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…
Apps & Games / by - Jan 5, 2012 1:50 PM
The Jotsy team released a free beta version of their application for the BlackBerry PlayBook. This app allows users to annotate documents on the go, right on their PlayBook, and…
Deals & Sales / by - Jan 5, 2012 1:38 PM
It seems like RIM is looking to greatly increase its BlackBerry PlayBook user base with a sale on all models. According to the Shop BlackBerry website you can get the…
Apps & Games / by - Jan 5, 2012 1:18 PM
The Kisai Labs team recently updated their Blaq application for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Blaq is a Twitter app that offers a ton of functionality packed into a great design. The…
Apps & Games / by - Dec 21, 2011 11:06 AM
It’s been a long time coming but RIM let me know Rovio Entertainment finally launched Angry Birds for the BlackBerry PlayBook! First mentioned at the BlackBerry Developer Conference last year…
Apps & Games / by - Dec 20, 2011 11:49 AM
Besides for updating the Facebook for PlayBook and Twitter for BlackBerry apps today, RIM also updated the BlackBerry Bridge app. Now at version 1.0.7.5, this update includes a bug fix…
News & Rumors / by - Dec 16, 2011 9:02 AM
RIM yesterday reported their Q3 Fiscal 2012 results. Here are the highlights from the press release: Revenue of $5.2 billion, up 24% from last quarter BlackBerry smartphone shipments of 14.1…
News & Rumors / by - Dec 7, 2011 9:52 AM
With BlackBerry DevCon going on in Singapore and now a BlackBerry PlayBook root exploit being made available by Dingleberry, they definitely have their hands full. For those of you that…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Nov 29, 2011 8:43 AM
RIM today announced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion (BMF), a new offering that will allow enterprises to include and have greater control over multiple mobile platforms including BlackBerry, Android and iOS smartphones…
News & Rumors / by - Nov 24, 2011 11:03 AM
Last week I let you know that RIM was planning to release an update for the Tablet OS on the BlackBerry PlayBook. Today version 1.0.8.4985 of the Tablet OS went…
Deals & Sales / by - Nov 23, 2011 11:06 AM
The BlackBerry PlayBook sale rumors are true and now confirmed by RIM! For a limited time the PlayBook will be available for as low as $199 from participating retailers. Here…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Nov 22, 2011 3:06 PM
RIM today released a new beta version of the Native SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Now at version 2.0 (beta 1), this beta is meant for developers and not…
Apps & Games / by - Nov 16, 2011 2:47 PM
Another one of my all-time favorite games is now available on the BlackBerry PlayBook: Duke Nukem 3D! First PlayDoom (DOOM port) and now this classic shooter, plus all the other…
News & Rumors / by - Nov 16, 2011 12:08 PM
RIM yesterday announced in the BlackBerry Beta Zone that a new Tablet OS update for the BlackBerry PlayBook will be available ahead of the 2.0 release in February. According to…
Deals & Sales / by - Oct 28, 2011 11:19 AM
RIM recently started offering a “buy 2 get 1 free” deal where business customers will get a free BlackBerry PlayBook for purchasing two, plus a premium accessory for each. If…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 25, 2011 7:05 PM
Earlier today I let you know about a rumor that claimed OS 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet would be delayed until February of next year. RIM confirmed this rumor…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 25, 2011 11:46 AM
The team over at BGR have received word that RIM plans to launch Tablet OS 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook in mid-February next year. Besides for this bit they’ve also…