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BlackBerry 10 TK2 Victory Concept Is Full Of Win
Handy Scanner Turns Your PlayBook Into A portable Scanner
RIM Announces More BBM Connected Apps Arriving Soon
Facebook for BlackBerry Updates In App World to V3.0.0.15
WhatsApp Messenger Updates to V2.7.6369

BlackBerry 10 TK2 Victory Concept Is Full Of Win

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:52 AM PDT

It’s been a tough year for RIM, there’s no denying it. Thorsten Heins is shaking things up, cracking tons of eggs and scrambling the lot. There’s no way of knowing yet whether he’ll end up with a nice, fluffy Canadian Bacon omelet, or just a pile of broken shells and a big hot mess.

Despite the uncertainty, the RIM faithful are rooting for them to wow us with BB10. We eagerly devour every snippet of news, any vaporous hint of a whisper that even smells like BB10. I therefore present, for your desperate, rumor-mongering, ~~drooling~~ viewing pleasure, the drop-dead gorgeous BlackBerry 10 TK2 Victory Concept, whipped up by Guy Bridges, Digital Homeboy.

“A clean and minimalistic design, uncluttered in the hand.”

The Victory’s design is a sweet, sexy serving of slim, with no hard buttons except for volume keys on the right, a recessed, centered Power/Mute key located at the top backside of the device, and, of course, the fabulous Cadillac of Keyboards from the Bold series. A soft, textured rubber backing offers comfort and security in your hand. Micro USB and 3.5mm stereo ports are located on the bottom edge of the Victory, leaving the profile sleek and clean.

I know for a fact that, given the chance, I would absolutely rock this device, possibly without even putting a case on it. It hurt me to put a Commuter on my precious Agent 99, but I had to make sure she stayed safe. I’m not so sure I could bear to cover up the Victory like that.

Rather than re-post the entire blurb here, I recommend you check out the full article at DigitalHomeboy.

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Handy Scanner Turns Your PlayBook Into A portable Scanner

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:00 AM PDT

The creator of the popular app SayIt just launched an app that adds more a cool utility feature to your PlayBook. The app is called handy Scanner, and it does exactly what the name says. It allows users to scan something with the camera turning it to a PDF format. The app requires OS 1.0.0 or higher and cost $1.99 on App World at this link.

The app has only been in App World for a few days and it has already made its way to the top paid applications.

App Features:

SCAN DOCUMENTS (Receipts, Books, Whiteboards, …):

» Enter the output PDF file name
» Take several pictures in a row (batch scan) with your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ camera
» Automatic document bounds detection
» Export documents to PDF

HOW TO USE

Create PDF from camera
Type in the output PDF file name » Press “Capture image” button, you will be prompted to capture multiple image or not » Press “Create” button to create PDF from captured image(s) » Press “Open PDF” if you want to open PDF file instantly. All PDF file will be saved on Documents folder.
Create PDF from local image
Type in the output PDF file name » Press “Browse image” button, you will be prompted to select multiple image or not » Press “Create” button to create PDF from selected image(s) » Press “Open PDF” if you want to open PDF file instantly. All PDF file will be saved on Documents folder.

NOTE

» All converted documents will be saved on Documents Folder and ready for you to attach in an email or to print
» Currently support A4 format in landscape and portrait mode

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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 11, 2012, 11:00 am. | Handy Scanner Turns Your PlayBook Into A portable Scanner | 2 comments |

RIM Announces More BBM Connected Apps Arriving Soon

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 07:27 AM PDT

RIM just announced that they are working to bring more popular apps with BBM integration. Right before this announcement we noticed that Facebook for BlackBerry was updated, which now has BBM integration. The new apps that will have BBM integration include Facebook, Twitter, BlackBerry Travel, BBM Music, and more.

Some of this apps we have seen this feature added to it, but some are not yet out with this features. Check out the announcement from RIM below:

Today RIM announced that a number of popular BlackBerry apps will be updated to include BBM connectivity. Some of the latest updates and features for users include:

Facebook and Twitter: Automatically share your Facebook status or latest Tweet with your BBM friends right from within the app.
BlackBerry Travel: Share your travel plans and flight changes directly with select BBM contacts or with your entire BBM community.
BlackBerry App World: Easily update your BBM profile to let friends know about the great new app you've just downloaded on BlackBerry App World.
BBM Music: Recommend friends right from within the BBM Music app itself, making it easier for you to connect and expand your music collection.
Updates have also been made to BBM itself, including a new selection of animated avatars, a simpler way of updating one's personal message in their profile, and the ability for users to quickly send voice notes.

More information is available on Inside BlackBerry.

You can also checkout the full press release here also some of that information found below:

WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – April 11, 2012) - A series of updates of popular BlackBerry® apps will be released over the coming days to make it even easier for users to stay connected with their BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) community. Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced that Facebook® for BlackBerry smartphones, Twitter® for BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry® Travel™, BlackBerry App World™ and BBM Music will now include BBM connectivity, making it even easier for users to stay in touch with their contacts, share experiences and content, and discover new things from their BBM community.

"Since we provided developers the means to build BBM connectivity into their apps, we have seen more than 800 new BBM-connected apps come to market, which has been followed by a huge uptake by users – about one of every five apps being downloaded on BlackBerry App World is a BBM-connected app," said Alec Saunders, VP of Developer Relations at RIM. "Today we’re excited to announce that RIM has also integrated BBM connectivity into a number of our own popular apps and the BBM-connected revolution continues to grow."

Facebook and Twitter Apps Integrated with BBM

Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones (version 3.0) and Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones (version 3.0) now allow users to automatically share their Facebook status or latest Tweet with their BBM friends right from within the app.

BlackBerry Travel Goes Social

It is now easier than ever to update those who matter most about your travel plans. The new BlackBerry Travel app (version 2.5) is now BBM-connected, allowing users to share their travel plans and flight changes directly with select BBM contacts or with their entire BBM community.

App Sharing Made Simpler

With BBM (version 6.2) and BlackBerry App World (version 3.1.2), users can easily update their BBM profile to let their friends know about the great new app they’ve just downloaded on BlackBerry App World. With this updated version of BlackBerry App World, users can also instantly share info about their favorite app or a list of their installed apps with friends using BlackBerry® Tag*.

BBM Music – Music Discovery Made Better

With the enhanced BBM Music (version 1.2), discovering music and making friends is easier than ever. New BBM Music friends can be recommended to users right from within the BBM Music app itself, making it easier for users to connect and expand their music collection. The new feature even allows users to sample others’ songs before accepting new contacts on BBM Music.

BBM Made Better

In addition to integration with BlackBerry App World, BBM (version 6.2) offers a polished, enhanced and more personal experience. It includes a new selection of animated avatars, a simpler way of updating one’s personal message in their profile, and now allows users to quickly send voice notes.

Availability

Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones version 3.0 is available now and Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones version 3.0, BlackBerry Travel version 2.5, BlackBerry App World version 3.1.2, BBM Music version 2.1 and BBM version 6.2 are scheduled to be available for download over the next ten days on BlackBerry App World (www.blackberry.com/appworld)**. Stay tuned to BlackBerry social channels to confirm when each app becomes available.

* BlackBerry Tag requires an NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphone running BlackBerry® 7.1 OS or higher.

** Some apps may not be available in some countries.

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Facebook for BlackBerry Updates In App World to V3.0.0.15

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 07:18 AM PDT

RIM today updated Facebook for BlackBerry to v3.0.0.15 this update is an effort by RIM to integrate BBM into most of its social applications. The update also brings bug fixes that were needed from the previous build. There are not new UI changes but if you had any issues with the previous version check out the latest release to see if it works better for you.

Download the update from BlackBerry App World.

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WhatsApp Messenger Updates to V2.7.6369

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 05:54 AM PDT

WhatsApp messenger one of the most popular cross platform Apps just received an update to V2.7.6369. If you have not used WhatsApp messenger before the application lets you chat with friends across multiple platform including iPhone, and Android among others.

When version 2.7 launched it included a new UI that makes the application much easier to use, and it has a better looking UI.

More app information:

MULTIMEDIA: Send Video, Images, and Voice notes to your friends and contacts.
GROUP CHAT: Enjoy group conversations with your contacts.
NEW UI: Upgrade to version 2.7 and enjoy new awesome pretty GUI
AWESOME. Once you and your contacts install WhatsApp Messenger, you can use it to message each other as much as you want. Send a million messages a day to your friends! WhatsApp uses 3G/EDGE internet data plan (or Wi-Fi if available)
CROSS PLATFORM. Yes, you can message friends with non-BlackBerry devices and additionally exchange pictures, video, location and voice notes!
NO INTERNATIONAL CHARGES. Chat with your friends in other countries if they have WhatsApp installed on their BlackBerry®. Avoid international SMS costs.
NO PINS OR USERNAMES. Why even bother having to remember yet another PIN or username? WhatsApp works just like SMS would work via phone numbers and it integrates with your the address book of your device.
NO NEED TO ADD BUDDIES. Your Address Book is used to automatically connect you with your contacts. Your friends with WhatsApp will be automatically displayed in Favorites menu.
OFFLINE MESSAGES. Even if you turn off your device or travel outside of coverage area, WhatsApp will save your messages offline and will retrieve them when network coverage is restored or device is turned back on.
AND MUCH MORE: Contact Blocking, Share location, Custom notification sounds, Email chat history, Broadcast messages to many contacts at once and much much more!

* FREE TRIAL. Enjoy an entire first year as a free trial! (Only $0.99/year after)

Download Whatsapp through App World