Tecno customers receive premier access to BBM

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Tecno mobile phones will now preinstall BBM™on TECNO phones running the Android operating system.With BBM preinstalled, customers will be able to easily get started chatting and connecting with friends and family on the popular private social network from BlackBerry®.

BBM, with its privacy, control and immediacy, is very popular in the Nigerian market, where everybody wants a BBM PIN. Continue...

Infographics For Smartphones By Earl Ray

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Android OS is Smartphone King With 81% Share, Windows is Growing Steadily

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Android OS hit a record 81 percent of the 251 million smartphones shipped in Q3 of 2013 beating  Apple,  BlackBerry and Windows.
However, Microsoft’s Windows Phone is growing steadily with 10 million smartphones shipped during the period doubling its marketshare and making it the world’s fastest growing major smartphone platform.
Microsoft made history with its over 10 million units in a single quarter.
According to Linda Sui, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments which hit 251.4 million, grew 45 percent this year compared  from 172.8 million units in Q3 2012. There was robust demand for Android and Microsoft OS units especially in Europe and Asia.
However, Android’s lead hit a new peak according to Scott Bicheno, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics. In Q3 2013  4 out of every 5 smartphones were Android while BlackBerry’s unit dropped from 4 percent to 1 percent while Microsoft doubled from 2 percent to 4 percent.  Apple’s promise on price cut could help it gain marketshare as it has limited presence at the lower market segment.
Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics said Microsoft grew its smartphone shipments by 178 percent annually in Q3 2013 and it is currently the world’s fastest growing major smartphone platform. This is almost entirely due to Nokia’s Lumia portfolio.
OS Market Share in Q3 2013 below.

Samsung Confirms BBM™ on Galaxy Smartphones

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Samsung today confirmed that when BBM™, the mobile social network, launches for Android smartphones on the 21st September 2013, it will be available as a free download for Samsung Galaxy smartphones across Africa from the Google Play store.

“We are pleased to officially announce that BBM will be available for Samsung Galaxy smartphones across Africa,” said EmmanouilRevmatas, Director of Hand Held Products, Samsung Electronics West Africa. “We are focused on driving consumer experiences based on customisation to suit every lifestyle. By offering an additional messaging service through our Samsung Messaging Hub, it has never been easier to stay connected. This is another way that we are providing our customers with a more integrated lifestyle experience and a powerful new way of communicating and sharing. It’s really about giving the African market what they want – and what they want is choice.”

BlackBerry unveils new Z30 smartphone

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Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has unveiled its new Z30, touting it as the company's biggest, fastest and most advanced smartphone.

The all-touch smartphone comes with a 5-inch display and BlackBerry's largest battery so far. BlackBerry says it's designed for people looking for a smartphone geared toward communications, messaging and productivity.

Samsung Launch Galaxy Mega

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Samsung Drops the Galaxy Mega... just for you!

The mystery surrounding the #MissionMega that has been all over social media; with intense buzz on Facebook and trending on Twitter on July 1st has finally been unveiled.

With very exciting and engaging content; peeps were required to guess the identity of three mystery agents in an interesting interactive session online. Agents Eagle (Ali Nuhu), Panther (Kate Henshaw), and Cobra (Banky W) were all revealed as Agents for Mission Mega. Continue...

HOW TO DOWNLOAD YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON YOUR ANDROID SMARTPHONES

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Everywhere, both on our computers andmobile phones, tablets, or any other electrical device, we always want to be able to download YouTube videos. 
Now, to download YouTube videos, we would be making use of an application called TubeMate, which presents to us the privilege of downloading these videos... TubeMate allows you to choose between watching a YouTube video or downloading it.

BLACKBERRY A10 SPECS REPORTEDLY LEAKED

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So far, we've only had furtive glances of the rumored BlackBerry A10 through basic specs and a short video. However, CrackBerry forum member nereuszeer may have given us much more insight by posting what appears to be a presentation slidewith most of the A10's details. If accurate, they suggest that the 5-inch, 720p OLED screen wouldn't be the only standout feature

Blackberry Keyboard Phone To Make Canadian Debut In Toronto

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Canadian BlackBerry users who were hoping to get their hands on the latest version of the keyboard smartphone may have to wait a couple more days, if they live outside of Toronto.
The company (TSX:BB) says the release of the BlackBerry Q10 will begin first in the Greater Toronto Area on Wednesday, before it expands to the rest of Canada later in the week.
Chief operating officer Kristian Tear told The Canadian Press that demand in the country's biggest city has been "very strong" and the company wants to ensure that it has enough phones to supply the market.

BlackBerry sets sights on SA’s app developers

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BLACKBERRY is investigating opportunities to support local mobile software application (app) developers in Africa, in a bid to attract more customers and claw back market share, the phone maker said on Wednesday.
In January, BlackBerry began its comeback bid in the smartphone market with the launch of a new operating system, BlackBerry 10 (BB10), and new smartphones including the BlackBerry Z10.
It launched with 70,000 products in its apps store, and the number has since grown to 100,000.
The company has opened app developer laboratories in Cape Town and Pretoria in the past year to help grow the country’s mobile app developers market.