BlackBerry Adds Audience Targeting To BBM Channels

BlackBerry has quitely released a new feature to the BBM Channel web portal that allows channel managers to target specific audiences. This is a great addition that should help certain brands key in on specific segments of their users.

Before posting, managers can select which specific users they'd like to target and Channels will automatically show you the amount of selected users within the demographic options that have been selected. When posted, only those select users are able to see the channel posting - pretty ...

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Vector Wars Launched On BlackBerry World: 500 Copies Up For Grabs

You are a million miles from earth, floating on a giant spaceship, when your suddenly attacked by ferocious enemies! It sure is a good thing you took two days of training at the Academy... more or less. But don't worry, your snarky sidekick will be glad to walk you through everything you need to get started. The time has come to protect Anna, the folks on board the mothership, and bring the revenge of humankind on those wobbly space aliens!

Excited?

FileArchiveHaven let us ...

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BlackBerry Classic Now Available in White in the United Arab Emirates

As part of the continued rollout, the BlackBerry Classic is now available in the UAE. Customers can pick up a White BlackBerry Classic at the BlackBerry store in the Dubai Mall and leading telecom retail stores for a suggested retail price of 1799 AED. 

Next stop is said to be Hong Kong.

Press Release

Dubai, UAE – BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in mobile communications, today announced that a white color version of the BlackBerry® Classic™ smartphone is now available ...

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Rumour Roundup

Welcome to BlackBerryCentral's Rumour Roundup!

Each Tuesday, we'll bring you the most interesting rumours in the BlackBerry community and let you know if there's any real supporting evidence. Devices, OS's, and more hot topics - it's your one-stop post to get the latest rumours.

Rumour

BlackBerry Slider To Run OS 10.3.2

Source

Forums, Twitter

Confirmations

When folks originally got whiff of the Slider device, it was assumed that the device would be running OS10.3.2 - which would allow BlackBerry ...

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BBCentral's App Picks Of The Week

Welcome to BBCentral's App Picks Of The Week!

Each week, we'll let you know all about our top 5 favourite BlackBerry 10 apps, and how to get them. 

Have an app you'd like to suggest? Are you an app developer and would like to see your app here? Drop us a comment below and let us know what apps we should check out next!

This week, we're taking a look at:

  • Snap Beta 3
  • Osmos HD
  • PhoneTap
  • Turbo Reader
  • Prodktyf ...

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White BlackBerry Classic Unboxing Gallery

While the BlackBerry Classic has only just become available in the UK for sale - with an expected shipping of May 20th - it appears that stock in China has become available already despite announcements.

Courtesy of DTBlackBerry, we finally have some full images of the device out of the box.

Hong Kong BlackBerry fans can expect to purchase a device starting tomorrow, and we're expecting an announcement regarding the regional availability in the coming day. The device ships with OS 10.3.1.2576 ...

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Gorgeous BlackBerry Slider Renderings Make An Appearance

We've seen a few 3D renderings of the BlackBerry Slider crop up over the past few days - but none come even close to these. While we haven't seen any real images of the device leak out just yet, these are the next best thing.

Rumoured Specs: 5.1" 2560x1440 display, 3850mAh battery, OS10.4, 16MP Rear Camera, 5MP Front Facing Camera, Octa-Core Processor

Someone has put together some really accurate renderings of the upcoming device, and they're definitely worth checking out. Created on ...

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BBM Meetings Receives Small Update

BBM Meetings has gotten a small update today, to version 1.1.0.49647.

Here's what's new:

  • Enhanced meeting privacy control settings for audio and video
  • Auto Fit-to-screen
  • New PSTN audio prompts
  • Mandatory Join Meeting Tone
  • Performance improvements, audio quality and bug fixes

To update, open up BBM Meetings on your desktop, and you should automatically be prompted to update.

You can also download the file directly here

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