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Windows Phone Overtakes BlackBerry Marketshare As Samsung Dominates Android Profits Once Again

Oh how the mighty have fallen as another piece of bad news surfaces for the BlackBerry crowd as new figures suggest the once giant smartphone OS has dropped to fourth in global shipments. There’s no question that Android at 75% and iOS at 17.3% of the total global smartphone market in the first quarter 2013 have the clear lead. Still, Microsoft saw an increase of 133.3-percent over the last 12 months to hit 3.2-percent globally. … [read full article]

T-Mobile Announces BlackBerry Q10 Availability Today For Business Customers, Consumers In June

T-Mobile’s list of LTE-ready devices grows yet again this morning with the official announcement of the BlackBerry Q10 availability. T-Mobile announced the device back on April 24th with the registration page going live for business customers on April 30th. Fast-forward to May 14th and we’ve finally got something a little more concrete from the UNcarrier. Beginning today, business customers can work with their B2B reps and purchase … [read full article]

T-Mobile Confirms QWERTY-Based BlackBerry Q10 Availability

BlackBerry fans take note as T-Mobile has confirmed the availability of the QWERTY-based Q10. Business customers will get first crack with registration beginning April 29th, with consumer availability coming sometime afterwards. T-Mobile says “additional details, including availability and pricing, will be shared at a later date.” Word has it that the April 29th registration for business customers will turn into a late May launch, but we’re happy with confirmation that BlackBerry fans … [read full article]

T-Mobile Now Selling Their First LTE BlackBerry, The Z10

T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Z10 is officially for sale for $99 down payment with an additional payment of $18 for 24 months. Welcome to the UNcarrier’s first official LTE smartphone launch. The BlackBerry Z10 features a 4.2” 1280×768 356ppi display, 8 megapixel camera, dual core 1.5GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory expandable to 32GB, 1800mAh battery, and HSPA+ and LTE connectivity. Given that Classic and grandfathered upgrades are now available through third-parties and authorized … [read full article]

T-Mobile Hopes To Be First Carrier To Launch The BlackBerry Z10 In The US

With our own set of intel pointing to a late March launch for the BlackBerry Z10, T-Mobile is going on the record with Bloomberg and stating they are “aiming to be the first American carrier ‘out of the gate’” with the device. “The device is more stable than we anticipated,” said Frank Sickinger, head of business sales at T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG. “If we are able to … [read full article]

BlackBerry 10 Will Support Android 4.1 Apps Sometime In The Future

The jury may be out on the initial success of BlackBerry’s new 10 platform for at least another few months, but a new piece of news this morning might entice at least a few Android fans. A major feature in the current BlackBerry 10 platform is the ability to support and run Android apps. Unfortunately, as it stands today the very best Android apps BB10 can run stop at Gingerbread, a software version … [read full article]

T-Mobile Press Release, Sign Up Page Indicate Blackberry Z10 Will Be LTE Ready

Just moments after its announced that all four carriers will carry the upcoming Blackberry Z10 hardware, T-Mobile releases a brief statement on availability. Unfortunately, the release doesn’t offer specific details for price or availability, what it does tell us is that the Z10 will arrive on T-Mobile LTE ready. Yup, let’s hope it’s just the first … [read full article]

RIM Introduces Blackberry 10 To The World, And It Looks Good As It Comes To T-Mobile

Blackberry’s making some major changes this morning with the introduction of Blackberry 10. First things first though, RIM has declared that they shall no longer be “RIM” and henceforth will only be called “Blackberry.” More importantly is Blackberry announcing the availability of the Z10 on all four national carriers beginning in mid-March. If you’ll recall, an early roadmap for T-Mobile indicated the Blackberry Z10 would launch on March 27th. Blackberry is … [read full article]

Upcoming Blackberry Z10 Showcased Alongside The iPhone 5

Chalk up yet another video from the folks at Telekom Presse showing off the upcoming Blackberry Z10. The Z10, better known to us on T-Mobile as the “Lisbon,” is set to be unveiled on January 30th at Blackberry’s launch event. According to the most recent T-Mobile roadmap, the Z10 aka Lisbon will launch on Magenta store shelves on March 27th. Until then, and before Blackberry’s own event later this month, the folks from Telekom Presse … [read full article]