Tag: Blackberry
BlackBerry CEO admits Z10 launch was "probably not" perfect
Following BlackBerry's disappointing financial results for Q1 2014 (April – June 2013), CEO Thorsten Heins has admitted the launch of the brand's flagship Z10 smartphone was flawed. Speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting, webcast from the University of Waterloo…
Samsung smartphones now account for nearly half of all sold in Europe
Got a smartphone? Live in Europe? Then there's a good chance you've got one of Samsung's many smartphones sitting in your pocket. New data shows that nearly half of all smartphones sold in Europe now come out of Samsung's stable….
BlackBerry Q1 results see 6.8 million handsets shifted, but still posting a $84 million loss
BlackBerry has posted its quarterly earnings report of Q1 fiscal 2014 (April – June 2013) and it's a mixed bag for the company's fortunes. On one hand, sales have been modestly strong, with 6.8 million smartphones sold over the quarter,…
BubblePod 360 degree smart phone camera to be funded by Kickstarter
Want to capture 360 degree images on your smart phone? Then you might want to check out the BubblePod which is currently being funded by Kickstarter. It's a clockwork turntable that grips and rotates your smartphone, whilst the accompanying free…
Gold-plated Porche Design P'9981 BlackBerry is shiny, overpriced and out of date
Does anyone need a gold plated phone? No, of course not, at least not beyond some sort of maniacal status symbol. But there will always be some oil baron swimming in cash who will want even his turds covered in…
BlackBerry 10 can't stop Windows Phone overtaking as third-most used smartphone OS, Android still king
There's no shaking Google's Android and Apple's iOS from first and second place respectively at the top of the smartphone user number rankings charts, but the battle for third place is a corker. The latest stats have just come in…
White BlackBerry Q10 hits Carphone Warehouse, Selfridges stores
Following the early sales success of the BlackBerry Q10 as a Selfridges exclusive at the end of last month, a new white variant will hit UK stores Carphone Warehouse and Selfridges. Previously only available in black, the phone features a…
BlackBerry boss predicts death of the tablet by 2018, keeps schtum on the PlayBook
It seems as though the early success of the keyboard-packing Q10 handset has gone to the head of BlackBerry boss Thorsten Heins. The CEO of the struggling mobile phone company has predicted the death of the tablet, saying that the…
BlackBerry Q10 will sell "tens of millions" says CEO Thorsten Heins
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins is being bullishly confident with his predictions for sales of the QWERTY keyboard-packing BlackBerry Q10 smartphone, telling Bloomberg he believes the new phone will sell "tens of millions" of units. "This is going into the installed…
BlackBerry Q10 sells like hot cakes at Selfridges, breaks store records
UK retailer Selfridges has announced that the newly-released BlackBerry Q10 handset has broken the company's technology sales record during its opening weekend at retail. The QWERTY keyboard phone is the second in BlackBerry's new line of BB10 smartphones and was…
