Articles by Simon Sage

BlackBerry Keep Moving Projects - Robert Rodriguez Act 3
Now we get to take a look at a bit of the post-production...

Unity opens up pre-registration for BlackBerry 10 beta
Shadowgun, among other games, are headed to BlackBerry 10 thanks to Unity

BlackBerry Q10 makes a visit to the FCC
Those of you champing at the bit for the upcoming BlackBerry Q10 will be happy to hear that the BlackBerry 10 device has recently passed through FCC certification. For us end users, that means little more than an expectation that it will be available soon. In Canada and the UK, that means before the end of the month, but American carriers have been awfully tight-lipped about when it's...

BlackBerry Builder program kicks off for developers
BlackBerry has reimagined their developer certification program in a new format called BlackBerry Builder. Developers can become certified for either web or native app development by completing an exam which ensures they're familiar with the documentation and know how to put those resources to good use. What does anyone get out of this certification? For now, the only thing is access to...

Official OS 7.1.0.923 for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 from DoCoMo
Japan's NTT DoCoMo has officially released OS 7.1.0.923 for the BlackBerry Bold 9900. While this is an official release, remember to use caution when updating your device. If you need help along the way, you can head into our help forums or check out some of our BlackBerry 101 articles including How to Install or Upgrade to a new OS. If you do install this OS, hit up the forums thread...

Limited Edition blue BlackBerry Z10 makes appearance
Red's nice and all, but blue looks great too...

Using BlackBerry Protect on BlackBerry 10
Go ahead, lose your BlackBerry - Protect has you covered

Asphalt 7: Heat, N.O.V.A. 3, and other great Gameloft titles now on BlackBerry PlayBook
Let's Golf! 3, Ice Age Village and a few others are now available on the BlackBerry PlayBook

Creating games for BlackBerry 10 with Visual Studio
The BlackBerry 10 plug-in for Visual Studio recently went gold - let's check it out

BlackBerry at GDC 2013
BlackBerry's primary goal at GDC 2013 was to show off the Unity engine running on BB10 and remind devs about the platform's full Bluetooth hardware controller support. The stock Unity demo game, Angry Robots, ran on the Z10 especially well, and I think will really highlight how well it can handle games. By comparison, the Qualcomm benchmark app I saw on the HTC One at GDC wasn't hitting...

WIND Mobile adds BlackBerry World carrier billing
Now all of your app, music and video purchases can be shunted right to your WIND Mobile bill

BlackBerry demos Unity, Bluetooth gamepad support at GDC 2013
BlackBerry 10, Unity and gamepad support - Can it get any better?

The first ten things to do with your new BlackBerry Z10
The BlackBerry Z10 is in your hands - now what?

T-Mobile confirms March 26 as BlackBerry Z10 launch date
The date is officially official, even if the officials thought it was official before, but it really wasn't. My head hurts.