BlackBerry Fiscal 2015 Year in Review

On Friday, March 27, BlackBerry released its Q4 results which highlighted the company’s financial stand-point at that period of time. Additionally, the results comprise the complete fiscal year. Financial records can be confusing for the best of us especially when dealing with a large and complex corporation such as BlackBerry. So the writers here at BlackBerryCentral have you covered with an overview of BlackBerry’s fiscal year 2015.

We will cover a number of different key financial areas, explaining why they are important, how BlackBerry fared ...

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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:

  • Badland
  • SoundScape - Background Sound Generator
  • 7 Minute Workout
  • Unpossible ...
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Limited BlackBerry Leap Pre-Order on ShopBlackBerry Starts Today

Great news for those of you who’re excited about the new BlackBerry Leap – a pre-sale on ShopBlackBerry starts today. If you live in one of the regions listed below, you can secure your order and get your hands on one as soon as possible. Act fast as numbers are limited.

ShopBlackBerry Pre-Sale Country Availability

BlackBerry Leap Specs

Size

  • Height 144 mm / 5.67 in
  • Width ...
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BlackBerryCentral Podcast Episode #3

Join us for the BlackBerryCentral podcast episode 3!

Today, we're going to be talking about OS 10.3.2, Blend BETA 1.2 + Demo, Q&A with the QuickPost team, FY2015, and more!

We also have a small app giveaway today, so be sure to watch for your call to win! 

Participants

 

Drop us a comment during the show, and we'll do our best to answer ...

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Getting Started With Enterprise Identity

BlackBerry’s Enterprise Identity is a Cloud-based Identity as a Service (IDaaS) solution marketed towards Enterprises. In this tutorial, BlackBerryCentral will provide you with guidance on purchasing and using this service.

What does Enterprise Identity do?

We spoke about different scenarios in which Enterprise Identity will come in handy in our previous Editorial: Let BlackBerry Manage Your Identity. Have a read there for further background on why an Enterprise would want to purchase this solution from BlackBerry.

Here are other points to note on what ...

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Five Tip Friday

One of our favourite BlackBerryBlogs features was the Five Tip Fridays which unfortunately stopped in December of 2014.

Instead of letting a helpful segment die, BlackBerryCentral is here to pick up and run with it.

Every Friday, we'll post helpful tips about your BlackBerry 10 device. From software to hardware, you can be sure to get the latest info on your device right here!

1. Keyboard Shortcuts On BlackBerry OS 10.3.1

On OS 10.3.1, BlackBerry expanded the ability to assign ...

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BlackBerry Blend 1.2 Hits The Beta Zone

A new BlackBerry Blend beta has been placed on the Beta Zone for select participants on BlackBerry 10 for Mac and Windows. Bringing a few new features, select invitees can download the new version starting today. An Android version of the beta is due out on Tuesday, March 31st.

What is BlackBerry Blend?

BlackBerry® Blend is software you can download for your computer and tablet that seamlessly brings messaging and content that’s on your BlackBerry smartphone to your computer and tablet.

What's New In ...

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BlackBerry Turnaround Progress: 7 Positive Takeaways

BlackBerry continued its transformation into an enterprise software provider focused on cross-platform mobile security and productivity, as multiple data points from its Q4 FY15 call on Friday showed.

Besides achieving profitability and positive cash flow (as well as a $3.27 billion cushion in cash and equivalents at the end of FY16), BlackBerry’s software sales grew 24% quarter over quarter to $67 million, as the company won 2,200 customers, including many competitive displacements, said Executive Chairman and CEO, John Chen. They included:

  • Delta ...
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