BlackBerry 10

RIM releases gold version of BlackBerry 10 SDK toolkit

Research In Motion today announced the availability of its BlackBerry 10 developer toolkit. Beta versions had been previously released but today’s version is the “gold” build which includes all of the final tools, components, and APIs required by developers to build their BlackBerry 10 apps. RIM has been actively wooing developers and expects to have some big name apps ready […]

IDC: BlackBerry 10 to be Canada’s third-largest mobile platform in 2013

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 10 will establish itself as Canada’s third largest mobile operating platform in 2013 if IDC Canada‘s crystal ball turns out to be accurate. The prediction is one of the market analyst’s top ten on its annual list of tech predictions. IDC’s research has found that RIM’s current BlackBerry smartphone shipments are effectively tied with those of […]

RIM announces BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C with QWERTY keyboard

Research In Motion today announced that it will offer a third BlackBerry 10 developer smartphone model. Unlike the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha A and Alpha B, the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C will come with a physical QWERTY keyboard. As you know, there are BlackBerry 10 smartphones coming in Q1 2013 – an all-touch model similar to the BlackBerry 10 […]

BlackBerry 10 L-Series in lineup with Samsung Galaxy Note, Nokia Lumia 820 and Apple iPhone 5

We’ve seen RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 L-Series all-touch smartphone next to the Apple iPhone 5 and then next to the Nokia Lumia 820. In the latest picture, it shows up next to both these as well as the Samsung Galaxy Note II. Like the previous pictures, it gives us a good sense of the size of the device: The BlackBerry […]

RIM to ship 35.5 million BlackBerry 10 devices in fiscal 2014?

Research In Motion’s battered stock received a bit of a lift this week after a number of analysts raised their outlook on the company ahead of the launch of its BlackBerry 10 devices. RIM’s stock rally began when Jefferies & Co analyst Peter Misek changed his stock rating from a sell to hold based on “a favorable reaction from telecom […]

BlackBerry 10 devices available “not too long after” launch event

Research In Motion yesterday announced that it would hold its BlackBerry 10 launch on January 30th, 2013. It will unveil its first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones at the event and announce availability details at that time. In an interview with Reuters, RIM Chief Operating Officer Kristian Tear added that devices will be available in stores “not too long after” the […]