Comments on: That Skype for BlackBerry 10 app? It’ll be an old Android port

By: Rémy Coste

Rémy Coste — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:22:15 +0000

I hope skype but also spotify will come asap. This are great app and skype for pro is usefull.
Also lookig for a app that compress data when roaming it exist on Iphone and that is great when travelling

By: Saurabh Saxena

Saurabh Saxena — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:50:37 +0000

No surprise here. I heard so mention that upwards of 70% of the apps Blackberry is releasing with are Android ports.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:26:44 +0000

or for that matter any other service. They have really upset a lot of Skype users ( I am one of them ) who are also BB users ( I am also one of them), .Unfortunately Face Flow does not have the user base and OoVoo, I do not know about but will look into it. I do not like being played for a pawn and will drop Skype the first good opportunity I have.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:18:27 +0000

I wonder if Skype finally decided to play fair in the sandbox because it does not want to see Face Flow gain any traction?

By: Zoe

Zoe — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:38:54 +0000

OoVoo is coming with a native version for BB10.
It will be way better than the rest. New video compression and features much like the BBM video with sharing. It is also available on all other platforms already.
All the rest will fall in line and offer a BB10 version or fall off the cliff.
And to all the BB10 detractors it is the most powerful mobile platform period.
It can run most Android apps perfectly, while Android will never be able to run a native BB10 app. Loving my Z10, who cares about Skype.

By: Jack Peal

Jack Peal — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:53:34 +0000

FaceFlow was the first text and video chat platform on the Blackberry 10, and is still the only one there. Props to them. They are also seeing over 700 installs/day.
http://crackberry.com/faceflow-teases-blackberry-10-app-still-track-q1-release

By: Michael Knight

Michael Knight — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:37:17 +0000

Who gives a crap? Why does it matter what Android version it will run on?
Seeing as around half of the Android users are running Gingerbread anyway, I’m sure it will be just as good as Skype on any other platform.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:51:36 +0000

Concentrating on all of the new positives would be a disservice to our readers. ;)

Here’s my list of likes and dislikes from last week, which I think are relatively balanced: http://gigaom.com/2013/02/01/two-days-with-the-blackberry-z10-some-likes-some-dislikes/

By: betterpc

betterpc — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:49:41 +0000

Ya I am sure once some sales figures roll out a full BB10 Skype app client will be written. The phone hasn’t launched in the USA yet, and it’s very easy to port apps for android to work on BB10′s emulator, so makes sense to quickly get this out for UK and Canadian customers and if the phone takes off in the US, write a proper native app.

Seriously the salivating bloggers and “journalists” in the tech community need to stop looking so hard for BB10 flaws. Why not concentrate on all the new positives. Even if you hate Blackberry (which would be ridiculous if you ask me), having them a stronger player in the marketplace, will cause cheaper iPhones and Android phones and maybe cause them to pull up their socks and do more innovation than just tacking a new number on the end of their OS’s.

By: Susan Antony

Susan Antony — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:44:40 +0000

Sounds awful that the user experience will only be Android good instead of BB10 good. Hopefully though, they will eventually upgrade it.