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Time for some putting action with Golf for BlackBerry 10

The game is called Golf but it's more of the putting style to be honest - it's awesome though! You have a selection of 2D courses where you need to try and putt the ball in as little amount of shots as possible. Directing the ball is achieved using an on-screen arrow attached to the ball. Then you need to decide how hard to make the putt. Over on the right of the display is your power bar that will dictate this.

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Mike Lazaridis has high hopes for BBM on iOS and Android

In a recent interview, ex-co-CEO of BlackBerry Mike Lazaridis commented on BlackBerry Messenger going cross-platform. As you might expect, he figures BBM stands a good chance at succeeding on iOS and Android. 

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Live from Verizon's CTIA event - maybe they'll tell us today when the Q10 is getting released and Z10 updated?!

** UPDATE: Ok, so that's over. Uhhh... no Q10 announcement. no Z10 update announcement. It was just about J Lo (as in Jennifer Lopez) launching her new Viva movil. **

CTIA -- the Wireless Association -- has their big show taking place in Las Vegas this week. With BlackBerry Live taking place last week in Orlando, everybody from the CrackBerry team decided to skip CTIA this year. We figured the odds of any BlackBerry news coming out of it were slim to none.

That said, Phil, Andrew and Anndrew from the Android Central team are at the show covering on behalf of Mobile Nations. And they'll be firing up the live blogs at 2:10pm ET / 11:10pm PT to bring you the news coming out of the Verizon event taking place. 

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Register now for the Ottawa International Game Conference and save 50%

The countdown is on until the Ottawa International Game Conference kicks off in just about a week. The three-day conference takes place May 29th-31st and features new innovations and trends in the Canadian gaming industry and will host speakers all across the board including our favorite gamer of all, Anders Jeppsson, Global Head of Gaming at BlackBerry.

Our own gaming geek Simon Sage will be on site to take it all the news from the conference including speakers, developers, panels and more. 

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We go hands on with Cut the Rope for BlackBerry 10

We announced a short while ago that the popular game 'Cut the Rope' had been updated to support BlackBerry 10 so if you are in two minds whether to part with your cash here's a little taster for you.

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TM13 revealed next week; enter today to win a trip to NYC for the launch party!

So here's the deal -- For the past month we've been teasing #TM13 on the blogs and across the social sphere. That all changes early next week when we officially reveal what the TM stands for and tell you all about our upcoming and awesome Mobile Nations event.

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How to quickly lock your BlackBerry 10 phone when using a device password

If you use a password on your BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10 (as you should) you may have noticed that there doesn't appear to be a way to quickly lock the device. Of course you can set the timeout to just a minute and your phone will lock on its own, but what if you want to lock it immediately?

On older BlackBerry devices, if you had a password enabled, a Password Lock icon would appear on your homescreen. Selecting it quickly locked your device no matter how long you had your lock timeout set for.

I was a bit bummed when I noticed that there was no such icon on BlackBerry 10. The option is still there however - just in a different place. 

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Deal of the Day: Save 36% on the Incipio Feather Hard Case for BlackBerry Z10

Today Only: Buy the Incipio Feather Hard Case for BlackBerry Z10 and save $8.99!

Measuring less than 1mm thin, Incipio's Feather Case is ideal for the Z10 user seeking inconspicuous, first-class protection. The case is made of an ultra-light, ultra-strong polymer for light as a feather, form-fitting durable protection without the added bulk. It also features a soft touch matte finish and is so thin that it allows the Z10 to be used with many of the docks on the market.

List Price: $24.99      Today Only: $16.00

Deal also available in the Canada store

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Porsche Design announce the Gold BlackBerry P'9981

BlackBerry 10 may be all over the news most of the time these days but Porsche Design have brought yet another edition of the P'9981 to the table and this one is going to be expensive. We've already had the silver and black versions but this new gold version will be limited to just 25 handsets worldwide which will be available in certain Porsche Design stores in July.

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Were you tempted by Word Soup? There is now a free version for BlackBerry 10

You may remember some time ago that we brought you a video/review of Word Soup for BlackBerry 10 smartphones. The good news is that the developer has been in touch to let us know that there is now a free version of the app available in BlackBerry World. This free version is ad-supported and has no in-app purchases but if you fancy giving the game a go this is without doubt the best way to do it.

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Here's one for you Liverpool Football Club fans - LFC Connect for BlackBerry 10

LFC Connect (Liverpool Football Club) will pretty much be mainly of interest to UK football fans but considering the BlackBerry subscriber base we have here in Great Britain I thought this one was well worth sharing.

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Rogers, Bell and TELUS BlackBerry Q10's updated to OS 10.1.0.1720

Although the OS has been floating around in various forms for the past couple of weeks now, it looks to have finally gone official across the board in Canada for the BlackBerry Q10. Confirmed to be arriving on Rogers, Bell and TELUS devices folks who check for updates should see that software version 10.1.0.273 is available. Oddly enough, if you check your device you may find that it's already on this 'software version' but that doesn't mean you should dismiss the update.

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Introducing CrackBerry's new Editors' Choice App Gallery!

In our ongoing mission to help users get the most out of their BlackBerry ownership experience, today I'm super excited to introduce the *beta* of our new Editors' Choice App Gallery for BlackBerry 10 apps.

With BlackBerry World filling up with BB10 apps, we wanted to develop a way to cut through the noise and save users time in discovering the absolute must-have apps for their BlackBerry 10 phone. Hence, the Editors' Choice App Gallery was born. 

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BBM has a real shot at consolidating the global mobile messaging market

So BlackBerry Messenger is finally going cross platform, eh? For quite some time now most of you at CrackBerry Nation have believed this should happen. In fact during 2010 (when the stock was still around $60), CrackBerry ran a poll asking you all if the company should take BBM cross platform.

Guess what?  A whopping 71% of you said yes, it should go cross platform. Our own fearless leader, Kevin, is clearly on record saying BBM should be opened up. Here’s what he wrote in November 2010:

”So should RIM do it? Personally, I think they should. I get the reasons why they wouldn't. RIM makes money from selling smartphones, and right now BlackBerry Messenger is one of those hooks that keeps people on BlackBerry and actually attracts some people to BlackBerry (I've heard stories from carrier reps where individuals walk into the store and ask for the phone that does BBM). But I don't think this reasoning holds up long-term. As soon as a cross-platform BBM-style client emerges in the smartphone space and attains critical mass (ie. Kik or another), even if not as fully-featured as BlackBerry Messenger the hook of BBM starts to diminish.“

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Rogers teams up with the Blue Jays for a sweet BlackBerry promo

If you're a Blue Jays fan and have yet to pick up a BlackBerry Z10 or Q10 - this weekend may be the time to do so. Rogers has teamed up with the Toronto Blue Jays and, beginning Friday, will give out a new Jays jersey (in white or blue) to anyone who purchases a new Z10 or Q10 on a 3-year term. 

As a reminder, the Z10 is available as low as $99 and the Q10 for $199.99, both on a 3-year term.

Also on Friday, Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow will be on-hand at the Rogers store located at 10 Dundas St. signing autographs from 12pm-1pm. 

It's Blue Jays/BlackBerry love galore at Rogers, so if you're a fan of either then you won't want to miss out!

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What We Didn't Get at BlackBerry Live: BB10 for the PlayBook

For BlackBerry PlayBook owners, it's not looking good right now that a BlackBerry 10 update for the PlayBook is coming anytime soon. Hell, it's starting to feel like it may never come. Just as the word "PlayBook" never surfaced during the BlackBerry 10 launch event in January, PlayBook never made it into last week's BlackBerry Live keynote. This didn't go unnoticed by CrackBerry's PlayBook community, setting off a good deal of our members into a Hulk-like rage ever since.

Thinking back to the BlackBerry 10 launch event in January, word came via a Q&A press session that the PlayBook would be receiving an update to BB10 "later this year." This set an expectation among anxious PlayBook owners that BB10 is coming, and BlackBerry Live would have been the perfect time for the update -- or at least more word on the pending update -- to drop. That didn't happen in a proactive nature. Instead, we had to prod for answers.

My number one disappointment was no PlayBook news. They could have given us some kind of update on the status of the PlayBook development. BBFanatic4Life, CB Member

To be fair, nobody from BlackBerry told us straight out at BlackBerry Live that BB10 is not coming to the PlayBook, but the answers we received whenever we asked about the PlayBook didn't give us warm and fuzzy feelings either. The standard response received was typically along the lines of "we don't have any new information to share about the PlayBook at this time." This isn't entirely bad news in and of itself, given that the last official word was that BlackBerry 10 would make its way onto the PlayBook. In other words, no news could be taken as good news - but you have to keep waiting to find out more.

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Day two at BlackBerry Live 2013 was ripe with exclusive sessions for the Elite guys and as well as the session with Frank Boulben, BlackBerry Elite members got a chance to sit down with the product design team and learn about the ideas and inspiration for building the BlackBerry 10 platform and devices.

Todd Wood, Industrial Design and Don Lindsay, User Experience gave us a look at how they came about designing what the BlackBerry 10 products we see today.

Todd started off by showing off a house designed back in the 60s that was the inspiration behind creating the flow of BlackBerry 10. The house is linear and you can seamlessly flow between the rooms. So, the design team took inspiration from that and started to create the BlackBerry 10 platform.

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BlackBerry theme roundup - May 21, 2013

Welcome to another edition of our theme roundup my fellow theme addicts. I hope you all had a great weekend! Now it's time to get back to work and I have some great themes to show you in the roundup this week. Be sure to click on the jump and check them out.

If you developed a theme you want to share or see featured in the contest or discovered a really great one out there by all means shoot it on over to us! Submit your tips and suggestions to themeroundup[at]crackberry.com for consideration. I hope you enjoy this week's picks so be sure to click on the jump to check them out.

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Keep your BlackBerry Z10 safe on the go with the Seidio Active case

The Seidio Active case for the BlackBerry Z10 is a case that does its job well. It features a two-piece design that ensures your Z10 will remain safe from even the toughest falls. When I put a case on my devices, I always look for good "corner coverage" and the Seidio Active certainly fits the bill there.

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