Shawn the Sheep Stickers now available for BBM

Aardman Animations has finally released their Shawn the Sheep stickers for BBM! This sticker pack will run you $1.99 for all of their stickers. Shawn is the star of the Wallace and Gromit spinoff. Seeing these stickers come out, I just can't wait to see what others will appear in the BBM Shop. What would you like to see in the BBM Shop?? Let us know in the comments.

BlackBerry still holds the number 3 spot in Canada

Despite the doom and gloom surrounding BlackBerry, it appears they still hold the number 3 spot in Canada – despite a 5% drop on  a year to year basis. They even held on the number 3 spot with the PlayBook.

BlackBerry now owns 15% of the Canadian Smartphone market, according to a report by comScore. This is a 5% drop in market share on a year to year basis. However, the surprising news is that the BlackBerry PlayBook, also holds the number 3 spot in the Tablet market share. Personally, I think this is great news. Of Course, any drop in number is not good news, but considering where BlackBerry allegedly holds a virtual 0% in some places where they once dominated, it’s encouraging to see that there are some Canadians that take pride in holding onto their BlackBerry’s.

Updatein Places for BlackBerry 10 Updated to Version 1.3

Updatein Places, with which you can do location based searches for restaurants, coffee shops, theatres, gas stations, ATMs and much, much more. The application was updated to version 1.3, bringing lots of new features. Here’s what’s new:

• Bug fixes.
• BlackBerry 10 Universal Search Integration.
• Improved navigation experience and minor UI Tweaks.
• Location based distance units supported for all countries. Added Imperial and Metric settings which can be accessed from the swipe down menu settings.
• Available for Z3 devices.

The update should be live for most users right now, so check out BlackBerry World and if you still haven’t tried out the app, make sure you do. It’s available for free and for all BlackBerry 10 devices.

BBM 2.1 with Sticker Shop now available for BlackBerry, iPhone and Android devices

The latest version of BBM is rolling out across BlackBerry, iPhone and Android devices. BBM 2.1 brings with it BBM Stickers as well as some new features like pictures in multi-person chats and larger file transfers of up to 16MB.

The stickers will be available in both free and paid packs through the integrated BBM Shop. Packs will contain between 20-25 stickers and will be for brands like Shaun the Sheep and WWE.

Press Release
BBM Chats Just Got More Fun with the Introduction of Stickers
Multi-Person Photo Sharing and Larger File Transfers Round Out New Features
Waterloo, ON - BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in mobile communications, today announced an update of BBM™, a leading mobile messaging platform for private and secure communications, that allows customers to further personalize and enhance their chat experiences.
Available for download later today from the respective app stores for the Android™, BlackBerry® and iOS® platforms, BBM will now offer stickers – larger, bolder and more expressive images than emoticons – that BBM users can add to their BBM chats. Customers will be able to purchase and download sticker packs from the new BBM Shop found in BBM.
“Stickers are another great example of how we’re making the BBM experience more engaging and fun for our customers,” said David Proulx, Senior Director, BBM at BlackBerry. “Stickers let you personalize your chats and strike the right chord with people around the world who rely on stickers in chats when they connect with colleagues, family, friends, peers and partners.”
BBM customers will be able to download a variety of sticker packs right inside BBM from the BBM Shop. Each sticker pack contains between 20 and 25 stickers and features content developed by talented artists or relating to a theme or a character like CosCat, Gilbert’s Tales or Bubble Bot, as well as sticker packs featuring content from popular brands including Shaun the Sheep and WWE. To start, sticker packs will either be offered for free, or cost US $1.99, or an approximate equivalent amount in the local currency, and will be billed through the device’s app store.
With WrestleMania 30 just around the corner, WWE is planning to give away a free sticker pack to its fans through BBM. In addition, a free sticker pack created by BlackBerry featuring favorite BBM emoticons will be available to all BBM customers that download the new update. BlackBerry plans to add new sticker packs on a regular basis.
In addition to stickers, BBM customers can now easily share photos in multi-person chats*. Photos will be delivered in the chat as a thumbnail that can be opened to reveal the image in full size. BBM customers can also now send higher quality photos, videos and presentations thanks to larger in-chat file transfers. Files up to 16MB can now be shared in a chat, an increase of 10MB.**

BlackBerry working on a full 1080P SmartPhone

BlackBerry OS 10.3 was discovered recently, and it comes with support for full high definition displays with a 1080p resolution.
As yet there are no details on other specifications on this new full HD BlackBerry smartphone, we presume the device will be a full touchscreen device.
There are a number of rumored new BlackBerry devices in the works, as soon as we get some more details about this new full HD BlackBerry 10 handset we will let you guys know.

Foursquare for BlackBerry 10 gets overhauled, brings a new look and bug fixes

Its been a while since the last update to Foursquare for BlackBerry 10 but it seems the developers have been rather busy. The latest release is now filtering through BlackBerry World and showing up on devices. It's a pretty big update as well as it not only brings a new, flatter look and feel to the app but also fixes a lot of previous bugs.

• Big performance improvements on the main screen.
• New "Highlights" carousel on the main screen letting you know the best things going on around you.
• Redesigned venue pages.
• Updated profile page
• Check-in right from the Hub with the Foursquare item in 'compose'.
• Delivery options on the venue page, if the venue has Grubhub or Seamless available.
• UTF-8 Characters are now appropriately displayed in the active frame
• Settings - Account Settings - Profile has been fixed
• BBM Connection and sharing reliability greatly improved. Can now share to BBM from a card.

Overall, a pretty spiffy update now that it is here. Go ahead and fire up BlackBerry World to get it downloaded, it should be waiting for you.

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SayIt Personal Assistant for BlackBerry 10 is on sale.

The personal assistant app SayIt is priced at just $0.99 for a few days.

The offer is now live and will run until Sunday 9th March, so if you want to take advantage you need to get in quick. If you've missed our previous coverage on the app - think of it as kind of like Siri but for BlackBerry.

With a multitude of things you can ask SayIt and a bunch of different languages supported it sure is better than the limited voice functions we have natively built into BlackBerry 10.

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Documents to Go gets a huge update

A huge update was released for Documents to Go.

• Support for Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) with the new Connect to OneDrive app available in BlackBerry World today
• Support for Microsoft SharePoint with the updated BlackBerry Work Drives app for secure access to corporate documents
• The ability to share links to files stored in the cloud removes the need to send large attachments or manage multiple copies of a file and allows for more efficient collaboration
• You can now view and insert comments in spreadsheets
• Enhancements to Presenter mode include the time and a timer to help keep presentations on schedule, and the option to move between your slides using the Volume up and Volume down keys lets you keep your focus on the audience
• Slideshow To Go now supports hundreds of animations, transitions, and all 150 types of SmartArt found in Microsoft PowerPoint for one of the most reliable and accurate experiences on a mobile platform
• Jump to slides more quickly and navigate through large presentations with a  new progress bar slider
• Support for document rights managed and encrypted attachments with GigaTrust, allowing for increased enterprise document security
• BlackBerry Screen Reader integration for improved document accessibility without relying on sight
• Various bug fixes and optimizations

Check out the new Documents to Go app in BlackBerry World

Quickpost for BB10 gets lots of new features in the latest update.

QuickPost is a great app to help you manage updates to multiple social networking sites. What is great about the app is that it integrates with accounts already set up on your device — eliminating the need to login to every site. The latest update is one the developers are calling QuickPost 'Unleashed'. It brings more social sites into the mix including the ability to post to Blaq, if that is your preferred Twitter client.

You can also now share to BBM Groups as well as WhatsApp groups. There are also some nice enhancements to be found.

QuickPost Unleashed features

• Added Blaq Support
• Added BBM Group support, including multiple groups at once!
• WhatsApp Group Support!
• Multiple Twitter account support! 
• Dynamic Peek!  Peek is now disabled while posting so you don't accidentally lose it!
• Invoker Core Technology - Improved performance, speed and stability.
• Improved Target Picker!  The new target picker scrolls to allow support for more targets at once!
• QP Help! Find answers and get support on the new QuickPost Help page!
• New Setting to toggle BBM Groups.
• WhatsApp is now always available as an option.
• The Help button opens our Twitter page in the browser so you don't need to login each time.
• The # and @ convenience keys now properly insert the character at your cursor.
• Improved the loading speed of Post and Attach pages.

Download QuickPost from BlackBerry World

Blaq updated with new features and improvements

Kisai Labs has just released a nice update to their very popular BlackBerry 10 Twitter client, Blaq. This
update brings some additions, enhancements as well as a ton of fixes. You can check out the changelog below.
Additions

• Compose in hub – Now you can compose your tweets directly from the hub with Blaq.
• Classic active frame – For those of you who enjoyed the simplicity of the original active frame, it’s now back!

Enhancements

• Battery drain fixes
• Search field is focused automatically on physical keyboard devices
• Instead of selecting specific directories for the photo picker, the Pictures view is now used by default.

Tons of fixes (including):

• Hub “account restore” notifications
• Duplicate hub icons
• Unable to add/remove users from lists
• Inability to open hub items
• Accounts not set up on devices still receiving notifications

The update show be available shortly, if not already.