BBM chief parts ways with BlackBerry

Andrew Bocking, head of BBM instant messaging business, has just left BlackBerry on Monday. Reuters reports that John Chen, the company’s new chief executive, confirmed Bocking’s departure from the Waterloo, Ontario-based technology company. BlackBerry won’t confirm if his departure was part of an internal management shuffle or if it was a personal decision to leave the company. Enterprise segment head John Sims will now be in charge of BBM.

Pebble (kind of) gets Flappy Bird

We all know Flappy Bird has been pulled from Android and iOS application stores but that doesn’t mean clones won’t pop up. Developer Stuart Ha created Tiny Bird for the Pebble smartwatch. And while the 144x168 monochrome display isn’t touch-enabled you can get the same infuriating experience on the watch by pressing the up button on the watch to make the bird flap.

Source: Ubergizmo

Nokia to reportedly debut Android phone at MWC

Nokia is said to be revealing its first Android device at this year’s Mobile World Congress. The Verge quotes a Wall Street Journal report that claims the device codenamed “Normandy” will carry a “forked” version of the operating system from Google, which is similar to what Amazon did with the OS for its Kindle range. Nokia will reportedly integrate Microsoft services into the device and have a special application store for Android apps.

There aren’t too many details on the press event Nokia is holding at MWC in Barcelona except for an invite that says to “meet us under the tree.” We’ll keep you posted on any updates.

Video: Demo of the Samsung Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 tablet

Here's an overview of Samsung's latest pro-focused tablet with a 12.2" display featuring 4 million pixels. We'll have more information and pricing on this, the first Samsung Android tablet designed for enterprise.