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- T-Mobile UK Website Shows BlackBerry Curve 9320 Coming Soon
- Contacts Manager Offers Export, Import, Merge, & More
- Opinion Piece: Does the consumer public want Blackberry to make a comeback? My opinion…yes!
- Infinite Appz Makes Calculator & Idea Organizer Apps Free for Limited Time
- Help Bumbee Rescue Her Babies on Your PlayBook
- Blaq For PlayBook 1.7.2.338 Available In AppWorld
- Devs: Three Grand Prizes Worth $25,000 Yours for the Winning!
- BlackBerry 10 Jam and BlackBerry World Contest Winners
| T-Mobile UK Website Shows BlackBerry Curve 9320 Coming Soon Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:54 AM PDT
RIM has all but confirmed the launch of two new BlackBerry Curve devices to fill in the low end of the BlackBerry 7 lineup. RIM has not made the devices official though they have done things like release simulators and specs for them. That has not stopped T-Mobile UK from posting on their website that the BlackBerry Curve 9320 is coming soon. T-Mobile has the Curve 9320 showing up in May with its dedicated BBM button. Check out more details here and sign up to be notified at launch! Thanks to all who sent this in! via The Inquirer via CrackBerry If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 17, 2012, 3:54 am. | T-Mobile UK Website Shows BlackBerry Curve 9320 Coming Soon | Leave a comment |
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| Contacts Manager Offers Export, Import, Merge, & More Posted: 16 Apr 2012 02:54 PM PDT
Keeper let us know about his latest project called Contacts Manager which he announced in our forums. Contacts Manager is not breaking any new ground but it offers up quite a few features for managing your contacts all in one cheap and relatively easy to use app. With Contacts Manager you can:
Check out Contacts Manager in App World for a very reasonable $0.99 If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 16, 2012, 5:54 pm. | Contacts Manager Offers Export, Import, Merge, & More | Leave a comment |
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| Opinion Piece: Does the consumer public want Blackberry to make a comeback? My opinion…yes! Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:45 PM PDT
Good morning everyone! A conversation I had with my uncle last night made me think a little harder about several other conversations I have had with family/friends over the last couple weeks since the last RIM earnings call. Most people who know me, know that I am a Blackberry addict, so, conversations about Blackberry seem to always happen; however, previous to the last earnings calls, most of those conversations were about the downfall of RIM and how RIM sucked. Since the earnings call; however, I have noticed a shift. A lot of people paid attention to the news stories coming out about RIM after the last earnings call The 3 main points the media was hitting on was 1. Heins has fully taken control 2. BB7 sales will continue to drop and 3. BB10 is the hope of the future. While us blackberry addicts knew all about the concept of BB10 before this event, the general public was in the dark and had no idea about BB10. All of a sudden my friends/family are using the word “BB10″ all on their own. They have heard the word in the news that RIM wants BB10 to be their savior. They know what BB10 is now, if only from vague statements from the press and RIM…. and the result? they seem… positively interested and some even excited about what BB10 will bring. Some who have already switched to iPhone are interested in what BB10 will be. They seem genuinely interested in a Blackberry that can compete on all levels with the likes of the iPhone. It dawned on me that by and large, the conversations I am having about Blackberry are changing because of BB10 news and the Playbook. I for one feel this is a very good sign for several reasons. It shows that people WANT Blackberry to make a comeback. It shows that while people are down on current offerings, they are more than willing to give Blackberry another shot with BB10 as long as it can compete. It also shows me that BB10, without any formal advertising message from RIM, is already gaining a positive momentum through the media/press. A great many people call the Playbook a failed experiment and I disagree. Anyone I know who has a Playbook or uses a Playbook, love it. They tell their friends/family they love it. They may not love the fact that we are still behind in the app game (although we are catching up week by week), but, they believe the versatility and power of the OS make up for it right now and having games such as Angry Birds on the platform showspeople that Blackberry CAN have the big name apps. Can versus Will is a whole other issue for another day. I do not feel that firesale price of the Playbook has done anything to diminish the reputation of the Playbook. I think the consumer public recognizes that RIM HAD to do this to get it into peoples hands and it was not a reflection that the Playbook was a shitty product. I am babbling on here, but, the point I am trying to make is, I am getting the sense the consumer public, at least where I am in Ontario, is getting interested in BB10. Even with their struggles of late, if RIM really can educate people that BB10 is for real, they have a serious fighting chance, because I believe people will be interested in a Blackberry product that delivers on all areas. Its something competition like Windows Phone does NOT enjoy. In my opinion the vast majority of the consumer public has little to no interest in Windows Phone, nor do they want to. Microsoft is doing everything possible to get people to care about the product. The “smoked by” campaign, the super cheap Lumia’s. They are trying EVERYTHING and it does not seem to be tangibly working so far. If RIM can get people thinking and talking about BB10 over the next couple months leading up to release, they may prevent many many people from going out and buying that new Andriod/iPhone 4S/Windows Phone, because they will wait to see what BB10 delivers. Blackberry World comes at a perfect time to deliver that intro first message about BB10 and I hope RIM executes on letting everyone know the potential of BB10. Of course, all of this positive momentum will be lost if BB10 does not execute. Coincidentally, after writing this piece a poll popped up on Mobilesyrup.com that puts BB10 second on a list of smartphones one can be excited about, this is ahead of the next iPhone and only behind the hotly rumored Galaxy S III. This lines up with the feelings and sentiments I have been seeing myself. Blackberry is far far far from a dead brand and is ripe for a comeback. Remember, everyone loves a comeback story…. especially in America. In Thor I trust GO RIM GO! What are your thoughts? Have you noticed any renewed potential optimism in people in the concept/thought/dream of BB10? If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by BBA Brian for ©BerryReview, April 16, 2012, 3:45 pm. | Opinion Piece: Does the consumer public want Blackberry to make a comeback? My opinion…yes! | 15 comments |
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| Infinite Appz Makes Calculator & Idea Organizer Apps Free for Limited Time Posted: 16 Apr 2012 09:08 AM PDT
Infinite Appz pointed out in our forums that they have released two new BlackBerry apps free for a limited time. The first is a multipurpose calculator for BlackBerry smartphones and the second is an Idea Organizer for the PlayBook. The calculator is both a standard, scientific, and tip calculator which is useful. The Idea Organizer is password protected if you wish and lets you organize your ideas and notes in text, pictures, voice, and any combination of those.
Check out both below: It seems like Infinite Appz is offering the apps free to raise awareness and bolster reviews so pick it up before they charge for it. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 16, 2012, 12:08 pm. | Infinite Appz Makes Calculator & Idea Organizer Apps Free for Limited Time | 6 comments |
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| Help Bumbee Rescue Her Babies on Your PlayBook Posted: 16 Apr 2012 08:33 AM PDT
Imperial Game Studio let us know that they have ported their well reviewed Bumbee app to the the BlackBerry PlayBook. You have to help Bumbee fly as far as possible to help unfreeze her babies. You rescue them and then fly around with up to five on a leash making it harder to fly. The other fun curveball is that a new world is generated every third hour so your cannot memorize the levels! Check out Bumbee for the PlayBook for $0.99 in App World or view the cross platform trailer below: Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video LinkIf you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 16, 2012, 11:33 am. | Help Bumbee Rescue Her Babies on Your PlayBook | One comment |
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| Blaq For PlayBook 1.7.2.338 Available In AppWorld Posted: 16 Apr 2012 08:04 AM PDT
The best Twitter client on the PlayBook has been updated in AppWorld. Blaq 1.7.2.338 is primarily a bug fix release, correcting some tweet card issues and tweaking performance in portrait mode. Being the hardest-working developers out there, @jcarty and @hamrick are already planning an overhaul to add new features in 1.8, so you lucky beta testers better sleep with one eye open and one hand on your PlayBook lest you miss another update. Blaq is available for just $1.99, and if you’re even just a casual tweeter, it’s worth every penny. Purchase Blaq for PlayBook in AppWorld. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by rrrebo for ©BerryReview, April 16, 2012, 11:04 am. | Blaq For PlayBook 1.7.2.338 Available In AppWorld | 2 comments |
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| Devs: Three Grand Prizes Worth $25,000 Yours for the Winning! Posted: 16 Apr 2012 07:57 AM PDT
It seems like RIM is realizing how key their BlackBerry 10 Jam conference will be and keep on upping the ante. They have announced yet another event during BlackBerry 10 Jam called the BlackBerry AppCircus at BlackBerry 10 Jam. The AppCircus contest has three grand prize winners who will win $25,000 to see your favorite bands (within 1 year). You need to register your application with the AppCircus by April 29th and attend BlackBerry 10 Jam to build and pitch your app. Contestants will have the chance to tweak their apps for BlackBerry 10 and pitch them to a pantel of RIM AppCircus judges who will select the top three apps in each category: WebWorks, Adobe Air, and Native Gaming. They will then help these finalist perfect their apps to prepare for the finals which is a three minute pitch and 2 minute Q&A with winners chosen by a jury. One top winner in each category will be taking home a grand prize worth $25,000. The prize package includes (details):
To find out more details on the AppCircus at BlackBerry 10 Jam contest at blackberry10jam.appcircus.com. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 16, 2012, 10:57 am. | Devs: Three Grand Prizes Worth $25,000 Yours for the Winning! | One comment |
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| BlackBerry 10 Jam and BlackBerry World Contest Winners Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT
Andre McKay for BlackBerry World pass, plus hotel accommodations Will Robertson won the BlackBerry World Pass, plus hotel accommodations The top comments that met the criteria were selected and then a winner was selected among those top comments. Again thanks to all of those who participated in the contest, each of the winners have already been contacted prior to this announcement. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 16, 2012, 9:00 am. | BlackBerry 10 Jam and BlackBerry World Contest Winners | Leave a comment |
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