The new Blackberry BB10 devices are getting off to a bad start. Analysts thought Blackberry would do great in the first qtr but things changed when rumors swirled that Samsung would be launching their Galaxy SIV in March. Some thought they would launch around April or May, being launched so early will hurt the BB10 device since the SIII was a great success. Analysts said they thought the BB10 device would sell 1.75 million but now they changed their estimates to about 300k. Ouch!!
Blackberry Responds To Alicia Keys Hacked Tweet
It looks like someone may have gotten their hands on Alicia Keys Twitter account. Recently a tweet came from her account that was from an iPhone, as we all know Keys is now the creative director for the revamped BlackBerry brand. The tweet said she liked Drake’s new single “Start From the Bottom” but it came it came from an iPhone. According to Keys “What the h*ll?!!!! Looks like I’ve been hacked… I like @Drake but that wasn’t my tweet :-(” she wrote. According to Blackberry Reps “After a transitional period, [Keys is] officially an exclusive BlackBerry 10 user today,” her spokesman told the paper at the end of last month. Her new role as creative director set her up with a new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone to document her global tour; she will also consult on future company projects”
The BlackBerry Z10 On Sale For How Much ????
The Blackberry Z10 is not set to go on sale until next month but if you need to get your hands on the phone now you can get it for the low price of $999. The Z10 is on sale right now at GSMNation.com via Solavei, an MVNO with Solavei paying for the existing costs to a preapaid network. Solavei says “At its simplest, the plan allows members to earn $20 per month for every three members (called a ‘Trio’) they or someone directly connected to them signs up for mobile service,” according to Solavei. “When members have three Trios, the income generated is greater than their monthly plan cost of $49, essentially making their mobile service free.” If you ask me this is a bad deal, and you’re better off waiting 2 months and getting the smartphone then.
Blackberry Says Android Emulator With Jelly Bean Coming Soon
One of the major pluses of having a Blackberry 10 device is being able to run Android apps on the device. This was possible of course though Blackberry’s Runtime for Android apps” program. The downside, because you know there is always a downside to new tech, the apps are only available though Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, not Ice Cream Sandwich or even Jelly Bean which just means this thing is probably filled with bugs. There is still no word from Blackberry on a time frame when devs can transfer the apps though 4.0.
Windows Phone Over Takes Blackberry As #3 Mobile Company
Bad news for Blackberry, after announcing a new device last week, things seemed sweet just a week ago. News broke today that Windows just surpassed Blackberry as the #3 mobile company in the United States. “According to new research from Strategy Analytics, Windows Phone has gotten itself off to a decent head start as it overlook BlackBerry’s market share in the United States for the first time ever in the fourth quarter of 2012. Of course, we need to add a pretty big caveat here”. The real test for Blackberry now is will they be able to surpass Windows by the end of the year with their newer devices. In the middle of 2012 Steve Ballmer said Windows plans was to become the 3rd best mobile company, looks like they got their wish.
Blackberry Z10 to Drop In March for TMO
Last week when Blackberry annoced their new z10 device they didn’t go into detail about the device and the future availability of its new smartphones in the United States. So far the device is being released in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. According to TMO’s roadmap the device should be dropping on March 24th and also available on all major carriers sometimes in March. When the device does drop the device will go for $199.
