Archive for May 18th, 2013
Apps
An update to Wikititude v7.1.2 for BlackBerry smartphones is now available in BlackBerry AppWorld. Wikitude finds cool people, places and things and allows you to discover your surroundings in a completely new way. Provided tha...
News
RIM said it will soon be ready to license the company’s new BlackBerry 10 operating system to other manufacturers, even as it races to release its own devices with the software by early next year. The new platform is in the fin...
Apps
The Beta of FaceBook for BlackBerry smartphones v3.2.0.8 is now available in the BlackBerry Beta Zone. There are quite a few improvements in the version. Changes: Download it now from the BlackBerry Beta Zone.
Games
Angry Birds for the BlackBerry PlayBook has been updated to v2.2.0 and is now available in BlackBerry AppWorld. The update brings fifteen new tropical levels. Use the unique powers of the Angry Birds to destroy the greedy pig...
News
The new social utility that serial entrepreneur Dalton Caldwell started in response to being, in his words, screwed by Facebook, is live. App.net, which Caldwell ran a Kickstarter-ish campaign to fund, blew through its $500,000...
Tech News
Google chiefs face the prospect of being hauled before MPs to explain themselves over their tax avoidance schemes, the Independent has learned. A member of the Treasury Select Committee called the company’s practices, which saw...
News
Vodafone Malta now has the BlackBerry Curve 9320, in stock. This model features a dedicated BBM shortcut key, and the BBM application is built into Facebook and Twitter apps for easy social networking, and the Blackberry App Wo...
Tech News
A £150m plan to boost mobile signal in rural areas is in jeopardy after network Three UK cooled on the idea. Three is reported to have declined to put its equipment on masts paid for by the George Osbourne backed-plan, which ai...
Devices and OS
The 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook is now available in Canada, and it’s eerily familiar. What was once heralded as RIM’s great comeback product has been, a year later, morphed into a standard-issue 7-inch tablet with its own advant...
Devices and OS
SaskTel have officially released OS 7.1.0.523 for the BlackBerry Curve 9380. While this is an official release, remember to use caution when updating your device and back it up before proceeding with any upgrade. If you do inst...
Devices and OS
SaskTel have officially released OS 7.1.0.523 for the BlackBerry Bold 9790. While this is an official release, remember to use caution when updating your device and back it up before proceeding with any upgrade. If you do insta...
News
BlackBerry has been a strong revenue-driver for mobile operators in South Africa for years, but with higher smartphone data usage the BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) value proposition for operators is diminishing. Most operat...
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