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- April Rewards Contest Reminder – Win a BlackBerry PlayBook!
- RIM Adds a Power Button On the Latest PlayBook OS Update
- Create More PlayLists for your PlayBook and BlackBerry using MP3Tag
- BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.1.1746 Rolling Out?
- RIM Confirms the Four BlackBerry PlayBook Bluetooth Profiles Supported
- BlackBerry World Conference Mobile Guide App Released
- RIM Talking to Hulu About Bringing Hulu Plus to PlayBook
- BlackBerry PlayBook Supported Files When Using Bridge Mode
- RIM Explains The Three Internet Browsing Methods for the BlackBerry PlayBook
- Updated: BlackBerry PlayBook Screenshots Don’t Work When Bridge Enabled (BES)
- BlackBerry PlayBook Officially Supports Bluetooth Keyboards & Mice – Headphones Coming Soon!
- BlackBerry PlayBook Charger Is Not A Regular BlackBerry Charger
- Rumor: RIM Only announcing One BlackBerry Device at BB World
- Justin.Tv, Ustream and YouTube Movies on the PlayBook
- Typing on the Playbook; One week in
- WeatherEye HD for the BlackBery PlayBook
- OS 1.0.1.1710 Now Available For the PlayBook
| April Rewards Contest Reminder – Win a BlackBerry PlayBook! Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:34 PM PDT In case you have been a hermit for the last few days you know RIM has a seriously sweet device called the BlackBerry PlayBook that launched this week. We are running our popular BerryReview Rewards Contest again this month offering you another chance to win one of these awesome devices! That is right you can win either a BlackBerry PlayBook (16GB model) or a $500 Amazon/PayPal gift certificate as the prize. The rules are mostly the same but we have switched up the selection and entry process a little bit. I have been playing with mine all week and trust me you want one!
You must be registered and logged in to BerryReview when leaving comments for them to be included in the contest and the winner will be chosen by the BerryReview staff in the beginning of May 2011. You can check out all the details and official rules in the announcement post. If you have any questions comments leave a comment on that post. Start a New Forum Discussion Visit the forums If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 7:34 pm. | April Rewards Contest Reminder – Win a BlackBerry PlayBook! | Leave a comment |
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| RIM Adds a Power Button On the Latest PlayBook OS Update Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:43 PM PDT
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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 5:43 pm. | RIM Adds a Power Button On the Latest PlayBook OS Update | 8 comments |
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| Create More PlayLists for your PlayBook and BlackBerry using MP3Tag Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:00 PM PDT Both BlackBerry Smartphones and the BlackBerry PlayBook support a very common format for playlists called M3U. The problem is that RIM only allows you to edit one playlist on both devices with the other ones having to be created using Desktop Manager, iTunes, or other tools I would rather not use. The M3U file format is a simple text file that lists the songs for the playlist in their relative paths that you will then copy over along with the playlist file. The thing is there is a powerful and free app I use on my PC called MP3Tag that easily allows you to create these playlist files along with editing all of the other tags and information related to MP3 files. You can also edit your music with fun genres like creating a genre called "HigH Intensity Workout" using MP3Tag and tagging the appropriate songs with it will let you easily find those songs on your BlackBerry or PlayBook. (Thanks Xan for that tip!) Just as a simple tutorial of how to create additional playlists using MP3Tag:
If you ever want to edit a playlist just open it up with notepad or any text editor. It should be pretty self explanatory. Let me know if you have any questions! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 5:00 pm. | Create More PlayLists for your PlayBook and BlackBerry using MP3Tag | Leave a comment |
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| BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.1.1746 Rolling Out? Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:17 PM PDT Earlier today RIM rolled out v1.0.1.1710 and now it looks like we may have two OS updates in one day. My device is not showing the new OS update yet but Adam @CrackBerry managed to catch a screenshot of 1.0.1.1746. You can try the Desktop Manager trickery to get the update or simply hit that "Check for Updates" button like the addict you are… If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 4:17 pm. | BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.1.1746 Rolling Out? | 4 comments |
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| RIM Confirms the Four BlackBerry PlayBook Bluetooth Profiles Supported Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:10 PM PDT While I know RIM is bringing support for more Bluetooth profiles soon they have been kind enough to publish exactly which ones are currently supported by the BlackBerry PlayBook. We already mentioned that the PlayBook shipped without the stereo headphones or headset profiles but those are coming soon. Here are the profiles currently supported by the BlackBerry PlayBook:
RIM also confirmed that the BlackBerry PlayBook is using Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) which can do about 2.1 Mbit/s in terms of transfer speed. I was hoping for some Bluetooth 3.0 love but I have yet to see anything released to that spec with its higher transfer speeds by using Bluetooth for the handshake and then direct Wi-Fi for transfer speeds up to 24 Mbit/s (Wikipedia). If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 4:10 pm. | RIM Confirms the Four BlackBerry PlayBook Bluetooth Profiles Supported | 2 comments |
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| BlackBerry World Conference Mobile Guide App Released Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:57 PM PDT
Just like they do for every BlackBerry conference RIM has released a mobile guide for BlackBerry World 2011. They tapped unknown developer, The Active Network, to develop the app for them following RIM's tradition to choose a new developer for each conference app. While the BlackBerry World Conference Mobile Guide app is free and looks nice it has one critical flaw. It is riddled with bugs… Also who's idea was it to implement a "mouse" based navigation control on a BlackBerry app? On a side note a BlackBerry PlayBook version of the app will be coming out by the start of the conference. According to RIM the app features:
Hopefully they get the bugs ironed out before launch but it makes me wonder how RIM testing house let this one fly through. Hopefully RIM is cracking some heads to fix the app before the event. You can download the BlackBerry World Mobile Guide in App World at this link If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 3:57 pm. | BlackBerry World Conference Mobile Guide App Released | One comment |
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| RIM Talking to Hulu About Bringing Hulu Plus to PlayBook Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:35 PM PDT After Hulu blocked the BlackBerry PlayBook earlier this week many users were pissed but not surprised. Hulu has been pushing their $7.99/month subscription plan for mobile devices and did not have a way to charge for it on the PlayBook. According to the Wall Street Journal RIM said that "We are in conversations with Hulu to bring the Hulu Plus subscription service to BlackBerry PlayBook users." While not as promising as a definitive "Hulu is coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook" its a start! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 3:35 pm. | RIM Talking to Hulu About Bringing Hulu Plus to PlayBook | One comment |
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| BlackBerry PlayBook Supported Files When Using Bridge Mode Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:15 PM PDT I have been testing out the different file types I can access or attach to an email when using Bridge mode on my BlackBerry PlayBook. Ka let me know that RIM has published up two knowledge base articles detailing the different file types accessible using the BlackBerry Bridge Files application on the PlayBook and a separate list for when you are attaching files to an email using the BlackBerry Bridge mode. When using the Bridge Files app the supported file types are:
When composing an email over the Bridge email client:
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 3:15 pm. | BlackBerry PlayBook Supported Files When Using Bridge Mode | 5 comments |
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| RIM Explains The Three Internet Browsing Methods for the BlackBerry PlayBook Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:57 AM PDT There has been a bit of confusion surrounding the different ways the BlackBerry PlayBook can browse the internet from Wi-Fi, BlackBerry Bridge, or Bluetooth tethering. RIM has been kind enough to explain the different methods in a recent knowledgebase article and I thought I would share it. I find it interesting that the BlackBerry Bridge internet browsing uses the same method of selecting an internet transport as the BlackBerry OS 6 browser. More details on that selection here. Here is RIM's explanation of the different browsing methods on the BlackBerry PlayBook: The BlackBerry Playbook tablet offers a rich browsing experiences featuring:
Three methods to connect to the Internet are available on the BlackBerry Playbook tablet. This article compares the 3 methods of browsing available. BlackBerry PlayBook Browser The BlackBerry Playbook Browser connects directly to the Internet with an available Wi-Fi connection using 802.11 a/b/g/n – 2.4 and 5GHz. BlackBerry Bridge Browser Bluetooth tethering, Dial-Up Networking (DUN) The BlackBerry Playbook can connect to a mobile phone (such as a BlackBerry smartphone) that supports Dial Up Networking over Bluetooth, to access the Internet. When browsing with this method the default BlackBerry Playbook browser is used and offers the same browsing experience. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 2:57 pm. | RIM Explains The Three Internet Browsing Methods for the BlackBerry PlayBook | 4 comments |
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| Updated: BlackBerry PlayBook Screenshots Don’t Work When Bridge Enabled (BES) Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:48 AM PDT Update: It looks like this may be limited to BES enabled BlackBerry devices. Alex pointed out to me that BIS BlackBerrys without a BES activation can take screenshots in Bridge mode. That is a real shame for me since all my devices are on a BES… I have been really trying to do a review of the BlackBerry PlayBook in Bridge mode but it looks like RIM snuck in another "Security Feature" into the device. Whenever the BlackBerry PlayBook is bridged with a BlackBerry smartphone the screenshot function we told you about before does not work. I spoke to a few friends at RIM and they confirmed this is a "Security Feature" though an annoying one at that. You cannot even take a screenshot of any other app not related to the bridge when the bridge is live. Let me know if you figured out a way around it other than using a camera! On a side note RIM also published a knowledgebase article titled "Files stored to the internal memory of the PlayBook cannot be attached to a message after pairing with BlackBerry Bridge" though on my PlayBook I found I can attach BlackBerry PlayBook files using the bridge… If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 2:48 pm. | Updated: BlackBerry PlayBook Screenshots Don’t Work When Bridge Enabled (BES) | 5 comments |
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| BlackBerry PlayBook Officially Supports Bluetooth Keyboards & Mice – Headphones Coming Soon! Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:56 AM PDT We have seen from quite a few sources that the BlackBerry PlayBook supports Bluetooth keyboards and mice. This is a pretty cool feature since it means there are a plethora of Bluetooth devices that will work with it. Josep pointed out to us that RIM has even published a knowledge base article confirming the Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support and even details how to set it up. Let us know if you find a solid keyboard for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The only annoyance I have found with the PlayBook Bluetooth support currently is that it does not support Bluetooth headsets or headphones. For me I use the A2DP Bluetooth Stereo Headphone profile all day from my Torch to listen to Slacker Radio. On the PlayBook that is currently not possible even in the latest .1710 OS build. One of our readers, Devin, confirmed this with RIMs tech support. I looped back to a good friend of mine at RIM and they told me they have confirmation that RIM is working on A2DP to be released soon. They don't have a timeline yet but it will be coming soon! I tried my Macbook along with a few other accessories I have to see if I could find anything else that would work with the PlayBook and did not have any luck. Let us know if you find anything. Back to the Keyboard and Mouse support here is what RIM had to say about it: The BlackBerry® PlayBook™ supports the use of a wireless mouse and keyboard. It utilizes the Bluetooth functionality and connects in a similar fashion as a Windows or Mac based PC. To pair your wireless keyboard, complete the following steps:
To pair your wireless mouse, complete the following steps:
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 12:56 pm. | BlackBerry PlayBook Officially Supports Bluetooth Keyboards & Mice – Headphones Coming Soon! | 6 comments |
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| BlackBerry PlayBook Charger Is Not A Regular BlackBerry Charger Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:26 AM PDT One of the nice things about the BlackBerry PlayBook is that it uses the industry standard MicroUSB charging and data port. While this is all nice and dandy I am sure all BlackBerry PlayBook owners have noticed that the charger for the BlackBerry PlayBook is not exactly the same… Nikolaus pointed it out to us first by showing that when he tried using a regular BlackBerry smartphone charger on the PlayBook it took forever to charge and barely filled up the half used battery in 6+ hours. He then used the PlayBook charger on his 9650 and noticed that the new pulsating charging icon in OS 6.0 builds was pulsating faster than usual. So this made me want to dig into this a bit more. I am in no way an electrical engineer but I just decided to look at the chargers at first. A regular BlackBerry smartphone charger states that it can output 5V with 700mA. A PlayBook charger on the other hand is pushing out 1.8A (Amps not Milliamps). I decided to do some more digging on my BlackBerry Torch with the Engineering Screen turned on and found that both of the chargers represent to the OS as capable of pushing 2048 (I am guessing mA) but are limited by the battery to charge at 1250. The only exception was when I charged from a PC usb port which only pushes out 500.
So I thought I would put it out there. Have you noticed any discrepancy between different chargers on your BlackBerry PlayBook? It does not look like the PlayBook charger will charge a BlackBerry smartphone any faster but now I am starting to understand the purpose for the rapid charger accessory. I wonder if it can push out more than 1.8A. The thing is this means many current BlackBerry accessories like car chargers or phone chargers should not be used if you need a rapid boost on the go. On the other hand I have had no issues with the PlayBook battery with it easily lasting a whole day and more. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 12:26 pm. | BlackBerry PlayBook Charger Is Not A Regular BlackBerry Charger | 8 comments |
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| Rumor: RIM Only announcing One BlackBerry Device at BB World Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:34 AM PDT We have been hearing conflicting rummors lately about the new 6.1 devices expected to be announced at BlackBerry world. One is that the new all Touch Monaco will be scrapped from the line up. This next Rumors comes to us from BGR saying they been told from multiple sources that RIM will only be announcing one device at BlackBerry World next month. This really doesn’t make sense for RIM not to announce all the new devices in the road maps we have seen. RIM needs new devices, besides the PlayBook the last decent device released was the 9780 but that was just an upgrade to the 9700 with 6.0. Maybe RIM has fallen behind with OS 6.1 development but I hope that is not the case. The source says the only one that may get announced is the Bold Touch or whatever name is given at launch. Source: BGR If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 11:34 am. | Rumor: RIM Only announcing One BlackBerry Device at BB World | 3 comments |
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| Justin.Tv, Ustream and YouTube Movies on the PlayBook Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:00 AM PDT
Streaming video from different websites like Justin.tv, or ustream.tv is really easy. Some videos may take a little while to load and the websites are not as friendly for touch devices. When it comes to streaming videos from them was not much of a problem. You can easily go to full screen or to the small screen within the browser. I did not get to film espn3 on there because they did not have a live stream available but it worked pretty good also. The first time I loaded espn3 it took a little while but the second time was much faster. I was also able to zoom in and out of there but it lags more than other streaming websites. What other sites have you tested the PlayBook and worked? Or share some of your favorites.
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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 11:00 am. | Justin.Tv, Ustream and YouTube Movies on the PlayBook | 5 comments |
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| Typing on the Playbook; One week in Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:00 AM PDT As a techie, I know that ideally software should be designed to match the way we already work. But to some extent, we always have to open ourselves up to learning how to use a new device. I have given myself a week to get used to the Playbook, and here are my thoughts on its keyboard . . .  Typical keyboard size, large iPad keyboard size and large Playbook keyboard size After about a week with my iPad I understood exactly how I would use the keyboard. In portrait mode I would use my thumbs (a stretch, but doable). In landscape mode, I would set it down and type on the wider keyboard with all fingers, like a traditional keyboard. I have given the Playbook keyboard just about a week of use now and after spending some time with the keyboard in both layouts, it has become clear that this is a thumb typing device through and through. Portrait mode typing is the easiest and fastest way to type on the Playbook. In portrait mode, the device is inches 5 wide. My thumbs are roughly inches 3 long. Thus, both thumbs can easily reach across the keyboard to type out this post.  My thumb can reach across to the center of the keyboard without any extra effort.  Two thumb typing doesn't need any stretching. Landscape mode seems like a promising keyboard for ten finger typing, but in reality, its just a wider thumb keyboard. No surprise here,the typing experiences are largely the same. Using all your fingers crowds the screen and feels uncomfortable. If you have longer thumbs or don’t mind reaching, then thumb typing is possible–as possible as the iPad.
 Using multiple fingers, even in the landscape mode is uncomfortable and clearly not an intended use. In landscape the Playbook is 7.5 inches wide, the same as the iPad in portrait mode. With a 3 inch thumb on each side, there is a 1 and a half inch dead-space at the middle of the keyboard. You can get to the entire keyboard if you reach over the bezels, which is more than adequate for short typing. But if you want to type out a longer document, the portrait Playbook keyboard is going to be a lot more comfortable.  When not typing, holding the Playbook in landscape with two hands gives you a great general grip on the device.  But a typical thumb will have problems reaching the buttons at the center of the keyboard without stretching over the edges of the device.
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Posted by David for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 11:00 am. | Typing on the Playbook; One week in | 4 comments |
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| WeatherEye HD for the BlackBery PlayBook Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:00 AM PDT
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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 10:00 am. | WeatherEye HD for the BlackBery PlayBook | One comment |
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| OS 1.0.1.1710 Now Available For the PlayBook Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:46 AM PDT
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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, April 22, 2011, 8:46 am. | OS 1.0.1.1710 Now Available For the PlayBook | One comment |
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All you have to do to enter the BerryReview Rewards Contest for April is simply leave a comment, forum post, and/or tip submission during the month of April 2011. This month we are also including all "Retweets" of BerryReview articles on Twitter as extra entries to win! The selection process will be a bit different this month with us choosing a finalist from each of the categories (comments, forum posts, tips, Retweets) and then having our judge select the winner out of those four. Every comment, 
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