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Rumor: BlackBerry PlayBook and Future Smartphones will Support Android Apps

by Kevin Krause on January 26th, 2011 13 Comments

BGR has got their hands on a bit of information, that if true, could really shake up the mobile apps market space. According to their sources, the BlackBerry team over at RIM is aiming to get a Java virtual machine running on their upcoming QNX devices, including their debut tablet the BlackBerry PlayBook. The same [...]

Verizon Blackberry Sales Drop Off Since Last Year, Coincides with Android’s Rise

by Kevin Krause on December 10th, 2010 13 Comments

ITG Investment Research has a rather interesting report on Verizon’s recent Blackberry sales — they’ve dropped off by 45 percent over the last year. It’s forecasted to get worse by the end of this quarter, rising to a 49 percent drop off.  Put another way, Blackberry once accounted for 90 percent of VZW’s phone sales. [...]

Android OS Popularity Grows by Leaps and Bounds

by Anthony Perez on January 5th, 2010 25 Comments

Google’s Android mobile operating system has been out on the streets for more than a year and has changed the smart phone market! ChangeWave’s December of 4,068 consumers found that the Android operating system causing a stir in the smart phone market with the Motorola Droid as the biggest and most immediate culprit. Among those [...]

BlackBerry Hero: Curve, Bold and Tour Get Sense Theme

by Rob Jackson on August 25th, 2009 10 Comments

So you’re an Android lover who is unfortunate enough to be stuck with a BlackBerry until your contact runs its course or until an Android device of your liking hits your preferred carrier. We feel for you… we really do. And chances are that your time will come this holiday season. But if you can’t [...]

Verizon Android Phone On The Way?

by Rob Jackson on April 27th, 2009 7 Comments

In a potentially significant turn of events, Verizon Wireless – who has taken an opposition to Android thus far and seems to have fundamental differences with Google – is now hiring an Android Devices Expert to work Full-Time in their Waltham, Massachussets offices. The job listing is found publicly available on Careers.VerizonWireless.com with job ID [...]

T-Mobile Event May Be For BlackBerry

by Rob Jackson on April 10th, 2009 3 Comments

Yesterday we told you about a T-Mobile shindig going down in New York City on April 21st. While we hoped it would be the announcement of the T-Mobile G2, we speculated (along with the rest of the interwebz) that it could also be a launch event for the T-Mobile Sidekick 3G. Now it appears that [...]

DroidBerry: Android Theme For BlackBerries

by Rob Jackson on January 16th, 2009 3 Comments

So you’ve got yourself one of them there BlackBerry devices, like the BlackBerry Storm, but you really envy the T-Mobile folks who have themselves a G1. Mainly you like the way the UI looks. And now you no longer have to be jealous. Introducing DroidBerry, a theme for BlackBerry phones that replicates the look and [...]

T-Mobile G1 vs. BlackBerry Storm vs. iPhone

by Rob Jackson on October 22nd, 2008 135 Comments

Our sister site, MobileRoar.com, had the opportunity to get a hands on look at the BlackBerry Storm today. There is no doubt that the T-Mobile G1, BlackBerry Storm and iPhone look poised to be the 3 hottest phones of the holiday season… lucky for us then that they were able to snag a picture of [...]

BlackBerry App Center: Coming Soon!

by Rob Jackson on October 6th, 2008 3 Comments

As I’ve said before, even if Android fails miserably, Google still will have accomplished the desired effect of drastically accelerating the proliferation of the mobile web. After Google announced Android we saw the iPhone App Store, announcement of Android Market and now… BlackBerry App Center. The App Center news seems to have slipped along with [...]