RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook keyboard case has been rumoured for a few months. Images of this first appeared online about a month ago, but it’s now available to pre-order. It’s pretty self explanatory what the keyboard case does, but The Source has a solid description of it: “Unfold the case quickly and easily to create a workstation anywhere. The wireless connection is easy to [...]
Official: BlackBerry Curve 9350 7.1.0.267 from Element Mobile
BlackBerry Curve 9350 users are getting some official OS 7.1 love today. Element Mobile has officially release OS 7.1.0.267 for the Curve 9350. We’re not quite sure of this build’s changelog, so do let us know what you might find. Download Curve 9350 OS 7.1.0.267 from Element Mobile Make sure you join our community to share your thoughts on this! How to: load an OS [...]
RIM Will Be Forced to Cut BlackBerry Carrier Fees, says Analyst
Research In Motion earned almost US$1-billion from the service last quarter, one-fifth of its total sales, from its network infrastructure that enables it to encrypt, compress and push data. Northern Securities analyst Sameet Kanade believes RIM will be forced to slash the fees it charges carriers for BlackBerry service this year. “We now firmly believe that RIM does not have the luxury of [...]
DDPB PlayBook Sideloading Utility Updated to v1.0.9 With Bug Fixes
Keeper let us know that they have updated the popular DDPB utility to v1.0.9. In case you have never used it before DDPB is one of the easiest if not the easiest way to sideload apps onto your BlackBerry PlayBook. The new version brings loads of bug fixes and more user friendly error messages. You can pick up DDPB for yourself at ddpb.dauden.vn [...]
There is always a clue – Digging into NFC issues (Part 2)
In my previous post, I began telling the story of a strange NFC issue I encountered during – of all things –a presentation by John Murray and myself at BlackBerry® DevCon Europe about developing NFC-enabled apps. As it turned out, an NFC tag on a flyer in the presentation room wasn’t scanning properly. What could be the issue? Our first task was to establish [...]
iSequenceNLoop Audio Sequencer and Recorder for the PlayBook
iSparkSystems pointed out in the forums that they have updated their multi track voice recorder, Mixer, and sequencer, iSequenceNLoop, for the PlayBook. They have also cut the price in half for a limited time which is nice. The updated version of the app added the ability to import almost all WAV formats along with MP3 with OGG support and more coming soon. Features [...]
ImageAirplay Sends Images from Your PlayBook to an Apple TV
I don’t have an Apple TV but this latest app from Mikko Haapoja (Dev of Tweedless & Panoramic) has definitely caught my attention. The app called ImageAirplay promises to let you Airplay images from your PlayBook to your Apple TV and view it on a larger screen. It works with the current 2nd Generation Apple TV (The little black hockey puck one) [...]
How to use the Calendar on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0
The native Calendar in the new PlayBook OS 2.0 is a great feature. Now we can quickly and easily see our work, personal and social events in one central location. Within the Calendar application, we have a plethora of customizable options. You can now view your calendars by the usual day, week and month formats and see your daily agenda at a glance. [...]
Quick Review: Photo Editor Extreme by Pepper.pk
The following is a review that appeared on CrackBerry for Photo Editor Extreme by Pepper.pk “This app is very easy, I use it all the time. Photo Editor Extreme is one of the best photo apps out there for BB. Love it!” – Johaira1379 App World Review I use my BlackBerry often to snap pictures day to day. I wouldn’t call myself [...]
Setting Up and Using BlackBerry Bridge on BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0
BlackBerry Bridge was updated to version 2.0 to coincide with the huge BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update. In the video above, we will cover how to set up and use the new BlackBerry Bridge app. The biggest feature of the updated BlackBerry Bridge app was the Remote Control feature allowing you to control your PlayBook with your BlackBerry phone. BlackBerry Bridge also now gives you [...]
There is always a clue – digging into NFC issues (Part 1)
My name is Martin and I’m part of the BlackBerry® Developer Relations team. I’ve been with RIM® for three years and have worked in software development in various capacities for 30 years in a wide range of industry sectors and on numerous computing platforms small and large. These days I specialize in Near Field Communication (NFC), a technology I find fascinating to work with [...]
Video Walk Through: Reading and Composing Messages on the BlackBerry PlayBook
With the great new features in PlayBook 2.0 software, my favorite is the native email client. I think we can agree that we got more than expected with the new Messages application. The new Messages application not only lets us compose and respond to our emails in both plain and rich text, we also have the option of checking and responding to messages [...]
New Mini Banner Live – An Animated Theme for your 9900, 9930 & 9981!
I’m a theme junkie and have really been hoping for something different to become available for my Bold 9930 besides the different color schemes and ditching the extra menus. The other day my Twitter account quite literally blew up with tweets over a new theme. Intrigued by that much traffic, I decided to take a look. This is one amazing theme that definitely deserves [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook 4G found on eBay!?
This Article is from CrackBerry It’s not exactly a secret that RIM has a BlackBerry PlayBook 4G the works, they were announced when the original PlayBook got announced but this, this is a weird situation that doesn’t really turn out the best thus far. CrackBerry forums member thetaro describes the tale of purchasing his wife a PlayBook off eBay: Long story short, [...]
Design Foresights: Imagining new ways to work, play and create [Video]
At Mobile World Congress 2012™ (MWC) in Barcelona, two concept demos are being shown to share some inspiration with the BlackBerry community and to show some of the possibilities and power of the BlackBerry® platform. In this blog post, the Design Foresights team at RIM explains the ideas further behind these concepts. One thing that distinguishes the BlackBerry brand is our strong focus [...]
PlayBook OS 2 Browser #1 for HTML5 Test Ahead of iOS, Android, WebOS and All Others
HTML5test.com is a great source for seeing how platforms are performing with their HTML5 implementations. What’s really amazing to see is that with PlayBook OS 2, RIM has blown the competition out the water and hit the number 1 spot for best performing implementation of HTML5 in the latest browser. The browser improvements is just one feature on many that we’ve been using in [...]
New Video Chat features with BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0
Guest blogger and RIM Product Manager Vivek Gupta couldn’t wait to tell everyone about the new Video Chat features in the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 upgrade. Take it away, Vivek! Now that the upgrade to the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet – BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 – is here, I wanted to give you a sneak preview of some of the great new features that [...]
Leaked: BlackBerry Bold 9900 & 9930, Torch 9860, Curve 9370 OS 7.1.0.267
The BlackBerry Curve 9370, Torch 9860, and Bold 9900 & 9930 are getting a nice OS 7.1 bump today. We’re not sure what is in OS 7.1.0.267, so be sure to let us know what you might find. Download Curve 9370 OS 7.1.0.247 from: JumboFiles Download Torch 9860 OS 7.1.0.247 from: JumboFiles Download Bold 9900, 9930 OS 7.1.0.267 from: JumboFiles (9900) JumboFiles (9930) Make [...]
BlackBerry World 2012 Registration is now open!
We’re super excited about this year’s BlackBerry World™ – plans are well underway and we can’t wait for May 1st, 2012. Registration is now officially open, so head over to www.blackberryworld.com and reserve your spot ASAP. BlackBerry World is the largest BlackBerry® conference of the year where the community of BlackBerry users, partners, business leaders, and IT decision makers meet to learn of [...]
RIM’s Blackberry 10 Native SDK Will be Open Source
CANADIAN KonaLink PHONE MAKER Research in Motion (RIM) has said the Native software development kit (SDK) for Blackberry 10 will be committed to open source. The firm, which has a history of basing its business on being a closed system, is shifting more and more to open source. Its upcoming Blackberry 10 Native SDK will include many open source code resources. Alec Saunders, [...]
