Facebook drops BlackBerry BB10 platform support

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The Canadian handset manufacturer is watching some of the largest mobile apps step away from it. Regardless of the efforts that BlackBerry has made to try to convince Facebook and WhatsApp to change their minds about discontinuing their native apps that would support the company’s own operating system, BB10, the applications wouldn’t budge. The company has since responded to the decision and has expressed its disappointment in this development. In a recent blog post on the official BlackBerry site, they stated that “We are extremely disappointed in [Facebook’s] decision as…

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WhatsApp mobile app won’t continue supporting BlackBerry and other platforms

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The messaging platform owned by Facebook will also stop supporting a number of older platforms. The popular messaging mobile app, WhatsApp, has now announced that it will no longer be supporting a number of different platforms, which include older versions of Android and Windows Phone, as well as any BlackBerry version. The support for those platforms will cease for the mobile app at the close of this year. The announcement made by the mobile app has revealed that it will stop working with BlackBerry based devices, as well as those…

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Blackberry mobile apps should be required by Congress, says Chen

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The company’s CEO has now sent an open letter to the members, calling for “net neutrality”. The CEO of BlackBerry has issued an open letter to the members of United States Congress, claiming that the developers of mobile apps should be required to ensure that their products are compatible with his company’s devices. John Chen is seeking this move in the name of “net neutrality”. Chen has stated that his effort to encourage the creation of mobile apps that are compatible with BlackBerry devices has to do with “net neutrality”,…

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Technology news from BlackBerry will soon bring 240,000 apps to Amazon

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The struggling handset maker has just struck a licensing deal with the massive online marketplace. BlackBerry Ltd. has now announced its latest technology news which involves a new deal with Amazon.com Inc., which will give the handset manufacturer the ability to offer 240,000 Android applications from the app store at Amazon. The move will give BlackBerry 10 mobile device users the ability to download some of the most popular Android apps. The technology news will become active as of this fall, when BlackBerry 10 users will be able to head…

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BlackBerry apps are now being offered for free

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As of yesterday, and running until Christmas day, one application for BB10 platform users will be free per day. The struggling Canadian handset maker has now announced that from December 1 through 25, it will be offering BlackBerry apps for free, one each day, including some of its most popular names. The company that once led the smartphone marketplace is now scrambling to draw positive attention to its brand. According to a spokesperson from the company, these free BlackBerry apps are a way for the device manufacturer to begin “kicking…

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