One of the popular services offering free text messages and voice calls over WiFi and mobile data networks is Viber. New beta update for BlackBerry 5 OS and BlackBerry 7 OS has been released by the company. 

Till now there is no information that whether the official app will be launched for the BlackBerry 10 OS or not. The Viber beta app update offers voice calling over 3G networks and WiFi networks. It contain the capabilities of both Skype and WhatsApp combined together. The beta version of the app supports only the BlackBerry 5 OS and BlackBerry 7 OS at this moment. Amazingly, the app doesn't support the BlackBerry 6 OS and the company claimed that the respective OS version has "several technical limitations”. Free calls will be offered only for the other two versions. 

The beta update also addresses bugs and brings performance improvements apart from voice calling.

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Password Keeper

Password keeper app acts as a digital safe for login credentials that are used on the phone. This app is offered by BlackBerry. The Password Keeper stores all the login credentials of Mobile Banking, social network or even email. User needs to use a simple password to access this app. All login credentials stored in it use AES 256 encryption which is bit difficult to crack. Simply copy the login credentials from the Password Keeper and use it whenever user want o access it. Password Keeper works the same for the new BlackBerry 10 but it is recommended to check out its use for older Blackberry devices. The app can be downloaded from the BlackBerry App World.

Authomator

Authomator app is used to secure login of various data and apps. This app offers two step authentication codes to avoid any sort of illegitimate access to users accounts. Users can access the app's feature either by using the QR code offered by the service user wish to use or the generated code can be manually entered. The login process can be made safe for popular services such as Gmail, Facebook, Dropbox, Twitter and Amazon. The interesting part of this app is that it generates codes without using the internet and can be used even where there is no data connectivity. The free version of the Authomator can be downloaded from the BlackBerry App World.

Free bVNC

Accessing desktop or laptop right from a full touchscreen phone is exciting with the bVNC app. Virtual Network Computing makes it simple for users to use the host machine remotely by just using the IP address and password. The host system should have a VNC server (like tightVNC) installed to access the app and show desktop view with full keyboard and arrow keys. The connections are safe and make the user view and work on the desktop remotely. The bVNC app offers several features meant for VNC enthusiasts supporting several languages and orientation. The Free bVNC app can be tried out from BlackBerry App World.

AIO Remote

All In One Remote application is used to control computers running Linux, Mac or Windows. This app is simple to use. The app can be attached to the computer using Bluetooth or WiFi networks. PowerPoint presentation, controlling media task and many simpler tasks can be accomplished by using this app on a BlackBerry 10 device. User is required to install the PC Server app that acts as a bridge for communication between the app and the computer after installing it. It features game controller with 8 buttons, 8 directions and multi-touch support. However, it supports 2 languages but more will be added soon. AIO Remote app can be downloaded from BlackBerry App World. 

RNote

RNote is a simple note pad app that enables user to take down notes in different colour fonts and different fonts as well. User can share the notes via SMS, WhatsApp or other social networks. Styling of the notes, fonts and background can be altered according to the user requirements. With the help of RNote, users can Search Note Title or Note Content. RNote app can be downloaded from BlackBerry App World.

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BlackBerry, which is working hard to recapture its market share in the mobile industry, appears to have some good plans for this year including launch of a tablet. According to the alleged roadmap of BlackBerry for 2013, the already unveiled BlackBerry Z10 and the soon to be launched BlackBerry Q10 can be witnessed in the first quarter. 

With a device called the B10L, the third quarter seems to spice things up. As per the CEO, Thorsten Heins “The company will not get into the tablet segment in the coming future as it was not beneficial”. In the meantime, CEO disclosed that BlackBerry was working on some projects to witness that how a tablet performs with the latest BlackBerry 10 OS. In the last quarter i.e end of year 2013, a device called U10 is expected to arrive which is definitely not an ordinary phone

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With BlackBerry reporting surprising profit for the fourth quarter on Thursday, the man of the hour was CEO Thorsten Heins. Bloomberg Television interviewed the executive and asked about the 55% of global BlackBerry Z10 buyers that came over from other platforms. As per Heins,”Those 55% were evenly divided between iOS and Android users.“ 

 In U.S, many want to hear about the QWERTY equipped BlackBerry Q10. Heins declared that the second BlackBerry 10 phone will be unveiled in Europe next month and possibly reach the U.S. by May. He further stated, “It really is up to carrier testing. The phone is being tested by 40 carriers in 20 countries.”

The question came about licensing came up when the Canadian based tech company decided to make its Secure Work Space security system that runs over BES 10, available for iOS and Android phones. Heins cleared by stating that lets see if this is the direction of his company heading toward, and will be interested in looking at licensing. Earlier this month, he glossed over a question about Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing's comment to a French publication about Lenovo possibly buying BlackBerry.

As per CEO of BlackBerry, “The recent decline in the number of BlackBerry memberships from 79 million to 76 million didn't matter as long as the average revenue per member more than made up for the difference in head count. It's a whole new world for BlackBerry, punctuated by the news that former company founder Mike Lazaridis has left the company for good.”

No matter what users think of the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10, or how strong the sales of the Z10 really are, Thorsten Heins' management team has done remarkable job. At the launch of first all-touch BlackBerry Storm, consider the state of BlackBerry. Launched with software that was not close to being finished, the launch was an absolute disaster. 

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As per the makers of Blackberry, the experience on BB has been re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented. BlackBerry is popular as business platform than  for pleasure but the new and improved operating system combines both business with pleasure . One can work as well as entertain on the same device. 

5 top features of BB 10 are:

1. Gesture Control: BB 10 is gesture imbibed . The more a user uses them, more he/she it will get used to it. It will be simpler & one can use able to interact with the OS through gestures obviously easily. When one swipes from the bottom bezel, it shows tiles of currently running apps. However by simply tapping once it brings out the device from hibernation. User can shut out it down by simply tapping on the 'x' on the app. When swiped to the right, it reveals a grid of app icons while users need only to tap and drag to reposition the icons. One can create folder by dragging one icon on to another. So all you have to is to tap.
2. Blackberry Hub: BB hub is a user’s go to place for all forms of communication. So the tag “hub” is just perfect for it. It can be accessed from any app by a simple swipe up and to the right. Text messages, mails, BBMs, Facebook messages, LinkedIn messages, voice mails and missed calls are organized at one place , can be easily viewed and responded. System updates also show up in the Hub. Users can look up their calendar appointments with just a single swipe. 
3. Virtual Keyboard: Users with all type of finger types slim or broader can comfortably use the BB 10 virtual keyboard. It allows comfortable and accurate typing as the keys on the board are reasonably well sized and spaced. A swipe downwards can access special characters & numbers while a swipe from right to left erases any incorrect typing. It also facilitates typing in multiple languages.It suggests words commonly used by a user by hovering words above keys, making typing faster and simpler than ever before providing a convenient platform. A user has to swipe up from the key and the word is added along with a space.
4. Blackberry balance:  It lets user have a perfect balance between work and play on the same device. Users can move to their business profiles from their private modes and visa versa with a simple scroll up. Apps and wallpapers in each profile are different and particular to it. Users can also jump from an app in one profile to that in the other without any data spilling.
5. Peek: It enables Multitasking on BB 10. However, it allows users to ‘peek’ into unread notifications, messages and texts without having to leave the current app that they are working on. One just has to swipe up from the bottom to stay in touch with everything and everyone that’s important. BB flow makes the movement throughout the platform smooth & lag-free.

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