News and Rumors

Looking to save a few bucks on a new Verizon BlackBerry Z10? Costco is now offering the smartphone for only $149.99 on 2 year contract! That is a pretty sweet deal considering that the Verizon corporate stores are selling it at $199.99. The deal is also good for those looking to upgrade their device, or add a new ...

The BlackBerry 10 launch has been well under way now for over a week and the excitement hasn't stopped. With the exception of Sprint, every major U.S. carrier has now launched the BlackBerry Z10. If you missed the big event in NYC last month, BlackBerry has just uploaded a couple highlight videos of some of the action that took place. Our very own JT ...

Today Show Weekend host and anchor Erica Hill posted on Twitter a few days ago that she had an issue with her BlackBerry battery. "Why does my #blackberry insist on dying so regularly?? Oy", was one of her tweets and that caught my attention.

She then must have ...

We all know by now that President Obama is a BlackBerry user and refused to hand over his phone when he became President of the United States, much to the chagrin of the Secret Service. He has been photographed many times using his trusty, older BlackBerry and now, he's sporting ...

Well, April Fools' Day is in full force and the pranks have started to commence. BlackBerry has posted a pretty sexy picture of a transparent BlackBerry Z10 via their Facebook account. Of course it's just an April Fools' prank, but would a transparent BlackBerry be something you'd enjoy? ...

My favorite social drinking app has been updated today to v1.0.0.221. The new update brings a feature where you'll be able to share your beer check-ins to BBM. The update also brings:

- Improved scrolling with lazy loading images
- Fixed image picker to select from gallery instead of camera


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Photojam is a full-featured yet surprisingly simple photo-editing application that allows you to take pictures, apply classy preset filters, and make your very own effects that you can share with your BBM friends!

- Preset and customizable filters
- Advanced text support
- Border and vignette options
- BBM and NFC filter integration ...

S4BB Limited has released a series of new applications for BlackBerry 10: Search Apps! Find your favorite movies, TV series or product with the click of a button. There are 5 Search Apps available for free:

• Search for Wikipedia: Search the world's largest with the click of a button!
• Search Wiki

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Nice little tip for those of you who bought a Verizon BlackBerry Z10. You'll be happy to know that your device comes unlocked and ready to work on other GSM cell networks. I threw in my T-Mobile micro-SIM card and was able to make a call. So let's thank Verizon for not locking down the BlackBerry ...

PlentyOfFish (POF) has decided to launch an app for BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry PlayBook. POF is considered to be the world’s largest dating site, with over 55 million members and users exchanging more than 200 million messages a week. Please note, this is an Android port but user reviews seem to be postive.
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S4BB Limited has released a new update for Brick Breaker Anubis. The new update consists of new improved graphics, enhancing the game play greatly! Protect the citizens of Luxor by demolishing the bricks Anubis has thrown down to block the sun!

Brick Breaker Anubis has 9 levels and 3 difficulty levels, and will keep ...

In celebration of the Z10 USA launch, Space TV Plus For the BlackBerry Z10 is going on sale for three days at 50% off! Instead of the regular $1.99, purchase now for only $0.99. The sale starts today through Sunday, March 31st. Space TV Plus utilizes the Cascades native UI framework to ensure superior performance, and is certified Built ...

The MLB.com At Bat 13 app is now officially available for the BlackBerry Z10, just in time for opening day! This must-have app for baseball aficionados brings all the regular season and postseason action straight to your mobile device. Considered one of the top-selling sports app of all time, MLB.com At Bat 13 makes its way to BlackBerry 10 with a full roster of features, including:

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The folks at BlackBerry have updated their Facebook app to version 4.0.0.8 in the BlackBerry Beta Zone. Although at this time, some Beta Zone users are reporting that they are having issues downloading this latest version. It seems to be an issue with OS 5 and OS 6 devices and it is currently ...