BBM sell out

The release of BBM to iOS and Android users is at best too little too late. Sure there are millions who love the program including myself, but the fact is I already have two cross-platform, feature rich messaging apps and don’t know that I will add another despite my familiarity with the iconic messaging app.

WhatsApp, Line, Viber, and others already fill this need for tens of millions of users worldwide.Never mind the delays, it is finally here and BBM for Android and iOS is completely free. It supports all Android-powered smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich and above, and iPhones running iOS 6 and above.It’s features include everything you’ve come to expect from the program: traditional instant messaging, group chat for up to 30 people, and user profiles.In order to use the app, you will need to signup for a BlackBerry ID, which will only take a few minutes. Signup is done through the app once its installed. For those concerned about privacy, you’ll be happy to hear that BlackBerry will assign you a PIN and you will not need to disclose your phone number or email to anyone in order to begin messaging.

For millions, the app will be a matter of nostalgia. There are a large number of Android and iPhone users who have owned a BlackBerry at one time or another.

Once again, I’ve not read a single report that suggests that BBM will rescue BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB), however, it’s nice they decided to throw a life preserver to those who love the app years after they jumped BlackBerry’s sinking ship.

Blackberry Over

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Today, Blackberry released their preliminary financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2014, and it’s worse than imagined. While nobody believed BB10 would fully resurrect the once mighty smartphone company, nobody expected operating losses approaching $1 billion, either.

According to Yahoo! finance, Blackberry will also remove itself from the consumer market, opting to focus on enterprise and end-to-end solutions instead. They’ll also trim their lineup from six devices to four, with two high-end offerings and two lower-specced phones.

Blackberry will also cut 4,500 jobs, and attempt to reduce their operating expenditures by 50% before the end of Q1 FY 2015.

In addition to the operating loss of $950-995 million, the Waterloo, Canada company will also see a pre-tax inventory charge of $930-960 million, primarily attributable to Z10 devices. Blackberry did make $1.6 billion, of which half is service revenue, and expects to see revenue on 3.7 million smartphones, primarily BB7 devices.

The company expects their adjusted net loss to hover in the $250 million range, or about $0.50 per share. At the time of writing, Blackberry stock is currently trading at $8.73, and has fallen $1.80 on the day, which is more in tune with their GAAP loss of $950 or so.

This marks an end to Blackberry’s consumer presence, and a sad exit for a once prominent and ubiquitous company. While the enterprise market got them to where they were, programs like BYOD and Apple’s increasingly strong presence in enterprise will prove difficult. Google is also pushing hard, and has many top-tier companies “going Google”. Blackberry may find sourcing contracts for enterprise or government difficult in the current landscape.

It seems even the most obvious solutions for survival may no longer be viable for Blackberry.

COOL

Coolest gadget of 2013

Surface Tension Arcade Table

An ultimate bro-ccessory, a Surface Tension Arcade Table is a fine piece of handcrafted furniture 

concealing a video gaming system. To a casual observer, there's no real hint that this tasteful piece of 

furniture hides somethings so frivolous —it's all very respectable. Drawers pull out to reveal joysticks 

and controls, while the the dark glass table top conceals the display. If you're so inclined, you can hook 

your table up to a HDTV for a horizontal view of the action. Prices vary by model and finish but start at 

about $3,200 plus shipping.

Fallin

Just bought an Apple iphone 5s

Apple Phone too expensive

Apple shares drop by more than 5% after new iPhone launch because investors fear the handsets - at $549 to $849 - are too expensive

• Shares in Apple ended at $467.7 on Wednesday following the launch of its new iPhones - a drop of 5.4 per cent
• Analysts concerned iPhone 5C is too expensive for emerging markets
• The handset costs more than the average monthly income in China
• Apple's smartphone market share fell to its lowest in three years in June

Falling Stock

On Tuesday, at around 2pm, Apple's shares had dipped about 2 percent. But on Wednesday, Cupertino is continuing to struggle with a low-point of 6 percent loss, or around $465 a share.

Of course, it's important to remember Apple has seen similar lags in share prices after previous announcements. According to The Guardian, the low stock prices could be in response to the iPhone 5c. While the on-carrier arrangement offers a $99 iPhone, the unlocked price is still seen by some analysts as being too pricy.

Bitter Fued

The Fued Continues

It's a smartphone industry WAR

Check out the new i phone specs VS the Samsung galaxy S4

Unveiling of Apple I Phone 5s

With the release of the new Apple I Phone days away, it is safe to say that Apple have 

everyone right where they want them.The large buzz around what the phone looks like, the

 innovative features that the phone comes with has basically paved the the way for leaks and

 rumoured released dates.This hype has slowly eroded the fact that Apple is not really big on 

innovations when it come to the I phone. With the exception of the I Phone 5 sire and making 

new OS that  Apple has basically released I Phones with the same specs with a bigger size 

and a prettier exterior design and calling it innovative.Honestly in my mind there is no topping 

the I Phone 5 even with the new rumoured fingerprint software because i can just download a 

finger print if i wanted that software or even download a more secure one but regardless of the 

lack of the innovation in the mobile industry Apple has undoubtedly raised the bar with the 

launch of the I Phone 5 with the convenience of sire and not to mention there ever so lovely OS 

the I Phone 5 is undoubtedly the greatest phone to grace our earth i was even surprise myself 

after i had jumped on the bandwagon that android had broken Apple's monopolistic 

dominance. This shows what competition does for innovation ..... after-all apple is a company 

 an the aim of a company is to make profit innovation comes after.