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- BlackBerry PlayBook MicroHDMI Cables Cheap at Amazon
- Looking to Buy PlayBook Accessories RIM Has A Decent Deal
- RIM Improves BlackBerry Beta Zone With Feature and Issue Trackers
- Conan O’Brien Apples New iDea
- How To Perform a Hard Reset on the BlackBerry PlayBook
- BlackBerry News Feeds Gets Small Update in Beta Zone
- RIM Explains Android and Java on PlayBook Along with Native SDK
- BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.1.1705 Rolling Out
- How To Force The Latest OS Update on Your BlackBerry PlayBook using Desktop Manager
- Stock Playbook Apps: Calculator
- WordPress for BlackBerry Upcoming Interface Update
- Stock Playbook Apps: Weather
- News360 Native App for the PlayBook Now Available
- Winners of the @BlackBerry #PlayBookHaiku Contest Announced Today! 10 PlayBooks to be Won!
| BlackBerry PlayBook MicroHDMI Cables Cheap at Amazon Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:55 PM PDT I tried my local RadioShack and BestBuy and didn't have much luck picking up a MicroHDMI cable for my BlackBerry PlayBook. RadioShack was sold out of them but wanted $29.99+tax for them when they were back in stock. BestBuy only had MiniHDMI cables which are not compatible. Thus I went in search for cheaper options on Amazon. It was nice to see that there are quite a few options from Amazon at sub $10 prices! They range up to the latest v1.4 cables with Ethernet, 3D, Audio Return and more but other than 3D I think most of those features are not going to help much on your PlayBook. Here are some of the options I found:
This one was also interesting since it let you use any length HDMI cable you already have lying around: Let me know if you spot better deals in the comments! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 7:55 pm. | BlackBerry PlayBook MicroHDMI Cables Cheap at Amazon | Leave a comment |
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| Looking to Buy PlayBook Accessories RIM Has A Decent Deal Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:44 PM PDT
Product description: The BlackBerry® Charging Pod for your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet offers a rapid charge rate that's up to two times faster than the standard BlackBerry charger1, and it keeps it sitting upright on the perfect angle for watching videos, photo slideshows, or browsing the web. When it's not charging, the BlackBerry® Convertible Case protects and gives you a multi-angled stand for your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Fold the case back and pick one of two ideal typing angles—you've got quick external access to everything you need. They have other bundles on sale but this one is one of the ones that look more attractive. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 5:44 pm. | Looking to Buy PlayBook Accessories RIM Has A Decent Deal | One comment |
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| RIM Improves BlackBerry Beta Zone With Feature and Issue Trackers Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:20 PM PDT I have always wanted RIM to release a public feature and issue tracker for their OS, devices, and apps. While they have done something like that for developers they did not have much else other than forum threads. Rich let me know that RIM has rolled out three new features in the BlackBerry Beta Zone that allow you to prioritize and vote on features and issues for each beta program. While its not totally public and not all encompassing it is a great start! Here are the new features in the BlackBerry Beta Zone: Feature Request Tracker
Issue Tracker
Keycode Listing
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 5:20 pm. | RIM Improves BlackBerry Beta Zone With Feature and Issue Trackers | Leave a comment |
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| Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:00 PM PDT Conan O'Brien is a funny guy and he is known for doing tech jokes. His latest one mentions the PlayBook and what Apple is going to do to counter the PlayBook. The video can be found directly at this link or watch on your playbook below. Unfortunately the video won’t work on the BlackBerry.
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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 5:00 pm. | Conan O'Brien Apples New iDea | Leave a comment |
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| How To Perform a Hard Reset on the BlackBerry PlayBook Posted: 21 Apr 2011 01:18 PM PDT One of our readers, Devin, let us know about a cool tip for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Since the BlackBerry PlayBook does not have a removable battery it makes it impossible to perform a true hard reset of pulling the battery like you can on BlackBerry smartphones. Just to confirm what I mean by a hard reset. This key combination will perform a hardware reboot instead of a software reset on the BlackBerry PlayBook. To perform a hard reset on the BlackBerry PlayBook:
Thanks Devin for the tip! Feel free to share your tips by emailing us or sharing them in the comments! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 4:18 pm. | How To Perform a Hard Reset on the BlackBerry PlayBook | One comment |
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| BlackBerry News Feeds Gets Small Update in Beta Zone Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:58 PM PDT Normally we would not mention such a small update to a Beta Zone app but BlackBerry News Feeds is quite popular. They have just updated the app that replaced Viigo to v 1.0.1.5 from the previous 1.0.1.2 in the Beta Zone. You can pick up the update at this link. Sadly they have not released a change log but report back what you find in the comments! Kudos to Nikolaus, Tashanna, and Terrence for the tip! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 3:58 pm. | BlackBerry News Feeds Gets Small Update in Beta Zone | Leave a comment |
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| RIM Explains Android and Java on PlayBook Along with Native SDK Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:13 AM PDT RIM has been kind of hush on the details about the upcoming Android and Java app players for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Developers have been clamoring for more details and RIM has just provided some more insight along with details on the native SDK. In a nice Q&A RIM has detailed things like saying that the Android Player will support Android 2.3 at launch and "we intend to update the player based on market needs." They also confirmed for the Java player that the "application player for BlackBerry Java-based apps will allow developers to take their existing assets from BlackBerry 5.0 and BlackBerry 6 development and leverage them in the new player." Check out the full Q&A below and ask RIM your questions at this link: (Kudos to LaoWang for the tip!) 1. What was announced?
2. What is the timing or availability? 3. What are "application players"? 4. How will users get the apps? 5. Will the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet support the Android Marketplace? 6. Does the Android application player support Android apps that use native libraries? 7. What version(s) of the Android apps does the Android application player support? 8. What version(s) of BlackBerry Java-based apps does the BlackBerry Java-based application player support? 9. What do I have to do to port my BlackBerry Java-based and Android apps? 10. Will the performance of my app suffer because it's running inside a player? 11. Should I stop my current BlackBerry PlayBook development and wait until this is ready? 12. What is the BlackBerry Tablet OS Native SDK? What does it allow?
We are very excited about the opportunities that are opening up for developers on our tablet and smartphone platforms. With millions of smartphone users and a remarkable level of excitement for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, from consumers and enterprise, we know developers are primed to bring innovative and exciting applications to the BlackBerry platform. Please join RIM at the BlackBerry World conference in Orlando on May 3-5, 2011, where we will share more information on our evolving platform. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 2:13 pm. | RIM Explains Android and Java on PlayBook Along with Native SDK | Leave a comment |
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| BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.1.1705 Rolling Out Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:07 AM PDT Since RIM is rolling out the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.1.1705 you may need to perform the trick we just mentioned to force an update through Desktop Manager. There is no word on what specifically this new OS update brings but let us know in the comments. I am loving the fact that RIM is making the PlayBook a living device with constant improvements out the gate instead of waiting months or even a year between updates like other platforms. Let us know if you spot anything new in this update! Thanks to everyone who sent this in! Thx to BBSync for the screenshot. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 2:07 pm. | BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.1.1705 Rolling Out | 9 comments |
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| How To Force The Latest OS Update on Your BlackBerry PlayBook using Desktop Manager Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:04 AM PDT RIM is once again doing their rolling updates with the BlackBerry PlayBook OS updates. Some of you may have noticed your device is not getting notified with the latest update and I can kind of understand RIM trying to stagger out the 300mb downloads. Scott over at BBSync got a bit creative and found a way to get his PlayBook to perform an OS update to the latest release using a bit of trickery with BlackBerry Desktop Manager. It is not as simply as hitting check for updates and you MUST perform a backup of your PlayBook to not lose your information! Here are the instructions for the trick:
Let us know how it works for you! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 2:04 pm. | How To Force The Latest OS Update on Your BlackBerry PlayBook using Desktop Manager | 11 comments |
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| Stock Playbook Apps: Calculator Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:00 AM PDT Calculator, sounds essential right? Hell I think it was included on my Palm Pilot ten years ago. But its an app missing on the iPad. But RIM didn’t just throw a simple boring calculator app on the Playbook. They created a calculator app that looks nice and is simple to use, but is packed with power features and convenient mart features. The default calculator mode is simple and familiar. But even here you can see a really cool RIM innovation–a previous calculations log. Its a ticker tape looking portion on the left side of the screen that keeps a history of previous calculations. Its one if those things that I never thought of before, but now that I have it, I cant imagine a calculator app without it. In the pull down menu you can choose a scientific calculator, for a those nights at the bar where you try to impress ladies with complex math. Or a unit converter for those international travels. But by far the coolest feature in the calculator app is the tip calculator. Just type in the total bill, the amount of people, the desired tip percentage (be generous now), and whether you want the app to round up (to make splitting easier) and WHAMO! You can now split the bill without too much hassle. This is one of those features that are super useful and should give Playbook owners a reason to whip it out in over dinner. People may be making noise about apps, but the Playbook’s preloaded apps are awesome. Let’s give RIM some credit where its due.
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Posted by David for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 2:00 pm. | Stock Playbook Apps: Calculator | Leave a comment |
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| WordPress for BlackBerry Upcoming Interface Update Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:59 AM PDT The WordPress for BlackBerry team shared some screenshots of an upcoming user interface update to the app. Nothing crazy new in this update but they have streamlined and cleaned up the interface. According to them:
Check out the screenshots and let us know what you think!
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 1:59 pm. | WordPress for BlackBerry Upcoming Interface Update | Leave a comment |
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| Posted: 21 Apr 2011 08:00 AM PDT Its funny that one of the main complaints about the Playbook in relation to the iPad is apps. Because when it comes to the stock preloaded apps, RIM provided some slick apps that are missing from the preloaded iPad experience. The Playbook weather app is a great example. This is no brainer. I check the weather multiple times a day. A weather app is a must have. But there is no weather app on the iPad. RIM had some common sense. But they didnt just provide a stupid weather for a few days app. The Playbook weather app is simple, pretty and packed with features. It automatically detects where you are and by default shows you the weather in your area, no setup required. Want to know the hourly forecast? no problem either, one button at the bottom. People say RIM has lost its way and havent figured out that users want a simple and pretty user experience. But if the stock Playbook apps are any indicator of where RIM is going, the future for RIM is bright. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by David for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 11:00 am. | Stock Playbook Apps: Weather | 6 comments |
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| News360 Native App for the PlayBook Now Available Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:30 AM PDT
You can pick up the application at this link, the app is available for free. So far the application is very responsive and I really like the design. Check out the full description below. News360 for BlackBerry® PlayBook™ aggregates more than 1000 different news sources around the web to bring you news stories in a concise and useful stream. The semantic analysis technology behind News360 allows you to get background information and dossiers about all the companies, people and locations that make the news.
Thanks to Nick for letting us know. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 9:30 am. | News360 Native App for the PlayBook Now Available | 11 comments |
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| Winners of the @BlackBerry #PlayBookHaiku Contest Announced Today! 10 PlayBooks to be Won! Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:08 AM PDT Last week the twittersphere was overloaded with terrible haikus from desperate nerds (like myself) trying to win one of 10 16GB BlackBerry PlayBooks. I think my entries were pretty awesome but considering #PlayBookHaiku was the top worldwide trend for a while, my chances of winning are pretty slim. I actually debated whether or not I should post this article and remind you that round 2 will be starting next week. Maybe you'll all still forget by Monday when the contest opens up again. Today is the day where the 10 winners of the first round are revealed! Here's what it says in the official rules:
Did any of the BerryReview faithful win? Let us know! Also, keep reading for some of my awesome haiku submissions… Multitask with ease, Present and browse for answers, Easy promotion Beware the PlayBook, Ultra efficient tablet, Brand new addiction Seven inches flat, Portability is king, Take it anywhere Stereo HD, Multimedia titan, Competition crushed PlayBook in pocket, The take anywhere tablet, Won't leave home without Unobscene gestures, Allow slick navigation, But watch out for trees I know, I know, those are terrible. What were your best entries? If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by jforce for ©BerryReview, April 21, 2011, 8:08 am. | Winners of the @BlackBerry #PlayBookHaiku Contest Announced Today! 10 PlayBooks to be Won! | 8 comments |
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