There’s a new Spiderman movie
coming out this week, and all sorts of video games are being released
to help promote the film, which arrives in the US this Friday. While Xbox One and Android
have some pretty awesome looking games that are available now, it seems
as though BlackBerry is a little late to the game. Not completely
late, however, as Gameloft recently released Spider-Man: Ultimate Power
for legacy BlackBerry devices.
Spider-Man: Ultimate Power is a classic runner game that has the Green Goblin, Sandman, and Venom team up and kidnap Mary Jane. It’s up to your friendly neighborhood Spiderman to run across the street and rooftops of New York and save the love of his life before it’s too late!
The game is free, and based on the description in BlackBerry World, it looks like it may have in app purchase. Head on over there to get the game and try it out yourself.
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New BlackBerry Experience Cities and Dates Added – Toronto, Chicago, London, And Others
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We attended the first BlackBerry Experience event in New York City yesterday, and had a great time. If you weren’t able to make it out, or simply don’t live near there, you may be in luck. BlackBerry has announced 6 new cities and dates for BlackBerry Experience events that will hit North America and Europe.
- Montreal, Canada – May 6th, 2014 – Register Now
- Toronto, Canada – May 8th, 2014 – Register Now
- Chicago, US – May 14th, 2014 – Registration Coming Soon
- Cologne, Germany – May 14th, 2014 – Register Now
- Washington DC, US – May 21st, 2014 – Registration Coming Soon
- London, UK – June 3rd, 2014 – Registration Coming Soon
Registration is now open for three out of the six venues, so if you’re planning on going, hit those links and sign up!
The Article New BlackBerry Experience Cities and Dates Added – Toronto, Chicago, London, And Others written by JT Teran
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BlackBerry continues to populate its online store with the latest BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Recently, the company finally added the Z30. Now, users who may have wanted the Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9982 can place the order.
The Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9982 will set you back $1,990 and is only compatible with GSM carriers. Nonetheless, check out our hands-on with the P’9982 and recap on specs:
- 64GB Internal Storage
- Up to 9 hours of talk time (UMTS)
- 4.2″ Super AMOLED Touch Display
- 8.0 MP Rear Camera
- 1080p HD video recording
The Article Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9982 Now Available on ShopBlackBerry.com written by Lucas Atkins
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The T-Mobile versus BlackBerry spat continues. Originally, T-Mobile targeted BlackBerry users with a promotion to switch to the iPhone 5S.
After back and forth between T-Mobile and BlackBerry CEOs, BlackBerry announced it was cutting ties with the magenta carrier.
T-Mobile is now targeting its BlackBerry customers again with a promotion to get them to switch to a Samsung. If you are due for an upgrade, T-Mobile will give BlackBerry customers $200 to upgrade towards a Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S5 or Galaxy Light.
Though, emphasis on ‘due for an upgrade.’ Not just any BlackBerry customer can make the switch, you must be eligible for the upgrade. Nevertheless, should T-Mobile continue targeting its own customers with device switch promos?
The Article T-Mobile Giving BlackBerry Users $200 to Upgrade to a Samsung written by Lucas Atkins
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BlackBerry 10.3 recently leaked, giving us a look at the upcoming iteration of BlackBerry 10. From the very early beta, we’ve seen BlackBerry is giving BB10 a flatter UI, red accents throughout the UI, and a few new features.
BlackBerry fans were torn between the red accents instead of BlackBerry 10′s classic cyan. Rumors claimed BlackBerry was simply testing the color swap, but swiftly returned to cyan.
Now, to add fuel to the fire, we’ve received what is claimed to be a press render of BlackBerry 10.3. You’ll notice the red accent is still present.
Additionally, the alleged press render shows an integrated Voice Control. We haven’t confirmed if the press render shows a revamped address book or if this is part of the new Personal Assistant feature coming to BlackBerry 10.3.
Nonetheless, it appears if you ask to search a contact it populates the results within the Voice Control, versus opening your contacts app and showing relevant results.
For now, take this with a grain of salt until we receive more confirmation from the source. But, let us know in the comments if you’d like the red accents in the UI instead of cyan.
The Article BlackBerry 10.3 Render Shows Red Accents, Integrated Voice Control written by Lucas Atkins
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Richard Fox-Ivey let us know about his Waterloo-based start-up, Symple ID, that’s developing a BlackBerry 10 NFC-based solution that let’s you use your BlackBerry as the key to logging into websites on your laptop.
Symple ID needs some help from #TeamBlackBerry! They’re running a Kickstarter campaign right now to help fund the development effort. How will Symple ID work? Their Kickstarter says:
With Symple ID you get a personal NFC ID tag, the Symple ID app for your smartphone, the Symple ID browser extension to pair your laptop/desktop, and use of Symple ID’s secure login servers.
Key Features
- Dead easy to use; just tap to sign-in
- Secure; encrypts and stores your passwords securely on your phone; nothing is stored on our servers nor on your laptop/desktop
- Helps protect you against a lost or stolen phone; your passwords are encrypted
- Two-factor authentication protects your accounts; you need your phone + your NFC ID to login
- Protects against phishing attacks by validating the site you are visiting before supplying your credentials
- Compatible with Macs and Windows PCs
Using Symple ID
As you surf the web on your PC, Symple ID automatically detects logins. Whenever you fill-in a login on your PC Symple ID automatically sends them through a secure server to your smartphone and encrypts them using your unique NFC ID.The next time you visit a stored site or application, Symple ID will prompt you to “tap to sign-in”.
Symple ID looks to be a very unique and seamless way of securely managing your passwords online. If you’d like to see it come to BlackBerry 10, help Symple ID meet their funding threshold of $20,000 CAD.
The Article Kickstarter for BlackBerry 10 NFC solution for Online Passwords written by Lucas Atkins
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BlackBerry CEO John Chen has been a busy man since taking over the reigns at the company. He’s been traveling all over the world in an attempt to talk to different big time BlackBerry customers and share the company’s vision for the future. Next week, Chen will making a stop in Indonesia for the launch of the new BlackBerry Z3. This launch, which we had all been wondering when it would take place, was shared by Chen in an interview with TheRecord.
The Z3, the first device BlackBerry will release in 2014, will clue us in as to whether the company can successfully market and sell a low-end BlackBerry 10 smartphone in a targeted area – something that is key for its survival moving forward.
While Chen didn’t specify the exact day the Z3 will launch, we’re expecting BlackBerry to announce it sometime this week.
BlackBerry has also yet to confirm the Z3′s internal specs, which has definitely raised some red flags. While there is some evidence that it could sport a 720p display, we did see some alleged leaked specs before the device was even announced, which pointed to much more disappointing internals. Either way, the mystery remains for now, so hopefully that gets cleared up sooner rather than later as well.
The Article BlackBerry Z3 Launching Next Week In Indonesia written by JT Teran
We’ve seen quite a bit of the BlackBerry Z3 already. Although, the Z3 hasn’t been seen too much in the wild.
That’s all changed with this recent photo surfacing, which shows the Z3 beside the Z30 and Limited Edition Z10.
You can now understand how the 5-inch Z3 looks compared to previous BlackBerry 10 all-touch smartphones. The Z3 is scheduled to release in the next few weeks and be sure to keep it locked to N4BB for further hands-on and review.
The Article BlackBerry Z3 Stacked Beside Z30 and Z10 written by Lucas Atkins
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BBM Update Goes Live – Brings Stickers, Increased File Sharing Size, and More
Posted by chen / Category:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Mi1LfK9eOhQBlackBerry has announced their latest update for BBM is officially
rolling out today for all OSes. The update brings a few new additions
like BBM Stickers with the BBM Shop, multi-person photo sharing, and an
increase in the file transfer max size. The new BBM Shop, which will
over time house different products for download and purchase is
launching stickers packs. Each sticker pack contains between 20 and 25
stickers and features content developed by talented artists or relating
to a theme or a character.
Examples of some stickers will most likely see are CosCat, Gilbert’s
Tales or Bubble Bot, as well as sticker packs featuring content from
popular brands including Shaun the Sheep and WWE. Sticker packs will
either be free or $1.99 (or an approximate equivalent amount in local
currency), and will be billed through each OS’ storefront.
BlackBerry has also partnered up with the WWE for a special
WrestleMania 30 sticker pack which will be given away for free through
BBM.
In addition to the BBM Shop and stickers, this latest update also
introduces multi-person photo sharing, and a big increase in the file
transfer limitations that have annoyed BBM users for quite a while.
Multi-person chats – not Groups – will be able to share pictures within
the chat just as easily as if it was a one-on-one BBM conversation. You
can also send files up to 16MB in size through BBM. The bump of 10MB was
done in part to help people share even more content together through
BBM instead of needing to rely on other services for large files.
Check out the official press release below for all the details.
BBM Chats Just Got More Fun with the Introduction of Stickers
Multi-Person Photo Sharing and Larger File Transfers Round Out New Features
WATERLOO, ONTARIO
Editors Note: A photo for this release is available on the Canadian Press picture wire and AP PhotoExpress.
BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB), a global leader in mobile
communications, today announced an update of BBM(TM), a leading mobile
messaging platform for private and secure communications, that allows
customers to further personalize and enhance their chat experiences.
Available for download later today from the respective app stores for
the Android(TM), BlackBerry(R) and iOS(R) platforms, BBM will now offer
stickers – larger, bolder and more expressive images than emoticons –
that BBM users can add to their BBM chats. Customers will be able to
purchase and download sticker packs from the new BBM Shop found in BBM.
“Stickers are another great example of how we’re making the BBM
experience more engaging and fun for our customers,” said David Proulx,
Senior Director, BBM at BlackBerry. “Stickers let you personalize your
chats and strike the right chord with people around the world who rely
on stickers in chats when they connect with colleagues, family, friends,
peers and partners.”
BBM customers will be able to download a variety of sticker packs
right inside BBM from the BBM Shop. Each sticker pack contains between
20 and 25 stickers and features content developed by talented artists or
relating to a theme or a character like CosCat, Gilbert’s Tales or
Bubble Bot, as well as sticker packs featuring content from popular
brands including Shaun the Sheep and WWE. To start, sticker packs will
either be offered for free, or cost US $1.99, or an approximate
equivalent amount in the local currency, and will be billed through the
device’s app store.
With WrestleMania 30 just around the corner, WWE is planning to give
away a free sticker pack to its fans through BBM. In addition, a free
sticker pack created by BlackBerry featuring favorite BBM emoticons will
be available to all BBM customers that download the new update.
BlackBerry plans to add new sticker packs on a regular basis.
In addition to stickers, BBM customers can now easily share photos in
multi-person chats(i). Photos will be delivered in the chat as a
thumbnail that can be opened to reveal the image in full size. BBM
customers can also now send higher quality photos, videos and
presentations thanks to larger in-chat file transfers. Files up to 16MB
can now be shared in a chat, an increase of 10MB.(ii)
For more information about the BBM update, device requirements and other features, please visit bbm.com.
For a video on stickers and picture sharing follow:
Stickers Video
Picture Sharing Video
BBM continues to connect friends, family and colleagues across a
myriad of mobile networks, as the standard for mobile instant messaging
with a fast, reliable, and engaging experience that puts control of
privacy and personal information back in the customers’ hands.
(i) Sharing pictures in multi-person chats is not included in BB0S
(ii) For sending and receiving on BlackBerry 10, iOS and Android.
BlackBerry smartphones running BBOS will be able to receive only.
About BBM
Introduced in 2005, BBM set the standard for mobile instant messaging
and continues to drive innovation in messaging and private social
networking. Today, BBM is one of the largest private social mobile
networks, driving real, active conversations. Customers love BBM for its
privacy, controls and immediacy with Delivered and Read statuses and
message-in-progress notices.
About BlackBerry
A global leader in mobile communications, BlackBerry(R)
revolutionized the mobile industry when it was introduced in 1999.
Today, BlackBerry aims to inspire the success of our millions of
customers around the world by continuously pushing the boundaries of
mobile experiences. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario,
BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and
Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols “BB” on the
Toronto Stock Exchange and “BBRY” on the NASDAQ. For more information,
visit www.blackberry.com.
Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to
the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used
herein, words such as “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”,
“should”, “intend”, “believe”, and similar expressions, are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry Limited in light
of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current
conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors
that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Many
factors could cause BlackBerry’s actual results, performance or
achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements, including those described in the “Risk
Factors” section of BlackBerry’s Annual Information Form, which is
included in its Annual Report on Form 40-F (copies of which filings may
be obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). These factors should be
considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on
BlackBerry’s forward-looking statements. BlackBerry has no intention and
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by law.
BlackBerry and related trademarks, names and logos are the property
of BlackBerry Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and
countries around the world. All other marks are the property of their
respective owners. BlackBerry is not responsible for any third-party
products or services.
In the market for a fancy brand new WHITE Z30 in the US? Well today is your lucky day as ShopBlackBerry.com now lists the white variety of BlackBerrys awesome latest 5 inch device for $499.99.
This is a stunning device and I highly recommend picking one up!
Will you be picking one up? Sound Off in the comments
P.S. I have purchased a z30 from the website and I have LTE in New York for both T-Mobile and AT&T if that helps!
The Article White BlackBerry Z30 Now Available At ShopBlackBerry.com written by Niko Giannopoulos
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Avis Car Rental has recently released a new app for BlackBerry 10 that is available for the amazing price of free. With the app, users can find nearby Avis locations, make, modify, or cancel reservations, create a MyAvis account in order to keep up with rental history, and much more.
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- Login to BBM Channels Manager at http://bbmc.es
- Select the Channel you want to create a PIN badge
- In top-right meta data you’ll see your name with a drop-down menu: select the widgets option
- Then click the ‘Create Channel PIN Badge’ text, which reveals a hidden menu
- Enter the required options and click ‘generate script’
The idea is that eventually they’ll open up the BBM Shop to any artist, and allow everyone to get their work in more easily. For now, this is a good controlled step forward.
As mentioned before, Animal Battle truly is a mixture of Tetris and Bejeweled: a puzzle game that involves rotating blocks of various colors to make matching sets all while making sure your playing field doesn’t fill up with said blocks. The schtick is that you pick a different member of the animal kingdom to represent you in the game battle it out against another creature of the wild.
The Good
Right off the bat, you’re greeted with bright colors, adorably animated animals, and catchy jungle music that doesn’t get tiresome. It really leaves a great first impression. Your first step is to choose which game mode you would like to play. You can choose 1 or 2 player, with 1 player having a battle and tournament mode. More on those later.
After you pick how you want to play, you choose whom you would like to play as. There are about 15 animals you can choose from. I always choose Ninj the Turtle.
The gameplay itself is fairly easy, but at the same time difficult enough to keep you challenged. You tap the screen to rotate your two colored blocks, swipe left and right to change their position on the board, and swipe up to place them on the board. There are four different colored blocks that you continually stack on top of one another. Unlike most games of this kind, they don’t disappear after you match up three or more of the same color. It’s not until you place a matching block with a star inside of it that all the blocks disappear. There’s also a wild star block that will change into whatever color it touches and automatically destroy the blocks of the same color that are part of that chain.
If the game were just that, it would still be pretty fun. The extra mile is the fact that you are competing against another animal. The first player to have one of their blocks reach the bottom of the screen loses.
In single player mode, you can choose between battle and tournament. A battle is an individual challenge against an animal, while a tournament is a succession of fights against the full roster of animals. The puzzles get increasingly difficult after each victory.
In two player mode, half of the screen is flipped upside down, and you challenge a friend who is sitting in front of you and playing on the same screen.
The Bad
No game is complete without those little achievements to keep you coming back. Developers put them in there so you won’t get bored of the game after two days and end up deleting it. If you’ve got a long list of tasks to complete, you will feel compelled to open the game and play until you’ve conquered them all. There’s nothing inherently wrong with this technique, I just mentioning it in the bad portion of this review because I think it’s a gimmick that’s a little played out and needs to see some sort of improvement on the way it works.
I started playing the game at night, in my bed, lights off, before going to sleep. I didn’t realize that if you take too long to decide where you want to swipe your blocks, the voice of Satan chooses for you and screams “Auto Pilot” as he slams your blocks wherever they happen to be hovering at the moment. It was odd and unexpected to have a deep baritone voice randomly say “Auto pilot” while I was in the middle of a game with cast of creatures from the wild. It scared the loving mess out of me the first time, and I still constantly live in fear Satan letting me know he’s taking the game into his own hands at any time. It seriously makes me anxious and over eager to choose where I’m going to place my blocks. Maybe I’m just a pansy. Maybe I take too long to place my blocks. Maybe Satan shouldn’t be in this game. I’m not sure, but it’s definitely one of those.
I haven’t tried two player mode yet, but from what I can tell, I would imagine it’s better suited for a tablet. It must be hard to share a smartphone screen. I have a Z30, and I’m willing to bet four hands on my screen playing a game will be more than a bit challenging. It must be more so for a Q10 or Q5.
Download it?
The game costs $1.99 in BlackBerry World, and it professes, “Dollar to hour – this has to be one of your best investments.” While I wouldn’t put it that high on my list of personal investments, I would say that the game is fun, addicting, challenging, and keeps you coming back for more. I’m happy to recommend this game to anyone who wants to try a fresh mix on a game we all know and love. Plus the animation of the creatures is sure to be a kick with your children.
“To show our appreciation for all current consumers so passionate and loyal to all things BlackBerry, we’re offering a $100 credit toward any new device, including the BlackBerry Q10 or the Z10. And this offer is good through the end of the year. So you can take your time.”
While this may be a sincere attempt at keeping his current BlackBerry subscribers happy, one can’t help but think it’s another ploy to get more people off of the BlackBerry bandwagon. This is the second time T-Mobile offers BlackBerry users a sweet deal to upgrade, unfortunately for BlackBerry, that totally backfired, as around 94% of trade-ins opted to go with a phone from another manufacturer. Why was that the case?
Well, aside from the fact that many people may just have wanted to leave BlackBerry, T-Mobile didn’t have any BlackBerry 10 devices in store. If you wanted to trade in your old BB for a new one, you probably had to have it shipped to you. Let’s face it, no one wants that. This is specially true if you’ve never used or seen a BlackBerry 10 device in your life. Why in the world would you trade in for a device you’ve never used AND have to get it shipped?
Unfortunately, this is still the case with T-Mobile. They are going to have to sell off their existing stock of BlackBerry 10 devices, so yes you can get a Z10 and Q10 from them right now. Like stated previously though, you will have to wait to have it shipped to you though, as they won’t have any devices in store. Odds are this “pro-BlackBerry deal” will end up with a similar line as the one above.
That being said if you want to check it out, by all means, head on over to T-Mobile, and get yourself a $100 off a phone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5fWQ1m211DI Temple Run fans will be happy to know that the Brave version is now available for BlackBerry 10 smartphones. This version is slightly different, as it’s based on the Disney and Pixar movie ‘Brave’. Features of Temple Run: Brave include: Introducing ARCHERY – tap targets to shoot a bullseye and earn extra coins New, amazing visuals. It looks better than ever! All new environments inspired by Disney/Pixar Brave and the wilds of Scotland Play as Merida and King Fergus from Disney/Pixar Brave Outrun Mordu, the demon bear, to earn running glory Temple Run: Brave is available for all BlackBerry 10 smartphones expect the BlackBerry P’9982. You can get Temple Run: Brave for only $0.99 in BlackBerry World here.
Discussing non-insurance investments and their booths at the meeting, Watsa says he “may even be able to convince John Chen to raffle a couple of BlackBerry Classics (the Q20).”
Fairfax Financial is hosting its annual meeting on April 9th, 2014 where we all had hoped to receive an early glimpse of the Q20. But, we’ve confirmed it will not be present at the meeting.
We will be attending the annual meeting and in regards to our inquiries about the Q20, Fairfax Financial said, “Looks like it will be released later, so not in time for our meeting.”
The BlackBerry Q20 will be the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone to reintroduce the ‘five button belt’ feature we grew accustom to on legacy devices. BlackBerry plans to have the Q20 release by the end of 2014.
Angry Birds Go on BlackBerry 10 Updated with New Snowy Theme, Karts, & More
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New features in v1.2.0 include:
- NEW SNOW THEME! Winter has arrived on Piggy Island and covers the new track in slippery ice. Drive carefully!
- NEW KARTS AND TELEPODS! Mechanic Pig has built 8 new karts, plus check out the new TELEPODS toys!
- NEW KARTS STARTER PACK! Get a great value starter pack with a new premium kart for each episode – plus bonus coins and gems!
- NEW DAILY REWARDS! Come back each day for unique time-limited events with increasing rewards!
However, some sticker packs may not appear due to your location. Although, there is a small workaround to download the other sticker packs by clicking them and following the dialog to download.