Apps, Apps, Apps! Going into BlackBerry Live last week, one of the things I think everybody in the CrackBerry community was hoping to see was the announcement of more BIG name apps coming onto the BlackBerry 10 platform. 

Leading up to the show and with the launch of OS 10.1, we now have Skype on BB10. For me, that's the most important of the big three apps -- Skype, Instagram, Netflix -- that the CrackBerry community has been clamoring about for months.

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The BlackBerry Z10 is selling strongly and users all over the globe are getting in on the BlackBerry 10 action. No matter if you've picked one up already or are still waiting to make the switch, you've most likely contemplated some new accessories at some point. Thankfully we've go you covered there as we already have a load of new Z10 accessories in stock and get more every day.

Most users start with a case to get the accessory ball rolling, so we figured it was time to fire up another contest and give one lucky winner a brand new Z10 case of choice. We have plenty to choose from including the BlackBerry Transform Hard Shell, OtterBox Defender and of course the amazing CrackBerry Crunk Case.

Whatever your preference, head over to ShopCrackBerry to check out all the latest arrivals and keep reading for your chance to win!

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Fancy your chances of getting either a brand new BlackBerry Z10 or Q10 for free? You can thanks to BlackBerry UK who are currently holding a Twitter competition. Entering is a piece of cake - just head on over to the below link and you will be prompted to Tweet "My typing's so fast..........#TotallyTouchscreen" or #QWERTYForever.

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Canadians, are you ready? We have a third chance for one of you to win a BlackBerry Q10, this time from TELUS.

If you're a resident of Canada, all you need to do to enter is leave a single comment on this post telling us why you want the BlackBerry Q10. Huge thanks to TELUS for hooking this one up!  As usual, one comment per person, and spammers will be eliminated and banned from future contests.  We'll run this one through next Sunday at midnight PST, so drop your comment below to get in on the action.

Unfortunately this one is again only open to Canadian residents but not to worry - we'll have more contests for everyone else soon. 

With BlackBerry Live 2013 underway this week, there was a bit of delay in getting this contest sorted, but here is the big announcement our Canadian readers have been waiting for. It's time to reveal the winner of the BlackBerry Q10 from @RogersBuzz and CrackBerry! If you see your name below then congratulations and watch your email as we will be in touch soon with information on claiming your prize.

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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.

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Enter to win a free shirt from The World of Pootermobile!

Joining Adam on CrackBerry Live today was Marco Miranda, the man behind The World of Pootermobile! Marco is a dedicated BlackBerry user and a long time developer, starting out a few years ago with themes and moving on to apps more recently. You've probably seen his themes and apps here on the CrackBerry blogs in the past, because he is awesome. Check out his interview in the video above!

As a special thank you to CrackBerry community for always being so supportive, Marco is giving away a Pootermobile t-shirt to one lucky reader! All you have to do is log in and leave a constructive comment below, and you might win. By constructive, we mean let Marco know your favorite theme or wallpaper he's created, which shirt is your favorite, what you'd like to see from him in the future.. you get the idea. We'll announce next week who the winner is! Good luck!

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BlackBerry is rolling strong with promos and has now teamed up with the MLB to host a "Twitter Takeover" that begins at noon EDT today. The official @MLB Twitter account will be closing out new followers in order to host a trivia contest that is co-sponsored by BlackBerry. @MLB will essentially be going private between 12-4pm EDT today for the contest and we won't argue with that.

The contest includes prizes such as 2013 World Series tickets, BlackBerry Z10's, MLB.com gift cards and much more. All you need to do is follow @MLB before noon today to get in on the trivia action. 

It's great to see promos like this from BlackBerry and this one certainly won't disappoint!

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The contests never stop at CrackBerry, especially when we have hot new phones to give away! Last week we teamed up with Bell to give a lucky reader a brand new BlackBerry Q10, and it's time to announce who the chosen one is! Now, if you don't happen to see your name below, don't fret. There are always more contests just around the corner, and more opportunities to win free phones, accessories, and more!

The winner of the BlackBerry Q10 from Bell is:

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Another chance to win that sexy new QWERTY BlackBerry everyone wants!

Are you a Canadian still waiting to pick up a BlackBerry Q10? Well today might just prove to be your lucky day - the good folks at @RogersBuzz have provided us with a brand new Q10 to give away to one lucky CrackBerry reader. 

We know many of you are Z10 owners who don't have the means to jump on the Q10, while there are also plenty of you who are still undecided - so here's another chance for you to get a BlackBerry Q10 without having to think about it.

If you're a resident of Canada, all you need to do to enter is leave a single comment on this post telling us your favorite feature of the Q10 - the keyboard, classic design, Instant Action, badass battery life or whatever it may be. 

We'll run this one through Sunday at midnight PST, so drop your comment below to get in on the action. Huge thanks to @RogersBuzz for hooking this one up!

Unfortunately this one is only open to Canadian residents but not to worry - we'll have more contests for everyone else soon. 

If your poker addiction was keeping you from picking up a new BlackBerry Q10 - wait no more because Texas Hold'em King has been updated with Q10 support.

Arguably the best poker game for BlackBerry, Texas Hold'em King puts you live against millions of other players. Play head-to-head at a table of six complete with custom avatars, chat support and much more. Even if you're not the best player you don't have to worry since you can get free chips every day just by logging in.

If you played Texas Hold'em King on an older BlackBerry you can bring all of your existing stats and chips along with you to a new device so you won't lose anything either.

Contest: In celebration of the release you can leave a comment on this post for a chance to win 100,000 in-game chips to gamble away! Just leave a comment on this post and we'll pick a winner to bankroll (for any device from BBOS up to the Z10 and Q10). Contest ends this Sunday at midnight.

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In Canada and didn't get to pick up a BlackBerry Q10? Well today might just prove to be your lucky day - the good folks at Bell have provided us with a brand new Q10 to give away to one lucky CrackBerry reader. 

We know many of you are Z10 owners who don't have the means to jump on the Q10, while there are also plenty of you who are still undecided - so here's your chance to get a BlackBerry Q10 without having to think about it.

If you're a resident of Canada, all you need to do to enter is leave a single comment on this post telling us your favorite feature of the Q10 - the keyboard, classic design, Instant Action, badass battery life or whatever it may be. 

We'll run this one through Sunday at midnight PST, so drop your comment below to get in on the action. Huge thanks to Bell for hooking us up!

Unfortunately this one is only open to Canadian residents but not to worry - we'll have more contests for everyone else soon. 

We've been loving the all-touch BlackBerry Z10, but we know for many long-time BlackBerry fans the physical keyboard is where it's at and the Q10 is the BlackBerry 10 phone they've been longing for the most.

So in true CrackBerry fashion we decided to give a lucky CrackBerry reader the chance to win a free BlackBerry Q10. As promised we've picked the winner of our contest the day before launch. Without further ado, the winner of the BlackBerry Q10 from CrackBerry is...

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Last week Expansys UK was kind enough to sponsor a contest for those of you in the UK looking to get your hands on a BlackBerry Z10. The time has come to announce the lucky CrackBerry member who will be giving that new phone a loving home. Don't see your name below? Don't be sad, there is always another opportunity to win a fantastic prize here at CrackBerry. Without further ado, the winner of the BlackBerry Z10 from Expansys UK is...

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Rumor has it that someone once said that nothing creative has ever come out of BlackBerry. I think several people around the CrackBerry community would disagree with that, and in fact take offense to such a statement. As such, this is the perfect time to launch our latest ongoing contest! Those of you with a BlackBerry Z10 or a developer unit have surely had the opportunity by now to explore the new app Story Maker. If not, you're going to want to get familiar with it soon because to enter this contest you need to show us your best Story Maker creation!

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If you've be mulling over whether or not you want to head to Orlando for BlackBerry Live in a few weeks, this may help make up your mind. BlackBerry is giving you the chance to win a full conference pass every day this week.

Each day during the week of April 22nd, @BlackBerry4Biz will be Tweeting out a question at 11am ET for your chance to win a full BlackBerry Live conference pass (transportation and lodging not included). 

The conference runs from May 14-16 in Orlando and will feature keynotes, hands-on labs, BlackBerry geeks galore and plenty of good times. Of course the Crack Team will be out in full force as well, so what more incentive do you need? 

So if you're in the US or Canada keep an eye on the @BlackBerry4Biz Twitter for your opportunity to win and check out the terms and conditions page for full details.

It's time to give away a BlackBerry Z10 once again. The folk at Expansys UK are donating us a Z10 which one lucky UK winner can get their hands on.

Just like our other contests the rules are quite simple. Simply leave a comment below saying why you think that you should be the one to win the super BlackBerry 10 smartphone and our magic machine will pick one random winner. Contest ends this Sunday at midnight. 

I must stipulate that that the contest is only available to UK residents so if you're outside of the UK, don't bother entering.

And a big thanks to Expansys for their generosity. Feel free to check out their full range of BlackBerry smartphones if you fancy going down the SIM only route. They are good guys.

Good luck to you all - Someone is going to end up very happy!

Here is the winner from last week's contest. If you won you will be receiving an email from us in the next few days. If for some reason you don't receive an email within 7-14 days (be sure to check your spam/junk folder just in case, and verify your registered address associated with your CrackBerry account) you can email us at sitesupport(at)crackberry.com and we'll be sure to get you taken care of. Please be patient as some emails may take longer than others to arrive. Congrats to the winner!

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Keep reading for your chance to win an iBOLT xProDock for your Z10!

Since I've had my BlackBerry Z10 I've been seeking out the best accessories so I can use it to its full capacity.

My latest acquisition is the iBOLT xProDock for the BlackBerry Z10. This bad boy lets you use your Z10 in your car as a GPS, speedometer, music player, dash cam or whatever else you can think of. It mounts firmly to your dash or windshield and holds your Z10 in either portrait or landscape mode and it even has an angled micro USB cable to make charging a breeze. 

I'm still putting it through the paces and we'll have a full review to come, but so far it's looking like it's going to get some pretty good use when I'm on the road. 

We have plenty of other new accessories to check out as well including some awesome backup batteries and Z10 battery doors in both black and white. If you haven't seen the new items be sure to swing by ShopCrackBerry to check them all out. 

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Login to CrackBerry.com and leave a comment to this blog post for your chance to win a FREE BlackBerry Q10!

Are your thumbs starting to twitch? They should be, because the long-awaited and much-anticipated BlackBerry Q10 is *almost* here.

With Q10 pre-orders announced in many markets by multiple carriers, and the Q10 now making it's visit in the USA to the FCC, it shouldn't be too long before you can run to the store and walk out with your hands wrapped around the Q10's awesome physical keyboard.

We've been loving the all-touch BlackBerry Z10, but we know for many long-time BlackBerry fans the physical keyboard is where it's at and the Q10 is the BlackBerry 10 phone they've been longing for the most. So in true CrackBerry fashion with the end of the waiting now in sight, we're going to give a lucky CrackBerry reader the chance to win a free BlackBerry Q10.

Leave a comment to this post for your chance to win a free BlackBerry Q10!

For your chance to win a free BlackBerry Q10 from CrackBerry, all you need to do is login to CrackBerry and leave a comment to this post. The contest is open worldwide. We're going to leave it open until midnight PST the day before the first Q10 goes on sale (anywhere in the world). Only the first comment by a user will be counted as a contest entry, so please only leave one comment to the post. Good luck!

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Here is the winner from our recent contest. If you won you will be receiving an email from us in the next few days. If for some reason you don't receive an email within 7-14 days (be sure to check your spam/junk folder just in case, and verify your registered address associated with your CrackBerry account) you can email us at sitesupport(at)crackberry.com and we'll be sure to get you taken care of. Please be patient as some emails may take longer than others to arrive. Congrats to the winner!

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Last summer Kevin was going a little crazy waiting for BlackBerry 10, and he started seeing 10s everywhere he looked. Of course, he turned it into a contest, asking our readers to send in photos of their "BlackBerry 10" sightings for a chance at winning some fun prizes. We let the contest run for many months, since it seemed appropriate to wait for the US to see BlackBerry 10 devices launch, and now that the majority of those carriers have caught up, it's time to pick some winners.

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Enter to win a new case for your BlackBerry Z10! Keep reading for details.

The BlackBerry Z10 is getting into more and more hands by the day, so that means more and more users that need some new Z10 accessories. Luckily we have all the latest cases, headsets, batteries, chargers and more available for the Z10 at ShopCrackBerry. 

We've been burning the CrackBerry oil to crank out reviews for loads of our favorite products ranging from the BlackBerry Z10 Battery Charger Bundle to the Mobi Products Soft Shell case. 

If you haven't yet accessorized your new Z10, be sure to swing by ShopCrackBerry to check out the new arrivals and get your orders in. 

Keep reading for you chance to win a new BlackBerry Z10 case of your choice!

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We just can't stop giving away BlackBerry 10 devices here at CrackBerry! A lot has been happening lately in the world of BlackBerry, with more and more apps being released and the upcoming launch of the BlackBerry Z10 in the United States. To celebrate all of the announcements, including the announcement that CrackBerry is moving HQ to New York City for the US launch, last week we had a mind blowing contest with a BlackBerry Z10 as the prize and it's time to find out who has won!

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If you're a Game of Thrones fan, you'll want to get in on this competition. Today, BlackBerry UK is giving you a chance to win tickets to the UK Screening of Game of Thrones Season 3 in conjunction with Sky Atlantic. Throughout the day, BlackBerry UK will be tweeting out questions regarding Game of Thrones and all you have to do is reply with the correct answer.

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Want to win a FREE BlackBerry Z10 from CrackBerry.com? Login and leave a "mind blowing" comment to this post for your chance to win!

In the crazy world of CrackBerry, I'm pretty sure today will forever be known as Mind-Blowing Monday. After all, a lot of mind blowing things did transpire today. Perhaps I use the word phrase "mind blowing" a little too interchangeably with awesome, amazing and wicked, but you know, that's just how I roll.. err... write.

At the least, I think most readers will agree it was overall a darn good day for BlackBerry, so to cap it off right I just couldn't go to bed tonight without putting up yet another mind-blowing CrackBerry contest for a chance to win a Z10. 

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The past couple of weeks have been pretty crazy around CrackBerry with our 6th birthday and the site redesign, and that's just the beginning of a whole lot of madness yet to come with the US release of BlackBerry 10 just around the corner.

In typical CrackBerry fashion, we celebrated the birth and rebirth of our community with some giveaways, giving you all two more chances to win a BlackBerry Z10. We put the contest winner picker system to work again and found our lucky members! Find out if you were one of them below.

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Flying home from our Toronto BlackBerry 10 Launch Campaign Headquarters, one of my five bags of checked luggage went missing. I assumed it was gone forever. Three days later it came to back to me in perfect condition, everything in place. To keep the travel gods happy and my karma in check, I decided to give away three pieces of my returned luggage to lucky CrackBerry readers!

Ok CrackBerry Nation, here is the long-awaited winners announcement in my Karma Contest. Almost 2500 people entered to win items from my luggage that went missing but three days later was returned to me. I was lucky, and now three CrackBerry members are too!

The contest ended February 24th, but things were so busy with the CrackBerry re-launch that I didn't have time to slow down for a moment and get this done. With things coming into rhythm again on that front, today is the first chance I have had to catch my breath and get this done. I appreciate the patience!

I used our contest winner picker system to select three names at random from all of the entries received. From there, the three lucky winners have won and will receive the items they requested via the comment they left to the Karma post (luckily, all of the winners chosen ended up wanting different things).

The three prizes won ended up being pretty sweet -  a BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105, a pack of awesome BlackBerry and CrackBerry stickers, and a BlackBerry PlayBook.

As for who won... drum roll please......

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Mobile Nations Fitness Month is over for 2013, let's see who our winners are!

Fitness Month is over here at Mobile Nations for another year. Health and fitness should be a year-round commitment, and it's never too late to start so if you missed out during February be sure to check back through the blogs and forums for content you may have missed. Hopefully you found some apps or tips to help you meet your fitness goals, or maybe even found some moral support in the community to help keep you motivated.

All throughout the month each site was giving away prizes for participation. We announced some winners mid-month, and below are the final results from the remaining contests from across Mobile Nations. If you were participating in the forums or on the blog contests, be sure to look below and see if you're a winner!

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We've heard all about Alicia Keys and the BlackBerry Keep Moving Projects, and now AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have teamed up in the BlackBerry Z10 Keep Moving with Alicia Keys sweepstakes. As her tour kicks off today, fans across the globe can enter to win the "Alicia Keys VIP Experience" where they'll be flown to London to see a live performance, meet Alicia in person and walk away with a new BlackBerry Z10.

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