A few days back, BlackBerry had a big announcement to share, revealing that it was finally opening up the membership ranks of BlackBerry Messenger, and would start making the app available to smartphone users running iOS and Android. If you were a BlackBerry die-hard for years and have only recently transitioned to another platform, this was great news, letting you easily keep in touch with all your old contacts. We already heard that the iOS and Android apps would become available sometime this summer, but now a new limitation about those releases comes to light, with news that the ...

We talked about the BlackBerry Messenger news a little while ago, but that's just scraping the surface of what's happened today. BlackBerry Live is underway, and the festivities are serving as the point of origin for a host of other BlackBerry announcements. Let's take a look at some of the bigger stories to emerge, concerning both new hardware and new software. First up is the announcement of the BlackBerry Q5. This is the phone we'd been following as the R10, but it gets a proper name as it goes official. Frankly, the new moniker makes a large deal of sense, as the Q5 is clearly a ...

We got a really nice look at an unannounced BlackBerry 10 QWERTY model earlier this week, apparently set to arrive as the R10. Seeing it go up against the Q10 made it crystal clear that the R10 isn't quite as refined nor sophisticated-looking, befitting its apparent fate as a budget-priced alternative to the Q10. At the time, we also got to check out some hardware specs for the phone. Now, we're heading back to correct one of those figures, upon the arrival of some new evidence of BlackBerry R10 hardware. By and large, the R10's hardware didn't sound so much worse than the Q10's, but there ...

The latest BlackBerry on everybody's minds is no doubt the Q10, eager to see what a classic BlackBerry design and that hardware QWERTY keyboard can do to drive interest in the new platform. The Q10 isn't the only device we've seen rocking that form factor, and some rumors and leaks have supported the idea that the BlackBerry R10 could eventually arrive as the budget alternative for BB 10 fans who still want a hardware keyboard. Today we get another look at the handset, this time in bold red. While the general layout matches the Q10, it doesn't take long to notice where the R10 is distinct; ...

Was the BlackBerry 10 launch a success? Here we are, two and a half months since the Z10 first went up for sale in the UK, and there still isn't a hard answer. Last week, we heard some claims that users just weren't digging the Z10, and were returning the handset to retailers in record numbers. BlackBerry wasted no time striking back, calling that story straight-up false and insisting that returns were totally on-par with what any smartphone manufacturer should expect. Now we have another voice chiming-in, attempting to confirm BlackBerry's own take on the situation. Of course, BlackBerry ...

Well, the BlackBerry 10 roadmap from last week may have turned out to be a big fake, but that doesn't mean that all the upcoming devices on it are just as bogus. Take that R10, for instance; there was talk going around last year of an R-series of BlackBerry 10 phones. Now we get some new info on just how that R device could arrive. Supposedly, the R phone (which we're guessing would be the R10, though that's still unconfirmed) is pretty much a lower-end Q10. It could have a non-removable 1800 mAh battery and be constructed from lightweight plastic. The phone would support microSD ...

Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about all the Facebook Android rumors, since we no longer know if it should be called a phone. Then we go through the leaked BlackBerry roadmap, and some really interesting strategies coming in the future. Microsoft is next as we talk about Windows RT and its merger with Windows 8. Then it's Windows Phone news as it has gained some positive market share in the last couple of months. We end today's show talking about the AT&T HTC One, which sadly will retain exclusivity over the 64GB model in the US. All this and more after the break. Stories: - ...

Over the past few weeks, we've been learning all the details of how US carriers will be making the new BlackBerry Z10 available for sale. T-Mobile may have gotten a head-start with corporate sales, but for private individuals, your first opportunity to score a Z10 arrives today, as AT&T puts the BlackBerry 10 smartphone up for sale. We've known about this date since AT&T first started accepting pre-orders earlier this month, so if you just want to walk into a store and walk out with the first BlackBerry 10 handset, now's your chance to track down an AT&T retailer. On-contract, ...