BlackBerry released the BlackBerry Spark Communications Platform earlier today and to go along with the global release, the company is launching the first ever Spark Hackathon.
Spark Hackathon is open to developers 18 years and older from across the globe.
Back in February 2017, BlackBerry entered the Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) market with the introduction of its BBM Enterprise SDK, enabling developers to integrate secure messaging, voice and video capabilities into applications and services. However, the name didn't really do the development platform justice, and was re-branded to the BlackBerry Spark Communications Platform,.
Optiemus launched the BlackBerry KEY2 in India today. Optiemus is manufacturing the BlackBerry KEY2 for Indian customers locally at its world-class facility at Noida, further strengthening the company's support of the 'Make-in-India' initiative.
Following the successful introduction of popular sports services Football365 and Tennis365, BBM and Planet Sport Publishing have extended their partnership to launch PlanetF1 for avid motorsport fans worldwide.
BlackBerry have released an update to their DTEK app for Android, bringing a new Home Screen Redesign, notification improvements, Application Permission Changes, Introduction of Unused Permissions and Introduction of DTEK Scan.
Apple has released the third iOS 12 public beta for iPhone and iPad. The new version follows iOS 12 developer beta 4 which was released yesterday. Members of Apple's Beta Software Program can download the previews now and register devices now. If you have already installed iOS 12 public beta, then you can simply update using your iPhone in the normal manner.
The BlackBerry KEY² will launch in South Korea next week, and CJ Hello, the exclusive distributor of the BlackBerry KEY² in the country, has today opened pre-orders for the physical keyboard device.
Three of the four semi-final teams and their support staff use Cellhire’s products and services, and Cellhire expects to have handled some 50 terabytes of data by all its customers in Russia by the end of the tournament.
Planet Computers today launched its official agenda application for the Gemini PDA. Available for download on Android from the Google Play store, the app is inspired by the iconic agenda function of the Psion organiser series. Developed specifically for a landscape user interface (UI) and keyboard control, the Gemini Agenda application is packed with features
BlackBerry have released an update to their Contacts app for Android bringing easier contact creation. Creating a new contact is now even easier. If you search for name, email address or a phone number and these are not found in your contact list, creating a new contact will pre-populate these in the appropriate field of the new contact card.
The BlackBerry KEY² will launch in Malaysia on Tuesday, July 10 2018 at 10.30 am. BlackBerry Mobile has today sent out media invites to the launch, which doesn't contain details on the models being released or the prices.