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Want some BB10 theme action on your BlackBerry Bold 9900? You can with Seven Point Ten from BBThemes

Posted by James Richardson on 25 Feb 2013 3:49 pm

Looking to give your BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 a new lease of life? Why not give it a slice of BlackBerry 10 with a fresh new theme from BBThemes? Many of the BlackBerry 7 icons have been given an overhaul and elements of BlackBerry 10 and the PlayBook OS have been injected - and it looks real sweet. The new tweaks range from the media icons to games and it really does give BlackBerry 7 a...

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A creepy new use for the BlackBerry Time Shift camera...

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 25 Feb 2013 1:21 pm

Sleeping at lunch? Or Time Shifted-to be sleeping? ;) The Mobile Nations team always works hard, but leading up to the CrackBerry site relaunch we've all been working extra hard and around the clock. Sometimes you need to take a break though, so on Friday I forced our developer Tom and community manager James to go for lunch. In playing with the BlackBerry Z10 while waiting for our post-...

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From the Editor's Desk: Talking to happy BlackBerry Z10 owners

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 25 Feb 2013 1:15 pm

With a few exceptions, I have been a hermit the last 6 weeks. Coming home from CES in Las Vegas, there was a week of craziness packing things up and taking care of loose ends as I prepped to move to Toronto for a month. At Toronto's CrackBerry's BlackBerry 10 Launch Campaign Headquarters, we were pretty much heads down from early morning until late at night every single day. Returning home...

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Alicia Keys kicks off 'Set The World On Fire Tour' sponsored by BlackBerry

Posted by Adam Zeis on 25 Feb 2013 10:53 am

BlackBerry has announced that Alicia Keys will be kicking off her Set The World On Fire Tour on March 7th in Seattle. The tour, which is sponsored by BlackBerry, will feature Alicia's work on the BlackBerry Keep Moving Project. For her portion of the project, she is asking fans to send in portraits from their city to create a video that will be shown off during her performances. Each video...

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Verizon BlackBerry Z10 passes through FCC

Posted by Adam Zeis on 25 Feb 2013 9:54 am

As posted in the CrackBerry forums today, model STL100-4 of the BlackBerry Z10 has worked its way through the FCC and will be on the road to carriers sometime in the near future. This model is the CDMA variant that carries Verizon's LTE band, but sadly there is no Sprint version in sight. The Z10 is set to hit US carriers in the next few weeks, and we've already seen the AT&T version run...

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Monday Brief: Mobile World Congress, Nokia Music+, and more!

Posted by Ashley Esqueda on 25 Feb 2013 8:15 am

Mobile Nations Podcast Feed Mobile Nations on iTunes Mobile Nations YouTube Debug 8: Grant Paul aka chpwn ZEN and TECH 52: Fitness month sleep and relaxation special! HTC One: Your guide to the 2013 Android reboot Android at Mobile World Congress 2013 - what to expect from this year's show Google I/O...

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The BlackBerry Z10 gets priced in India. Is it too expensive?

Posted by James Richardson on 25 Feb 2013 5:58 am

It seems that over in India the pricing for the BlackBerry Z10 that has been announced today is getting some stick from consumers. I've seen numerous people on Twitter and in our own comments/forums stating that the Rs 43,490 ($800) price for the new BlackBerry 10 handset is too expensive. If I have done my calculations correctly that equates to roughly the same price as the Z10 is here SIM...

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Blaq for BlackBerry PlayBook updated to v1.8.7

Posted by Bla1ze on 25 Feb 2013 5:30 am

One for all you Twitter using BlackBerry PlayBook owners. Blaq for BlackBerry PlayBook has now been updated to version 1.8.7 and while the changelog isn't exactly huge it does includes some crucial fixes to keep up with the Twitter API along with some user requested feature expansions. We've listed them below for you, in case you want to look through them. Twitter API 1.1 support...

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BlackBerry India wants your BBM love stories

Posted by James Richardson on 25 Feb 2013 3:34 am

All eyes in India may well be on today's BlackBerry Z10 launch which is taking place in just a few hours, but BlackBerry are also getting loved up about BBM. Over on their Facebook page, BlackBerry are offering the good people of India the chance to win dinner for two and in addition, the romantic liaison will be filmed and premiered exclusively on the Facebook page. The contest will...

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Cineplex releases native app for BlackBerry 10

Posted by Bla1ze on 25 Feb 2013 1:23 am

Although I don't use the app myself, there seems to be a good amount of folks out there who frequent the Cineplex app. With that being said, those looking for it on their BlackBerry 10 smartphone may have been a little upset to find the app was not quite ready as of a few days ago. Now though, if you search for Cineplex in BlackBerry World you'll find it has finally been released and not...

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BlackBerry 10 launch in India - Watch the live webcast!

Posted by Bla1ze on 25 Feb 2013 12:23 am

February 25th marks the launch of BlackBerry 10 in India and to help celebrate the occassion, BlackBerry will be holding a webcast of the event hosted by BlackBerry Brand Ambassador, Ranbir Kapoor. The event itself will kick off at 7:30PM IST and you can tune in via the BlackBerry India Facebook page. We'll be checking out the launch as it happens and following up with any details that might...

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'We have now increased our production capacity.' - BlackBerry CEO, Thorsten Heins

Posted by Bla1ze on 24 Feb 2013 9:26 pm

Since the launch of BlackBerry 10 there has been a lot of speculation out there surrounding sales, available stock and who exactly is out there purchasing the new BlackBerry Z10. In a recent interview given to the Frankfurter General Newspaper, BlackBerry CEO, Thorsten Heins gave some further background on the matters. While not giving out exact numbers and simply stating they will come later...

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Whatsapp coming in March, BlackBerry Link update, BlackBerry takeover app and more [Weekend Update]

Posted by Adam Zeis on 24 Feb 2013 1:32 pm

What You May Have Missed Neeraj Arora confirms Whatsapp coming to BlackBerry 10 in March as a native app!How would you feel about Instagram for BlackBerry 10 being an Android port? BlackBerry Link updated for both Windows and MacBlackBerry Keep Moving Projects - Alicia Keys episode 1BlackBerry Keep Moving Projects - Neil Gaiman episode 2BlackBerry offers Android and iOS users a look at...

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Neeraj Arora confirms Whatsapp coming to BlackBerry 10 in March as a native app!

Posted by Michelle Haag on 23 Feb 2013 6:18 pm

And the Whatsapp saga continues! Many people were quite upset back in December when the team at Whatsapp indicated they had no plans for bringing the cross-platform messaging app to BlackBerry 10. Since then, we've seen some indications that the app would in fact make it's way to the new OS, with customer support emails from Whatsapp citing a March release. Now, some tweets today from Neeraj...

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BlackBerry Internet Service - MTN gives the facts regarding unlimited plans and BBM

Posted by James Richardson on 23 Feb 2013 10:41 am

There seems to be some confusion about whats happening with the BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) at the moment so it's time to set the record straight. The BlackBerry Internet Service (BlackBerry Messenger/BBM, email, social networks and instant messaging, browsing, BlackBerry World etc) will remain alongside BlackBerry 10. Also, that the packages for BlackBerry Internet Service (available...

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BlackBerry Newsstand gets bumped into v10.0.10.10

Posted by Bla1ze on 23 Feb 2013 2:00 am

Looking some new reading material? Now might be a good time to load up BlackBerry World and poke around the PixelMags powered BlackBerry Newsstand app for BlackBerry 10. After having seen a small update not too long ago, the app has now been bumped up to a quite fitting version 10.0.10.10. Oddly, no change log is listed for this release so if you happen to spot anything, give us a shout in the...

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Still discovering new things on BlackBerry 10... smart Screen Sharing on BBM Video Chat!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 22 Feb 2013 10:47 pm

As I type this I have been rocking the Z10 for almost a month. Surprisingly, I am still discovering new things about BlackBerry 10 as I put it to use in new and different ways. The latest discovery? The automatic pausing of screen sharing when confidential information is about to be shared. Earlier this evening, my mom (63 years young... who reads CrackBerry... who will be ticked when she...

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Foursquare for BlackBerry 10 updated to v10.0.0.2877

Posted by Bla1ze on 22 Feb 2013 8:17 pm

Check-in fanatics! If you're looking to keep foursquare updated to the latest version on your BlackBerry 10 smartphone, you'll want to go ahead and load up BlackBerry World as the newest released has now ..uhh.. checked in. Making its way to v10.0.0.2877, this release adds a small bevy of new features and enhancements. If you're looking for the full list, you can jump below and see what...

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Fitness Month: What do you do to relax? Let us know and don't forget to enter the contests!

Posted by DJ Reyes on 22 Feb 2013 5:05 pm

It's Health and Fitness Month at Mobile Nations! We're in week 3 of fitness month and this week's theme has been sleep and relaxation. Everyday, in the forums, we've been asking you what your resting up habits are. Always good to hit those up and share, you could win some gift vouchers if you do. With that said, we'd like to know: What do you do to relax? When it comes to relaxation, I...

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Sorry, this Z10 gross margin analysis is totally out to lunch

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 22 Feb 2013 12:35 pm

Last night I came across an article about BlackBerry published on Seeking Alpha. In case you aren't familiar with the site, it's one of the leading sites where anyone can submit investing articles. Many of the articles are of excellent quality. But some are written by people who don't understand accounting, financials, technology or other critical aspects of the topic they are writing about...

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