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Learn everything you need to know to become a Graphic Designer!

Submitted by Luke Filipowicz on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 12:00

Designing posters for events, making business cards, or creating graphics for Youtube videos all take powerful designing software to complete. The Adobe Creative Cloud is the gold standard in the design industry today, used by professionals and amateurs alike.

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While the Adobe CC is loaded with powerful programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, they won't be much good to you unless you know how to use them, and learning how to use these sophisticated software programs can be tricky. Android Central Digital Offers has the perfect solution.

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Telegram 5.2 adds group permissions, undo delete, and more

Submitted by Bla1ze on Mon, 01/21/2019 - 15:35

The last big update to Telegram came with 5.0 but the latest version rolling out through the Google Play store sits at v5.2 and brings along with it plenty of improvements to sorting contacts, finer group settings, as well as the ability to undo deleted chat history easily.

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The BlackBerry 850 is 20 years old today!

Submitted by Bla1ze on Sat, 01/19/2019 - 20:37

Although Research In Motion was founded in 1984, the first device to carry the BlackBerry name, the BlackBerry 850, wasn't released until January 19, 1999 meaning today marks its 20th birthday. To celebrate the occasion, The Record wrote up a fantastic article covering a lot of the history of BlackBerry with a focus on their ups and downs, history, and plenty of comments from those who were around at the time including former RIM employee and current Mayor of Waterloo, Dave Jaworsky.

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BlackBerry brings their HEVC patents to the Velos Media Licensing Platform

Submitted by Bla1ze on Fri, 01/18/2019 - 17:25

Raise your hand if you knew BlackBerry held patents for High-Efficiency Video Coding. Turns out they do, and as part of their ongoing licensing strategy, they're making them available for license through Velos Media.

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BlackBerry CEO John Chen discusses BlackBerry's big pivot with RBC Disruptors

Submitted by Bla1ze on Thu, 01/17/2019 - 13:41

BlackBerry CEO John Chen has been all over the place recently. Attending CES 2019, posting up new blog posts on LinkedIn and most recently, sitting down with RBC Disruptors moderator John Stackhouse to discuss BlackBerry's big pivot. If you weren't able to catch the video earlier or be there live, you can now watch the replay.

BlackBerry — more innovative than ever.

From being the most valuable company on the TSX in 2007, to rapid, unexpected losses and plummeting share prices, BlackBerry has been through it all.

Enter CEO John Chen, who is reinventing the company by pivoting away from the competitive global hardware and handset market, and focusing on the strengths that were always key differentiators for the company — software security and privacy.

BlackBerry now offers enterprise security and privacy services to power the Internet-of-Things, including the automotive industry, healthcare, utility companies and government.

Chen has stabilized the company's financials and shifted its strategy. Now investors are ready for the company's next phase — growth. Join us to find out what's next on BlackBerry's agenda.

You'll have to set aside some time to take in the full conversation, but it's worth it given it seems as though John had some fun with it and was more relaxed with his answers surrounding everything from pivoting to software, security, and privacy, to the power of the BlackBerry brand.

John Chen Likes a Bad Hand: Six Timely Insights from BlackBerry's CEO

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BlackBerry Hub Suite beta apps updated with bug fixes and improvements

Submitted by Bla1ze on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 21:04

Back in December, before the holidays, BlackBerry rolled out refreshed versions of the BlackBerry Hub Suite in beta. Since then, things have been understandably quiet, but now with the holidays wrapped up, new builds have started to flow out through the Google Play Store.

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Spotify rolling out new 'Car View' mode on Android

Submitted by Bla1ze on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 18:59

Spotify has now started rolling out a new Car View mode for Android, which when connected to Bluetooth in a vehicle, offers simplified controls and views of the app to make everything easier (and hopefully safer) to control.

Not everyone is seeing Car View yet, but over at Android Central, they're seeing it on Pixel devices, and my BlackBerry KEY2 currently has it enabled by default as well. With it enabled by default, it will automatically show when Spotify connects to your vehicles Bluetooth. You can disable it in the settings, or you can disable it until the next time it connects to Bluetooth.

Spotify can already tap into Android Auto and Car Play but if you're working with a car without either of those, built-in Bluetooth only or using a Bluetooth adapter, this is a sweet addition to the app. Have you checked it out yet?

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Select Verizon Wireless customers can get Apple Music for free

Submitted by Louryn Strampe on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 12:23

Save money.

Starting on January 17th, select Verizon Wireless subscribers will get Apple Music for free. The offer is extended to users Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited plans. Typically, Apple Music costs $10 per month, but those lucky customers will be getting the service for exactly $0 extra. It'll be bundled in with your plan and won't change or end until your plan does.

It's worth noting that Above Unlimited and Beyond Unlimited plans are some of the network's most expensive. However, if you have a Go Unlimited plan, you're not going to be left out entirely. You can get a six-month trial of Apple Music for free. That's twice as long as the usual free trial.

Apple Music gives you access to 50 million songs with no ads. You can download the tracks to play them offline, listen across all of your devices, and get exclusive and original content. Getting all that for free sounds like a pretty great deal to me.

See at Verizon Wireless

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Twitter for Android can now show your timeline in chronological order

Submitted by Bla1ze on Tue, 01/15/2019 - 16:37

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As it always should have

Back in 2016, Twitter decided to switch to a new algorithm that no one really asked for. The change meant you would often see tweets that were days old or from people you didn't even follow. In December, they allowed iOS users to revert to the traditional chronological order, and now, they have rolled out the same changes to Android.

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Netflix raises prices on streaming plans across the board for US customers

Submitted by Bla1ze on Tue, 01/15/2019 - 11:44

Netflix subscribers in the U.S. can expect to pay a little bit more for the service going forward as the company has hiked pricing on their subscription plans across all tiers by 13-18%. Here's what the new plans look like:

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Grab the BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition from Best Buy for $300

Submitted by Bla1ze on Mon, 01/14/2019 - 18:28

The BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition hasn't had many discounts since release, but the folks at Best Buy have now added it to their clearance sale and have it reduced to $300 from the regular $500. As a reminder, the BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition comes unlocked with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor but adds 4GB of RAM and ups the internal storage to 64GB instead of the base 3GB and 32GB found on the silver KEYone.

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Become a social media marketing master for just $29!

Submitted by Team CrackBerry on Fri, 01/11/2019 - 11:40

Every job posting you see lately has something in common: they want someone who has experience with social media and marketing. Even at your current job, it seems like the people getting noticed and moving ahead are experts in the world of Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter. How are you supposed to climb the ladder or finally nab the job you really want if your only social media experience is the cat video you posted on Facebook last week?

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In as little as three weeks, you can start your new career path in social media marketing. Learn from home at your own pace with The Social Media Marketing Master Class Bundle for only $29!

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BlackBerry Radar wins Telematics Innovation Award from IoT Breakthrough

Submitted by Bla1ze on Thu, 01/10/2019 - 17:40

BlackBerry Radar is currently being showcased at CES 2019 and while there, BlackBerry has announced that the smart monitoring solution has been awarded "Vehicle Telematics Solution of the Year" from IoT Breakthrough. Highlighting the win for BlackBerry, James Johnson, Managing Director at IoT Breakthrough noted:

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BBM Android beta adds Picture in Picture mode, new image editor and simpler navigation

Submitted by Bla1ze on Wed, 01/09/2019 - 20:23

If BBM is still your messaging app of choice and you're down with running their beta releases, a new version has now arrived on the Google Play Store and it goes beyond bug fixes and performance improvements. For this release, there are new features to improve BBM calls, a new image editor and more!

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A look inside BlackBerry QNX's CES 2019 booth

Submitted by Bla1ze on Wed, 01/09/2019 - 15:52

For CES 2019, BlackBerry QNX decided to have two vehicles on hand to help highlight BlackBerry QNX technology including the newly announced QNX Platform for Digital Cockpits. The 2019 Karma Revero, shows current and future automotive technology from BlackBerry QNX while the Audi Q8 shows what is currently rolling off the production lines with BlackBerry QNX integration.

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Never make a typo again with WhiteSmoke!

Submitted by Team CrackBerry on Wed, 01/09/2019 - 11:30

Nobody likes a typo. You hate making them, your editor hates correcting them, and when one does slip through the cracks it can turn your best piece into a mark of shame. We don't blame you, editing your own work is hard and your brain is bad at it. How do you get better?

Never make a typo again! Learn more

You've probably come to the realization that you should probably sign up for one of those grammar services, but which one is the best for you? You'll need a powerful editor that fixes more than just the odd spelling mistake, and those don't always come cheap. Relax — CrackBerry Digital Offers has the perfect solution!

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Just look at these great features WhiteSmoke web offers you!

  • Activates with just one click in browser-based text editors.
  • Analyzes text with unique patented artificial intelligence algorithms.
  • Checks for potential plagiarism with its huge database.
  • Works with Microsoft Word and Outlook to proofread your emails and documents.

Right now through CrackBerry Digital Offers, we're able to offer two different pricing packages for you to choose from — get the Premium version of this grammar-correcting software on a one-year subscription or for life! Here's how the pricing breaks down:

No matter which subscription package you choose, you'll be saving 74% off the regular price.

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Register for the RBC Disruptors: BlackBerry's Big Pivot event

Submitted by Bla1ze on Tue, 01/08/2019 - 14:22

On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, RBC Disruptors is hosting an event that will feature BlackBerry CEO John Chen discussing BlackBerry's big pivot and registration is now open for those who would like to attend in-person in the Toronto area.

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Verizon Enterprise and Small Business customers will soon be able to purchase the BlackBerry KEY2 LE

Submitted by Bla1ze on Tue, 01/08/2019 - 11:15

Although the BlackBerry KEY2 LE was previously certified for Verizon under bring your own phone offerings, Verizon will now soon begin to offer the device Verizon Enterprise and Small Business customers officially.

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TCL unveils new headphone lineup at CES 2019

Submitted by Bla1ze on Mon, 01/07/2019 - 18:51

During their press conference at CES 2019, TCL unveiled a full lineup of headphones that will start arriving in February through to the summer. The lineup includes wired headphones right down to Bluetooth over-the-ear cans, which have been broken down to four distinct lines: SOCL, MTRO, ACTV, and ELIT.

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QNX Platform for Digital Cockpits brings secure Android apps to the in-car experience

Submitted by Bla1ze on Mon, 01/07/2019 - 16:55

As part of their announcements for CES 2019, BlackBerry QNX went ahead and introduced the QNX Platform for Digital Cockpits, which combines QNX Hypervisor for Safety, QNX Platform for Instrument Clusters, QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment to create a secure Android implementation for automakers to offer applications such as Google Maps and Google Play Music.

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