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Why did RIM’s Executive VP of Global Sales quit his job?
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Why did RIM’s Executive VP of Global Sales quit his job?

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 24 May 2012 11:10 am
* Update: Turns out Patrick Spence took the job of CCO at Sonos * Patrick Spence worked at RIM for 14 years. His most recent position was Executive Vice President of Global Sales, reporting directly to the CEO. For a guy who is under 40, this is a prestigious position to hold. He climbed up the ranks at RIM quickly. I've been a fan of Patrick. He was a visible public face for RIM. He...
The BlackBerry brand took a beating this year according to 2012 BrandZ survey
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The BlackBerry brand took a beating this year according to 2012 BrandZ survey

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 23 May 2012 3:39 pm
For the past few years we've been blogging about the results of the annual Milward Brown BrandZ survey, which through magic and voodoo and (we're assuming some science since they apparently conducted 2 million interviews), places a value and rank on the world's top brands. The BlackBerry brand has faired pretty well in previous years. In 2009 BlackBerry ranked #16 on the Top 100. And we're...
My Porsche Design BlackBerry has found a good home!
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My Porsche Design BlackBerry has found a good home!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 23 May 2012 1:09 pm
I saw a few comments suggesting the Porsche Design BlackBerry that I gave away to a lucky reader might end up on Ebay, but that couldn't be further from reality. Thankfully, it found a great home with a deserving BlackBerry fan who appreciates it. I shipped my P'9981 off to Toronto to CrackBerry member Houshinto, and he followed up with some photos of his P'9981, including a photo of it in...
Clarification yet again... you will NOT be able to upgrade your BlackBerry 4, 5, 6, 7 Smartphone to BlackBerry 10
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Clarification yet again... you will NOT be able to upgrade your BlackBerry 4, 5, 6, 7 Smartphone to BlackBerry 10

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 22 May 2012 11:29 am
Don't be sad... it'll be more fun to upgrade to a new BlackBerry 10 phone anyway! In the past 24 hours I've literally received three emails and twice as many tweets from readers asking me if they'll be able to upgrade their BlackBerry 7 phone to BlackBerry 10 when it comes out later this year.  The answer is still no. Seriously. This isn't news. There should be no surprise here. It's been...
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Why it wouldn't make sense for RIM to initially launch a BlackBerry 10 phone with a physical keyboard

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 22 May 2012 9:26 am
We've had a hunch for a long time now that the first BlackBerry 10 phone to hit the market later this year will feature a full touchscreen design, lacking the physical keyboard that BlackBerry is traditionally known for. This was confirmed earlier this month at BlackBerry World, when we got our first preview of BlackBerry 10, running on a full touchscreen Dev Alpha device. Some media...
From the Editor's Desk: Cheers to Team BlackBerry on this Victoria Day Long Weekend!
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From the Editor's Desk: Cheers to Team BlackBerry on this Victoria Day Long Weekend!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 20 May 2012 12:43 pm
It's a holiday weekend in Canada. Victoria Day. That means no work on Monday. Hopefully our BlackBerry making friends in Waterloo, Ottawa (QNX's hometown), Toronto (the Torch team) and elsewhere in Canada are getting a short break from their busy work schedules and are enjoying some R&R. As RIM's CEO Thorsten Heins would say, Research In Motion is "laser focused" on bringing BlackBerry...
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Video: Windows Phone OS Running on a BlackBerry PlayBook (Updated)

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 17 May 2012 10:17 am
* Update:  As was quickly pointed out by the CrackBerry community... it looked like the Windows Phone 7 on PlayBook fun was being done through the web browser. Ding, ding. It was. The original prankster posted an update video above. Lol. Lame... but ya know, still kinda cool while it lasted. * *Update #2: Looks like he has now made the above video private. Sorry folks! (it's still a...
Gartner data proves Android is no place to be for BlackBerry
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Gartner data proves Android is no place to be for BlackBerry

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 16 May 2012 3:19 pm
Industry research firm Gartner just released its latest data on mobile phone sales for the first quarter of 2012. There are some interesting points to be pulled out of this report that I wanted to address. We have to work through a bit of data first, but we'll bring it back to BlackBerry very quick. Samsung dominates Android. Gartner's data says that Korea-based Samsung shipped over 40% of...
What's next for gaming on BlackBerry
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What's next for gaming on BlackBerry

Posted by Adam Zeis on 15 May 2012 1:23 pm
Gaming has never really been something that BlackBerry was known for. We've had the old-standby Brickbreaker since the start as well as a few good games here and there, but we never had the "latest and greatest". When the BlackBerry PlayBook was released, BlackBerry fans everywhere were overjoyed and gaming on the BlackBerry platform changed forever. With the new hardware, we could now have...
From the Editor's Desk: MOM, CMO, COO, CTIA and MORE
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From the Editor's Desk: MOM, CMO, COO, CTIA and MORE

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 13 May 2012 11:46 pm
In case you missed last week's inaugural From the Editor's Desk, I'll reiterate the premise behind this new series of editorial one more time. Think of it this way... if CrackBerry were a weekly magazine, this would be the Letter from the Editor at the start of each issue. It's a dialog between me and you, sounding off on the week that was and looking ahead to the future. More or less I'll get...

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