If you are in the UK and thinking of either upgrading to the new BlackBerry Z10 or being sensible and jumping over to it from another platform you may well want to consider EE as your network provider. The BlackBerry Z10 is 4G ready on all networks but here in good old Blighty we currently only have one network offering 4G LTE and thats EE. Coverage is still limited to a selection of...
BlackBerry 10 launched in yet another country yesterday - this time in Qatar. The good people of the Middle East got together at a VIP event at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar for the unveiling of the new operating system and the launch of the BlackBerry Z10. Along with the Z10, BlackBerry also showcased a selection of local businesses and developers who have created...
While the majority of us take BlackBerry World for granted it seems that there are still some places that have been left behind. Great news this weekend for the good people of Oman, as BlackBerry World is now open for business. With over 2000 apps available in Arabic the nation will certainly benefit from joining the rest of us enjoying our favourite applications. BlackBerry 10 has...
The BlackBerry Z10 has been available in the U.K. for over a week already. While were still waiting on word from a few of the top apps, there are other apps arriving thick and fast into BlackBerry World. One app that came in handy went I went down to London for the BlackBerry 10 launch event. London Tube Map by mxData. The popular app for previous BlackBerry devices is now available for...
At the moment, EE is the only carrier to offer LTE (or 4G) in the U.K. Even though Orange and T-Mobile are part of EE, you must go on an EE specific contract to avail of the 4G speeds. This also comes at a premium and with it only reaching certain cities around the country, some may say it is not currently worth getting an EE contract for 4G just yet. Three UK has recently announced...
The popular cross platform messaging app; IM+ Pro is now in BlackBerry World ready for you instant messaging addicts to grab. If you have not used it before it is essentially a cross platform messaging client with support for Gtalk, Facebook chat, Skype, just to name a few. The application is actually a port of their Android app which works beautifully. I reviewed it a while ago for our...
So far the BlackBerry Z10 is available in the U.K. and Canada, with sales in both countries are going well. Read here and here. The rest of the world however, are waiting patiently to get one. It was confirmed during the BlackBerry 10 Launch Event that the BlackBerry Z10 would make it's way to the U.S. in March. While catching up on my Twitter stream earlier this week I came across a...
Earlier today reports coming from the Nikkei were suggesting that BlackBerry had decided to stop selling handsets in Japan in part due to declining sales and costs associated with making the necessary language modifications to the OS. It's not overly surprising this would be the case because if there is no money to be made then there is no reason to cater to that market. To help further...
Despite positive sentiment, a lot of people have been eager to hear some hard sales numbers for the BlackBerry Z10. The UK had a bit of a head start on us Canadians, so they've been able to tally up and announce that over 55% of their 680 locations sold out of BlackBerry Z10 units on launch weekend. No doubt the exclusive deal on the white model is contributing to Phones 4u's successful...
BlackBerry Jam Europe has drawn to a close and what a super event it was. This was my first time at a developer event of this scale and I must say that BlackBerry did an amazing job from start to finish. The venue for the Jam was organized to perfection. All the staff, both BlackBerry and outside agencies, were extremely efficient and as far as I could see there were no glitches over...