Alicia Keys, Blackberry Creative Director Still Using An iPhone
February 12th, 2013 by Christen
Alicia Keys’ Blackberry use (or lack thereof) could land her in a world of trouble. Discover why this “Girl On Fire” could find herself in an unemployment line soon below…
Alicia Keys and Blackberry could be heading for trouble, all because of Twitter…
This girl could get Fiiiiiiiiiii-YAHed! New BlackBerry creative director Alicia Keys may not have been the best choice for the role, since she can’t stop tweeting from her iPhone. On Monday, less than two weeks after Blackberry announced that the singer would be joining the company during the BlackBerry 10 launch event, she tweeted a Drake lyric from her iPhone instead of from a BlackBerry device, the tech blog Pocket-lint pointed out.
Alicia Keys tweet…. not from Blackberry
Eight hours later, likely realizing her betrayal of Blackberry, Keys deleted the offending tweet and wrote, “What the h*ll?!!!! Looks like I’ve been hacked… I like @Drake but that wasn’t my tweet 
”
(Nice recovery Alicia….NOT!)
Sure, maybe Keys was actually hacked, but why would a hacker just post a song lyric? A Blackberry spokesperson told CNBC that “Alicia Keys no longer has an iPhone.” Before being hired by BlackBerry, Keys made a habit of tweeting from her iPhone. She will still need another phone to post to Instagram, as she likes to do, since BlackBerry 10 still lacks an Instagram app. Someone definitely needs to be policing Alicia Keys’ Blackberry use (almost making it mandatory to over-share her love for the device.) Do I smell an Alicia Keys Blackberry commercial soon?
THIS GIRL…… can’t catch a break!
What do you think? Was Alicia Keys’ Blackberry really hacked? Should Blackberry be concerned with Alicia Keys’ indiscretions? Have you bought a Blackberry because of Alicia Keys yet?
The New #Blackberry10 – Predictions, Specs And Live Blog
January 30th, 2013 by Christen
I must admit, when I heard the rumors of this (make or break) Blackberry 10 device – I was super skeptical. With a Apple, Samsung (and even Windows) dominating the market share of devices, it seems like everyone has a neglected Blackberry device inside of a desk drawer somewhere (heck, it was reported at one point that even the US Government was ready to abandon Blackberry and migrate over to Team iPhone.)
We’ve already discovered a few specs prior to today’s live event (which will begin shortly….) this is what we know so far…
Display: 4.2? with a 1280 x 768 resolution
Memory: 2 GB of RAM
Storage: 16 GB of Internal Storage
Cameras: 2 Megapixel front-facing camera (can record 720p video) / 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with 5X digital zoom
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, NFC
Battery: 1800 mAh Battery (for more of our discovered spec rumors CLICK HERE.)
But what are we REALLY excited about? A little birdie told me about Rim’s new in photo editing feature that will blow the competition away! (Let’s just say that you’ll no longer have to worry about taking a blurry camera phone picture ever again. Blackberry 10 will allow you to select “by frame” the photo that looks best.) The Personal / Work user setting is another feature we’re excited about, not to mention the super fast predictive text.
Let’s see what the folks at Blackberry has to say….stay tuned for the LIVE EVENT below…
***UPDATE***
What do you think about the new Blackberry 10? Is it all hype or is it the next generation of what a smartphone should be? Share your thoughts below…
***UPDATE PHOTOS OF THE EVENT ***
Is This What We Should Expect From Blackberry (RIM) on January 30th?
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We all love leaks and rumors. But this seems to be a lot more!
According to some documentation that TechRadar got their hands on; we have an idea what to expect from Blackberry. So what do we know so far? Here are some specs:
Display: 4.2″ with a 1280 x 768 resolution
Memory: 2 GB of RAM
Storage: 16 GB of Internal Storage
Cameras: 2 Megapixel front-facing camera (can record 720p video) / 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with 5X digital zoom
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, NFC
Battery: 1800 mAh Battery
Is this the type of Blackberry you’ve been waiting for? The announcement has been made, the rumors have been flying and now all we can do is wait for the big reveal on January 30th.
According to the documents there will be four versions of the L series for the various networks. Most of them will support 4G LTE. Blackberry is rumored to be coming out with both a touch screen device and one with a QWERTY keyboard.
Many of those who had a brief hands-on with Blackberry 10 were impressed with the new user interface. They called it responsive and innovative. They say it brings the best from Android, iOS, and Windows Phone capabilities. I can’t wait to experience Blackberry Hub (where all of your notifications come together from email, messages, and social networks).I always thought Blackberry was great with communication apps.
Are you excited about this news? Will you go back to Blackberry after living in an Android and iOS world?
What will it take for Blackberry to win you back?
BlackBerry 10 Is Coming: But Don’t Call It A Comeback Yet…
December 27th, 2012 by Tech Staff
Remember when everyone had a BlackBerry and BBM was the way to communicate? Back in the height of BlackBerry’s popularity, RIM’s BlackBerry devices were everywhere and reigned as the king of smartphones and emails until Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone back in 2007. That began the nail in their coffin and the devices and OS remained the same and the company failed to innovate.
Now with a new CEO pushing a completely redesigned BlackBerry brand ( hardware & software), BlackBerry wants their spot back. The Canada company took their gesture-based BlackBerry 10 OS and used it as a base for navigating throughout the new platform. And don’t worry, unlike Windows Phone, BlackBerry 10 will launch with a wide-variety of apps at launch.
The new UI RIM is using is called BlackBerry Flow where everything just flows with each other and in real time. To take your BB 10 device out of sleep mode, you simply just swipe from the bottom of the screen up a la PlayBook. You also have Active Frames on your homescreen that may resemble Live Tiles but work in a similar fashion. With BlackBerry Peek, a sleek new way to view your notifications while still staying productive in whatever app you are using. You just swipe up once you receive a notification and if you want to view more, you swipe to the left to view the message in its entirety. BlackBerry was already one of the first platforms to use the unified inbox idea but has gone and made it look impressive with BlackBerry Hub.
The Hub allows you to manage all of your conversations via BBM, email, Facebook, Twitter, texts, or LinkedIn into one central communications hub.The BlackBerry platform has been stale for a bit as many users have flocked elsewhere, myself included. Maybe because BlackBerry was my first real smartphone experience and even though I have an iPhone 5, I still miss the QWERTY keyboard perfection and the best push email on Earth. Consumers and analysts will be skeptics as RIM still has to prove it can provide a decent app ecosystem as that’s what its all about these days as Windows Phone is suffering from the same issue. RIM announced some popular apps making its way to BB 10 like along with a strong carrier support.BlackBerry is hosting a global event on January 30th unveiling the finished product and announce availability for their new devices.
Are you ready for the new BlackBerry device or has that ship already sailed?
When The Fat Lady Sings: The Pentagon Considers Apple, Android over Blackberry
November 1st, 2012 by Christen
In case you didn’t think the mobile takeover was real, the U.S. Government is considering leaving it’s archaic standard of RIM and Blackberry devices and opting for Apple or Android instead. In a quest for a larger, mature app ecosystems – The U.S. Government has officially announced that they’re accepting applications for new service providers that can manage keeping their defense secrets – A SECRET.
TechCrunch reports The U.S. Government will now be looking into solutions for provisioning iOS and Android devices in addition to those featuring RIM’s BlackBerry OS, according to a new report from Reuters. That means RIM will no longer have the exclusive contract for smartphone devices at the U.S. Defense Department, though it will remain another option.
A posting for the Defense Information Systems Agency is looking for companies to submit applications detailing how they can provide software to monitor and enforce strict security measures required for sensitive defense-related operations. The potential size of any arrangement with the Defense Department is huge: it could span 8 million devices all told. But the DOD doesn’t mean RIM is left out in the cold; in fact, BlackBerry’s Mobile Fusion cross-platform mobile device management solution is among the software solutions that could theoretically meet the needs of the DOD.
RIM said that it will be offering Fusion as a potential solution for consideration, in an interview with Reuters. And while other organizations like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have announced they’ll switch entirely to iPhone, BlackBerry still probably won’t kicked out of the Pentagon altogether, at least in the immediate future, so while this is a blow, it isn’t a knock-out punch quite yet.
What do you think? Could you be seeing our Commander in Chief President Obama on #TeamApple or #TeamAndroid soon? Which device do you think he prefers?
Bling, BLING! The Most Expensive Celebrity Tech Toys EVER!
June 8th, 2012 by ChristenBling, BLING! In a world where celebs are notorious for outrageous fashions & ostenagious jewelry, it’s only right for celebrities to carry their blingalicous fashions over to their tech toys too! Can you guess the celeb with the most expensive gadget on the planet? Think lots of diamonds & solid gold…
Blackberry Wants You To Star In Their Next Commercial!
December 23rd, 2011 by Christen
You Could Star In Blackberry's Next National Commercial!
We’ve just received exclusive word that Blackberry is currently casting real people to star in their next national television campaign. If you or someone you know owns a Blackberry and loves using it, Blackberry wants to hear from you. They’re especially looking for music people (artists, producers, etc) and business owners, but if you’re a lover and supporter of all things Blackberry, they’d love to meet you too! They’ll be conducting interviews via Skype all next week and if you’re selected, you’ll need to be available to shoot one or two days within the first two weeks in January.
Interested? Here’s how to find out more…
Email your name, age, city (California residents only), occupation, recent photo and a brief description on why you love your Blackberry to blackberrycasting@gmail.com
ROCK OUT With Badass Smartphone Accessories!
November 3rd, 2011 by Tech StaffThe “Accessory” has the single responsibility to enhance style, an object or an overall being. It is defined as “furnishing added support”, “clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing”, “a supplementary component that improves capability” but my favorite definition is the adjective of Accessory “aiding and abiding in a crime” - a badass fashionable crime, that is…
Check out our picks for the Top Badass Smartphone Accessories to ROCK OUT your daily style.
Gasoline Glamour 2PC Spike Case
Rebecca Minkoff ‘Knuckles’ Case
Rebel Vogue Studded Case
DING, DONG, Is Your Blackberry DEAD?
October 13th, 2011 by Christen
Many RIM Blackberry users worldwide have been affected by the RIM outage coming up on almost four days (to be exact). RIM BlackBerry email service, which manages the email system for millions of customers around the world, suffered a failure in Europe four days ago, which eventually caused a significant email backlog. That action led to a mail slow down and disruption of service in other parts of the world, including the U.S., starting Wednesday. This morning, RIM founder and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis finally stepped forward to offer his apologies for the service disruptions.
“It’s been my goal,” said Lazaridis on a YouTube video, “to provide reliable real-time communications around the world. We did not deliver on that goal this week. Not even close.” When hinting at a time in which the issue would be fixed, Lazaridis says “It’s too soon to say this issue is fully resolved.”
Personally, I feel bad for many Blackberry users. Especially since Blackberry has been steadily losing market share to Android phones and Apple and, despite a number of new handset releases, is no longer seen as a smartphone leader. With the latest unresolved developments, it’s only a matter of time until Blackberry users will begin an exodus towards Apple & Android devices.
Is your Blackberry is dead?
Will you be making the switch to Apple or Android?
If you could tell Blackberry anything right now, what would you say?
Let us know!
Blackberry Users: Get With Apple/Android or Get Lost!
August 31st, 2011 by Christen
Google and Apple continue to dominate the smartphone market, while RIM and Microsoft continue to slowly diminish.
According to new data from comScore, 82.2 million people in the U.S. owned a smartphone as of July 2011, a full 10% increase from April 2011. Google is the market leader with 41.8% market share (up from 36.4% in April), while Apple is number 2 with 27% market share (up from 26%).
News you can use:
RIM’s BlackBerry was the big loser, as its piece of the smartphone market dropped from 25.7% to 21.7% in just three months.
comScore also reports that 234 million Americans 13 and older use some type of mobile device, whether it’s a smartphone or not. Among the entire smartphone market, Samsung is the leader with a 25.5% share of U.S. mobile subscribers. While Apple is forth with 9.5% of the total market, an increase of 1.2% since April. RIM rounds out the top five at 7.6%.
Among these 234 million mobile Americans, more of them are using their phones for a variety of tasks. A full 70% of U.S. mobile subscribers are texting, up 1.2% from April. About 40% use their phones for web browsing (up 2%) and 40.6% have used a downloaded app (up 2.8%). Social networking (30.1%), playing mobile games (27.8%) and listening to music (20.3%) are all up as well.
If you’re still using a Blackberry for anything other than work-related emails (shame on you…) WHY?
