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Adobe Enables Developers To Build Apps For Android, BlackBerry And iOS Devices
Adobe today delivered an update to Adobe® Flash® Builder® 4.5 and Flex 4.5 software to enable developers to build applications for iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook. Support for Android devices was released in April 2011. Developers now have a single platform for building highly expressive mobile applications that can be distributed via the Android Market, Apple App Store and BlackBerry App World. Offered standalone or as part of Creative Suite® 5.5 Web Premium and Master Collection, Flash Builder 4.5 enables the creation of applications that work seamlessly across leading mobile device platforms. “The reaction from developers to the new mobile capabilities in Flash Builder 4.5 and the Flex 4.5…
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BlackBerry PlayBook Arriving In 16 Additional Markets Over Next 30 Days
RIM have just announced plans to launch the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet in an additional 16 markets around the world over the next 30 days. The BlackBerry PlayBook is scheduled to launch in: · UK · Netherlands · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia · Hong Kong · Australia · Venezuela · Spain · Germany · UAE · Singapore · Mexico · France · Italy · India · Indonesia · Colombia Specs Blazing speed and tremendous power in a tablet format 1 GHz dual-core processor BlackBerry® Tablet OS with symmetric multiprocessing 1 GB RAM Powerful, user-friendly QNX technology: It’s what the World Wide Web runs on True simultaneous multitasking — apps run simultaneously…
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Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Available For Android, BlackBerry Tablets And Apple iOS
The newly available Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 allows the user to create content on mobile devices including of course, the iPad. As the iPad amongst others does not support Flash, a whole bunch of HTML5 tools allow for content creation. Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 is priced at US$2599 for CS5.5 Master Collection, US$1899 for CS5.5 Design Premium, US$1799 for CS5.5 Web Premium, US$1699 for CS5.5 Production Premium and US$1299 for CS5.5 Design Standard. Also of note is the subscription-based pricing which is offered in 12-month plans or a month-to-month plan. Product Range The new Creative Suite product lineup is headlined by Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection, which includes,…
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Adobe Flex for BlackBerry PlayBook: Tutorial
Research In Motion® (RIM®) has formed a great partnership with Adobe®, in which both are dedicated to providing developers with an exceptional development experience using the tools and technologies that you have grown to love. Supporting the community is one of the biggest priorities for both companies; for example, along with our BlackBerry® Developer Zone, Adobe has dedicated a page on their Developer Connection portal. Adobe evangelists have been quick to create content and tutorials, a great example of which can be found on the BlackBerry Developer Zone – Christophe Coenraets has created a tutorial on developing Flex for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in 90 minutes. If you are new…
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BBM Social Platform – Now In Public Beta
This means that the BlackBerry developer community can now take advantage of the powerful social aspects of the ultra popular BBM service (an active user base of over 28 million). Enhanced Developer Experience – Empowering features With this beta release, Java developers have access to APIs and features that allow them to build important functions into their applications. They are user permission based and include accessing and updating fields in the user’s profile, creating custom areas within the user’s profile, initiating and embedding chats with friends, initiating file transfers, sharing applications virally with friends in their contact list. Developers also have the ability to test the exact workflow and BBM…
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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?
