular day to day beat, swapped phones, and sounded off on the competition in an unbiased fashion. It was a great event, we loved it, you loved it, and you've been bugging us literally daily to do it up again. And we have...
Strong results from Verizon Wireless but do they need to diversify?
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Strong results from Verizon Wireless but do they need to diversify?

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 18 Apr 2013 11:59 am
This morning Verizon Communications posted a great set of financial results for Q1. In the wireless business, Verizon added 667,000 new subscribers, activated 7.2 million smartphones and posted an 8.6% year over year rise in wireless service revenue.   Out of the 7.2 million smartphones, Verizon disclosed that 4 million were iPhones.  This means the other 3.2 million were some other platform,...
What’s really going on with Detwiler’s false accusations, and how BlackBerry is handling it beautifully
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What’s really going on with Detwiler’s false accusations, and how BlackBerry is handling it beautifully

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 12 Apr 2013 10:44 am
BlackBerry’s stock was hammered yesterday due to a report by research firm Detwiler Fenton, who claimed that Z10 devices were being returned in unusually high numbers.  From Wednesday’s closing price to the lows on Thursday, BlackBerry lost over $1.25 per share.  It closed at $13.55, down from $14.69 the day before, for a loss of nearly 8%.   The claim seemed absurd, essentially saying that in...
Hey BlackBerry - we need multiple alarms in BlackBerry 10!
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Hey BlackBerry - we need multiple alarms in BlackBerry 10!

Posted by Adam Zeis on 10 Apr 2013 1:35 pm
One big item on my short list of gripes for BlackBerry 10 is the lack of alarm settings. On most devices I've used you have the option to set more than one alarm rather than just the one that is allowed on BlackBerry 10. I keep an odd schedule some days, so being able to set multiple alarms is a key feature to me - something that can't be achieved right now on BlackBerry 10 without a third-party...
A happy ending to this Made in Manhattan BlackBerry Z10 story
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A happy ending to this Made in Manhattan BlackBerry Z10 story

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 10 Apr 2013 10:39 am
  Bye bye annoying tie straps; Hello awesome BlackBerry Z10 demos! In case you missed Part 1 of this real life story, go back and read it. The quick recap? I was pleasantly surprised when I walked into the Best Buy at 43rd and 5th in Manhattan on Monday night and was greeted by a prominent BlackBerry Z10 display. The happy tale quickly turned into a BlackBerry horror story of sorts when I...
Looking at BlackBerry’s Q4 gross margin spike
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Looking at BlackBerry’s Q4 gross margin spike

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 9 Apr 2013 3:49 pm
When BlackBerry announced its Q4 results on March 28 we celebrated a Street-beating earnings result. Even if you ignore the tax benefit that the company recorded, BlackBerry delivered much better financial results than expected. A big part of that beat came from the gross margin line, which came in at 40% versus the low 30's estimates. In the financial press release, the company said the...
UK EE BlackBerry 10 customers to get a 4G boost
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UK EE BlackBerry 10 customers to get a 4G boost

Posted by James Richardson on 9 Apr 2013 5:28 am
Here in the UK we are still new to LTE. In fact, as things currently stand we still only have one network that offers 4G and that's EE (formerly Everything Everywhere). Things are stepping up a notch however as the mobile network has announced that they are to double 4G speeds as well as doubling the 4G network capacity to meet the needs of customers in the future. If you are one of the cool...
Opportunity squandered and saved - Another BlackBerry 10 story made in Manhattan
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Opportunity squandered and saved - Another BlackBerry 10 story made in Manhattan

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 8 Apr 2013 6:53 pm
The tale I'm about to tell you is real and occurred literally just minutes ago. Like the real life Made in SoHo BlackBerry 10 story I relayed here on CrackBerry the other week, this one also shows much opportunity for BlackBerry and challenges to overcome.  The triple A batteries in my headphones died this afternoon, so I walked to the nearest Best Buy on 43th and 5th in Manhattan to pick up...

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