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Research In Motion today filed a patent with the USPTO to help fight what RIM calls "inconspicuous use of cameras on handheld mobile communication devices." Basically what RIM is doing is keeping people's private moments private. Their patent "extends the normal camera-taking ...

If you have had any doubts as to the power and efficiency of how BlackBerry 10 will handle loading application, take a look at this latest app opening test video from TheGadgetMasters.com. The BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha B is put up against the Samsung ...

With 2013 finally under way, the BlackBerry community has a great year ahead of it. The launch of BlackBerry 10 is only 29 days away and it's sure to be amazing. Looking back, 2012 was a pretty cool year though. It was a year of transition in the BlackBerry world. At times, it was exciting, pessimistic, revealing, and pretty much any other adjective you can think of. 2012 was all about BlackBerry 10 and building up momentum towards the launch in 2013. Here are our top stories of 2012!

January

Research In Motion started off the year by announcing OS 7.1 for current BlackBerry 7 devices. OS 7.1 brought with it Mobile Hotspot, WiFi calling/UMA support, BlackBerry Tag (NFC), and FM Radio support for BlackBerry Curves.

A big shake up followed on January 22nd, when RIM co-CEOs, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, stepped down from their executive positions and were replaced by Thorsten Heins, who had served as COO.

February

New BlackBerry "Be Bold" commercials hit the airwaves. The Martinez' brothers famous tagline at the end of their commercial would become a pretty common phrase BlackBerry lovers would repeat. "We want tools, not toys."

PlayBook OS 2.0 dropped at around 5am on February 21st as predicted. We celebrated the days leading up to it on Twitter with the hashtag #TwosDay, which became so popular, VP of Dev Relations, Alec Saunders and BlackBerry's official account used it.

March

In a huge showing ...

While the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha devices are great tools for developers as well as a nice collectors item, could you see yourself paying $1000 for the device? That's exactly what an eBay user paid as a "Buy It Now" price. Also, another Dev Alpha sold for $900 as well.
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It's that time of year again when we reflect back on where we have been, and also gaze into the future at where we would like to be in the coming year. Of course for 2013, it's going to be all about BlackBerry 10. RIM's Head of Software Portfolio, Vivek Bhardwaj, has even suggested we ...

In a Facebook post entitled, "2013, Year of the mix," Pacemaker has laid out a few details into their future plans. It was just this last BlackBerry World 2012 that we got our first taste of the Pacemaker app. Seeing it in action, it was a hit right away. You can check ...

They keep coming, but we can never get enough BlackBerry 10 device photos. This time around we get a few high res pics from the FOU6AN Blog of the BlackBerry Z10 (L-Series) Smartphone. And in addition to the new pics, FOU6AN verifies that the Z10 device will be coming equipped with 2GB ...

Foursquare is no stranger to BlackBerry when it comes to support for the platform. From releasing new features first to BlackBerry, to preparing for BlackBerry 10 far in advance, Foursquare has been a top app for BlackBerry users.

To ensure that Foursquare can provide better ...

This is really good news. The FCC has released information on an "un-named" BlackBerry device bearing a RIM model number of RFF91LW and the FCC ID number of L6ARFF90LW. This seems to be an AT&T LTE and GSM model of BlackBerry with international cell band frequencies according ...