Sprint may be in the middle of a complicated set of acquisitions and mergers, but it's continuing to build out its LTE network. The company says that it has activated LTE service in 22 US cities today, including Miami, Tampa, New Orleans, and Raleigh, bringing its network footprint to 110 markets...
New York, San Francisco, and other cities still without service
Market research firm IDC just released its latest quarterly look at the smartphone market, and for the first time Windows Phone marketshare has eclipsed BlackBerry. During Q1 2013, Windows Phone devices accounted for 3.2 percent of all smartphones...
The biggest announcement to come out of BlackBerry Live last month was that the company plans to offer its BlackBerry Messenger service on iOS and Android in the near future. But that might not be where BlackBerry's plans to expand BBM end. In an interview with CNET, BlackBerry chief operating officer Kristian Tear said that "there is interest from other handset makers," with regards to...
It wasn't so long ago that BlackBerry launched its first BB10 phone, the Z10. Now, CNET reports that it's planning a successor for later this year. Sources have said that the all-touch A10 will replace the Z10 as BlackBerry's flagship phone, pushing the Z10 and keyboard-equipped Q10 to the middle of its lineup above the modest Q5. Sprint has apparently already agreed to support the A10 with a planned release in November, but that's not exclusive, so we could see it on other carriers as well. Besides its top-tier designation, we know little about the phone's specs or whether to expect an update to BlackBerry's software as well.
BlackBerry has previously said to expect at least six devices during 2013; we've currently seen three at the high and low end of the market. Sprint initially passed on the Z10 in favor of the Q10, but CNET's s...
Sprint said to have already signed deal for a refreshed version of the Z10
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It wasn’t a complete shock this morning when BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced that the popular BlackBerry Messenger, one of the few remaining apps chaining BlackBerry users to the platform, would be coming to iPhone and Android in the form of a free app this summer.
"It’s been a long...
The only hardware announcement made during this morning's BlackBerry Live keynote address was for the Q5, a low-end QWERTY smartphone destined for emerging markets. The Q5 takes the place of the old Curve — it gives BlackBerry an entry-level...
BlackBerry's BBM service was one of the earliest popular alternatives to text messaging, but it's become less vital amidst competition from Apple's iMessage and a variety of third-party apps. Today, BlackBerry has updated it with Channels, a quasi-social media platform. Any...
