How To Install Instagram Unofficially On Blackberry Z10 [Video]

Blackberry has become a recognized Smartphone these days. However not all notable Apps are yet available in recent Blackberry 10 OS but still people owning such smartphone crave of somehow getting those apps. Either officially or perhaps unofficially.

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 Good news for the Blackberry Z10 users who are in love with famous photo sharing & editing app Instagram can now install and run safely a stable version of Instagram on their Blackberry Z10.

The official Instagram is not yet available on the Blackberry App world yet but there are some easy techniques to install it on your Blackberry Z10 as it's confirmed working stable on that Smartphone.

However, it's not too straight & simple as that in android phones just requiring an .apk file and installing on your device, but the blackberry installing procedure is somehow little different.

First of all you will require the Bar file, download here.
Then you need DDPB which allows installing from external source to your device download here.
Your computer should have Java Runtime installed before continuing the process.

Follow the video below to gather complete process of installation.

The above video is just a glimpse of Instagram running on Blackberry Z10 thanks to saadi703.

Another video which was made for installing Whatsapp below is the actual process however do not forget the bar file you will use is the one above mentioned, it's just a process which is similar to that of Whatsapp installation steps.

The app works great on Blackberry Z 10 and the installation steps is only tested for that device only. So if you are trying to get it on any other Blackberry handset with the above procedure then you may likely find yourself in some trouble.

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Play PSP Games On iOS, Android, Windows And BlackBerry As PSP Emulator PPSSPP Is Now Available

Gaming these days has managed to comfortably shift from Consoles to smartphones. Particularly when we are seeking hand held gaming devices, our choices has widened from selective PSP or Nintendo DS's to high end Android/iOS Smartphones. Well, Sony PSP long back created a rift among Gamers particularly in Hand-held gaming sections but now it's long lost and forgotten.

Long back then Games such as God of War, Virtual Tennis, Tekken, etc had good graphics and strong game-play. People have moved to Android and iOS's these days and buying PSP even for 6,000 (INR) is a big deal. Time has discarded PSP and people who have already invested genuine amount of money in their massive smartphones don't want to get a old generation PSP. Still knowing games of that time were real good and the list can go long. 

Why did that happen anyways? Truly i being one of the Sony PSP fan-boys honestly feel a monopoly in the market. Good titles stopped coming and the games quality in the PSP section started to depreciate it's quality. Probably they had to push the PS-Vita up. Nerveless that's not our concern here.

Good news for people wanting to try out those titles directly on their Smartphone, PPSSPP has released portable PSP emulator version 0.7  for Android, Windows, Apple, Blackberry devices.

Earlier such emulator was coded for iOS devices only but finally the Android version it out. You might think the quality and frame rates may vary in actual device and here but that's nothing to worry about as they have already tested on few games and it does work pretty fine. 
The tested games from the developer includes God of War, Wipe-out Pure, Virtual Tennis. The complete list can be checked here and also to note some games have glitches and they are displayed in the compatibility list here. So before you proceed installing you can check out the game performance there. 

iOS users can check the video below as it works in that platform too and that's nothing new.

For the download link please visit here directly to the "ppsspp.org" website here.
Android users can also get it from play-store here.

Gaming on PSP was quite fun earlier and those who haven't tried titles because they had Android and lacked possessing PSP must start trying installing this emulator and enjoy seamless gaming. We haven't tested this ourselves but going through the videos and earlier applications of this developers i can assure it will work for you too.

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BlackBerry Z10 Review

Finally the wait is over,Here is one of the most awaited phone of this year, Blackberry Z10. BlackBerry Z10 is BB's first smartphone based on the brand new BlackBerry 10 platform.This phone has been in rumors for quite a while and people were expecting it to compete with Android and iOS .BlackBerry Z10 hold its own against top-notch rivals like Apple iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Nokia Lumia 920, HTC Butterfly and Sony Xperia Z. But can BB Z10 make its way to the top and regain it's lost reputation?? Lets See.
It has launched in India with a price tag of ₹43,490.

   

Build Quality

Trust me, when you look at this phone for the first time it will blow your mind. Smooth curves, extreme sleek design,It looks something like combo of iPhone5 and HTC one.  The front has a big bezel on top as well as bottom of the touchscreen, which adds to its height a bit. Just above the display lie the earpiece, the front camera and the status LED. The Power button is still holding its position on the top (like other BB devices) and the 3.5mm audio jack alongside. The left edge has the Micro-USD and microHDMI ports and the right side has the volume rocker with the mute button nestled in between. 

Screen

BlackBerry Z10 comes with Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors with a 4.2-inch 1280x768 display (355 ppi) that grows on you as you use the phone.The display is not the brightest we have seen though Visibility was impressive under the Sun.

Specifications

BlackBerry Z10 is powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor, coupled with 2GB RAM, while the graphics are handled by the Adreno 225 GPU. Battery life is merely average,not so great.The phone comes with 16GB onboard storage and supports microSD cards up to 64GB.

Camera

On the back of BlackBerry Z10 is an 8-megapixel camera, capable of taking 1080p stabilized video.The Image quality is good but not comparable to that of iPhone 5 or Lumia 920. You can record either 720p or 1080p video, though you can't click a picture while shooting a video.The 2-megapixel front camera also offers 720p video capture that comes in pretty hand with video over BBM.

 

Software

Everyone was quite excited about the BB10 OS.There were several rumors and alpha devices suggesting different things about the OS but lets see How it actually is ?

The new OS brings a new twist to a tried-and-tested interface of BlackBerry phones and does a good job as there is only a small learning curves .Yes, there are a few bugs that crop up once in a while, but nothing major.The most important gesture, however, is swiping up and to the right. This exposes the BlackBerry Hub, which aggregates all your forms of connectivity into a single, overpowering list. In BlackBerry 10, you get a home screen that doubles up as the app menu, task switcher.

However, for anyone else looking for a smartphone that lets them browse the Internet, use emails, Facebook and Twitter, click the occasional picture, as well as do a bit of casual gaming, BlackBerry 10 is definitely worth a second look. 

 

Connectivity

It has quite the features that is packed in every other device.It supports GPRS adnd Edge.It has a speed of HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE, EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps.WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE,And ofcourse NFC.Those are all paired with 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0, while the phone also offers accelerometer, gyro, magnetometer and GPS.

 
So, What do guys think? Time for Blackberry Boys to come back in action and show what it really is to own a Blackberry!! 
Do comment and let us know what you feel. 

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Harkirat Singh is a final year Engineering Student who is crazy about gadgets and food. He has been using Symbian for a very long time. He is a gizmoteer and likes trying different brands and operating systems. He believes in simplicity and leads his life in the same way. Read More

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Blackberry Z10 - First Full Touch Screen Blackberry 10 SmartPhone

Here is an another official surprise from Blackberry! However leaked several times on internet this made it's way few days back when Blackberry announced Blackberry 10. Yes, the Blackberry Z10 is finally launched. One of major update on this Smart Phone from Blackberry side was it's complete touch feature. Unlike other Blackberry Phones ever seen this one has no qwerty keyboard and the interface is fully touch based. 

This is somewhat a big deal for the company after a huge loss this may come in savior, can't be actually true but we can wait for it's stats. As the people looks towards something new in the Blackberry as always this could come in competition with S III or iPhone 5 with different prospect and also may retain Blackberry up-graders too.

Blackberry Z 10 features a 4.2 inch 1280 x 768 display, having a pixel density of 356 ppi, a dual-core 1.5 ghz OMAP 4470 SoC, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory with a microSD card slot, 8 Megapixel camera, 2 Megapixel front facing camera, and a textured back surface.

Watch the video from the Blackberry You-Tube channel to get more idea about this phone

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Catch complete review about this phone from engadget.

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Blackberry 10 Launched By RIM & RIM Renamed As Blackberry

We are bit late here in covering the Blackberry launch but never the least the BlackBerry 10 which was in news for a long time for end Dec 2012 to starting of 2013 and it's finally here RIM has not only launched Blackberry 10 but has also dropped it's name and renamed it as Blackberry stating that their new slogan is “it is one brand, it is one promise. From today on, we are BlackBerry everywhere in the world.”

The launch which was few days earlier took place at the same time in multiple events around the world in London, New York, Johannesburg, Paris, Dubai, and here in New Delhi. 

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins officially announced BlackBerry 10 on stage   stating: “BlackBerry 10 is here!” and discussed what kind of users RIM has designed Blackberry 10 for and how they are looking beyond the usual Blackberry owners focusing at Businessmen to people also socially connected normally. Previous targeted users horizon has been expanded to more extent that's what he was trying to say.

Press Release:

BlackBerry 10: Re-designed, Re-engineered, and Re-invented BlackBerry 10 Platform Launches on Two New Smartphones Waterloo, ON – BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched BlackBerry® 10, the re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented BlackBerry platform that creates a new and unique mobile computing experience. Available on two new LTE-enabled smartphones, the BlackBerry® Z10 (all-touch) and BlackBerry® Q10 (touch with physical keyboard) smartphones powered by BlackBerry 10 offer you a faster, smarter and smoother experience than any other BlackBerry you have used before. BlackBerry unveiled the new BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones at events held simultaneously in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Dubai, and Johannesburg. “Today sees a re-invented BlackBerry launching an entirely new mobile experience,” said Thorsten Heins, President and CEO of BlackBerry. “We are thrilled to be introducing BlackBerry 10 on the new BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones, to deliver a faster, smarter experience that continuously adapts to your needs. Every feature, every gesture, and every detail in BlackBerry 10 is designed to keep you moving.”

Highlights of BlackBerry 10

BlackBerry 10 is a robust and reliable platform that is smooth and responsive. It has a modern design and a gesture-based interface that is highly discover able  It is designed to support, learn, and adapt to the way you work and share with features like: The ever present BlackBerry® Hub, which is a single place to manage all your conversations whether personal or work email, BBM™ messages, social media updates or notifications, and the ability to “peek” into the BlackBerry Hub from anywhere, so you’re always only one swipe away from what matters to you. BlackBerry® Flow, where the BlackBerry 10 experience excels by enabling features and apps to flow seamlessly together, helping you complete the task at hand effortlessly and efficiently. For example, you can tap on an attendee listed for a meeting to see their latest tweet or LinkedIn profile. Or tap the thumbnail of a picture you just took to launch the Picture editor and quickly apply a transformation or filter, then instantly share it with your contacts. A keyboard that understands and adapts to you, that learns what words you use and how you use them, then offers them up to you so you can type faster and more accurately. BBM (BlackBerry® Messenger), which allows you to share things with the people that matter to you in an instant. BBM in BlackBerry 10 includes voice calling and video chat, and introduces the ability to share your screen with another BlackBerry 10 contact. BlackBerry® Balance™ technology, which elegantly separates and secures work applications and data from personal content on BlackBerry devices. Time Shift, an astonishing camera feature that lets you capture a group shot where everyone is smiling with their eyes wide open. Story Maker, which lets you bring a collection of photos and videos together, along with music and effects, to produce an HD movie that you can instantly share. The new BlackBerry 10 browser, which sets the industry benchmark for HTML5 support on smartphones, is incredibly fast. Scrolling or zooming is fluid and responsive. The browser includes many advanced features, supports multiple tabs, lets you browse sites privately, includes a reader mode, and integrates with the platform for easily sharing content. BlackBerry® Remember, which combines memos, tasks and much more into a single experience. It helps you organize and manage information you have on your smartphone around projects or ideas, letting you collect content such as websites, emails, photos, documents, and other files, and then like a To-Do list, lets you create tasks, assign due dates, and track your progress. If your BlackBerry 10 smartphone is set up with a work account, your Microsoft® Outlook® Tasks will automatically be wirelessly synced with BlackBerry Remember. If you have configured an Ever-note account with your smartphone, BlackBerry Remember will sync Ever-note workbooks as well. BlackBerry® Safeguard technology that helps protect what is important to you, and the business you work for. Built-in support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® so your BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10 smartphone can be simply connected and managed as other ActiveSync devices in a company, or enabled with BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 to gain secure access to work email, “behind the firewall” applications and data, and benefit from other security and enterprise mobility management features. The BlackBerry® World™ storefront, which now includes 70,000 BlackBerry 10 apps and one of the most robust music and video catalogs in mobile today – with most movies coming to the store the same day they are released on DVD. In addition, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare apps for BlackBerry 10 are preinstalled, and BlackBerry 10 customers will have access to leading applications from across the globe. Leading application providers including Disney, Cisco, Foursquare, Skype and Rovio have committed to the platform. “At Foursquare, we are extremely excited to launch our new BlackBerry 10 application and to continue developing on the platform,” said Dennis Crowley, Co-Founder and CEO of Foursquare. “Our team built the app just for BlackBerry 10, and the result is an amazing Foursquare Explore experience to help people around the world make the most of where they are.” “We’re delighted to bring Angry Birds Star Wars to BlackBerry fans around the world,” said Petri Järvilehto, EVP of Games, at Rovio. “It’s a great platform that gives a fantastic gaming experience, so fans can experience the struggle of Rebel Birds vs. Imperial Pigs to the fullest! 

“Bringing Where’s My Water? and Where’s My Perry? to BlackBerry 10 smartphones will introduce some of Disney’s most popular mobile games to new audiences,” said Tim O’Brien, VP of Business Development, Disney Games. “The new BlackBerry 10 platform is an exciting opportunity to expand Disney’s network of mobile players.”

“We’re proud to extend Cisco’s WebEx technology to the BlackBerry 10 platform letting customers of any size join, start, view content, and stay connected to WebEx meetings right from their BlackBerry 10 smartphone,” said Raj Gossain, Vice President of Product Management, Cloud Collaboration Applications Technology Group at Cisco. “Our customers access Cisco collaboration capabilities, such as instant messaging, IP voice calling and conferencing on BlackBerry smartphones to stay connected anywhere, anytime, and with anyone. RIM and Cisco have worked together to develop an application that is user friendly and meets the needs of our global customers.”

“We are excited about our plans to bring Skype to smartphones running the brand new BlackBerry 10 platform,” said Bob Rosin, VP & GM of Business Development for Microsoft’s Skype division. “We are working closely with BlackBerry to ensure Skype runs great on BlackBerry 10 devices. This will give BlackBerry 10 users a great Skype experience, including free voice and video calling, sending instant messages and text messages, sharing photos, videos and files, and calling to landlines and mobiles at Skype’s low rates.”

BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 Smartphones

The new BlackBerry 10 smartphones are elegant and distinctive, and the fastest, most advanced BlackBerry smartphones yet. They feature 1.5 Ghz dual core processors with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and an expandable memory card slot. They include the latest enhancements in high density pixel and screen technology to display clear, sharp, and incredibly vivid images. Both feature a micro HDMI out port for presentations, and advanced sensors such NFC (near field communications) to support mobile payments and the exchange of information with a tap of the smartphone. They also have a removable battery.

Models of the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 will be available from carriers to support their respective 4G LTE or HSPA+ networks, and all the available models include connectivity support for global roaming. The BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones will also each come in White and Black. For more information about the new BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones powered by BlackBerry 10 please visit www.blackberry.com/blackberry10

A range of accessories for the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones, including the new BlackBerry® Mini Stereo Speaker as well as a variety of carrying and charging solutions including a unique charger that provides on-the-go charging, will be available from select carriers and retailers.

Pricing and Availability

Worldwide, we have several key markets that are revealing pricing and availability today, including the UK, Canada and UAE.

In the UK, the BlackBerry Z10 will be available beginning tomorrow on pay monthly contracts and pre-pay plans from EE, O2, Vodafone, Phones 4u, BT, 3UK and the Carphone Warehouse. BlackBerry Z10 smartphones will be available fully subsidized on competitive monthly pay contracts. Price points will vary according to carriers and retail partners.

In Canada, the BlackBerry Z10 will be available on February 5th. Pricing will vary by carrier partner, but it will retail for around $149.99 on a 3 year contract.

In the UAE, the BlackBerry Z10 will be available on February 10th. Pricing will vary by carrier partner, but unsubsidized it will retail for AED 2,599.

In the U.S. market, we expect availability with most carriers for the BlackBerry Z10 to be in March. Today, U.S. carriers will start announcing pre-registration and price plans.

Many of our global partners have already launched or will be launching pre-registration and pre-order sites today.

We expect the first global carriers to launch the BlackBerry Q10 in April. We will announce new pricing and availability information as carriers roll-out around the world.

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Blackberry 10 Leaked Images

Blackberry has been out from the market for a very long time and its time they are ready to jump back into it with their most awaited Blackberry 10 smartphones. Reportedly, there are going to be two Blackberry 10 devices - first one will be full touchscreen device known as the L-Series while the second one will be touch along with standard blackberry qwerty keypad(we are not sure about this one).

Well, what we have here is the leaked images for the first one, i.e, the L-Series. These images were first leaked by Vietnamese site Tinhte.vn. The images reveals slots for a micro-SIM as well as microSD memory card, along with a 'removable' 1800 mAh battery.

(source - Tinhte.vn)

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BlackBerry 10 Could be Launched in the First Quarter of 2013

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While the iOS and Android gets multiple updates every while, there seems to be no news from another SmartPhone Giant Blackberry. Doesn't seems to be much true as they are on track for a 2013 Q1 launch of BlackBerry 10. While this year Blackberry kept postponing it again and again and the project moved on to 2013.

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The launch scheduled this year which later was kept on testing due to its failures has been confirmed by RIM CEO Thorsten Heins that BB10 will be available in 2013 and its getting tested currently to 50 carriers.

On a letter he announced:

"I'm very pleased to confirm that we have passed a critical milestone in the development of our brand new mobile computing platform, BlackBerry 10,” Heins wrote. “In the last week, BlackBerry 10 achieved Lab Entry with more than 50 carriers — a key step in our preparedness for the launch of BlackBerry 10 in the first quarter of 2013.”

Delays however shows that Blackberry is taking time to test its operating system well so that it will be available without any technical issues. After losing their 4th place position to ZTE in terms of shipping volumes it will be huge struggle for BB to get better spot.

Let us know how you feel about this post, will BB 10 be the saviour?

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