BlackBerry Announcements / by - Mar 20, 2013 7:26 AM
Trusty ol’ Thor was at it again, making the rounds to several different media outlets discussing the future of Blackberry and the BB10 OS along the way. As always, Thorsten…
Apps & Games / by - Mar 8, 2013 12:00 PM
Halfbrick Studios specializes in mobile game development. They’re well known for their mobile titles which feature Barry Steakfries, a dynamic and uncensored hero that actually just loves to kick the…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 28, 2013 12:00 PM
Pacemaker is the premiere DJ app for Blackberry. It’s been available for the Playbook for some time now. Blackberry even generously demoed Pacemaker at it’s Blackberry World Party last year,…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 15, 2013 11:09 AM
Blackberry World has an impressive list of apps for you to download, over 70,000 available right now. Unfortunately, there are a lot of apps still unavailable on the platform. If…
BlackBerry News / by - Feb 7, 2013 9:58 AM
One of the things Playbook owners loved about also owning a Blackberry phone is that the two devices could work interchangeably through Blackberry Bridge. When paired with a Blackberry OS…
BlackBerry News / by - Jan 29, 2013 12:00 PM
There’s just one more day left until the big Blackberry 10 launch event! Hopefully you’re just as excited as we are here at Blackberry Rocks. This marks the beginning of…
Apps & Games / by - Nov 10, 2012 8:00 AM
Are there any developers out there who would be willing to participate in a 36 hour Blackberry Got Game port-a-thon? You can work on porting your existing game to the…
BlackBerry News / by - Nov 5, 2012 12:00 PM
Playbook prices are dropping significantly. This could be attributed to the fact that RIM is trying to clear out all stock pre-Blackberry 10, or it could also be because consumers…
Apps & Games / by - Oct 22, 2012 12:23 PM
With Halloween only a few more days away, it seems fitting that we would preview a themed application for the Blackberry Playbook. Kids everywhere are excited to don their costumes…
BlackBerry News / by - Oct 11, 2012 4:23 PM
According to a recent paper published by Context Information Security, the BlackBerry PlayBook is expected to be the best tablet option for the BYOD or Bring Your Own Device category….
BlackBerry News / by - Oct 4, 2012 10:30 AM
The Blackberry Playbook v2.0 update undoubtedly improved the device. As always, with a software update, there were some bugs and issues with the new OS version. Luckily, RIM has just…
BlackBerry Announcements / by - Jun 7, 2012 12:48 PM
A new post published by Engadget this morning, pointed to RIM cancelling the 16GB Playbook model, which it seems, after a brief update from RIM, it has. RIM will still…
/ by - Jun 2, 2012 6:04 PM
The Blackberry Playbook received a Beta developers update on May 31, which introduced new Android functionality and features. The developers update now adds support for Android applications running in their own…
Apps & Games / by - May 23, 2012 10:52 AM
Gameloft is no joke when it comes to releasing mobile games. In fact, most of Gameloft’s mobile titles would also make worthy console ports. Unfortunately, a few of the best…
News & Rumors / by - Apr 29, 2012 2:19 PM
Some leaked images have surfaced of a new Blackberry device which will likely be used during the Blackberry Jam this week. Research In Motion will be allowing developers at the…
Apps & Games / by - Mar 28, 2012 11:03 AM
Another app to get updated in the BlackBerry Beta Zone recently is BlackBerry App World. Now at beta version 3.1.2.20, this update brings some new features like BBM integration, and…
Apps & Games / by - Mar 19, 2012 1:21 PM
The SHAPE Services team let me know they’ve updated their IM+ app for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to version 1.3.1. We haven’t mentioned this app since its launch, so here’s…
News & Rumors / by - Mar 19, 2012 9:45 AM
Press Release Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) will be reporting results for the fourth quarter and year-end of fiscal 2012 on March 29,…
Accessories / by - Mar 13, 2012 9:49 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P76xH0tSOg0&hd=1 Remember that BlackBerry Bluetooth Mini Keyboard for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet I first showed you back in April 2011? Today RIM let me know they’ve made this accessory official…
Apps & Games / by - Mar 2, 2012 3:07 PM
It’s no secret that Netflix has absolutely no presence on BlackBerry devices other than third-party apps which don’t offer full functionality. Many of you have asked, complained and some even…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 28, 2012 2:59 PM
The BlackBerry awesomeness keeps on rolling out of Mobile World Congress! Earlier today I showed you a demo of a document sharing app on BlackBerry PlayBook which was created by…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Feb 28, 2012 2:40 PM
More goodies for developers and eventually end-users. A few hours ago I let you know that RIM released the Native SDK 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook. That article mentioned Scoreloop…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 28, 2012 2:02 PM
It’s been a while since I’ve done a round-up of specific app types so I figured I’d start that up again with one for photo apps and Instagram alternatives. Those…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 28, 2012 12:07 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mTLEb9wG3w&hd=1[/youtube] You gotta love The Astonishing Tribe and what they’re doing on the BlackBerry PlayBook, which will eventually make its way to BlackBerry smartphones. Captured at Mobile World Congress yesterday…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Feb 28, 2012 11:23 AM
I have some great news for developers working with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet! RIM today let me know that the BlackBerry Native SDK 2.0 for the PlayBook is out of…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 24, 2012 11:53 AM
FEMA recently released some very useful apps that I highly recommend everyone at least take a look at. Their apps are available for BlackBerry smartphones and the PlayBook tablet and…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 24, 2012 10:07 AM
It’s been a short while since the Blaq Twitter app for BlackBerry PlayBook was updated but the Kisai Labs team is back with a new version which includes a bunch…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 24, 2012 9:24 AM
This week has so far been a great week for #TeamBlackBerry. The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet received the long-awaited OS 2.0 with a bunch of goodies as well as app updates…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 22, 2012 11:23 AM
More updates for the BlackBerry world! RIM today released version 2.2.1.7 of the Facebook app for the BlackBerry PlayBook. There was no mention of what’s new in this version but…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Feb 22, 2012 8:58 AM
With BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac 2.3 officially out, RIM was nice enough to update its documentation. The official and updated user guide and release notes are now available and…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Feb 22, 2012 8:44 AM
RIM today released version 2.3 (specifically 2.3.0.12) of the BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac. This update comes after the PlayBook OS 2.0 release and includes improved support for the BlackBerry…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 22, 2012 8:18 AM
Yesterday I let you know that BlackBerry Bridge was updated to version 2.0 to go along with the PlayBook OS 2.0 update. After updating to Bridge 2.0 some of you…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 21, 2012 11:47 AM
The Automattic team really snuck this one out! Last week I let you know they were planning to release version 1.6 of WordPress for BlackBerry as an app refresh but…
Guides & Tips / by - Feb 21, 2012 10:37 AM
Now that OS 2.0 is officially out for the BlackBerry PlayBook, I’m sure many of you want to learn everything you can about it. RIM recently updated the official user…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 21, 2012 8:33 AM
Along with the official release of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, RIM today also released an update for the free BlackBerry Bridge app. If you want to take advantage of the…
News & Rumors / by - Feb 21, 2012 8:10 AM
Press Release New OS delivers an enriched user experience for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet users Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced that the new BlackBerry®…
News & Rumors / by - Feb 15, 2012 10:41 AM
According to new research released by Toronto-based Solutions Research Group (SRG) , RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is snatching up tablet market in Canada. A survey released by SRG shows that…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Feb 15, 2012 8:46 AM
RIM today officially announced the released of BlackBerry Desktop Software version 7.0. According to their announcement, this version is “designed to link users’ data, media files, and applications on a…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 13, 2012 1:36 PM
Recently, I let you know about a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer where RIM would give developers a free PlayBook as a reward for submitting a PlayBook app to BlackBerry App…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 8, 2012 3:15 PM
Last week I let you know that RIM was rewarding Android developers who submit their apps to BlackBerry App World with a free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Apparently BlackBerry developers didn’t…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 3, 2012 1:42 PM
I’m having a blast gaming on the BlackBerry PlayBook thanks to the SEGA Genesis/Megadrive DGEN, SNES and NES ported emulators. The latest to receive an update is the SEGA emulator…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 2, 2012 11:21 AM
[blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/asaunders/status/165097598624075777″] You read that right! According to Alec Saunders, VP of Developer Relations at RIM, Android developers who submit their apps to BlackBerry App World by February 13th will…
Apps & Games / by - Feb 2, 2012 10:25 AM
Trevor Nunes (aka froggyface) yesterday announced the release of his latest emulator port for the BlackBerry PlayBook, the SEGA Genesis/Megadrive emulator known as DGEN! Trevor is the same developer that…
Apps & Games / by - Jan 31, 2012 11:33 AM
A few weeks ago I let you know that a NES emulator was ported to the BlackBerry PlayBook. GitHub user a7omic recently ported the Snes9x emulator to the PlayBook so…
News & Rumors / by - Jan 23, 2012 12:18 PM
Last night I let you know that RIM named Thorsten Heins its new President and CEO. While many of you might not be happy with this change, I think this…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Jan 19, 2012 11:49 AM
RIM today released Beta 3 of the Native SDK for Tablet OS on the BlackBerry PlayBook. This update brings a few goodies like additions and improvements to tooling, APIs and…
Apps & Games / by - Jan 11, 2012 11:44 AM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeGdN5V3PEE&hd=1[/youtube] Things just keep getting better for the BlackBerry PlayBook! Apps and games for the PlayBook are still rolling into BlackBerry App World and now we have an awesome port…
Apps & Games / by - Jan 10, 2012 2:49 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eb9tKEXRlY&hd=1[/youtube] I just showed you RIM’s preview video for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 and it looks like they’ve put up another one, this time for updates made to BlackBerry Bridge…
Apps & Games / by - Jan 10, 2012 2:37 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r3bFraVcqo&hd=1[/youtube] RIM is at CES 2012 and pulling out all the stops to show off upcoming software releases like BlackBerry 7.1 and BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. In one of their…
News & Rumors / by - Jan 9, 2012 9:57 AM
Press Release LAS VEGAS, NEVADA-(Marketwire - Jan. 9, 2012) - (CES 2012) - This week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) will be previewing new…