The BlackBerryCentral Podcasts have so far been an effective way to introduce community members and notable guests. We've decided to change things up, and move the podcasts to Saturdays on a bi-weekly basis.

Join us for the BlackBerryCentral podcast episode 6 kicking off Saturday at 1 PM EST!

Topics

• White Classic Now Available, Gold Limited Edition, Blue & Bronze?
• BlackBerry Starts Loyalty Program In India
• First Image of the BlackBerry P'9984 Leaks
• BlackBerry Venice Renderings
• BlackBerry Expands OS10.3.2 Beta
• 2015 ...

As announced this past Sunday, the BlackBerry Classic has now become available through select retailers in the UK.

The rollout is expected to begin next in Hong Kong this weekend, and will slowly become available in Italy, Vietnam, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks.

If you're in the UK, you can order your White BlackBerry Classic right now from ShopBlackBerry - which will run you an introductory price of £319.00 incl. VAT. If you're leaning more towards Amazon ...

In January, BlackBerry surprised us with a Gold BlackBerry Passport - but limited production to 50 units with a price tag of $999.00 CAD ($899.00 USD).

BlackBerry is offering its most exclusive product to date: the Gold BlackBerry Passport. Only 50 Gold BlackBerry Passports worldwide have been built. With gold-colored metal trim and frets, you will quickly see that it is no ordinary Passport. Meticulously crafted and engraved with "Limited Edition" and the production number, this is an exclusive product you will want to ...

BlackBerry is preparing to launch the Leap in India on May 7th, according to some sources. If you recall, the Leap was first announced in March at MWC - and began rolling out starting in France, then Germany, the UK, US and eventually Canada in late-May.

So far there's no official details about which carriers may have the device that day - but we can expect announcments in the coming days. The phone has an international price of $275 and should be available in India for under Rs ...

Welcome to the BlackBerryCentral Meet The Dev segment!

Every Thursday on a bi-weekly basis, we'll sit down with some of the best BlackBerry developers for some Q&A to give you the inside scoop on your favourite apps and platform. This week, we chatted with Jerome Carty of Kisai Labs - though you may know him better as the creator of Blaq.

Check out our interview below!

Name: Jerome Carty

Developer Name: Kisai Labs

Country: United States

Website: Kisailabs

Social Pages: @JCarty, @KiasiLabs, @Blaq ...

QNX is hosting an Info Day this upcoming May 19th in Cambridge - the hotbed of medical device activity in the UK.

The event is aimed at the education surrounding challenges presented to device manufacturers with producing medical device technology in today's public markets. Aiming to help companies that are taking their innovations from the concept stage, through regulatory approval and eventually to the market; the event will promote networking and addressing the associated software, regulatory and competitive issues.

Specific topics to be addressed include:

• IEC 62304 Compliance ...

BlackBerry announced a new device loyalty program in India exclusively for Infibeam.com offering discounts on their flagship devices such as the Passport, Classic, Z3 and Z30 starting today until May 30 2015.

Existing customers can get a discount of up to Rs 10,000 on select BlackBerry 10 Phones 

"The uptake of our BlackBerry 10 smartphones among Indian customers has been encouraging and we believe that through this unique program, customers will be able to take advantage of the powerful BlackBerry 10 platform that comes with ...

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 Images Leak

Source

Pocket-Lint, SlashGear, Stuff.tv, HotHardware, AreaMobile, N4BB, etc, etc.

Confirmations

Our founder, Dylan Habkirk has been long known for his BlackBerry renderings - so you could imagine ...