CrackBerry.com Podcast

End of An Era — Dawn of A New Era

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:06:07 +0000

Kevin Michaluk IS CrackBerry Kevin! CBK has purchased CrackBerry.com back from its stewards at Future PLC and is in the midst of planning a re-launch that will keep the site relevant for years to come. In the meantime, Kevin is joined by a team of fellow BlackBerry enthusiasts you know and love for a special podcast. Bla1ze, James Nieves, and Michael Fisher talk about the EOL for BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 phones. But they also touch on OnwardMobility's promise of a 5G phone, their favorite BlackBerry devices of all time, and MUCH more!

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CrackBerry Special: New 5G BlackBerry Android Coming in 2021

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:13:29 +0000

A new 5G BlackBerry Android smartphone with a keyboard will arrive in 2021. A new joint announcement from BlackBerry, OnwardMobility, and FIH Mobile lays out the plans for the phone. Kevin, James, Adam, and Bla1ze get the band back together for an interview with OnwardMobility's CEO, Peter Franklin.

BlackBerry Podcast of FUTURE Past!

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 13:54:28 +0000

And we're back! It has been about 4 months since our last podcast, so there's plenty to talk about this time around. On tap for discussion, BBM, BlackBerry KEY2 Red Edition, BlackBerry KEY3 rumors, how BlackBerry Limited is doing and more.

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243: Super Duper Year-End BlackBerry Podcast Spectacular!

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 23:31:43 +0000

We're back! It has been a while since our last podcast, but we couldn't let 2018 close out without doing one, so we made it happen. As it's a year-end wrap-up, we ran through all that happened in 2018, the hits, the misses and more plus we dig into what we're looking forward to in 2019 or more directly, the KEY3. Speaking of the KEY3, you'll want to pay close attention for some contest details.

242: Life Is For Living

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 23:34:04 +0000

Now that the BlackBerry KEY2 is making its way into more hands around the world, it's time we got together to discuss the reviews, feedback and more! For this podcast, we were joined by Jerry Hildenbrand from Android Central to talk KEY2 and everything else BlackBerry!

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Thrifter.com: Thrifter uncovers the best deals on your favorite tech every day of the year and kicks into high-gear during special events like Prime Day. Make sure you sign up for the Thrifter Prime Day newsletter and follow them on Twitter (@ThrifterDaily) to receive breaking news, leaks and pro tips during the run-up to the big day and a curated selection of the best deals once they go live.

241: It's real, and it's spectacular!

Sat, 09 Jun 2018 00:42:48 +0000

It's here, and the whole team goes hands-on with the new hotness! The gang is joined by special guest star Michael Fisher, aka Mr. Mobile, to talk all about the brand new BlackBerry KEY2. Do not miss this epic show!

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240: The trolled have become the troll

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 18:57:01 +0000

It has been about a month since our last podcast, so it was certainly time to sit down and chat a little about what has been happening in the world of BlackBerry. On tap for this one, we discuss BlackBerry's latest earnings reports and lawsuits. As well, we dig into the latest BlackBerry smartphone news and updates. Not enough? Well, we also discuss the latest Facebook backlash and much, much more!

239: CrackBerry Birthday and MWC 2018 Podcast

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 19:02:29 +0000

With CrackBerry celebrating its 11th birthday and Mobile World Congress 2018 wrapped up, we settled in to bring you the latest CrackBerry podcast. On tap for this one, the latest BlackBerry KEYone and Motion news, we also dig into the latest device rumors and the Optimus 'Ghost' leak, and Kevin tells us how he almost died in Barcelona. Good times! PS : NSFW for driving down the road with your kids in the back.

238: Post-CES!

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 19:44:51 +0000

CES 2018 is a wrap and there was plenty of BlackBerry news announced that we needed to discuss a little bit further, so it was only fitting to have a have a post-CES podcast. For this one, we managed to keep it to around 45 minutes, so settle in, hit play on the video and enjoy! For all you folks who prefer audio, we'll get that added as soon as possible for direct download and iTunes and Google Play Podcasts playback!

237: 2017 Reflections and 2018 Predictions!

Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:34:12 +0000

To kick off the first CrackBerry podcast of 2018, we figured it was only right to reflect on some of best highlights from 2017 and share our predictions for 2018. 2017 was a pretty jammed pack year, so there was a lot to discuss. Go ahead, hit play and settle in for the next hour. As always, we'll get the audio posted up in a bit here if you prefer to tune in that way.

236: Motion Notion

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 20:31:40 +0000

The CrackBerry podcast is back for a special Cyber Monday edition. This time around, we brought a few friends along. MrMobile and Jan Ole Helmbold join us to discuss all the things happening in the BlackBerry world right now including Cyber Monday deals, the CrackBerry Unstoppable European Tour as well the upcoming Canadian Unstoppable Tour and of course, the all-new BlackBerry Motion.

235: Bringing you on a journey!

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:26:07 +0000

Pow! Time again for another CrackBerry podcast. This week, we dig into all the latest BlackBerry news including the latest BlackBerry Motion and KEYone announcements that have happened since our last podcast. Plus, we announce a brand new round of CrackBerry meetups for Europe and Canada.

Not enough? Well, we also dig into the latest news coming from the BlackBerry Security Summit in London and much, much more! Settle in, check out the video and if you prefer the audio download, hang tight! We'll get that posted as soon as possible for you!

234: In Motion

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 20:05:13 +0000

After a little bit of a break, we're back to discuss all the latest BlackBerry news including the all-new BlackBerry Motion, the latest KEYone rollouts, why BBM is acting silly and finally how Kevin and Adam are reaching their health goals while also doing some good in the world. Settle in, and let us take you on a journey of enlightenment or something awesome like that!

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233: Pushing Buttons

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:53:07 +0000

With Kevin back home for a bit, we decided to get a podcast together for you all. On this one, we dig into the differences between the KEYone Black Editions, Krypton rumors, and much more!

232: Randomness and Goodness!

Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:34:53 +0000

On this episode, we discuss BlackBerry Mobile at IFA, CrackBerrry Berlin meet up, AT&T releasing the Space Black KEYone and more!

Annnnd we're back with another CrackBerry podcast. This week, we're full of randomness and goodness as we discuss BlackBerry Mobile's plans for IFA, our CrackBerry Meet up in Berlin, AT&T releasing the Space Black KEYone and BBM - is it still a great messaging app or has it become a dumpster fire?

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231: Limited Edition Black

Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:34:19 +0000

On this episode, we dig into the BlackBerry KEYone limited edition black news, discuss the BlackBerry Aurora, dual-SIM slot uses and more!

230: The Hidden One

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:40:54 +0000

On this episode, we dig into some of the latest KEYone news, answer some Twitter questions and discuss some rumored codenames for the next BlackBerry devices.

229: Covfefe

Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:37:06 +0000

The first half of the show we casually jump around many topics, and Bla1ze -- who everybody always loves -- finally gives us one reason to hate him. The back half of the show we jump to answering reader questions, which keeps us pretty on track.

228: Making Memories w/ MrMobile

Mon, 29 May 2017 13:18:23 +0000

The final countdown to May 31st when the BlackBerry KEYone will officially become available for purchase on North American soil. I also give a play-by-play of our meetup tour and even drop the cities and dates we'll be visiting next in our upcoming US tour.

227: Regrouping & #WorthTheLongerWait

Mon, 01 May 2017 16:33:38 +0000

t was a big week for BlackBerry KEYone news - the phone is officially available in the UK and official word dropped that North America will see it's availability on May 31st.

225: Coolest Complainers Ever!

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:12:42 +0000

CBK and Bla1ze are joined by the very tall Simon Sage to discuss BlackBerry Earnings and they address the KEYone elephant in the room.

222: Over delivered

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:10:10 +0000

It's been a few weeks since we've recorded a CrackBerry podcast, so we have a lot to cover, from the BlackBerry KEYone's official unveiling in Barcelona to our CrackBerry Meetup Roadshow and much, much more!

224: Up & Up

Sun, 26 Mar 2017 16:02:28 +0000

We're back from NYC and wanted to touch base with everyone on what we've been up to as we close out the month of March. A little AtHoc authorization, plenty of style ring mobile accessory talk and of course recaps on the epic CrackBerry Kevin interview with Cheddar and his overall impressions on the big turnout and positive KEYone feedback from our New York City Meetup.

223: CrackBerry Catch Up

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:02:17 +0000

Now that James is back from the awesome CrackBerry meetup in Miami, and CrackBerry Kevin is off to New York for the next one, we figured we better get a podcast in that covers all the BlackBerry news that happened in the past week.

221: The secret origins of CrackBerry

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 17:09:34 +0000

Kevin, Craig, and Bla1ze are back to share the Secret Origins of their BlackBerry love and CrackBerry.com itself, plus listener questions!

220: Who the heck is @BBMobile?

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 17:03:57 +0000

The CrackBerry Podcast is back — and so is CrackBerry Kevin! Join CBK, Craig Johnston, and Blaize with special guest Steve Cistulli of BlackBerry Mobile!

CrackBerry 119: BlackBerry Passport Recap!

Wed, 01 Oct 2014 20:42:27 +0000

Now that the Passport is officially available, Bla1ze, Kevin and Simon talk about the latest device, BlackBerry Blend, OS 10.3 and more!

CrackBerry 118: Kevin's BlackBerry Passport Review!

Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:18:18 +0000

Kevin and Adam are back to talk all about the new BlackBerry Passport. It's available now and it's the biggest, baddest and most awesome BlackBerry to date!

CrackBerry 117: Shut up and take my money!

Thu, 19 Jun 2014 21:35:58 +0000

Chris, Kevin, Simon and Adam talk BlackBerry earnings, AGM and of course the BlackBerry Passport and BlackBerry Classic. Plus some BIG news — don't miss it!

CrackBerry 116: Loquacious

Thu, 15 May 2014 21:36:54 +0000

Kevin, Bla1ze and Adam talk BlackBerry Z3, OS 10.3 / 10.3.1, the BlackBerry Windermere, Kevin's birthday and more!

CrackBerry 115: Special Edition NYC Vodcast!

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:58:29 +0000

Kevin and Adam are joined by Jubei to recap the BlackBerry Experience in NYC. Talking John Sims, John Chen, BBM, enterprise and more!

CrackBerry 114: We ain't sugarcoating

Fri, 28 Mar 2014 21:31:09 +0000

Kevin, Adam, Bla1ze, Simon and Chris talk BlackBerry earnings call, John Chen & leaks, new devices, BBM and more.

CrackBerry 113: The Most Secure Podcast in the World

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:15:26 +0000

Kevin, Adam, Bla1ze, Simon and Craig talk BlackBerry 10.2.1, MWC, the BlackBerry Z3 & Q20, enterprise and ... the NSA. Seriously.

CrackBerry 112: Z3, 10.2.1, BBM... and Kevin and his toys

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:13:01 +0000

Kevin, Adam and Bla1ze talk BlackBerry OS 10.2.1, the rumored BlackBerry Z3 "jakarta", BBM, BBM Channels, MWC and more!

CrackBerry 111: CrackBerry Live at #CESlive

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:23:00 +0000

Kevin, Adam, Simon and Marcus talk all CES - lunch with John Chen, a visit with QNX and Kevin's unauthorized trip to the Porsche Design store.

CrackBerry 110: 2013 Wrap-up

Thu, 02 Jan 2014 21:15:43 +0000

We hit the air one more time to wrap up 2013. There was plenty of BlackBerry news this year — from BlackBerry 10 to BlackBerry Live to a new CEO. Plenty more is in store but here's a quick recap of all that went down.

CrackBerry 109: December 20th earnings call

Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:22:22 +0000

In this one we do a quick wrap up of the December 20th BlackBerry earnings call.

CrackBerry 108: Mugging, Meetup, Monaco & More in Paris!

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:23:43 +0000

This episode we talk OS 10.2.1, APKs, the BlackBerry P'9982 and more. Kevin told a few tales of his worldly adventures as well so this is one you don't want to miss.

CrackBerry 107: Breaking it down with the new CEO

Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:28:32 +0000

Kevin, Adam, Bla1ze, Chris, Simon and Marcus talk about the weeks news on BlackBerry including new CEO John Chen, marketing, Android on BB10 and what's coming now for the company. Come join us!

CrackBerry 106: November 4th news debrief

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:27:10 +0000

Some big news for BlackBerry as the company announced that they won't be going private, but have received $1-billion in investments and Thorsten Heins will be stepping down as CEO. Come join us as we talk about what it all means.

CrackBerry 105: Interview with Mike Lazaridis

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:35:07 +0000

Kevin, Adam, Bla1ze, Simon and Chris talk about cross-platform BBM, the OS 10.2 rollout, the BlackBerry Z30 and more. Plus a special appearance from an old friend!

CrackBerry 104: Whip the Crack

Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:54:11 +0000

Kevin, Adam, Bla1ze and Simon talk Jam Asia, BlackBerry Z30, cross-platform BBM and all of the BBRY news they can handle!

CrackBerry 103: BlackBerry is going private!!

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:14:30 +0000

You read that right. It's not OFFICIAL yet, but the $4.6 Billion offer to take BlackBerry private is in. Not much else to say.

CrackBerry 102: Talking BBM launch weekend, future of BlackBerry, CrackBerry and more!

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:09:37 +0000

We had the team out in force on Saturday waiting for BBM for Android but unfortunately things didn't go quite as planned. Things are a bit of a jumble right now but we're hoping they all get cleared up quickly. We know there are a lot of questions so we're firing up a quick hangout to talk about everything that went down and what happens from here.

CrackBerry 101: Billion dollar losses, massive layoffs and a step away from consumer hardware

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:02:35 +0000

It's been a crazy day today to say the least. While the Apple fans were out in droves, we were hard at work covering all that is BlackBerry. Some big happenings late in the day, so join us for a quick one as we go over all the things that went down today.

CrackBerry 100: BBM for Android and iOS, BlackBerry Z30 and more

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:58:57 +0000

We're doing this one quick and dirty to cover all the hot news today. We're talking Z30, BBM on Android/iPhone and the news about company layoffs.

CrackBerry 99: BlackBerry Z30 and BBM for All!

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:37:09 +0000

We talk BlackBerry Z30, BlackBerry Jam Asia, the mystery Malaysia event and BBM FOR ALL! Join Kevin, Adam and Simon as we dive into the latest BlackBerry happenings and recap the recent events as well as what we're expecting in the next few weeks

CrackBerry 98: Late night hangout!

Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:15:18 +0000

Join Kevin, Adam, Bla1ze and other random guests as we talk BBM, OS 10.2, leaks and BlackBerry news galore!

CrackBerry 97: Kevin's back, window shops BlackBerry

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:45:48 +0000

Description: Kevin was away on vacay when BlackBerry announced they're seeking strategic alternatives for the business. In this show the whole gang sounds off one what it all means for the future of BlackBerry.

CrackBerry 96: BlackBerry A10, 9720 and shenanigans galore!

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:38:26 +0000

Kevin, Adam, Bla1ze, Chris and Simon do a bit of catch up and talk on the rumored BlackBerry A10, BlackBerry 9720, Q5 and plenty of BlackBerry 10. It's been a while since we've had an "official" podcast but we tried to make up for it, and we promise to have more regular shows. Stay til the end and see our call in free-for-all!