It’s not often we get to film a comparison involving a brand-spanking-new OS, so when we do, we get pretty hot and bothered. We’ll be working on our official BlackBerry Z10 review for a while yet, but in the interim we thought it’d be nice to throw Waterloo’s finest into the fight cage with some of its competitors from other manufacturers. Last week, after a software tour, an unboxing, ...
I don’t know how many millions of dollars BlackBerry paid singer-songwriter Alicia Keys to take her post as the company’s official “Creative Director.” I only know that it was millions too many. That’s not a reflection on Keys as an artist, or really even as a person. If I were a world-renowned musician, and a well-regarded company came calling with a bagful of money and an honorary corporate title, I’d be stumping for them before you can say “sellout.” I have no issue with celebrities making a quick buck at the behest of a corporation. ...
One man returns from a mission to Canada, and is greeted by friends. Friends with questions, observations, and inflammatory declarations about the future of a very special smartphone. A smartphone called BlackBerry. Yes, it’s a special edition of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast, covering all the ups, downs, and all-arounds of the new Research in Motion BlackBerry smartphone platform, BlackBerry 10, as well as the sleek black slab of potential it’s riding on, the Z10. Join us as we welcome an old friend back into the smartphone space by discussing things like Peeking, Balance, Hub, ...
Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Nokia’s MWC 2013 Press event details. We later go through some more Nokia news as we now have Windows Phone 7.8 information for legacy Lumia devices. The white Nexus 4 takes the spotlight next, but with the tough reality of getting the black model, we don’t know if we should celebrate. Microsoft is next as we discover that the Surface Pro can barely provide you with storage if you stick to the 64GB model. We end today’s show by talking about BlackBerry 10, the Z10 and Q10, aside from some bloopers at the end. All this ...