Rabu, 20 April 2011

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BerryReview.com Giving Back to the BlackBerry Community


BlackBerry PlayBook OS Update Available to v1.0.1.1696

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:07 PM PDT

r8avpSince many of our readers finally have their hands on a Blackberry PlayBook some are happy, some are a bit frustrated with some things not working as they are supposed to. RIM promised an update on launch date, and it looks like there is a new update available. The new version jumps now to v1.0.1.1696. So if you have not updated your device today you should check it out maybe it will come with more goodies and probably bug fixes. If you can see any new options or fixes please let us know in the comments below. 

 

 

Source and image credit: N4BB.

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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 19, 2011, 8:07 pm. | BlackBerry PlayBook OS Update Available to v1.0.1.1696 | 11 comments |


Chipworks Gives the BlackBerry PlayBook the Teardown Treatment

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:37 PM PDT

CIS-300x124I knew it was bound to happen but didn't think it would be this fast. The PlayBook has only been in the market for a few hours and Chipworks has already stripped apart the BlackBerry PlayBook to give us an idea of the inner workings of the PlayBook.

check out some of  pictures below courtesy of www.Chipworks.com or check out the full teardown at this link.

 

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Source: Chipworks.com

Teardown Summary

A summary of the other design wins in the Blackberry Playbook show that Texas Instruments is once again a big winner.

Texas Instruments
TWL6030
Power Management
PTWL6030BCMR / OCZFJD9 L / G1

Texas Instruments
WL1283
WLAN, Bluetooth and FM (Rx and Tx), GPS
MCS / WL1283C / 11M1ED3

Wolfson
WM8994E
The WM8994 is a highly integrated ultra-low power hi-fi CODEC
Logo / WM8994E / 09GAAWB

STMicroelectronics
STV0986
5 Megapixel mobile imaging processor
XTV0987 / GK1XK9E / CHN 036 / Logo lead free B

Elpida
B8064B2PB-8D-F
8 Gb DRAM
Elpida Japan/ B8064B2PB-8D-F/ 10530N02100

Texas Instruments
OMAP4430
Application Processor
OMAP TM / X4430DCBS / R1 / 0CZFQW9 / G1

SanDisk
SDIN5C2-16G
16 Gb NAND Flash
SanDisk / SDIN5C2-16G / Taiwan / 0535S1G123

TriQuint Semiconductor
TQP6M9002
802.11a/b/g/n + BT front-end module
6M9002 / 1045 / ACI104

Cypress Semiconductor
CY8CTMA3
Multi-Touch All-Point TrueTouch™ projected capacitive touchscreen controllers
CY8CTMA3 / 01E-48LQX / 1025 D 04 / CYP634986 / PHI / 185

STMicroelectronics
STM5953BA
4.9 Mp CMOS Image Sensor (primary sensor)
5953CA

STMicroelectronics
58548A
3.1 Mp CMOS Image Sensor (secondary sensor)
58548A

Invensense
MPU-3050
3 axis gyroscope
INVENSENSE / MPU-3050 / Q2R774-G1 / EL 1050 K

Texas Instruments
PS63020
High Efficiency Single Inductor Buck-Boost Converter with 4A Switch
PS63020 / TI 0BK / E8KQ

Bosch Sensortec
BMA150
Digital 3-axis accelerometer
043 / U023

Texas Instruments
SN74AVCH4T245
4-Bit Dual-Supply Bus Transceiver with Configurable Voltage Translation and 3-State Outputs
WS245 / TI 0BW / ZF94

Texas Instruments
LMV339
Quad General Purpose Low-Voltage Comparators
MV339I / logo 08K G4 / D23P

Texas Instruments
TPD12S015YFFR
HDMI Companion Chip with Step-up Converter, I2C Level Shifter, and High-speed ESD Clamps
TI0CA4GQI / PN015

Intersil
ISL9519
Highly integrated Narrow VDC system voltage regulator and battery charger controller.
Logo 951 / 9HRTZ / F024PV

Texas Instruments
TPS63031
High Efficient Single Inductor Buck-Boost Converter w/1-A Switches
CEF / TI / J / OCPN

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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 19, 2011, 3:37 pm. | Chipworks Gives the BlackBerry PlayBook the Teardown Treatment | 4 comments |


New Cute Puppies Theme from Ale7714 Designs

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Ale7714 Designs let me know about their latest theme Cute Puppies. Available for the majority of BlackBerry devices, Cute Puppies is a soft yet colorful theme with adorable characters and a clean style. Costing $2.99, you can purchase the theme at a variety of theme sites including Mobihand, Cool BlackBerry Themes and eventually BlackBerry App World. More information and purchase links can be found at Ale7714′s Themes.

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Posted by Vicky for ©BerryReview, April 19, 2011, 1:00 pm. | New Cute Puppies Theme from Ale7714 Designs | Leave a comment |


Jam3 Releasing Twitter App For the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Greg let us know that today Jam3 launched a Twitter app specifically for the new BlackBerry Playbook. The application allows users to set filters to easily get the content they desire. Read the full press release below.

App World link: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/24116?lang=en

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JAM3 LAUNCHES TWEEDLESS, FREE TWITTER FILTERING APP FOR BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK

Free on Playbook, Tweedless lets Users Slice Through the Noise to Easily Access Desired Content

April 19, 2011 – Toronto, ON – Digital agency Jam3 today announced the launch of Tweedless, a mobile app that will help power Twitter users sift through their many tweets and view the content they want to see in a quick and efficient way.  Available on the new BlackBerry Playbook tablet, Tweedless is a full featured Twitter client that lets users compose tweets, direct messages and re-tweet but also includes a range of tools and filters that allow Twitter users to better manage their feed.

Tweedless is one of the featured PlayBook apps designed specifically for the new BlackBerry tablet.

"Anyone who uses Twitter extensively knows that the amount of content and information can be daunting and overwhelming," said Mark McQuillan, partner at Jam3. "With Tweedless, users can easily access the tweets and content they want at that moment without spending painstaking time rummaging through messages."

The launch version of Tweedless includes a number of capabilities all designed to make using Twitter easier.  BlackBerry Playbook users who download Tweedless and link with their main Twitter account can immediately:

  • Quickly set, re-set or disable filters which are extended from the main feed through to mentions and direct messages
  • Have messages sorted based on who you interact with most
  • Isolate multiple users and easily follow conversations with simple taps
  • Toggle content filters to determine what types of tweets (links, images, videos) and messages are in view

Tweedless is currently available for free on PlayBook via BlackBerry App World. Jam3 expects to introduce a "freemium" model with premium content and additional filtering capabilities in the months ahead while extending availability of the app to the Desktop, Android and iOS devices.

About Jam3:

Jam3 is an award winning interactive production house headquartered in Toronto. Comprised of an elite team of a 15 creatives, developers and producers, Jam3 designs and develops cutting-edge interactive work by pairing interactive directors, motionographers and sound designers with Jam3's senior team of programmers and designers. Jam3 has created over 400 web, mobile and app experiences in the last eight years for companies such as Chevy, Lexus, Frito-Lay, Betty Crocker, Cartoon Network, Electronic Arts and AT&T among others. The agency has established itself as a leader in digital storytelling through interactive documentaries for the National Film Board of Canada, CBC and The Bell Fund. For more information about the agency and a full list of awards, please visit www.jam3.com

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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 19, 2011, 11:09 am. | Jam3 Releasing Twitter App For the BlackBerry PlayBook | One comment |


RIM Announces BlackBerry Tablet WebWorks SDK 2.0 and Adobe Air v1.0

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 07:17 AM PDT

For those of you who have been developing or plan o developing a BlackBerry PalyBook app RIM has announced the official release of their BlackBerry Tablet WebWorks SDk 2.0 and Adobe Air v1.0. To find out more about it read the press release below.

Today RIM has made two important introductions for developers: the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK 2.0 for Tablet OS and Smartphones, and the final version of its BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR.

The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK 2.0 for Tablet OS and Smartphones

With this release, the following changes are introduced:

  • JavaScript APIs are now separated from the OS.  This new architecture will allow developers to easily modify and enhance the existing APIs and package them with their BlackBerry WebWorks application. It will also simplify adding new APIs to applications.
  • The BlackBerry WebWorks framework and all of the APIs are open sourced and are available on GitHub!  Developers can now contribute and participate in the evolution of the BlackBerry WebWorks project.

These changes meet developers' needs for ease of development, flexibility and choice. This important update positively impacts broad categories of developers including new and established developers. They can take advantage of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK support for web standard technologies (HTML5, CSS3, Java Script) to build rich, well integrated standalone BlackBerry applications. Once developed, these apps can be fully integrated into the BlackBerry ecosystem, and distributed and monetized via BlackBerry App World. Furthermore, there is no need for developers to learn native programming languages to build mobile applications; they can simply use their existing web skills to build amazing BlackBerry apps.

To streamline development work even further, RIM has aligned the versioning of the two platforms so that developers can easily create and deploy applications on the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS  and Smartphones – making the best of both worlds.

BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR
Today RIM has also introduced the final version of its BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR which includes the following changes:

  • - Special APIs for the BlackBerry PlayBook Plugins for Adobe Flash Builder
  • - A BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Simulator- A
  • Getting Started Guide

With this update of the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR RIM gives developers the opportunity to leverage a strong competitive advantage, the Adobe AIR technology's capability to enable developers to share code across multiple platforms, thereby offering them  the benefit of a wide choice of development environments.

These landmark updates from RIM coincide with the BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet's availability in stores in North America today and they further empower developers to create amazing applications  the device.

To find out more about these updates and download the latest SDKs go to http://us.blackberry.com/developers/tablet/webworks.jsp for BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS,http://us.blackberry.com/developers/browserdev/widgetsdk.jsp for BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Smartphones and http://us.blackberry.com/developers/tablet/adobe.jsp for BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR.

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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 19, 2011, 10:17 am. | RIM Announces BlackBerry Tablet WebWorks SDK 2.0 and Adobe Air v1.0 | 2 comments |


IM+ Coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 06:46 AM PDT

While is not yet available ShapeServices the team behind IM+ gave us a sneak peak at what it will look like when it is launched. Check out the picture below. There isn’t much details available at the moment but it looks nice. So if you were worry about the lack of cross platform chat services IM+ has you covered with pretty much all of the IM social networks you can think off.

UPDATE: I was told the app price will be around $19.95 and it will probably launch in May.

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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 19, 2011, 9:46 am. | IM+ Coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook | 8 comments |


Check out Diodinodilly.Com – New Theme Site from iDBerry.

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:57 AM PDT

Deddy over at iDBerry emailed me about his new theme site diodinodilly.com so I went and checked it out. What I saw were some free and premium themes as well as other BlackBerry related posts. I have always liked Deddy’s themes as many of them are innovative in design and function. These are no different. From what I can see, their premium themes can be purchased easily through Mobihand. If you’re curious, head on over to Diodinodilly for more info!

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BlackBerry Bridge Now Available A work Around if You Can’t Install Via BlackBerry App World

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:46 AM PDT

ScreenHunter_04 Apr. 19 07.33If you have been patiently waiting for BlackBerry Bridge to show up on App World it now shows up for some. If you can't find it there is a work around for that via PC. If you go to this link on your PC browser simply plugging your BlackBerry and install using your BlackBerry ID account. It may ask you to download the latest plugging for the process to work. For some reason the user guide says that BlackBerry bridge requires OS 5.0 and higher but the supported devices starts with 8300. Let us know if you are able to get it to work on an older device.

Here are the steps in order from Scott at BBsync :

  1. Visit http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore
  2. Install the App World browser plugin in FireFox or Internet Explorer
  3. Click 'Download' on Bridge app page here
  4. Login with your BBID or create a new one
  5. Connect your BlackBerry smartphone to computer via USB
  6. Accept all agreements and sync to install Bridge app

Source: BlackBerrysync

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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 19, 2011, 8:46 am. | BlackBerry Bridge Now Available A work Around if You Can’t Install Via BlackBerry App World | 19 comments |


PlayBook User Guide Now Available For Those Eager to Learn Every Detail

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:30 AM PDT

ScreenHunter_03 Apr. 19 07.21Today is the official launch day of RIM's first Tablet the BlackBerry PlayBook. Are you buying yours today at the store or did you Pre-Order one? Let Us know in the comments.  If you haven't had enough news of the PlayBook you can now download the Tablet User guide at this link. Thanks to Leo for sending in this tip. In the user guide as you can guess you can now find the answers to most of your questions about the PlayBook. One of the coolest features of the PlayBook is BlackBerry Bridge here is a short description from the user guide:

About BlackBerry Bridge


If you’re running BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0 or later on your BlackBerry smartphone, you can connect your BlackBerry®
PlayBook™ tablet to your smartphone to access email, calendars, files, and other data directly from your tablet. Files and data
must be stored on a media card to access them from your tablet. Your tablet connects to your smartphone using Bluetooth® technology. To connect, you need the BlackBerry® Bridge™ app
installed on your smartphone. You can download it from the BlackBerry App World™ storefront.
When your tablet and smartphone are connected, these icons appear on your tablet home screen

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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 19, 2011, 8:30 am. | PlayBook User Guide Now Available For Those Eager to Learn Every Detail | 8 comments |


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