BlackBerry 10

Goodbye BlackBerry, We Really Mean It This Time

Legacy devices will no longer be able to make phone calls, go online, call 911, and send texts on Jan. 4, 2022. BlackBerry Android devices will not be affected.

BlackBerry Just Killed the Greatest Thing It Ever Made

BlackBerry is trying to destroy the best thing it ever made. Not the line of hardware keyboard phones, or the less-relevant-than-ever BBM service. I’m talking about the music video. That mind-blowingly earnest and inexplicable REO Speedwagon cover about BlackBerry 10. It’s gone now. What the fuck, BlackBerry? I discovered this affront when I went to…

BlackBerry Classic: Back to the Basics

Today, BlackBerry pulled the wrapper off the Classic, a smartphone that conjures up memories of the Canadian company’s Qwerty-powered past. BlackBerry’s more recent smartphone offerings have experimented with shape, as seen on the quirky BlackBerry Passport, and also dropping the physical keyboard altogether, such as the Z30 and the Z10. As “classic” suggests, BlackBerry returns…

After its previous look at strategic alternatives yielded little fruit, BlackBerry is once again going back to the blackboard. Its board is currently considering “possible joint ventures, strategic partnerships or alliances, a sale of the Company or other possible transactions” to help boost the performance of BlackBerry 10. So… any takers?

Watch BlackBerry Rock Out In Yet Another Staggeringly Awkward Music Video

BlackBerry 10 is here at last and so, of course, there’s another BlackBerry-tastic music video from VP of Developer Relations, Alec Saunders. Now that BlackBerry’s actually delivered on those promises from the first song, you can’t fault ’em for wanting to take a victory lap, even if it’s really hard to watch. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-why-rim-is-going-down-5946253 You gotta…

Blackberry’s CEO Says the iPhone Is Outdated

With the launch of the last-chance Z10 around the corner, Blackberry is giving itself a pep talk to keep those hopes high. And according to CEO Thorsten Heins, the iPhone’s hardly in the race Blackberry’s fixin’ to win because it’s old news. In an interview with The Australian Financial Review Heins made it clear he…

Blackberry Sold One Million Handsets To Unnamed “Partner”

Blackberry’s demise, much talked about and somewhat goaded, is on hold while the world reacts to the Blackberry 10 OS and two handsets launching on March 22. And already someone has come forward to buy a million units. So that’s…unexpected. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-z10-review-not-good-enough-5984411 The purchase is the biggest single order in Blackberry history. It’s not clear who…

BlackBerry 10: Which Apps Will (and Won’t) Ever Be There

Earlier this week it was reported that Netflix has no plans to develop a BlackBerry 10 app. While that specific nugget of news wasn’t surprising, we began to wonder what other popular apps may or may not be coming to BB10. After all, BlackBerry did say at launch this past January that BlackBerry World had…

BlackBerry Creative Director Alicia Keys Is Tweeting From Her iPhone (Updated)

Hey, Alicia Keys. I totally love that new Drake single you’re quoting, too. But you’re BlackBerry’s official Creative Director and Spokesmom and that’s an iPhone you’re tweeting from. In Mrs. Swizz Beatz’s defense, she had been tweeting from her BlackBerry, but it seems like the iPhone might be her personal phone. The Apple device is…

Everything You Need to Know About the New BlackBerries

This morning the world held its collective breath as RIM BlackBerry took its sweet ass time trotting out the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 and amidst all the shenanigans, the company formerly known as RIM managed to show off a few notable new BB10 features, too. In case you missed all the live coverage this morning,…

BlackBerry’s Best Trick: Nailing Work-Life Balance

Today BlackBerry demoed what it’s calling BlackBerry Balance, a clever way of separating one’s personal and work lives in one device. You don’t see it as much these days but carrying two phones—one for business, one for pleasure—was commonplace not too long ago. I remember having a BlackBerry 6200 alongside my Sidekick 2; and I’m…

BlackBerry Q10 Hands On: We Missed You, QWERTY

The BlackBerry Z10 might be the prom queen of the BB10 launch, but the Q10 and its physical keyboard is what a lot of people are actually waiting for. “Will I still be able to have a BlackBerry like my BlackBerry after this?” Sure, just better. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-new-blackberry-z10-5980176 Let’s get right into the biggest thing you’re…

BlackBerry Spokesperson Alicia Keys Tweets From Her iPhone

BlackBerry unveiled Alicia Keys as its new spokesperson, but turns out she’s been posting from her iPhone. Seems a little dubious, but we’ll see. Sure it’s launch day, but it’s a little odd considering Alicia came on stage with Thorsten Heins and made a long, drawn out metaphor about being in an exclusive relationship with…

Here’s BBM Doing Everything You Wish iMessage Could

At first blush there’s a lot to like about BB10, BlackBerry (née RIM)’s last great hope at redemption. But the first thing you might love is the revamped BBM. It’s crazy slick, and your iPhone is jealous. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-10-launch-everything-you-need-to-know-5980146 What can you do with the new BBM? Reliable messaging, for one, which alone gives it a…

BlackBerry Q10: The Next Generation Physical QWERTY Beast Has a Touchscreen Too (Updating)

BlackBerry’s QWERTY handset for BlackBerry 10 is official. Launched today, BB10 and its accompanying hardware do away with a lot of baggage that has been holding the company back, but the physical QWERTY keyboard is here to stay. This slim, lightweight phone with wonderful clicky keys is its future. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-10-launch-everything-you-need-to-know-5980146 The Q10 sports a 1.5GHz…

BlackBerry 10 Launch Livestream: Where to Watch

If you’re interested in such trifling things as a fallen tech giant rising with power and grace from the ashes in a phoenix-like maelstrom of ashes and redemption, good news! RIM’s unveiling its BlackBerry 10 operating system, and livestreaming the feed to all the internets everywhere. If you want to watch, just head here for:…

BlackBerry 10 Launch: Everything You Need To Know

Well, here goes. RIM is announcing its new BlackBerry 10 OS and hardware today. This could be the launch that gets RIM back in the game for smartphones. Or it could be the last time BlackBerry is relevant. It’s a big moment. We’ll be covering everything about BB10 and the new hardware right here, in…

What RIM Needs to Prove with BlackBerry 10

RIM’s day of reckoning is here. Today, at 10am EST, the once-mighty Canadian company will officially unveil its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, along with new hardware. It’s a chance at rebirth, reinvention, and getting out from under its walking corpse reputation. But for that to happen, RIM needs to prove it’s back on the…

A Woman Dancing In a Bikini and Four Other Stupid Things People Did to Get a Free BlackBerry 10

Look people, I know the BlackBerry Z10 looks great, but I just can’t believe that some of you are doing these stupid things to get one for free. Ok, five of you. https://gizmodo.com/sorry-apple-the-blackberry-z10-is-hotter-than-the-ipho-5979484 And I really mean that. I can’t believe it. I can’t believe that some Deborah St. Pierre decided to dance and pose…

Sorry Apple, the BlackBerry Z10 Is Hotter Than the iPhone

I’ve always hated BlackBerry phones. Disgracefully ugly bricks they were—until the BlackBerry Z10. The BlackBerry Z10 is hot. Truly beautiful, elegant hardware. If the OS is as nice as it seemed at CES, I will totally snatch one up. https://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-clearest-pictures-of-the-blackberry-10-l-s-5967736 These BlackBerry Z10 vs iPhone 5 comparative renders by our friend Martin Hajek are great.…