For our third 10th Anniversary Super Special, we cover all of the topics BlackBerry fans have been pondering since the KEYone was unveiled at Mobile World Congress!
On this episode we welcome James Nieves to the CrackBerry Podcast! James is joining the CrackBerry team full time and is going to crack the whip to make sure you're never more than a week away from your latest CrackBerry podcast.
It's been a few weeks since our last show, so on this episode we play catch up and cover everything that's been happening in the world of BlackBerry, going back to the BlackBerry KEYone's official unveiling at Mobile World Congress. We talk about the press event, our crazy and amazing CrackBerry meetups (that we hope to do more of), and CBK covers some of his impressions on the KEYone now that he's been using it for a couple of weeks. We also spend some time talking about the BlackBerry Aurora. There's a LOT more than that covered in between the big topics, so if you're a BlackBerry fan you won't want to miss a second.
We hope you enjoy the show!
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CrackBerry 10th Anniversary Podcast 03 - Under Promise, Over Deliver
Great podcast well done :)
So will Crackberry be duplicating articles that it's Android Central counterpart run? Is it now one big happy family?
I like the new tag line "KEYone, Sh ! t done fast!"
Great podcast guys! And solid to see Nieves on the team!!
Thank you James!
Fantastic podcast, thanks guys.
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Someone's voice sounds really professional: not sure if it's Bla1ze!
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Def not me lol.
Great podcast. Love to see the passion for new BB devices back!
Great podcast guys!
I agree to the above comment. Many on here don't realize that the value of the device is much greater than the sum of its parts. Too many focusing on which processor, how much ram, etc. Way too many caught up in the spec war. It's how the applied technology is optimized for performance. If they had went with a larger processor then people would be complaining about the short battery life. Sheesh!
Way to break down the value of the KEYone Kevin for the "dumb dumbs" just caught up on specs only.
How can I do?
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Excellent podcast guys. Welcome back Kevin.
Happy to see James joining the Crackberry crew. James without a doubt is a great choice, loved his Berryflow podcats. James kept faithful BlackBerry loyalists like myself engaged and informed when almost everyone else left BlackBerry for dead.
Congratulations James. I could see you being the permanent host moving forward knowing that Kevin may miss a couple episodes.
This podcast should be called CrackBerryflow.
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Kevin. Interesting comment that dtek series did not seem "blackberry". I have a dtek60, and while I agree with you, the only BlackBerry slab phone that seemed BlackBerry is the z30? So easy to tell a pkb blackberry. A slab BlackBerry doesn't have much precedent... what does it take... rgb led? Two convenience keys? BlackBerry logo on front?....just wondering...
Valid question. I think a few things:
That "Tool"-like feeling when you pick it up. There's an overall density to the phone you should feel in hand. It's solid, it feels natural, it's easy to hold. It feels premium, like when you strap a nice mechanical watch on your wrist. A BB should feel always feel like it absolutely belongs in your hand. Z30 definitely qualified on that front - was dense, the waxy back was grippy, etc. DTEK60 in comparison is very light weight, glass back is slippery, etc.
BB-specific Features. As you mentioned, features like convenience key and RGB definitely add to the BlackBerry-ness of the phone. Thinking back to older BBs, I loved certain specific features like the charging contacts that made it so easy to plunk in and out of a bedside charging dock.
Love / A certain attention to detail. Harder to explain, but when you look at the BB phones of the past there are often little design choices that jump out at you as being very BlackBerry driven. They're done for a reason. On DTEK60 I somehow felt that less (like the way the back of the phone is done with the glass covering).
Could be I'm crazy though w/ these thoughts.... :)
Kevin... I agree completely. I think BBmobile needs a profile "device guy", one to demand BlackBerry dna consistency and follow through. I think you'd be the best one for that :-)..
I support this nomination.
Kevin, have you ever thought about doing some design engineering consulting work? Perhaps TCL could pay you a decent side salary. Or, at the very least, you won't have to shell out upwards of $10,000 to have future devices before everyone else!
The marketing department already pay him...
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Wonderful to see James on the Crackberry team. You guys are great! Might be nice if you can do 1 hour earlier to make live viewing from Europe easier? I loved Barcelona.. Bring it back to Europe when you are done with NA.
Podcast Post updated with audio!
OK guys are we to expect future podcasts to be about hardware? I hope you guys have a balance. James you were a pro at talking about the new BlackBerry. This podcast was mostly about KEYone. I'm interested in both software and hardware. Please keep this balance, otherwise it looks like you are just promoting TCL
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CrackBerry Podcasts since episode 001 have always been primarily about new BlackBerry hardware (at least any shows I've typically been on... except during the wait for BB10 in which case we mainly just complained about having no new hardware. lol). But don't worry, it's early days... we'll keep a balance. BlackBerry hardware is BlackBerry hardware though and with BBMobile (TCL Communication) having the big global license on it, we are going to over course talk about BBMobile a lot. That's where the consumer excitement is. That this is the reality was BBRY's doing when they chose to take that path, so there's going to be a lot of BBMobile talk of course. Curious to hear what kind of Software topics you'd want us to cover. To be fair, we did talk about the Privacy Shade on this episode!
Software topics is for me all in for BlackBerry layer on top of Android's (launcher improvements, HUB+, multiple apps, multitasking, notifications etc...). I really feel I am going to miss the BB10 flow going to Android (I won two Android devices in addition to my daily Passport) and I would like to see it coming to Android. I trust BB to cover security/privacy so I don't care for those news so much personally (I care but I know those are taken care of).
Watched the replay. Welcome James! And wow, Kevin, you're just as pumped in the podcast as you were on Friday! Nice to see the old enthusiasm !
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#longLiveBlackBerry
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Heard the new marketing slogan for KEYone, from Kevin.... Get sh*t done fast
Short and to the point, I dig it!
James James James James James
Exactly the right move Kevin. James is the most logical choice in every regard for your site and casts.
Thanks!! Glad we made it happen!
Another great podcast
Fun podcast!!! Apologies for Craig's audio issues and dropping on and off. Internet Izzuez.... :/
Amazing podcast guys! I love the passion and you nailed it when it comes not only to the passion for BlackBerry but also the passion in making the best phone with the total experience that BlackBerry users expect.
Congrats James on joining the CrackBerry staff...Gonna miss the "Welcome one and welcome all." intro from James on Berry-flow.
Lol, totally
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On the shows when I'm not here he can totally do his intro!! :)
Cool!!!
Congrats James!
Thanks to berryflow by the way for keeping us up to date on BlackBerry while Kevin was off of playing with his iPhone.
Hahaha I like how Kevin changed the name of the CB YouTube channel to "CrackBerry Kevin".
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This is great! CrackBerry Direct TV!
Kevin good new CB employee James! Congrats James!!
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Looking forward to it. I saw the last one on replay.
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I might have a break in my activities mid afternoon after all. This is 3pm west coast time. I will see how it rolls.
Looking forward to it.
Come join our channel and learn something new!
If my newborn allows I will be there, if not I'll have to watch it at a later date
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Newborn eh? Congrats!
They pretty much write the rules!
Enjoy!
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... can't let'em run the show... ;-D
Lol
• THISone, with the keys, hopefully coming soon to a phone store down unda... :-D •
Con...grats... :-D
Hope it works out for ya!
• THISone, with the keys, hopefully coming soon to a phone store down unda... :-D •
Great news! I was missing Upstream already.
See you guys tonight!
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Great news. I am happy to hear this and that James will be joining the broadcasts. I will have to catch the replay later this evening. I am busy till later on this evening. Looking forward to it.
So how about BerryFlow and the Upstream podcasts James?!
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I shut down activity on BerryFlow at the end of January this year. My BlackBerry content and voice will live here on CrackBerry. Now that I'm here my efforts will include working with the team to make sure there's a consistent podcast for our community to enjoy, the fruits of which you can see tonight at 6PM!
Well that's good to see. As long as we have something on a consistent basis is the key.
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Keep it coming, James.
I'm here. Rare time that I'm actually getting to watch live. 👍
Flicked via the BlackBerry keyboard on my PRIV.
Don't forget to set a "HTTP redirect permanent 301" on your BerryFlow server... ;-D
Welcome to CrackBerry... hey!
• THISone, with the keys, hopefully coming soon to a phone store down unda... :-D •
Congratulations James, your input will be very much appreciated all of us, so will your podcasts.
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Good news, will tune in tonight! =)
Good luck fellas! I've enjoyed James, Bla1ze, Alex and others after CrackBerry stopped doing theirs. I very much looked forward to it every Sunday night.
i miss these....see you there!
Definitely watching!
Congrats on the new gig James!
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It is going to be a shock for James to actual see Bla1ze on camera during a podcast and not still picture.
Thanks Brad!
I was disappointed too hear that Berry flow will be retiring. This is the best news to hear that James will be on the Crackberry podcast. Hopefully he can bring in the Berry flow to Crackberry, he is a great host and communicator.
Will be there with bells on... well maybe no bells
Is this the first time there's been a live podcast?
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Definitely not. Our last episode was recorded live too. And we used to do them live on a regular basis.
Kevin I hope you let the guys talk a little bit on this one. Lol
ok, FINE :p
Whatever happened to James the English guy? Abducted by aliens?
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CBK! In this podcast, you mentioned that you would consciously close windows on your Android phones.
What's the rule with this? When I move over to android, should I be fully closing programs on a regular basis? Or if I leave them minimized, how much of a drain is it on the resources?
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I routinely leave applications open on my BlackBerry Priv without any issues.
No rule. I've had this habit for years on all my devices. IPhons, BBs and Android phones. Not sure why. It's like a messy house sort of thing. I prefer it clean.
Did you 'clean' James richardson?
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Not at all. James is welcome back whenever he wants. Sometimes life takes priority.
Not hardly. Just been a while since it was consistent. Back in the days of Talk Mobile 2013 we had CrackBerry live all the time.
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