Alpha Secure Networks

03/12/2013

If you haven't guessed it, we've changed our name from "Alpha Wireless" to "Alpha Secure Networks". That's it. Name change. Everything else remains the same - same superior service, superior skills, superior support...

02/12/2013

There's a change in our business yet everything stays the same. BIG clue at the top of the page ;) Watch this space...

11/11/2013

BBM for iPhone & Android clocks up 20 million downloads

BBM for Android and iPhone is now live in Google Play and Apple’s App Store. Here's everything you need to know

BBM for Android and iPhone is now officially here. The IM application took awhile to get official following extensive delays but is now live inside Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store.

Designed as an alternative to IM clients like WhatsApp and Google Hangouts, BBM is one of the better-known messaging applications, enjoying around 60 million users worldwide.

With its release as a cross-platform app, a move confirmed way back in May 2013, BlackBerry will hope to add a substantial number of users to this already impressive figure, although the company has a long way to go before it catches its biggest rival, WhatsApp which currently boasts around 200 million active users.

Below is everything you need to know about BBM for Android and iOS, including video previews, news and everything that happened during the application’s turbulent run up to launch. Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you: the BBM saga…

BBM usage surges on Android & iOS, beats LINE and matches Viber
Since launch BBM for Android and iOS has been downloaded some 20+ million times. An impressive figure to be sure, but new research from Mobidia, first published by BGR, shows BBM for Android and iOS either matching or beating two of its main rivals, LINE, Tango and Viber.

“In the week of October 20th, BBM’s engagement was 40 minutes in the United States, moving well ahead of Tango’s 24-minute engagement level. BBM soared ahead of LINE in major European markets and soundly beat its Asian rival by posting European engagement of 59 minutes versus LINE’s engagement of 38 minutes,” reports BGR.

BBM matched Viber’s 44 minutes of engagement levels per week in the US, showing just how popular the cross-platform IM application has been. Add to this BBM’s inability to pull in contacts directly, and you’re looking at some pretty solid performance figures.

WhatsApp is still number one in Europe, however, boasting weekly engagement stats of around 160 minutes per user.

BBM for Android and iOS ditches waiting lists
BlackBerry has revealed it has ditched the waiting lists for its BBM app for Android and iOS.

Previously, users who wanted to use the app had to join a waiting list to be registered, but now it's a straightforward procedure.

Twenty million people have downloaded it. We’ve all been waiting to get our hands on it .What are your take?Have you downloaded it

09/10/2013

BlackBerry Messenger for Android being released – but only to beta testers

BlackBerry's attempts to port its popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service to Android and iOS has taken a new twist, with a leak from the company revealing that closed testing is now under way for the cross-platform apps.

According to a recent report from CrackBerry, a redesigned BBM for Android beta has been completed. This code is apparently in the process of been released to "those selected as part of the beta test groups".

The article goes on to note that the majority of BBM fans will still have to wait an unspecified amount of time before they can get their hands on the new apps, even if the move is a nice sign that shows things are still moving ahead - albeit slowly.

"According to some of the emails we've received, the latest beta has some changes in place from previous versions aside from the normal bug fixes.

"A new welcome screen explaining the app notifications is now present, the persistent notification running in the status bar can now optionally be disabled and finally, the UI as a whole has received some more polish."

Despite the good news, no mention was made of a release date for completed code, leaving would-be BBM users on Android and iOS in the lurch until an official announcement is made.

20/09/2013

BBM now on Android, iPhone

For anybody who has not yet discovered WhatsApp, Blackberry’s instant messaging service BBM will soon be available for users of iPhone and Android phones as well.

People who download the app will have their own unique pin. The app will be available for download on Google Play and the App Store by the end of the week.

“With more than a billion Android, iOS, and BlackBerry smartphones in the market, and no dominant mobile messaging platform, this is the time to bring BBM to Android and iPhone customers,” said Andrew Bocking, executive vice-president for BBM at BlackBerry.

18/09/2013

Hi all, thanks for the replies. The applications for the Sales Executive is closing this Friday.

Thanks all for the great response. We will accept CV till then.

04/09/2013

JOBS at Alpha wireless: Sales Executive

The following are imperative:

1.cold calling experience
2.self starter generating new leads
3.self driven
4.IT background is a bonus

All CV to be sent to [email protected]

04/09/2013

JOBS at Alpha wireless: Sales Executive

the following are imperative:

1.cold calling experience
2.self starter generating new leads
3.self driven
4.IT background is a bonus

03/09/2013

http://m.androidcentral.com/what-microsoft-buying-nokia-means-android

New owner, same problems In case you haven't heard, Microsoft surprised very few people tonight when it announced that it would purchase all relevant mobile-related parts of and license patents from Nokia for about $7.17 billion (€5.44 billion). Much has already been said (and will continue to be sa...

03/09/2013

It’s official: BBM coming to Android

What's your take on this?

28/08/2013

Fact or Fiction: Your Smartphone and Tablet Are Vulnerable to Hackers

21/08/2013

Apple Vs. Samsung: Who could win the Smartphone War?