BlackBerry 101

A sign that we should be seeing OS 10.1 coming soon to our BlackBerry Z10 devices, the Gold BlackBerry 10.1 SDK has been released unto developers. This also means the Q10 is nearing as well, as we are told that the Q10 will be running OS 10.1 at launch. The 10.1 Gold SDK update ...

Following on from a Friday Tip a while ago about how to easily switch to the silent profile, I thought I’d share something that the BBOS team has discovered on the Z10.

Whenever you start using your shiny, new Z10 – you’ll probably find the option to toggle silent mode in the settings ...

Have you ever wondered if one certain model of Z10 performs better over the other? Before reading on, I suggest you check out our in-depth explanation of the different Z10 models, and what they mean to you.

One Youtuber who got their hands on a Z10 STL100-1 and STL100-2 ...

The BlackBerry Z10 is a fantastic device. Ever since I got it, I've been able to do so much more than with any previous BlackBerry device I've owned, and that's been the exact focus of the Keep Moving motto that BlackBerry is now employing. Unfortunately, the more you do on the Internet, ...

On occasion, we can find that apps aren’t behaving as they should do on our BlackBerry 10 handsets. Even though the phone keeps whizzing along without a care, the app can still misbehave after being reopened.

We don’t want to be going back to the days of BlackBerry battery ...

How many times do you find yourself wishing you could transfer a web page that you're looking at to your BlackBerry Browser? Loads - that's how many times.

I wanted to share with all you boys and girls here at BBOS how I work around this problem with the minimal of fuss. So ...

BlackBerry has sent us out a nice informative piece on how to utilize the BlackBerry Remember feature on your BlackBerry 10 smartphone. I for one thing that this feature will be the most overlooked on BlackBerry 10 as far as on the regular consumer side of things. So it's nice to ...

We all know that battery life is the most important part of our smartphones in our busy day to day lives. Without power, that awesome hardware and OS is simply no good. So what are the different ways we can help optimize our battery's life? No one likes having to carry around multiple ...

BlackBerry 10? Check.
Friends on BBM? Check.

What we need now is a quick way to find out who is online and ready for a BBM Video Chat! Well good news, tipsters! There is a ridiculously quick and simple way to see which of your friends you can pester at any time! Read ...

BlackBerry Messenger is an integral part of the BlackBerry experience and that has stayed true in BB10. We've gotten a ton of enhancements to BBM, like BBM Video Chating, and a beautiful new UI. One of the coolest little Easter eggs we've found on BBM 10 is the ability to hide/block a ...

In order to protect privacy and safeguard data, large corporations outfit their employees with company-backed VPN's. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) creates a secure tunnel between you and a safe server that encrypts and protects you and your information.

Everyone ...

BlackBerry 10 has the best, most compliant, web browsers out there. That's not my opinion - that's a fact.

With a browsing experience that is as good (if not better!) as a desktop browser, it's frustrating that sometimes your favourite BlackBerry handset might be forced into ...

How would you like to create an app for BlackBerry 10 without having any knowledge of code? It's now possible using the BlackBerry App Generator engine by Mippin. The App Generator takes your RSS links and images and compiles it all into a working app. Takes less than 10 minutes ...

Now that we have seen plenty of the BlackBerry Q10 since the BlackBerry 10 launch, what can we know about the smartphone before it becomes available? Donny from the InsideBB Blog has compiled a nice list of the top 5 things to know about the QWERTY version of the BlackBerry 10 platform. ...