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by Richard Devine
May 14, 2013
Update to Jelly Bean for the Android Runtime is still on track and scheduled to land in June
Back in February at BlackBerry Jam Europe we first heard talk of BlackBerry updating their Android Ru...
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by Simon Sage
May 14, 2013
The better part of the CrackBerry crew are at BlackBerry Live 2013 this week, and there was a bit of news for Android fans amid the general session. BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.1 was annou...
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by Simon Sage
May 14, 2013
Today at BlackBerry Live 2013, the quintessential BlackBerry Messenger was announced as coming to Android this summer! It's going to be totally free, which is a welcome surprise.
CEO Thor...
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by Rene Ritchie
Apr 21, 2013
Alex Dobie of Android Central joins Rene to talk about mobile camera, from the dumb phone days to the latest iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry glass, plus a look at micro ...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 05, 2013
The Android Runtime for BlackBerry has been around for a while now, but while the idea has always been good -- Android developers can easily repackage their apps to distribute in BlackBerry World --...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 30, 2013
Comparing the Z10 to the Galaxy S3 and others
Now that BlackBerry has finally managed to get some new hardware out the door, it's time to put it up against the best of Android. The BlackBerr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 21, 2013
And, really, that's about all we have to say about that. We'll be South of Market in San Francisco May 15-17 for the Google I/O developer conference. Perhaps you remember last year's eve...
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by Richard Devine
Jan 16, 2013
Porting and running Android applications on BlackBerry hardware is nothing new. Since the inclusion of an Android App Player in PlayBook OS 2.0, Android developers have had an additional outlet to w...
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by Simon Sage
Nov 14, 2012
Gartner has released their research numbers for the third quarter of 2012, and they've found that Android accounted for 72.4% of mobile sales worldwide, which is up from 52.5% at the same time l...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 31, 2012
If you've at all paid attention to the recent news from RIM, the latest version of its OS -- BlackBerry 10 -- is definitely coming (no really guys, we're serious this time). We don'...
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by Android Central
Sep 25, 2012
More: CrackBerry at BBJam
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by Simon Sage
Sep 06, 2012
Alright, we've rounded up just about all of the specs on Amazon's new Kindle Fire HD tablets, now let's see how they size up against the competition: Apple's new iPad, the Google Nex...
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by Jared DiPane
Jul 09, 2012
We all know where RIM is right now, and the troubles that the company is facing. But when you find out that its CEO, Thorsten Heins, is also using an Android device on a daily basis ... Well, w...
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by Richard Devine
May 25, 2012
For a long old time now, we've heard various tales of the jewel in the BlackBerry crown, BlackBerry Messenger, breaking free and heading over to Android. We've seen "screenshots", ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 02, 2012
If you're interested in smartphone tech, you've surely been peeking at CrackBerry checking out all the BlackBerry World coverage. It's OK, we've been checking it out, too. The folks ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2012
We know it's still pretty early for the life of BlackBerry 10 devices, but we're also not really all that worried about RIM stealing away Android's market share anytime soon. Any of you ...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 12, 2012
Ever have that feeling of deja Déjà vu? It's happening right now for me with some new images having shown up of what is purported to be BlackBerry Messenger on Android. We've s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 03, 2012
The Comscore numbers for the quarter endng in February 2012 are in, and it's no surprise to see that Android is still out ahead of all the other smartphone platforms in the U.S. The late...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 03, 2012
Research In Motion has had a rough go the past little while but they're looking to get things moving in the right direction once again and one of the tools they're deploying to help get them...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 25, 2012
The long awaited OS 2.0 update for the BlackBerry Playbook brought with it a whole host of opportunities for new apps. Now that repackaged Android applications are compatible with the PlayBook, and ...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 24, 2012
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With the Google+ user base growing daily, we suppose it had to happen eventually. Yes, BlackBerry users now have themselves a Google+ app to make use...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 21, 2012
It sure has been a long time coming for our brothers over in the BlackBerry camp, but today is a day to remember. PlayBook OS 2.0 has finally been released, bringing with it access to Android applic...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 21, 2012
So our pals at CrackBerry have been killing it with their BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 coverage. Killing it. But in keeping an eye on it -- remember that part of BB's MO now is to just use Android ap...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 17, 2012
*UPDATED* - The folks from CrackBerry reached out to RIM for further clairifcation on this matter and this is what they found. "Ads will work inside the Android apps the only thing howeve...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 13, 2012
BB10 has shown its pretty face, and we'll be damned if there's not a lot there to love. There should be, as Research in Motion has certainly borrowed more than a bit in the UI department fro...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 08, 2012
There are increasingly more and more stories that cross the boundaries between Android and BlackBerry of late. It is no secret of course that the forthcoming update to the BlackBerry Playbook ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 07, 2012
Our comrades CrackBerry Kevin and Android Central's own Richard Devine are in Amsterdam this week for BlackBerry's DevCon Europe, and once again new RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has brought u...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 06, 2012
It's bad enough that when Kayak.com announced it was dropping support for its BlackBerry app that it said it was a "practical decision." That's gotta sting, right? (Even if it'...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 02, 2012
Keen to get as many Android applications as possible on board before PlayBook OS 2.0 hits, Research In Motion has put the call out to Android developers everywhere. Get them ready for launch now!&nb...
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by Richard Devine
Jan 31, 2012
The news coming out of Research In Motion just keeps on flowing. We're just over a week into the reign of new CEO Thorsten Heins, and the latest is this new image of the BlackBerry London secure...
