The Berry Fix :: BlackBerry News and Reviews

BlackBerry has been working hard to bring not only the best OS experience, but also the best application catalog, to BlackBerry 10. They have done a superb job of this, announcing that they have partnerships with over 1000 of the top app partners worldwide. From Amazon’s Kindle Reader, to Skype, and even Angry Birds, BlackBerry 10 will have all the top applications for smartphone owners. Check out the full Press Release below for more information on these 1000+ top app partners.

Press Release

BlackBerry 10 Customers Will Have a Great Selection of Top Apps in Every Category

BlackBerry welcomes more than 1000 of the top app partners with relevant, local content from every region of the globe

WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 31, 2013) – A phenomenal lineup of top brands and applications have committed to the BlackBerry(R) 10 platform, giving the new platform the strongest content offering of any first generation mobile platform at launch. Yesterday at the BlackBerry 10 launch event in New York, BlackBerry(R) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) announced that 1,000 of the top app partners will be making their applications available on the BlackBerry(R) World(TM) storefront. The partners range from leaders in social media to the top games, sports, productivity, lifestyle apps, and more.

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BlackBerry, known as RIM when they originally announced this news, announced last week that they would be running the company’s first ever Super Bowl commercial this year. The 30 second spot is set to show off all the features of BlackBerry 10, along with the beauty of the BlackBerry Z10. They have sent over the image above as a little teaser before the big game.

BlackBerry hopes to engage Millions of potential BlackBerry 10 customers with their first big budget advertisement. During the Super Bowl, and before and after, you can interact with BlackBerry via their Twitter and Facebook pages. So check out the still image above and get ready for BlackBerry’s big ad this Sunday during Super Bowl XLVII.

Desktop Manager was always a great solution for backing up your BlackBerry to your computer; however, as the native BlackBerry OS grew old, so did Desktop Manager. Now, BlackBerry has replaced Desktop Manager with something more appropriate for BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry Link. This is the link between your BlackBerry device and all your content on your computer. This software only works for BlackBerry 10 devices, so you’ll need to keep Desktop Manager if you’re still using BlackBerry OS 7. Downloads are available for both PC and Mac users, just by clicking the link below.

In case you hadn’t heard, BlackBerry officially launched the first BlackBerry 10 device, the Z10, this morning. It is a beautiful device, sleek and slim with no physical buttons on the face of the device. The Z10 has all the bells and whistles you would expect from a modern flagship smartphone, NFC, LTE, 2GB of RAM, and dual cameras. The display on the Z10 is absolutely amazing, coming in at 4.2″ and 1280 x 768 resolution. In addition to these specs, there’s a full list of all the BlackBerry Z10′s vital statistics past the break.

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The New York Times has announced, just on the heels of BlackBerry 10′s unveiling, that their news application has been optimized and is now available for BlackBerry 10 devices. The app will offer all the NTY content optimized especially for BlackBerry 10. There will also be news alerts, social media integration, and direct sharing via BBM. Check out the full Press Release past the break for more information and download the app in BlackBerry World using the link below.

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BlackBerry has announced the official release dates for the BlackBerry Z10 around the world. Here are the dates:

• Tomorrow, January 31st, in the United Kingdom
• February 5th in Canada
• March in the United States

Pricing will be between $199 and $149 on contract, depending on your carrier. The Q10 will begin launching worldwide in April and pricing will likely be the same as the Z10.

Verizon has just announced that the BlackBerry Z10 will be launching on their network for $199 with a two year contract. The Z10 will be available on Verizon in both black and white, with the white version being exclusive to Verizon in the US. There’s no word on when it will launch, but we should hear more on that soon.

BlackBerry has officially unveiled the first two BlackBerry 10 devices, the Z10 and Q10. The Z10 is a full-touch device with a 4.2″ screen and virtual keyboard. The Q10 is a full-QWERTY keyboard device that has a 3.1″ screen above a physical keyboard. More information will be coming throughout the day on these new devices.

Huge news from the BlackBerry 10 launch event. CEO Thorsten Heins has announced that Research In Motion has been officially be rebranded to BlackBerry. The company is now officially BlackBerry and branding will change immediately. The tagline for the transition is “One Brand. One Promise.” BlackBerry will now trade on the NASDAQ as “BBRY” and on The Stock Exchange as “BB.” This is a huge shift for the company and is sure to be a good move for the future of BlackBerry.

Here’s a surprise update coming from RIM just hours before the official BlackBerry 10 unveiling tomorrow. They have updated BlackBerry Bridge for BlackBerry Smartphones to version 3.0. Typically we see a BlackBerry PlayBook OS update when we see an update to the Smartphone companion app, so this could mean that RIM has another Tablet OS 2 update coming tomorrow or they could have a nice BlackBerry 10 surprise for PlayBook owners coming soon.  This update is available now in BlackBerry World, however, it could take up to 24 hours to fully for all users worldwide.

RIM has been doing a great job of getting high-profile companies and app developers on board the BlackBerry 10 train. This afternoon’s announcement is another huge win for RIM. ESPN has announced that their ESPN ScoreCenter app, one of the most popular applications in the world, is immediately available for download to BlackBerry 10 devices. While it’s not doing most of us any good right now, beginning tomorrow and continuing over the next few months, BlackBerry 10 devices will be in the hands of tons of consumers who will love this great app. Check out the full Press Release below and past the break.

Press Release

January 29, 2013

ESPN ScoreCenter Now Available for BlackBerry 10

ESPN today officially launched its popular ScoreCenter mobile destination for the BlackBerry® 10, Research In Motion’s redesigned, reengineered and reinvented mobile platform. With today’s launch, ScoreCenter further extends its reach in the mobile space, now available across all major smartphone operating systems and devices.

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ooVoo and RIM are announcing today that they are bringing the ooVoo Video Chat and IM Solution to BlackBerry 10. ooVoo is a free app that allows for free video chatting and instant messaging between users. The app will be available in BlackBerry World later this year. Check out the full Press Release below for all the details.

Press Release

ooVoo to Launch Free Video Chat and IM Solution for the BlackBerry 10 Platform

NEW YORK, NEW YORK and WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 29, 2013) – ooVoo, one of the largest independent social video chat provider with 66 million registered subscribers, and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced that ooVoo will bring its next-generation HD video communications service to the BlackBerry® 10 platform.
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Tomorrow morning we will get the first full and official look at BlackBerry 10 and the first two devices running it, the Z10 and X10. This event is only an unveiling of the devices, RIM won’t be selling the devices directly at the events. However, there have been some leaks suggesting that the devices will go on sale the afternoon of the event and then move throughout the world in the subsequent weeks. While we can’t tell you exactly when BlackBerry 10 will launch, we can show you what the box it’ll come in looks like. Check it out and get excited, we’re less than 24 hours away from the launch of BlackBerry 10.

Source : CrackBerry

The Black version of the BlackBerry Z10 has been getting all the publicity so far, and the white model seems to have had enough of this. Today, a full set of high quality photographs of the white BlackBerry Z10 have hit the web. It’s identical the the Z10 in black spec-wise, but the phone’s casing is a beautiful shell white. Check out the rest of the images of the White Z10 past the break.

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RIM is set to release all the official details on BlackBerry 10 in less than two days. In the meantime, there are plenty of informational leaks happening. This latest leak is huge news for BlackBerry fans in the UK. Some leaked internal documentation from Vodafone UK has hit the internet and it shows that they will be launching the BlackBerry Z10 immediately after RIM officially announces it, on January 30th. The devices will go on sale at 5 PM on Vodafone UK. We haven’t heard any other details for other carriers; however, if a UK carrier is launching on the 30th, you can probably expect to see some Canadian launches that day, as well.

Source : The Verge