NoPassword today announced its NoPassword for BlackBerry app is now available on the BlackBerry Marketplace. The app, which leverages human and hidden multi-factor authentication, enables BlackBerry Dynamics users to use face, voice, touch ID or an on-screen pattern to securely and conveniently log into their accounts on all of their devices.
BlackBerry today launched a new software and service as part of BlackBerry Spark, the newest Enterprise of Things (EoT) platform from BlackBerry designed and created for ultra-safe hyperconnectivity from kernel to edge.
Pradeo announced today that its Mobile Threat Defense solution is now available to BlackBerry customers. Leveraging both companies’ expertise in secure mobility, Pradeo Security for BlackBerry provides BlackBerry UEM users with a 360° threat detection approach as well as real-time analysis to efficiently protect mobile endpoints. Users can access the solution at the BlackBerry Marketplace.
BlackBerry has rolled out updates to BBM Enterprise for Android, iOS, macOS and Windows 10 platforms. All versions brings fixes to customer features.
BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Launcher app for Android, bringing the ability to swipe down on an empty spot of the home screen to show the notification tray.
BlackBerry today announced its next-generation BlackBerry Workspaces content collaboration platform, featuring a new ransomware recovery capability that allows organizations to quickly recover from cyberattacks.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to BlackBerry WorkLife, bringing new features for both administrators and users. The new administrator features for the latest release of BlackBerry WorkLife brings the ability to block calls (for example, spam) from unwanted numbers for all users.
Facebook today announced new tools to help people manage their time on Facebook and Instagram: an activity dashboard, a daily reminder and a new way to limit notifications. Similar to Apple's Screen Time, the tools are intended to help users monitor and control their usage of both the main Facebook app and Instagram.
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BlackBerry has rolled out an update to BBM Enterprise for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows 10 and UEM-Based Enterprise Management for BBM Enterprise platforms. MPOP has received an enhancement across the board and the maximum number of supported active devices has increased from 3 to 5.
Dark Mode for the YouTube app on Android has finally started rolling out with a number of users beginning to see the feature appearing over the weekend. YouTube added a dark mode to its desktop site last year, and the company says that it became one of the most requested features for its apps.
Creative Media Works has announced the latest update to BBM for Android and iOS, which brings faster Sign-ups and Sign-ins for New Users and more.
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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.
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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.
After a month of testing, YouTube has rolled out "Incognito Mode." to all Android users globally. Just like the Google Chrome feature of the same name, Incognito Mode on YouTube allows you to watch videos in the app without leaving any trace of them in your watch or search history.
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.
BlackBerry have released an updated version of BlackBerry Workspaces app for Mac bringing significant improvements to the onboarding process and email flow for new users. Image files are now protected by default and open in the protected viewer with full options, where applicable. Opening images in 3rd party applications is now controlled by the organizational policy of supported formats and permissions.
BlackBerry have released an update to their BlackBerry Calendar for Android app. Users can now see the list of events in a grid view. Picking different dates in the calendar also gets a refresh in the quick picker view, which gets standardised across all the different calendar views.
Google has released Google Podcasts, a standalone app meant to provide you with all of your favorite podcasts right at your fingertips. There are also recommendation algorithms in the app, which will recommend content based on the podcasts you already listen to.
Android smartphone owners that use Android Messages can now send and receive text messages from their computer. The feature, which rolled-out worldwide today, means users can continue to send and receive messages in their text threads even when their phone isn't to hand. Text, photographs, and stickers are all supported in the web browser version of Android Messages.
BlackBerry has released an update to their BlackBerry Privacy Shade app for Android, bringing a new Redactor mode, allowing you to take a screenshot anywhere on your device and block sensitive content. Users can redact content with horizontal swipes, rectangles and circles, share their redacted content seamlessly with social media and email applications, as well as switch quickly between Redactor mode and Privacy Shade mode.
BlackBerry has announced that they will be dropping BBM Channels from BBM. In addition, the company will also be dropping cross-platform groups. This is technically BBM Enterprise and not BBM for consumers which is run by Creative Media, who produce BBM for Android and iOS.
BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their Productivity Tab for Android, bringing the ability for users to view read, unread, or flagged messages.
The Vodafone Foundation, Vodafone’s philanthropic arm, and Hestia, London’s leading domestic abuse charity, are launching Bright Sky, a free and unique mobile app to help people affected by domestic abuse.
A new malicious WhatsApp 'text bomb' can block off access to your apps and crash your entire smartphone. The bug affects both iPhones and Android phones and occurs when a specific message is sent to handsets.
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Twitter has identified a bug that stored users passwords unmasked in an internal log. While the company has already fixed the bug, and their own investigation shows no indication of breach or misuse by anyone, the company is advising all users to change their passwords.
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BlackBerry has rolled out an update to BBM Enterprise for BlackBerry 10 (yes BB10). BBM Enterprise for BlackBerry 10 v20.3.0.5 doesn't bring any new features and brings fixes to customer issues. BBM Enterprise allows employees to take advantage of the speed, reliability and privacy of BBM for faster communication.
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About 20 percent of the most popular Android Apps available through the Google Play Store contain open source components with known security vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers, according to a report released by Insignary.
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BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Launcher app for Android, bringing the ability to touch and hold an app icon on your home screen to view app notifications.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Keyboard for Android app, bringing the ability to use the SlideBoard feature when Type by Swiping is turned on. In addition, users can now Flick up on the keyboard to use a suggested word when using the keyboard in Chinese (Pinyin) or Japanese.
Authorities in Russia have threatened to block Facebook as they attempt to extend their control of the Internet and shut down encrypted messaging service Telegram.
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Russia’s internet watchdog has blocked an estimated 16m IP addresses in a massive operation against the banned Telegram messaging app that could set a new precedent for Russian online censorship.
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A Russian court in Moscow court has banned the popular Telegram messaging app. The court ruling on Friday came after Telegram refused to give Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) encryption keys that would grant access to user messaging data.
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Creative Media Works has announced the latest update to BBM for Android, which brings a faster and lighter version of BBM. Creative say the app now opens faster and has a more responsive UI.
Snapchat has released two new features, one that allows users to video chat with up to 16 friends and another that provides the option to tag users in Stories. The former mirrors video chat options on other platforms like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Google Hangouts, while the latter is similar to Instagram's "@" mention feature.
BlackBerry have released an update to BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server (BEMS) bringing Enhanced Security, more Skype support and more. BEMS and the Connect service are now compatible with Skype for Business Online. This feature is currently certified for use with a maximum of 250 users at this time.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to BBM Enterprise, bringing chat enhancements, security policies, a desktop app and more. BBM Enterprise will feature calls from Cloud DS where users will be able to start BBM voice and video calls from Cloud DS results.
BlackBerry Workspaces app for Android enables you to access your BlackBerry Workspaces account on your Android device, enabling you to view, comment, notify, annotate, edit, and securely share your files with others. Files opened in BlackBerry Workspaces app for Android are controlled and protected at all times, ensuring that your organization’s data remains safe.
Google's Files Go app has received a new update bringing new ways to search through files, view the location of duplicate files before they’re deleted, and the addition of Google Photos support.
Microsoft has released another Outlook for Android update that brings the addition of Calendar attachments, allowing Outlook users to view them on their Android devices. You can view embedded images and open these attachments directly from the event details in the Outlook app.
Just last week, MomentCam Hong Kong released BBMoji for Android, an app allowing users to create customised emojis and "expressive and funny stickers of yourself" and your friends on BBM. The iOS version is now available for for iOS.
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Creative Media Works has released the latest update to BBM for iPhone, which brings the ability to share videos in groups and add albums to your profile. In addition, users can now easily share content with more people with the new contact multi-picker.
A European team of cryptographers, cryptologists and programming specialists have developed a new application they claim will revolutionize the world of mobile communication. They claim that it is in fact more secure that talking to someone face-to-face.
BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their Productivity Tab for Android, bringing the ability for users to see content from their social accounts in the BlackBerry Hub Tab. Strangely, the changelog shows a new addition of being able to "Add widgets to the Productivity tab", something that the app introduced back in October 2017.
Facebook has implemented video chatting in Messenger Lite, a slimmed down version of Messenger for Android that offers the core features of the app while giving everyone the opportunity to stay connected to their friends and family, intended for people with older Android devices and/or slower Internet connections.
Apple has released an update to Apple Music for Android bringng music video enhancements and bug fixes. Specifically, the updated Android app allows users to watch video content in fullscreen, as well as in the Now Playing section of the app.
MomentCam Hong Kong has released BBMoji, an app allowing users to create customised emojis and "expressive and funny stickers of yourself" and your friends on BBM. Interestingly, BBMoji appears to be a companion app for the consumer version of BBM, as the app states that in order to use it, you need to have have the latest version of BBM installed.
BlackBerry have released an update to their DTEK app for Android, bringing divided event-tracking into background and foreground events and separate notifications for background and foreground events. In addition, the update brings the usual UX improvements & bug fixes.
BlackBerry will be rolling out an update to BBM Enterprise soon, bringing chat enhancements, security policies, a desktop app and more. BBM Enterprise will feature calls from Cloud DS where users will be able to start BBM voice and video calls from Cloud DS results.
BlackBerry have released an update to their BlackBerry Calendar for Android app. In the Chinese Lunar Calendar, it will now display the Chinese Lunar Year information across the different calendar views.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing Enhanced S/MIME Management, Email Font Selection and a more Consistent User Interface.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Keyboard for Android app, bringing Updates to some of the Chinese and Indian languages to include missing characters. In addition the update brings the ability to customize the number pad to include symbols and emojis.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Keyboard for Android app, bringing Updates to some of the Chinese and Indian languages to include missing characters. In addition the update brings the ability to customize the number pad to include symbols and emojis.
Earlier in the year, Google announced that it would be merging its Android Pay and Google Wallet services under one new umbrella called "Google Pay." A little more than a month later, the Google Pay app is now rolling out to users via an update on the Play Store. The initial launch does not bring anything new to the table and is basically the beginning of the rebrand.
Facebook Messenger Kids, a controversial new messenger aimed at children is now available on Android. This app is specifically designed for children between the ages of 6 through 12, since you can be age 13 and sign up for a normal Facebook account.
Popular password manager LastPass has finally received Android Oreo’s AutoFill feature. Moreover, accessibility-based autofill option is still available for older apps that don’t support the new implementation.
Creative Media Works has announced the latest update to BBM for iPhone, which brings the ability to send images or videos without compression, voice notes & large messages support in groups, new image and video viewer in groups and iPhone X support.
Back in 2015, BlackBerry and PayPal teamed up to introduce PayPal payments within BBM. PayPal has now informed users via email that the ability to send money with PayPal using BBM has been discontinued as of February 6, 2018.
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Creative Media Works has announced the latest update to BBM for Android, which brings the ability to send images or videos without compression
WhatsApp has released the long-awaited business version of its messaging application, promising a much better experience for SMBs who want to communicate with customers on the platform.
With over a billion users, WhatsApp is the biggest messaging service on the planet and way back in 2016, the company announced that it would cease support for a number of operating systems by the end of 2016.
Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings support for multiple accounts on the same device and adds a quick reply shortcut. You can now add up to three accounts and switch between them using the left sidebar menu...
Creative Media Works has announced the latest update to BBM for Android, which brings lots of improvements to the media sharing experience.
PowWow Mobile today announced at the BlackBerry Security Summit, its integration with the BlackBerry Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing improved compatibility with HTML email messages by supporting CSS important rules.
BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Launcher app for Android, bringing the ability to hide apps and customize App Names.
BlackBerry have released an update to their BlackBerry Calendar for Android app, bringing Exchange ActiveSync enhancements.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing additional hub integrations for for Tumblr and QZone accounts.
SAP today announced the planned release of its new job analyzer functionality embedded within the SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management solution to help organizations craft effective, competitive job descriptions
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Twitter is trialling longer character limits to help users "easily express themselves". Twitter currently limits tweets to 140 characters, but has doubled that to 280 characters for a small group of users.
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Creative Media Works has announced the latest update to BBM for Android, which brings further design enhancements, free custom pins and more.
Creative Media Works has announced the latest update to BBM for Android, which brings more ui re-designs and new additions to the discover menu. The chat screen now includes new colors and bubbles, a more convenient main menu.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Keyboard for Android app, bringing Quick Modes, making it easier for you to toggle between multiple modes via a toolbar.
BlackBerry have released an update to their Contacts app for Android bringing a fresh look and feel as well as the usual enhancements and bug fixes.
BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their BlackBerry Launcher app for Android, bringing Grid Customization, legacy BlackBerry icons packs and more.
BlackBerry has released an update to their BlackBerry Privacy Shade up. The update brings the ability to resize the Reading Window, turn the lens off and use Privacy Shade as a screen dimmer, and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing additional hub integrations for Skype Lite, Zalo, and KakaoTalk accounts and more.
Samsung has announced that it will launch ‘RelúmÄno,’ a visual aid application for the people with low vision. Relumino is a name that originates from Latin meaning ‘to return back the light’.
Back in July, the beta of BBM for Android received an update which brought a new chat interface, Â richer video sharing and editing options and animated stickers.
Appdome has joined the AppConfig Community, re-affirming its ongoing commitment to a secure and efficient mobile industry. AppConfig’s best practice feature-set can now be automatically integrated in apps via the Appdome platform...
Cloud VoIP and Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) provider OnSIP announced today the launch of its first desktop application for Mac and Windows.
It has been a while since the Android version of BBM Enterprise received an update, but today BlackBerry have released an update which brings some bug fixes and minor enhancements.
BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their Productivity Tab for Android, bringing the return of a dedicated Tasks tab, Productivity Tab hidden in landscape mode and the usual bug fixes and enhancements.
BlackBerry WorkLife Data automates eimbursements for employees by clearly separating data used by corporate and personal applications.
Part of BlackBerry Secure, BlackBerry WorkLife allows you to add a separate corporate line on personal devices without having to worry about compliance or user privacy.
BBM for Android has received an update bringing a continuation of a new look and feel with a new chat interface,  richer video sharing and editing options and animated stickers.
Creative Media Works, operating as BBM, today launched Event Tickets inside Discover with partner, Ariiyatickets. The service allows Nigerians to browse for local concerts and events, and purchase tickets in advance.
BlackBerry  announced today the company has expanded its cybersecurity offerings for the public sector to now include SecuSUITE® for Government, a multi-platform solution for end-to-end encryption of voice calls and text messages.
If you drive a personal car for work purposes such as customer sales visits, partner meetings or trade conferences, you know that tracking and reporting your miles for tax deduction or expense reimbursement can be a hassle.
Back in June Billaway launched BBM Rewards with Creative Media Works, which operates as BBM Messenger, for consumers across Android and iOS platforms in Canada, the United States and South Africa.
Facebook has expanded its 'Find Wi-Fi' feature globally on both iOS and Android devices for its two billion users. The social networking giant had begun testing a Find Wi-Fi option last year on mobile only for iOS users in select countries.
BlackBerry has released an update to BlackBerry Notable, bringing the ability to edit an existing image you previously saved in Notable. Notable is a content creation and sharing app that allows you to quickly capture content on your device screen, mark it up with text or free-form drawing tools...
Billaway, a U.S based marketing technology company that enables mobile phone consumers the ability to earn rewards, today launched BBM Rewards with Creative Media Works, which operates as BBM Messenger, for consumers.
BBM for Android has received an update bringing a continuation of a  new look and feel with new number badges, a more efficient webview UI and more.
BlackBerry have rolled out an update to their Productivity Tab for Android, bringing visual and user experience updates, quick triage (Reply, Delete) for messages and quick actions for Contacts.
BBM for Android has received an update bringing improved Android N Quick Reply Support, a UI refresh and more. Anybody who still uses BBM will know that the app has become seriously spam-riddled and taking that into account, this update improves infrastructure features to reduce spam invites.
Open Whisper has released a new update to both the Android and iOS versions of Signal, bringing encrypted video calling. The feature was previously only available to beta testers, but has now been rolled out to all users.
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the general availability of Microsoft Teams, the company's new chat-based workspace in Office 365. The new tool for team collaboration is now available to Office 365 business customers.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing dual SIM phone support, Android Wear notifications and more.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Password Keeper app for Android, bringing the addition of a master password reminder to fingerprint unlock.
BlackBerry have released an update to BlackBerry Launcher for Dynamics. BlackBerry Launcher, which was formerly called Good Launcher, is a single, secure mobile desktop included in all BlackBerry Apps.
BlackBerry has released a new app to their portfolio of Android apps. BlackBerry Privacy Shade is an app that prevents people around you from seeing your screen by blocking out everything except for a small view area that you control
BlackBerry have released an update to their Contacts app for Android bringing improved support for triaging and linking of duplicate contacts. The Contacts app is designed to store all your contact info in one location for convenient management. You can interact with your contacts .
BlackBerry have released an update to BBM for iOS, bringing the ability for Channel Owners to designate a human or bot channel representative to provide real time responses, spam reporting and more.
Samsung has officially released a downloadable version of Secure Folder, a robust security solution to help mobile users protect their valuable data and information.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Password Keeper app for Android, bringing a dark theme, which is slowly being implemented in all their Android apps.
Armour Communications has announced its integration with Skype for Business. Armour Mobile is now able to connect to Skype for Business using standard Cisco SIP-based technology.
Open Whisper has released a new Android and iOS beta of Signal, the popular encrypted messaging app that is a favorite of privacy-advocate Edward Snowden.
At the beginning of this month BlackBerry released a beta to BBM for Android, which finally brought the ability to sign up and use BBM via phone numbers.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced Amazon Chime, a new unified communications service that makes meetings easier and more efficient than ever before.
BlackBerry has released BlackBerry Notable, a new Android app that is also part of the BlackBerry Hub+ Suite of applications. Notable is a content creation and sharing app that allows you to quickly capture content on your device screen, mark it up with text or free-form drawing tools.
SAP has introduced the latest advances to SAP S/4HANA Cloud and shared its innovation road map for the industry's next-generation, leading-edge cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing a dark theme, WeChat and Line notification support and more. The BlackBerry Hub brings your communications into one place so you can manage your messages in one location. Connecting with your friends and colleagues has never been simpler.
Back in July last year, BlackBerry released an update to BBM for Android, which finally brought the ability to sign up and use BBM via phone numbers. However, this feature, while being one of the most requested features by users, was really only useful for new users.
Facebook has upgraded the login security for its 1.79 billion users by integrating the unphishable protection of the FIDO U2F (universal 2nd factor authentication) Security Key into its social platform.
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Last year, Samsung and Liga Portugal teamed up to introduce e-Liga, a mobile app that digitized and streamlined the way referees in Portugal’s top football league report official match data.
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Facebook has announced that its Messenger app is now capable of performing group video calls with up to 50 participants. This expands on the group calling feature which was added back in April.
BlackBerry's announced BlackBerry Secure Thursday, the company's new platform designed to be the foundation that enables the company to move to software and addresses the entire enterprise from end-point to end-point.
BlackBerry have released an update to BBM for Android, bringing 2nd factor authentication, enhanced user feedback functions within BBM Video and more.