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Here’s the List of Stuff RIM Needs to Solve for BlackBerry 10 to Succeed
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Here’s the List of Stuff RIM Needs to Solve for BlackBerry 10 to Succeed

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 4 Apr 2012 12:07 pm
We're making a list, Checking it twice, Gonna find out if BlackBerry 10 is Naughty or Nice (we hope nice!)... The CrackBerry team has put together a killer set of marching orders for RIM to follow if they want BlackBerry 10 to succeed. None of this is rocket science. Some items are missing features. Some are user experience problems. Fixing these issues should be RIM's top priority on...
Does this April Fools joke mean we’re never getting a PlayBook Plex client?
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Does this April Fools joke mean we’re never getting a PlayBook Plex client?

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 3 Apr 2012 1:54 pm
Outside of my Netflix subscription, Plex is how my whole family watches movies.  For those of you unfamiliar with Plex, it's a media utility consisting of a server and a client.  The server runs on any computer, and the clients run on computers, mobile devices, or even the Apple TV (if jailbroken). I run the Plex server on my iMac.  I keep all our content on an Apple Time Capsule.  I have a...
Hey Instagram - Android is done, next up is BlackBerry!
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Hey Instagram - Android is done, next up is BlackBerry!

Posted by Adam Zeis on 3 Apr 2012 12:56 pm
Hey Instagram! You're done with the Android app, so next up is BlackBerry! The popular social photo sharing app Instagram has had a long solo run on iOS, but today it finally made its way to Android as well. Excitement ensued all around, and a few faithful CrackBerry members quickly converted the APK to a BAR file for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Unfortunately after sideloading the app, we...
America loves a comeback story. And if RIM can pull together the BlackBerry 10 story, people will buy it.
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America loves a comeback story. And if RIM can pull together the BlackBerry 10 story, people will buy it.

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 3 Apr 2012 10:01 am
Following Research In Motion's depressing Q4 earnings announcement last week, there has been no shortage of articles and commentary out there voicing skepticism against RIM's prospects for the future. We've also witnessed a lot of hope and support for RIM, especially from the BlackBerry faithful, yours truly included. Adding balance to their reporting, yesterday Bloomberg News put up a great...
Developers are more important to RIM than you may think
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Developers are more important to RIM than you may think

Posted by Jared DiPane on 2 Apr 2012 10:22 am
Are you an aspiring BlackBerry developer but just aren't sure where to start? Keep reading for your chance to win a BlackBerry PlayBook! Last week I had the pleasure of spending my day in New York City at Pace University with some folks from RIM and a room full of students who had never developed for BlackBerry before. Last year I attended the NYC BBM Hackathon as well, so I somewhat had an...
RIM’s Q4: Weak results, outlook and brutally honest CEO commentary
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RIM’s Q4: Weak results, outlook and brutally honest CEO commentary

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 30 Mar 2012 6:02 am
Last night RIM posted its Q4 results and held its customary conference call. It was our first time experiencing a quarterly call without Jim Balsillie. The new CEO, Thorsten Heins, did a great job highlighting RIM’s challenges and plans on the call. Unlike any past conference calls, Heins’ commentary was 100% intelligible, honest, and raw. Make no mistake, the call was a disaster from a...
I dream of BlackBerry 10 phones...
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I dream of BlackBerry 10 phones...

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 29 Mar 2012 1:17 pm
If you follow me on twitter, you may have caught my tweet from yesterday morning that said: Just woke up from an awesome dream. I hope in my life the day comes where I can re-watch them in video after I wake up.  As dreams tend to be, my awesome dream yesterday was a bit of a mashup. My weekend was spent reading The Hunger Games and constantly thinking about CrackBerry.  In my dream I...
Apple releases the new CrapPad, can anyone really tell the difference?
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Apple releases the new CrapPad, can anyone really tell the difference?

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 28 Mar 2012 12:13 pm
On Monday I was traveling home from the USA, and our own Adam Zeis put up a post here on CrackBerry telling our readers to check out iMore's review of the new iPad. It didn't go over very well with many of our CrackBerry faithful. To be fair, we've been cross posting hero device reviews for years now. Yes, iMore told their iOS faithful to check out CB's review of the PlayBook when we posted it....
Should RIM support BBM on competing platforms?
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Should RIM support BBM on competing platforms?

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 22 Mar 2012 2:27 pm
Earlier this week Kevin ran an informal Twitter poll asking a question that has been on CrackBerry Nation's mind for a while. Should RIM stick with its walled garden approach and force people to buy a BlackBerry handheld if they want to use the awesomeness that is BBM? Or should they open up and port the app to Android and iOS? Reading through the replies is pretty interesting. People...
First we get a Porsche Design BlackBerry phone. What's next, a Ferrari PlayBook tablet?!
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First we get a Porsche Design BlackBerry phone. What's next, a Ferrari PlayBook tablet?!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 22 Mar 2012 11:59 am
I've been rocking the Porsche Design P'9981 BlackBerry for a few weeks now, and have been loving every minute of it (final review coming soon.. stay tuned!). I know the look of the P'9981 is a bit polarizing, people seem to either love it or hate it, but one that thing nobody debates is the fact that it stands out. This is partially due to the fact it looks so different from any other phone on...

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