News and Rumors

We knew one had to come out soon and here we are. A preview of what's coming in BlackBerry 10.2 is now available to you with this Alpha version leak.

This can be installed on all Z10 models except for the 100-1 (London).

Download 10.2.0.228

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A pretty big update just came to Foursquare this morning. The update in BlackBerry World brings the app to version 10.1.4.6003 and brings with it some hefty new features.

Included in the update:

• Hub integration (OS versions 10.1.0.1627 and up).
• Improved

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We've already seen a few of the features that iOS 7 has ripped off from BlackBerry. But here is a new one that you may have not heard about yet. Remember the iOS 7 video showing off a 3D like background that seems to move based upon the direction ...

Good news for our Mippin App Generator created BBOS Mobile App! An update just released to fix the OS 10.1 crashing issue, as well as added some minor improvements to the template.

The main issue was when users would open up the app, and then when minimizing it into ...

This week we are a bit late at getting BlackBerry's App Wednesday out, but it's a good one so we didn't want you to miss it. Here it is...

BlackBerry has sent out their list of top BlackBerry 10 apps in BlackBerry World for the week, with some nice up and coming app news as ...

Last week, BlackBerry launched an updated version of BlackBerry Link, which brought contact sync improvements between devices and the computer.

BlackBerry seems very interested in getting everyone's feedback on BlackBerry Link v1.1, as they have decided to open a program in ...

Alright history buffs, get your BlackBerry ready and get those fingers all warmed up. The Ultimate History Quiz is available in BlackBerry World and this game, well it's addicting. I came out of college a double major; my second major is in History and I believe I finally can use the ...

Well, seeing how we don't know how long it's going to be until we have BlackBerry 10 OS running on our BlackBerry PlayBooks, our very own BBOS Editor, Ice2921, was able to get BBM and BlackBerry World running on his PlayBook with a Dev Alpha BlackBerry 10 OS build!

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Rob Orr has left his role as Managing Director of BlackBerry UK with immediate effect according to Mobile News.

No details are given about the sudden departure, however BlackBerry did have this to say in a statement to the mobile news site:

“Rob Orr has resigned as managing ...

Well, shit. I had a bunch of cool things to say before I started writing this piece, but they all seemed to have escaped my mind when I decided to search out a sexy picture of myself for the article (see above). For REAL though, if you read the title of this article and came to ...

Last week we announced our new awesome BlackBerry unlocking service. It's been a success so far and we appreciate your support. So, for a limited time we have decided to offer a special discount rate of only $30 to unlock your BlackBerry 10 smartphone. Get it now!

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The BlackBerry Messenger BAR file has been extracted from a leaked version of OS 10.2 and is now available for you to install! This BBM version comes with BBM Channels, which is great news if you haven't signed up for Beta Zone yet, as you can now sideload it right onto your BlackBerry ...

Update: Colorware has reached out to us to let us know that the picture above is from their website promoting their custom color painting services for the BlackBerry Q10.

During the days leading up to the BlackBerry 10 launch, BlackBerry started a trade-up program to ...

For those of us with Verizon Wireless, the app My Verizon Mobile has received an update in BlackBerry World. The app lets you check on your mobile data usage, pay your bill, make changes to your plan, add or delete features for your phone and a load of other options pertinent to your ...