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From the Editor's Desk: So I finally watched the Apple WWDC iOS 7 keynote...

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 18 Jun 2013 4:09 pm

I have been a little quiet on the good 'ol CrackBerry blogs the past couple of weeks, ever since I went to NYC to interview Kristian Tear two weeks ago (almost to the hour!) for the launch of the BlackBerry Q10 in the USA. The following day was the amazing Talk Mobile Launch Party, upon which I pulled an all-nighter to catch my early Friday morning flight into Montreal for a weekend of awesome...

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Contest: BlackBerry and Delta want you to see the world

Posted by Adam Zeis on 18 Jun 2013 3:48 pm
Contest: BlackBerry and Delta want you to see the world

BlackBerry has had some great contests to coincide with the launch of BlackBerry 10, and the this one pretty much tops them all.  Delta and BlackBerry have teamed up in the Keep Moving Tour Sweepstakes with a grand prize that includes a Delta Vacations Travel Voucher valued up to $10,600 and a new BlackBerry Z10. To enter this one you'll need to be a legal resident of the US, but all you have...

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Deal of the Day: Save 40% on the Incipio Feather Hard Case for BlackBerry Z10

Posted by ShopCrackBerry on 18 Jun 2013 8:27 am

Today Only: Buy the Incipio Feather Hard Case for BlackBerry Z10 and save $8.99! Measuring less than 1mm thin, Incipio's Feather Case is ideal for the BlackBerry Z10 user seeking inconspicuous, first-class protection. Feather is made of an ultra light, ultra strong polymer for light as a feather, form-fitting durable protection without the added bulk. Available in black, pink, blue, gray...

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How to get Snapchat on your BlackBerry

Posted by Adam Zeis on 18 Jun 2013 3:30 pm
How to get Snapchat on your BlackBerry

If you're into sending photos to your friends but don't want the files lingering around - Snapchat is the app for you. It's a simple free app that lets you send photos or videos to your contacts with a set expiration time - so they'll have say, 4 seconds to see it before it's no longer available. It's a bit of a novelty but still fun to play around with. Unfortunately Snapchat is not currently...

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First BlackBerry Q5 commercial goes live

Posted by Adam Zeis on 18 Jun 2013 2:32 pm

While we wait for announcement and availability dates for the BlackBerry Q5, the first official commercial has just gone live. It runs about two minutes long and packs in loads of BlackBerry 10 features through the entire spot. Unlike the short ads we've seen done up for the Z10 and Q10, this one packs all the features into one big ad.  The commercial does a great job at showing off the Q5...

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Paid Apps: How much is too much?

Posted by Adam Zeis on 18 Jun 2013 2:04 pm
Paid Apps: How much is too much?

This week our Talk Mobile discussion is all about mobile apps. One thing in particular is the long-running debate of just how much is too much to pay for an app. As mobile users, we want apps that are inexpensive or better yet, free. This is another opinion that varies by user however. While some are willing to dish out whatever they have to for an app, others don't want to cough up more than $0...

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AT&T BlackBerry Q10 available June 21st for $199

Posted by Adam Zeis on 18 Jun 2013 1:23 pm
AT&T BlackBerry Q10 available June 21st for $199

AT&T has finally announced the availability of the BlackBerry Q10. The long-awaited device will be available in stores and online June 21st for $199 on a two-year contract. This just leaves Sprint out of the Q10 game for the time being as AT&T joins both Verizon and T-Mobile with the Q10 in the US. The Q10 went up for preorder with AT&T not too long ago and devices are slated to be...

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Talk Mobile Daily Hangout: Come chat about the living dead!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 18 Jun 2013 12:59 pm
Talk Mobile Daily Hangout: Come chat about the living dead!

Be sure to read about today's Talk Mobile Feature: Racing to the app grave: the dead, the zombies, and the parasites and participate in the discussion there! Remember, awesome contributions will be recognized and rewarded! * Video Embed Will Appear Shortly... Get Ready To Refresh Page *

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Racing to the app grave: the dead, the zombies, and the parasites - Talk Mobile

Posted by Talk Mobile on 18 Jun 2013 12:00 pm
Racing to the app grave: the dead, the zombies, and the parasites - Talk Mobile

Presented byBlackberry Talk Mobile Gaming Racing to the app grave: the dead, the zombies, and the parasites Your finger hovers over the download button in the app store. Maybe it’s free, maybe it’s not. Even if it’s only 99 cents, you spend four times that at Starbucks every day. Yet you hesitate, haunted by memories of...

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Sports fans: You will want this app - Team Stream for BlackBerry 10

Posted by James Richardson on 18 Jun 2013 10:39 am

Team Stream for BlackBerry 10 isn't new as I write this - we first reported its release back in May 2013 however for some reason I've only just discovered it and if you are a sports fan this will be a must have app for you - plus it's free. Once you launch Team Stream for the first time you will be prompted to choose your teams. The idea is that once this is done the application will...

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How to run almost any Android 2.3.3 app on BlackBerry 10 [Mac Guide]

Posted by Adam Zeis on 18 Jun 2013 9:05 am
How to run almost any Android 2.3.3 app on BlackBerry 10 [Mac Guide]

If you're a Mac user and felt slighted that you couldn't take advantage of the ability to run Android 2.3.3 apps on your BlackBerry - this one's for you. While the original method for converting and running Android 2.3.3 apps was really just for those using Windows, forums member rotmistr has come to the rescue for Mac users with a very easy to follow guide of Xsacha's method originally posted...

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BlackBerry theme roundup - June 18, 2013

Posted by Alicia Erlich on 18 Jun 2013 7:50 am
BlackBerry theme roundup - June 18, 2013

Welcome to another edition of our theme roundup my fellow theme addicts. I hope you all had a great weekend! Now it's time to get back to work and I have some great themes to show you in the roundup this week. Be sure to click on the jump and check them out. If you developed a theme you want to share or see featured in the contest or discovered a really great one out there by all means shoot it...

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Need to hire a Barclays Bike in London? Check out myCycleHire for BlackBerry 10

Posted by James Richardson on 18 Jun 2013 3:17 am

Another transport app recently arrived for BlackBerry 10 from mxData in the form if myCycleHire. This one is only going to be of interest if you use the Barclay Bikes in London or are planning a trip here. Essentially, all over the city are bike docks which allow you to hire the bikes and return them to another dock at the end of your journey. The myCycleHire app does a great job in all...

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BlackBerry Q10 now available from Eastlink

Posted by Bla1ze on 18 Jun 2013 1:47 am
BlackBerry Q10 now available from Eastlink

About a week ago now, Eastlink sent out emails letting customers know the BlackBerry Q10 was available for purchase. I rolled by my local Eastlnk retailer and at that point they hadn't yet received their stock for the device so I held off on posting it. Having called a few other locations around town and a few out of town, they all seem to have ramped up their availability of the device and now...

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Appcelerator Titanium SDK reaches v3.1.1 - Includes integrated support for the BlackBerry 10 Beta SDK

Posted by Bla1ze on 18 Jun 2013 1:27 am
Appcelerator Titanium SDK reaches v3.1.1 - Includes integrated support for the BlackBerry 10 Beta SDK

Although Appcelerator has supported the BlackBerry 10 SDK for quite some time now, it's always been an additional download to get things up and running. With the release of the Appcelerator Titanium SDK v3.1.1 though, support for the BlackBerry 10 SDK has finally been integrated and Titanium developers can opt to install the BlackBerry 10 support just as they would with any other supported...

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Rogers flips the switch for LTE Max throughout various areas of Manitoba, Quebec and Alberta

Posted by Bla1ze on 17 Jun 2013 4:33 pm
Rogers flips the switch for LTE Max throughout various areas of Manitoba, Quebec and Alberta

As part of their expanded roll out of LTE Max, Rogers has reached out to us today and let us know they've now gone ahead and flipped the switch for the service in several areas throughout Manitoba, Quebec and Alberta. As we mentioned previously, customers within Winnipeg, Brandon have been enabled but in addition to those areas, Rogers has also enabled the following: Baie-Comeau, QC Hull...

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How would you improve BlackBerry World?

Posted by Adam Zeis on 17 Jun 2013 3:07 pm
How would you improve BlackBerry World?

This week our Talk Mobile discussion is all about mobile apps, and what better place for us to start than with BlackBerry World? Since April 1, 2009, BlackBerry World (or BlackBerry App World as it was then) has been dishing up applications to BlackBerry users across the globe. We've seen more than a few incarnations of BlackBerry World over the years, most recently with BlackBerry 10. In the...

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Leaked documents question BlackBerry security at 2009 G20 summit

Posted by Adam Zeis on 17 Jun 2013 1:39 pm
Leaked documents question BlackBerry security at 2009 G20 summit

All eyes have been on the NSA since word got out that they forced various carriers to hand over call records from millions of customers. Now The Guardian has uncovered more documents that claim the British Government (GCHQ) had special instructions to intercept phone calls and emails from officials and politicians who attended the G20 summit in London back in 2009. According to the documents,...

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Talk Mobile Live Hangout - Come chat about apps!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 17 Jun 2013 1:07 pm
Talk Mobile Live Hangout - Come chat about apps!

Be sure to read today's Talk Mobile Feature: Why is it so hard to find good apps? and participate in the discussion there, and sound off on it here!

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Why is it so hard to find great apps? - Talk Mobile

Posted by Talk Mobile on 17 Jun 2013 12:02 pm
Why is it so hard to find great apps? - Talk Mobile

Presented byBlackberry Talk Mobile Gaming Why is it so hard to find great apps? Between the iOS App Store, BlackBerry World, Google Play, and Windows Phone Store, there are more than 1.7 million apps available for smartphone and tablet users to choose from. The explosion in apps has been fueled by an explosion in users,...

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