Early Adopters: How’s the BlackBerry Z10 Treating You?

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Yesterday, I made the stupid unconventional decision to compensate for a sedentary workweek by walking nine miles from my home northwest of Boston to Newton, Massachusetts. The resulting hunger, thirst, and mild exhaustion drove me into a delicatessen upon my return to civilization – but before I could walk in the door, something caught my eye: a black van, with the legend “Z10” painted in blue on the back door and the admonition “keep moving” spelled out in smaller letters on the sides. Now, not even ...

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Blue BlackBerry Z10 Shown Off In Photos

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The BlackBerry Z10 is not only the company’s boldest move since the dawn of push email, but also one of the better devices of 2013. It would be one of the best if the platform was a little more mature, but still, we’d call this one of the best re-inventions to come to mobile in the last decade, at times when almost every other company that tried to do it is no longer existent. New leaked photos now show that aside from the leaked roadmap that ...

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Galaxy S 4 Announced, HTC One Going Verizon, Optimus G Pro Gets Better & More – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about LG’s new strategy to compete with the Optimus G Pro against the Galaxy S 4, and yes HTC is in the same wagon. Then we move to some leaks suggesting that Verizon won’t wait for the HTC One, and will launch it close to the rest of the carriers. Windows Phone 7.8 is up next as the new update rolled out today should fix all its bugs. We then talk about the US launch of the BlackBerry Z10 and which carriers get it first after their second event planned. We end today’s show talking about Samsung’s announcement of the ...

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BlackBerry Z10 Available To Pre-Order On AT&T

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We found out details about AT&T’s BlackBerry Z10 plans yesterday and according to the information the phone will be available on March 22. However, those who want to secure their unit can do so now by pre-ordering online with the carrier. $199.99 is what you’ll pay if you’re willing to sign a two-year contract and $449.99 for a one-year agreement. The phone goes for $549.99 on Month-to-Month with regular activation and data fees. Even though the phone will be available on March 22, ...

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First Galaxy S 4 Images Leaked, Motorola X Phone Banner, Google’s Patents & More – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the launch of the BlackBerry Z10 on AT&T. We later move to some Nokia news as internal documents show us a worried company on the future of their choice for mobile OS. Then it’s Motorola X Phone rumors as NXT rings a bell as a possible name for their next smartphone. Then we talk about the Google patents we discovered recently that allow you to use the back of a phone for navigation purposes. We end today’s news talking about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 leaked photos and our thoughts on their possibility. All this and more ...

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BlackBerry Z10 Off To a Great Start In India, Getting WhatsApp Next Week

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There will always be speculation whenever official sales numbers are lacking and, whether there is a place or not for a fourth player in the game, BlackBerry seems to enjoy a great reaction on the market. “In a couple of markets where we launched first, about 45 per cent of people who bought BB10 device were unique customers who were using phones of some other brand,” said Sunil Dutt, Managing Director, ...

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Galaxy S 4 Screenshots Leak Specs, HTC Keeps Sinking, iPhone Patents & More – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the BlackBerry Z10 making its way to AT&T and T-Mobile. Then we go through HTC’s quarter results and their new talks about how great the microphone is on their new HTC One. Then we talk about Apple’s patents regarding a new home button and yes, even a stylus. We later move to Samsung territory and cover the Galaxy Note III display rumors. We end today’s show talking about the Galaxy S 5 and all the recent leaks thanks to some screenshots. All this and more after the break. Stories: -

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BlackBerry Z10 Coming To AT&T On March 15?

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The BlackBerry Z10 represents the company’s come-back, a new chance at gaining at least a part of the already lost market share and, the phone, together with the new BlackBerry 10 platform, testify for the effort which materializes in a solid start. The phone is expected to land on US carriers this month and, according to recent chatter, AT&T might have it on its line-up as soon as March 15 (same date for big box ...

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The Pocketnow Weekly Podcast: MWC Preview from Barcelona!

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In the far-off reaches of Barcelona, two men fight for the right to party tell their tale. Battling narrow urban canyons, strange fast-food condiments, kielbasa-selling mobile-phone salesmen, and seagulls with voices only seagull mothers could love, they fight tooth and nail to share their story. The story of the wonders of mobile technology. You won’t hear about all of the weird encounters that have greeted Anton D. Nagy and Michael Fisher since their arrival in Spain for the 2013 Mobile World Congress, but you’ll definitely get a taste of what it’s been like on the ...

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BlackBerry Z10 Review

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___ The BlackBerry Z10 isn’t just another new smartphone. It’s a symbol of redemption, the net result of the efforts of thousands working to salvage one of the most famous brands in the history of mobile technology. For the first time in years, “the new BlackBerry” isn’t just some repackaged business phone; it’s an iconic flagship on which rests the fate of the company that now shares its name. “We had to make a serious decision,” BlackBerry ...

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Make Your Dull Life Look Awesome with BlackBerry’s Story Maker App

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If you’re looking to edit video on a computer, there’s a vast selection of software out there. From Windows Movie Maker to iMovie all the way up to Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere, an endless sea of options awaits those who would cut their movies together on a desktop or a tablet. But even on the simplest of those setups, editing video represents a fair amount of work. Even iMovie requires you to bring your camera or smartphone to your computer or tablet, sync via a cable or the cloud to transfer the footage, then spend twenty to thirty minutes snipping, cropping, stretching, ...

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The Pocketnow Weekly Podcast, Episode 030

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Even if it takes six Skype calls to make a podcast happen, we’re gonna do it for you folks, because that’s just the kind of guys we are. And it’s a good thing, too; while the news cycle has calmed down somewhat in the wake of last week’s big BlackBerry event, there’s still plenty to talk about from the worlds of Android and Windows Phone, from rumors and speculation to … well, no, just rumors and speculation, really. But it’s scintillating stuff, especially if you’re into things named “M7″ and “Nokia Tablet.” All that, ...

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The Best and Worst of My First Week With the New BlackBerry

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It was one short week ago that I sat at a convention center in Toronto, watching the new BlackBerry unveil … the new BlackBerry. Much has changed in the intervening seven days, including the very fabric of the mobile landscape itself. How long BlackBerry can maintain the momentum behind its new platform is anyone’s guess, but BB10 impressed enough folks -myself included- to make one thing very apparent: it is, once again, a four-horse race in mobile. The past week has seen us cover the new ...

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