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CrackBerry Live: PriceCheck Mobile - Winners of the app of the year award

Posted by Bla1ze on 16 May 2013 3:56 pm

After the announcement of the BlackBerry Achievement Award winners, PriceCheck Mobile, who took home the app of the year award swung by CrackBerry Live to give us a walkthrough of their offerings. Andre W. de Wet, General Manager, PriceCheck guided us through it all and explained why their app is doing so well in South Africa, possible expansion plans and and winning the BlackBerry...

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Tour of the awesome BlackBerry Keep Moving Van

Posted by Adam Zeis on 16 May 2013 3:36 pm

The BlackBerry Keep Moving Tour is in full swing, bring BlackBerry 10 love to everyone across the globe. The most notable and high-profile vessel for the tour are those awesome vans that we've seen more than a few times now. They are popping up all over major cities in the US and showing off the BlackBerry Z10. Manned with a staff of BlackBerry experts, anyone can jump in the van and learn...

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CrackBerry Live: Talking faxes and VoIP on BlackBerry 10 with Jim Courtney

Posted by Simon Sage on 16 May 2013 3:18 pm

  As it turns out, sometimes people still need to send a fax. Luckily, there's a mobile app out there for BlackBerry 10 called PamFax which lets you handle it without all of the fuss of a bulky machine. Users can pay a subscription fee for an inbound line, or get a bucket of credit for outbound faxes, which can be pulled in from on-device images and documents.  We met up with Jim Courtney at...

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Need a reference tool for web development? Check out Web Design Cheat Sheet

Posted by James Richardson on 16 May 2013 3:02 pm

This one will appeal to a niche market, but if you are looking to get into web development then it's well worth checking out. The application is essentially a Web Design Cheat Sheet which is a reference tool for HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript which gives: Useful Information Syntax Examples Documentation Site Feeds I must admit that...

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CrackBerry Live: Hands-on with Samadhi relaxation apps

Posted by Bla1ze on 16 May 2013 2:38 pm

Everyone has stress in their lives and for some folks listening to some soothing sounds helps relax situations. Stopping by CrackBerry Live was Till Adam, Services Director at KDAB, to show us some apps he's been working on with Samadhi Group and Tasia Valenza. The apps are beautifully designed and if you enjoy tuning out the world in an attempt to regain some sanity, they should do the...

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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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CrackBerry Live: Bruce Haendel stops by to discuss the Tazzle IT printing solution for BlackBerry

Posted by Bla1ze on 16 May 2013 2:02 pm

While a lot of focus at BlackBerry Live was placed on BlackBerry 10 apps, there's still plenty of BlackBerry OS developers out there. One long standing app in the community is Tazzle IT. Bruce Haendel, CEO Tazzle It, stopped by the CrackBerry Live stage to give us a run through of what his app does, how it can be used and where people can get it. Tazzle IT offers its customers a software and...

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Hands on with Gadget Box on the BlackBerry Q10 and a chat with the developer

Posted by James Richardson on 16 May 2013 2:01 pm

Here at BlackBerry Live I bumped into James O'Connor - the developer behind Gadget Box for BlackBerry 10. With the app recently being updated, now with Q10 support, I thought it was too good an opportunity not to have a chat with him and get his thoughts on why he created the app and what the future holds. As you will see from the above video, James is very much intending to keep the...

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CrackBerry Live: Talking QNX and BlackBerry 10 with Sebastien Marineau

Posted by Simon Sage on 16 May 2013 2:00 pm

At BlackBerry Live 2013, we had the chance to talk with a QNX veteran and colleague to Dan Dodge, Seb Marineau. He's a senior VP of software at BlackBerry and was with QNX throughout the BlackBerry acquisition. Seb has since worked on the PlayBook and more recently, BlackBerry 10. Kevin talks with him about the transition process between companies and between platforms. They go over QNX's...

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First Look: Pebble smartwatch working with BlackBerry 10

Posted by Adam Zeis on 16 May 2013 1:48 pm

While we still have plenty of content to come from BlackBerry Live 2013, we're breaking things down and getting ready to head back home. We've had plenty of great chats and interviews with a slew of developers and BlackBerry fans, and while we certainly didn't get to talk to everyone, we did get lucky that Ritesh swung by the CrackBerry Live stage before we left. Even though we had it mostly...

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CrackBerry Live: Igor Smirnoff talks up buying newspapers on BlackBerry 10

Posted by Simon Sage on 16 May 2013 1:04 pm

PressReader was one of my favorite news apps for BlackBerry 10, and the fine folks that made it managed to find their way to our BlackBerry Live 2013 stage. Igor Smirnoff, their VP of Digital, walked us through the app, and hinted at some pretty exciting stuff that's coming down the pipe.  PressReader allows users to either subscribe to their massive international catalogue of newspapers, or...

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The BlackBerry Elite team go bowling at BlackBerry Live - Story Maker style

Posted by James Richardson on 16 May 2013 12:53 pm

Here at BlackBerry Live the BlackBerry Elite team got treated to a night of fun at a local bowling bar. There was plenty of great food and drinks on offer and as well as the bowling we got to play various other games as well as all hang out and get to know one another. But that's not really the reason for this post. I thought that the evening would be a good chance to give BlackBerry Story...

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Animoog award-winning synthesizer app now available for the BlackBerry Z10

Posted by Bla1ze on 16 May 2013 10:33 am

During CrackBerry Live, we got hands-on look at the awesome high-quality synthesizer app Animoog. At the time, we were told it would be showing up in BlackBerry World in a few weeks but it has now arrived for the BlackBerry Z10 and is available for purchase. Previously only available on iOS and geared towards professional and avid amateur musicians alike, the app is full of features and is...

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Deal of the Day: Save 70% on the Mobi Gloss Soft Shell Case for BlackBerry Z10

Posted by ShopCrackBerry on 16 May 2013 10:22 am

Today Only: Buy the Mobi Gloss Soft Shell Case for BlackBerry Z10 and save $13.95! Made of a highly durable TPU material that feels great when gripped, the Gloss Soft Shell Case features anti-slip properties that gives your Z10 more grip on all types of surfaces. Completely flexible, this case is custom fit for your BlackBerry Z10 and provides protection against drops and scratches at an...

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CrackBerry Live: Chad Tetreault talks joining #TeamBlackBerry and supporting HTML5 apps

Posted by Simon Sage on 16 May 2013 10:02 am

The BlackBerry Live 2013 interview train keeps on a-rollin' with Chad Tetreault. This time last year, Chad was an indie developer at mblware, which was probably best known for their JeeoSuite Wi-Fi remote file access app. Since then, he's joined #TeamBlackBerry in a very real way as an Application Development Consultant. Basically, that means he helps HTML5 developers chew through whatever...

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TELUS agrees to acquire Mobilicity for $380 million

Posted by Bla1ze on 16 May 2013 9:56 am
TELUS agrees to acquire Mobilicity for $380 million

The wireless landscape in Canada is changing once again as TELUS has now announced they've agreed to acquire Mobilicity. The deal worth $380 million will still need to be approved by the Competition Bureau, Industry Canada, and Mobilicity's debtholders. Over the past little while, Mobilicity was looking to have the company change hands due to financial concerns but if all goes through, it will...

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CrackBerry Live: 10 Minutes with the one and only Vivek Bhardwaj

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 16 May 2013 9:32 am

If you're a BlackBerry fan and have tuned into any of the BlackBerry conference keynotes the past year and a half, you will know Vivek Bhardwaj. Vivek has been doing demos for the latest and greatest BlackBerry features for years now as head of the BlackBerry Software Porfolio. Adam and I run through the show's big announcements with Vivek, get some insight to what happens behind the scenes...

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Need to hang a picture? Check out Level Camera for BlackBerry 10

Posted by James Richardson on 16 May 2013 8:38 am

When it comes to apps there is one thing that really floats my boat and that's a simple application that does what it says on the tin. Level Camera is just that. It is solely designed for making sure that when hanging pictures on a wall you get the picture/frame straight. Now, you're probably thinking that doesn't sound too much fun however if you are going to be moving house or into...

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Can you rescue your family with Myth Ville for BlackBerry 10

Posted by James Richardson on 16 May 2013 8:03 am

Myth Ville for BlackBerry 10 is a platform style of game but not quite the same as any I have played before. You play as one of two brothers (yes, I thought one was a girl in the video!) and your character must move from left to right across the screen avoiding obstacles and naughty evil creatures such as snakes and scarecrows. The game is set in the Caribbean although I can't really see the...

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CrackBerry Live: A chat with Marco van Hylckama Vlieg

Posted by Michelle Haag on 16 May 2013 3:51 am

Marco van Hylckama Vlieg has a long history with CrackBerry, reaching way back to the BlackBerry Super Fanboy contest we held in 2011 where he was a finalist and ended up being one of the winners. He's all around a great guy, and spent some time on the CrackBerry Live set with Kevin and Adam. One they got past the correct pronunciation of Marcos name, and discussed the trend that Marco...

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