BlackBerry Apps
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Latest 15 Photo & Video Apps For Your BlackBerry PlayBook
It won’t be long now until we are awash with BlackBerry PlayBooks. But like any tablet it’s really only as good as the apps that go with it and RIM have got a long way to go to catch up with Apple. We want to help them as they have a very accomplised product in the new BlackBerry PlayBook and we’ve selected the latest 15 photo and video apps to get you tempted. You can preorder the BlackBerry PlayBook here… BlackBerry PlayBook with 64 GB – $699.99 BlackBerry PlayBook with 32 GB – $599.99 BlackBerry PlayBook with 16 GB – $499.99 PicasaBuddy PicasaBuddy is a Picasa Web Albums viewer. You…
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BlackBerry Protect – New Security App For Your BlackBerry
Research in Motion has announced that its new security and back-up application, BlackBerry Protect, is available as an Open Beta for UK users to download. BlackBerry Protect is a free application for BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) customers and allows users to wirelessly backup, restore and remotely locate their BlackBerry smartphone. In the event that their BlackBerry smartphone is misplaced, lost or stolen, BlackBerry Protect provides features such as remote device wipe, remote device lock, a ‘lost and found’ screen on the device, remote geo-location using the GPS, remote activation of the BlackBerry smartphone loud ringer and wireless device backup and restore. Can’t find your BlackBerry? Go to www.blackberry.com/protect…
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Books From BlackBerry App World For World Book Day
Not to be outdone by Apple with Random House joining the iBookstore on World Book Day, we’ve selected some books to enjoy on your beautiful BlackBerry device. We can’t wait to see the PlayBook, these books will work so well on that, check these out… Kobo Ever sat on the train and spotted somebody reading a book that you have been meaning to buy? Or do you find carrying bulky books around in your handbag a pain in the shoulder? The Kobo application for BlackBerry smartphones brings a virtual library of over 2 million e-books to your device meaning that reading couldn’t be easier. Previews allow you to read a…
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BlackBerry PlayBook Out On April 10, 2011
We are sure this isn’t a deliberate ploy to stamp on Apple’s glory today with the imminent arrival of the iPad 2 (yeah right), but BGR is reporting that the BlackBerry PlayBook will hit the stores on April 10, 2011. Not only that, they go on to mention that the OS will go GM (gold master) on March 31st and when you boot up the device right out of the box, you’ll be prompted to upgrade to a newer version of the OS. Sounds good to us, let us at it RIM!
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Red Hot Photo Apps For Your (soon to be) BlackBerry PlayBook
Even if you don’t have a brand spanking new BlackBerry Playbook yet, you can still check out the latest photo apps for it – take a look – hopefully there will be more soon… Fun Web Cam A simple application that can connect to your home IP camera and display on your BlackBerry® PlayBook™. There are three demo configurations embedded already. You may follow the sample to add your own. Also we are working on more fun cams now, new functions will be available in the future release. For some models of axis cam devices, the authorization part may not work correctly right now. We are working on the fixing.…
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Twitter For BlackBerry Gets A Makeover
RIM has launched a new update to Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones that adds features that many users have been asking for – including geotagging, which allows users to identify their location with their tweets; new language support; cleaner interfaces; new notifications and more. Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones v1.1 is a beta download available through BlackBerry Beta Zone (www.blackberry.com/beta). New Twitter for BlackBerry v 1.1 features include • @mention Push Notifications – Users are now alerted with push notifications to the ribbon when they have @mentions, helping users quickly reply to @mentions • Direct Messages – Renamed “Messages,” direct messages are now threaded in the style of BBM conversations. Related messages are…
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Exclusive BlackBerry PlayBook Video Stereoscopic Demo In 3D
Last week some BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet applications were being demoed by The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) at the Mobile World Congress 2011. Both the ‘Scrapbook’ app demo and BlackBerry® WebWorks™ videos were great demonstrations of the power the BlackBerry PlayBook platform has for providing a rich application experience . The video below shows a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet outputting stereoscopic 3D visuals, demonstrates many of the hardware features of the tablet: 1080P HD visual, micro HDMI output, and multi-touch support. It’s also really cool to look at, whether you’re wearing 3D glasses or not! It looks amazing, we can’t wait to check out the PlayBook, what do you think?
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Luxurious $15k BlackBerry Bold
IceLink’s luxurious $15k BlackBerry Bold to debut at Baselworld 2011. IceLink, the Geneva based Gemwatchmaker, well known for their 6 timezone watches has now applied the artful and avant-garde design aesthetics to the BlackBerry phone. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 customized by Icelink is indeed one of the best-jeweled versions of the smartphone available in the market. The luxury phone is not decked to the top, but retain the classy look with stainless steel make with PVD Finish and 6 carats of black diamonds. Only 16 pieces are available in this version and the phone is available for retail for a price of $15,000. To order, or for more information go…
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App Gifting Comes To BlackBerry App World
Very much like the successful gifting facility in the Apple App Store, BlackBerry has now announced a new mobile gifting platform that will integrate with BlackBerry App World and carrier billing systems to allow BlackBerry subscribers to instantly gift airtime, apps and other carrier services from one subscriber to another using BBM. The official press release reads, "the innovative BBM mobile gifting platform will integrate with BlackBerry App World™ and carrier billing systems and allow the gifting requests and approvals to be handled directly between the BlackBerry subscribers using BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) with transactions that are secure, authenticated and non-repudiable. The platform will also allow carriers to more easily sell…
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Xploding Boxes Explode Onto BlackBerry App World Store
Xploding Boxes (also known as Exploding Boxes) is a strategy game for BlackBerry that was released this weekend on BlackBerry AppWorld. The goal of the game is to start a chain reaction that will explode all of the boxes on the screen. Each level gives you a different number of clicks, and requires a different strategy to solve. The first 25 levels are free, while the rest of the levels can be accessed by making an in-application payment. The Xploding Boxes starts with five levels unlocked, and every time you beat a level, an additional level is unlocked. The end result of this is that if you ever get stuck,…