BlackBerry has now started phase two of their BBM Protected roll out by bringing BBM Protected to Balance enabled devices. This step brings BBM Protected to BYOD, Balance, COPE (Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled)and COBO (Corporate Owned, Business Only) devices.

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Well boys and girls, get that update thumb warmed up and ready to hit your BlackBerry World icon, as a new update to BBM has been released. Version 10.3.44.9 has been been pushed out and is probably waiting in your My World section of BlackBerry World. Go ahead and check, I'll wait... ...

BlackBerry India is offering up a great sale for BlackBerry World users, celebrating Independence Day in India. India's Independence Day is August 15th, but the sale of 50% off of select apps runs from today until August 25th.


Great apps are getting ...

The Z3 is a huge seller in India, so much in fact that the stock has sold out in India within a few days of launch. Sales still remain strong and maybe advertising is a big part of the Z3's success in India. Advertising by BlackBerry is something rarely seen, making it akin to spotting ...

Hubris. That's the only way to describe what has happened at DEF CON 22 in Las Vegas. The Blackphone, which was supposed to be the securest of the secure when it comes to Android devices, just got rooted within five minutes by Justin Case (@TeamAndIRC ) at the event tonight. ...

It appears that the Ukraine isn't the only country the Russians are invading. According to an article in the Financial Post, Moscow based Yota Devices is moving it's headquarters to Toronto.

CEO Vlad Martynov said that Yota is looking to take advantage of the ...

If you know anything about me, you know that I like to have all my options darkened out on my BlackBerry 10 device, whether it's BBM, Contacts, etc. It seems now that the once elusive dark theme for BlackBerry Hub is set to arrive with OS 10.3.1! The dark theme options helps conserve battery, so it's great to see that BlackBerry is finally listening ...

If you're just itching to get any information on the BlackBerry Passport, which is slated to come out in September, you can now sign up to get the latest information about the Passport sent to you from BlackBerry.

This is not a pre-order sign up. This is just for receiving ...

BlackBerry announced today that their Secure Workspace For iOS and Android devices has been given approval from the US Department of Defense (DoD). Some say that the multi-platform containerization solution managed through BlackBerry(R) Enterprise Service 10 (BES10), has received ...

In another step closer to actual release, the BlackBerry Passport has cleared the Federal Communication Commission's requirements for data and specs for new devices in the USA. In the paperwork, the NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) is ended on Sept. 12, 2014 which "suspiciously" ...

In a leaked internal memo, BlackBerry CEO John Chen has announced to BlackBerry employees that the restructuring of BlackBerry is over. The three year restructuring process that included layoffs of over 10,000 employees, sales of real estate holdings and other cost cutting efforts ...

The long awaited and anticipated BlackBerry Blend has made it to Beta status and proof is the above screen shot. It was taken by DHabkirk (Twitter:@DHabkirk) on his BlackBerry Passport. It is intriguing indeed as BlackBerry Blend has been talked about being a possible successor ...

Max Secure Software announced last week that they were launching Antivirus by Max Secure. It is a budget friendly scanner available for $3.99 without all the extra features you'd find in the $9.99 Max Mobile Security.


Main features include:

• Complement BlackBerry Guardian with file scanning/ Will be available for pre 10.3 devices without BlackBerry Guardian
• Cloud scanning
• Based on Smart Scan Engine

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The relationship between Rogers & BlackBerry regarding the Z30 has been a rocky one. It seems that the two are back on amicable terms, as the BlackBerry Z30 is being reintroduced in Rogers retail stores across Canada as of last week.


If you call Big Red your carrier of choice in Canada, you can stop by your nearest Rogers store and pick ...