While Google presented its nearly four hours of recorded keynote glory in one giant clip, BlackBerry had the decency to split things up into four more-manageable segments. In the first installment of BlackBerry Live Keynote 2013, you can catch CEO Thorsten Heins chatting up some stats before hopping into the passenger seat of a QNX-equipped Bentley. Later during the show, we hear from Alicia Keys, the company's Global Creative Director, before taking a look at BBM Channels (which we imagine the performer already plans to use as a replacement for Twitter). You'll find all four parts of the comp... Read similar

A lot has changed in the security realm since 2008 -- remember Alicia Keys' recent attempt to convince us her Twitter account was hacked, when we all know she still uses an iPhone even as BlackBerry's Creative Director? Pranks aside, the consumer world alone has been overrun with mass data hackings -- everyone from Evernote to Microsoft to Sony to RSA has felt the wrath. To combat all of this, Google is revamping its five-year security plan, which calls for a complex authentication code replacing the conventional password in due time; in other words, Google is going to make it harder to access... Read similar

Tennis player David Ferrer is competing in the Samsung-sponsored Mutua Madrid Open this weekend.  In a presumably sponsored tweet before the event, Ferrer wrote about how much he loves Samsung's new flagship phone, the Galaxy S4.  The tweet was sent from his iPhone.  Whoops! We first spotted the news on Apple Insider, but apparently the tweet has been making its rounds on the Huffington Post's Spanish site and Twitter. Here's a screenshot: The Tweet has been deleted and reposted from another device. The snafu is an increasingly common mistake from celebrities who endorse tech p... Read similar

RIM offers popular BlackBerry Messenger service to rival devices ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, and said it will offer its once-popular BlackBerry Messenger service on iPhones and devices running Google's Android software. CEO Thorsten Heins said the time is right to offer BBM on rival devices. He said iPhone and Android versions will be available for free, subject to approval by Google Play and the Apple App Store. "It's time to bring BBM to a greater audience," Heins said. "I cannot wait for th... Read similar

BlackBerry has named Alicia Keys, the musician, as its global creative director. At a press conference, Ms. Keys said that she and BlackBerry were now "exclusively dating." There's just one glitch: Her Twitter account shows she was very recently spending time with an iPhone.Read similar

You’re nobody in the consumer tech world if you don’t have a celebrity “Creative Director” and, with will.i.am and Lady Gaga already occupied, BlackBerry has snatched warbler Alicia Keys. The freshly-announced “Global Creative Director” for the Canadian company, Keys joined CEO Thorsten Heins on-stage at the launch of BlackBerry 10 and promised to “work closely” with developers, Read The Full StoryRead similar

Well that didn’t take long. After appearing on stage, in front of the entire world, and talking about her breakup with the iPhone, Alicia Keys is back at it. The new Creative Director of Blackberry tweeted from her iPhone on …Read similar

This morning, during the official Blackberry 10 launch event, Blackberry surprised everyone by announcing that none other than superstar Alicia Keys is the new Global Creative Director of the company. The new position at Blackberry was created specifically so that …Read similar

Blackberry is one of several to sign on a celebrity to help push its platform, having recently announced that Alicia Keys is its new Global Creative Director with the launch of Blackberry 10. All was well for a couple weeks until tweets surfaced under Keys’ Twitter account from an iPhone, her previous handset of choice. Read The Full StoryRead similar

It wouldn't be a BlackBerry press event without something totally unexpected and semi-weird thrown in the mix. Today, at BlackBerry's media conference revealing BlackBerry 10, the company appointed Alicia Keys as the new Global Creative Director.Her first act as GCD was to talk about how much she loves BlackBerry 10 at today's media conference. Her other responsibilities are somewhat unclear -- just like will.i.am's role at Intel.Read similar