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Attend the BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam Maribor and learn, win and party all night!
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Attend the BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam Maribor and learn, win and party all night!

Posted by DJ Reyes on 27 Oct 2012 11:07 am
Calling all developers in the Balkans. The BlackBerry Developer Group Balkan will be holding the first BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam in November and would like you to join them. It aims to bring a stronger bond between developers in the Balkans as well as giving developers a chance to learn more about developing for BlackBerry 10. The agenda will cover Native and WebWorks, as well as Android Runtime...
Prince Harry helps his good friend recover stolen BlackBerry!
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Prince Harry helps his good friend recover stolen BlackBerry!

Posted by Michelle Haag on 18 Dec 2011 4:45 am
If you were on the phone with your friend, and you heard them get mugged and their BlackBerry taken, you'd probably do all you could to help them recover their stolen device, right? This was exactly the scenario in South-West London this weekend, but the victim -- Thomas van Straubenzee -- wasn't just on the phone with anyone, he was talking to his good friend Prince Harry. "Prince Harry was...
BlackBerry services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa screech to a halt, UK server to blame [updated]
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BlackBerry services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa screech to a halt, UK server to blame [updated]

Posted by Jared DiPane on 10 Oct 2011 11:54 am
*UPDATE* - Looks like things are getting back to normal, and RIM sincerly appologizes to those affected. What better time for a BlackBerry outage to hit than primetime of your daily usage, right? Well it seems that around 11am local time one of the UK BlackBerry servers went down, affecting users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The last thing anyone really wants is an outage in the...
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BlackBerry App World now available to BlackBerry users in Vietnam

Posted by Yousif Abdullah on 29 Aug 2011 10:36 am
[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] RIM's Alex Kinsella, Product Manager for BlackBerry App World, announced on Twitter that BlackBerry App World has finally opened its doors to BlackBerry users in Vietnam. A relatively new, but potential market for RIM, Vietnam is home to an evolving BlackBerry community with specific needs. To address these needs, RIM introduced a localized...
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UK Police using BlackBerry devices to aide in policing the streets

Posted by DJ Reyes on 19 Aug 2011 4:49 pm
[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] The recent riots in London and other parts of the UK have brought about a lot of negative press for RIM as BlackBerry was the primary device used by a lot of the youngsters to organise riots and communicate with others via BlackBerry Messenger. But where there’s a negative, there’s always positive. The UK Police have been issued with BlackBerry...
BlackBerry stands coming to a train station near you
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BlackBerry stands coming to a train station near you

Posted by DJ Reyes on 2 Jul 2011 5:46 pm
  BlackBerry UK has announced that it will be hitting several train stations with BlackBerry stands offering up services to help you get the most out of your device. If you can make it to a stand between 2-3pm you can also be in for a chance of picking up some goodies too, including tickets to see Tinie Tempah and Wretch 32, amongst other special guests. You can also get yourself a free cup of...