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BlackBerry’s European Developer Conference – Live Stream
BlackBerry’s European Developer Conference begins in Amsterdam today. The live stream of the keynote speech from DevCon will be accessible via the following link at 9.30am UK time: www.blackberrydevcon.com/europe/webcast. It will also be available to view again from the end of today for the next 30 days.
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Want A Free PlayBook? Become A BlackBerry Developer
If you’re currently an Android app developer but quickly port your apps to run on the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM will give you a 16 GB tablet for free. Alec Saunders, the RIM Developer Executive mentioned the news in a Twiter message yesterday. The downside is that you’ve only got until February 13, 2012 for the Android apps to be optimized for the PlayBook and submitted for listing in the BlackBerry App World store. RIM does have an app-playing engine that will allow programs that are designed for Android to run on its QNX-based PlayBook. To read more about this, go to the BlackBerry Developers Blog here.
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BlackBerry The Number 1 Selling Smartphone In The UK 2011
With all the news surrounding RIM and BlackBerry currently you would be forgiven for thinking that the above headline was misleading, to say the least. In fact we have just been sent this press release from RIM’s PR co in the UK and they state: "The latest results from data firm GfK show that BlackBerry® was the #1 selling smartphone in the British market for the second year running. It continues to dominate the market, grabbing 26.3% of December sales and averaging 27.7% through 2011". Does this come as a surprise to you? Read on, you may find even more surprsing facts below… Subscriber Base "The BlackBerry global subscriber base…
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BlackBerry – Pencil Camera – New
Pencil Camera HD is a fun photography app for your BlackBerry PlayBook. Features: *Six different art filters available. (Standard Pencil, Chalk, Colored Pencil, Charcoal, Brushed, Water Paper). *Take a photo using camera directly within the app. *Load and convert an existing photo into a work of art. *Fast photo conversion process. *Real-time brightness and contrast processing. *Easily share photos on Facebook *Simple, intuitive, and lagless UI. *BlackBerry 10-ready app. This app retails for $2.99/£1.99/download
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RIM Showcases New BlackBerry 7.1 OS at CES 2012
Las Vegas – CES 2012 – A wide range of software improvements await BlackBerry 7 smartphone customers at the BlackBerry booth (South Hall 3 Booth # 30326) at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Research In Motion is showcasing the new BlackBerry 7.1 OS as well as updates to the BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), BlackBerry Traffic and BlackBerry Travel apps. The new OS and app updates make seizing and sharing the moment even easier. BlackBerry 7.1 will begin rolling out from carriers around the world beginning today and over the coming weeks. The new releases of BBM, BlackBerry Traffic and BlackBerry Travel will be available on BlackBerry App World beginning today. …
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BlackBerry – Photo Booth 360 HD – New
If you’ve been waiting for a Photo Booth style app for your PlayBook, then wait no longer. Photo Booth 360 HD comes with five photo filters, flash animation and easy sharing facilities. This app retails for $2.99/£1.99 and you can pick it up here. Features * Meticulously thought and beautifully designed UI. * Lag-less and fluid UI animation. * Five photo filters available. * Filters are previewed in REAL-TIME/LIVE, not after taking photos. * Use the front facing camera. * Nice flash animation and camera shutter sound when taking photos. * Easily share photos on Facebook. * The only photo booth application for BlackBerry PlayBook.
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BlackBerry – Photo Editor Ultimate FREE – New
Photo Editor Ultimate Free is a great photo editor for your BlackBerry device. You can edit your images easily and send them to all your friends. A menu item will be shown when you use the file explorer and select images, which makes it easy to start editing. This app is completely free and you can download it here. Features – Crop (draw a rectangular to which the image will be cropped) – Load an image from the menu item in the BlackBerry® file viewer or use the application to load one. – Rotate (set rotating angle) and/or flip (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) – Resize (set width, height, get the…
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BlackBerry – CAMultimate Photography App – Updated
CAMultimate PRO-EDITION is a BlackBerry Photo app unlike many others. It is designed to be the one touch interface for your BlackBerry® Torch™ camera device and is jam packed with tons of features. Check them out below. This app retails for $3.99/£2.50 and you can pick it up here. Features CAMeffects – Create image effects on new and existing photos with over 18 different camera filters. The CAMeffects mode also includes a Pencil Sketch Effect that amends your photo simulating a pencil sketch effect. CAMfun– Create fun effects on new and existing photos! Includes a Fat Face Effect. CAMshout mode – Surprise your friends with the unique CAMshout that gives a shout…
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Facebook For BlackBerry PlayBook Updated
Today, RIM announced that Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook v2.1 is now available in BlackBerry App World. The latest update to Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook includes the following: Facebook Groups – Share and interact with groups on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. View groups you are members of; post updates, photos and videos; view profiles of group members and send messages; get notified of new group posts and interactions. Improved Media Access – Easily view friends’ photos and videos from users’ Profiles with the added new photo and video buttons. The photo and video uploading capabilities are also now more apparent on the Photo tab. Simply click the Photos or…
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RIM Offering BBM Music For Free – For Six Months
BlackBerry has kicked off a limited time holiday promotion for BBM Music. Customers in the United Kingdom that download the app before January 4th, 2012, they will get the first 6 months for free. They will also extend this offer to those who have already downloaded BBM Music, extending your current subscription to four months. With BBM Music, you can create a music profile of your favourite songs that all your BBM Music friends can listen to – and in return you can enjoy all of your friends’ profile selections. That means the more friends you have on BBM Music, the more music you and your friends can…
