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- BlackBerry PlayBook OS v1.0.3.1868 Available OTA
- More Details on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.3 – Coming Tonight
- Facebook for the BlackBerry PlayBook Now Available
- BlackBerry Messenger, Twitter, and Facebook Usage Stats from RIM
- Gist For BlackBerry Now Available On the Torch
- Native Facebook App for PlayBook Coming in May! Pictures!
- Social Feeds v2.0 Coming in BlackBerry OS 7
- Twitter For BlackBerry 2.0 Beta Available Later This Week
- Any Idea What This BlackBerry OS 7 Geolocation Feature Is?
- More Details on BlackBerry Video Chat from Mike Lazaridis
- BlackBerry Bold 9900 Demo On BlackBerry.com – Sign Up for Updates
- Wikitude Augmented Reality App Preloaded on BlackBerry Bold 9900
- Update: Poynt Updated To v1.7.1.49 With PlayBook Integration
- BlackBerry Bold 9900 Hands On and Promo Video
- ScrapBook App for the Blackberry PlayBook Now Available
- BlackBerry Bold 9000 Style Revived in BlackBerry Bold 9900
- T-Mobile First To Announce The BlackBerry Bold Touch 4G Coming Later This Year
- BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.3 Coming Today – PlayBook OS Updates as Fast as Every Two Weeks?
- BlackBerry OS 7 Not Coming to Older Devices
- BlackBerry OS 7 Browser Adds Developer Tools & More
- BlackBerry Bold 9900 OEM Accessories
- Hands On With the BlackBerry Bold 9900 – Tons of Pictures!
- BlackBerry 9900 Hands On Video
- BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Updated to v5.0.3.22
- RIM Talks BlackBerry Bold 9900 Design and OS 7
BlackBerry PlayBook OS v1.0.3.1868 Available OTA Posted: 02 May 2011 10:18 PM PDT If you have been waiting to get a BlackBerry PlayBook OS with video chat and new features, well the wait is over. The OS has been pushed over the air to most BlackBerry PlayBook owners. Just make sure you are connected over Wi-Fi and check on the drop down menu on your PlayBook select software updates and it should download over the air. Thanks to Nikolaous for for the tip. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 3, 2011, 1:18 am. | BlackBerry PlayBook OS v1.0.3.1868 Available OTA | Leave a comment | |
More Details on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.3 – Coming Tonight Posted: 02 May 2011 02:41 PM PDT RIM told us that the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.3 was dropping later today and now we know more from the official BlackBerry Blog. Check out what they have to say below. BlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat The Video Chat application enables video and voice over Wi-Fi calling between BlackBerry PlayBook tablets in peer-to-peer or enterprise environments using your BlackBerry® ID profile. Here are some of the features I'm really excited about:
• Incoming Call Notifications – You will receive a notification pop-up when a new video call comes in, allowing you to accept the call as either a video or voice call, or decline the call. For those quiet moments — such as when you're watching a movie, playing a game or listening to music — you will also have the ability to simply set the "Do Not Disturb" option and the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will automatically ignore all incoming calls. • Powerful In-Call Functions – By using the picture-in-picture function you can easily preview what your camera is seeing prior to placing the call to see the video feed you will be sending. You can also easily switch cameras from front to rear so your friends can see what you see, and for private moments you can mute/unmute audio or make or take calls using voice only. • Friends List – BlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat comes complete with a Friends List for maintaining your contacts. A friendly name and a picture can easily be added to a contact to personalize the entry and a Call Log makes it simple to keep track of who called, as well as when and what calls were missed. Friends are added using their BlackBerry ID profile. • Video Chat Multitasking – Thanks to the power of the BlackBerry Tablet OS and its true multitasking capabilities, video and voice over Wi-Fi chats can continue running in the background while you interact with other applications. • HDMI Video Chat – In addition to chatting using the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's high-resolution screen, Video Chat supports HDMI output when in 'Mirror Mode', allowing you to output what is on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's screen to a larger HD television or monitor. BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™) Support via BlackBerry Bridge BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.3 expands the BlackBerry Bridge experience to include BBM (woot! Ed.). BlackBerry smartphone users with BlackBerry Bridge enabled can now mirror their smartphone BBM on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's large high-resolution display over a secure Bluetooth® connection. BBM via BlackBerry Bridge features:
• BBM Status Updates – Let your friends know how you feel about your new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet! • Photo Sharing – Via the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet or your BlackBerry smartphone SD card. • BBM Alerts – New BlackBerry Messenger alerts will appear on the BlackBerry PlayBook notification ribbon. Document Editing via BlackBerry Bridge In addition to BBM, BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.3 now adds document-editing support via BlackBerry Bridge to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. This means that documents sitting on your BlackBerry smartphone can now be accessed via secure Bluetooth connection, edited on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's large high-resolution display and then saved back to your BlackBerry smartphone. Here are some important aspects of document editing via BlackBerry Bridge to note:
• BlackBerry® Internet Service Support – When bridged to a BlackBerry smartphone with a BIS service plan, users can select to either save their document locally on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet or back onto their BlackBerry smartphone SD card. • BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Support – When bridged to a BlackBerry smartphone operating on a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, documents automatically get saved back to the BlackBerry smartphone SD card to help ensure corporate data is kept secure. Check out more details at http://blogs.blackberry.com/2011/05/blackberry-playbook-tablet-os-v1-0-3-update-–-video-chat-bbm-and-more/ If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 5:41 pm. | More Details on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.3 – Coming Tonight | 11 comments | |
Facebook for the BlackBerry PlayBook Now Available Posted: 02 May 2011 02:30 PM PDT Earlier today we mentioned RIM would release Facebook for the BlackBerry PlayBook and they have now launched it on App World. We don’t have a link at the moment but simply search for it. so far we can tell it has chat, feeds and a few other stuff, download and let us know what you think. Download Link If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 5:30 pm. | Facebook for the BlackBerry PlayBook Now Available | 2 comments | |
BlackBerry Messenger, Twitter, and Facebook Usage Stats from RIM Posted: 02 May 2011 12:36 PM PDT In a first for RIM we had Tom Goguen, VP of Collaboration and Social Networking @RIM, share usage stats for Facebook and Twitter for BlackBerry along with the usual BlackBerry Messenger update. BBM users are now up to 43 million worldwide along with over 2 million new users a month. Pretty crazy stuff when you consider their 110% growth rate in the last 12 months. The social space has been a real success story for RIM. What really interested me is that RIM finally shared stats for Facebook for BlackBerry and Twitter for BlackBerry. Facebook for BlackBerry has 33.4 million monthly active users which is 112% increase from the same month last year. They also have 7.2 million Twitter for BlackBerry active users which is 101% more than Sept 2010. What do you think of those stats? Its pretty crazy considering the fact that there are only 50+ million BlackBerry users out there and many of them are restricted by BES IT policies. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 3:36 pm. | BlackBerry Messenger, Twitter, and Facebook Usage Stats from RIM | 3 comments | |
Gist For BlackBerry Now Available On the Torch Posted: 02 May 2011 12:23 PM PDT RIM recently bought GIST a contact manager developer group and now it is available for the BlackBerry Torch. Currently they say it requires OS 6.0. The application can be download at this link. Check out the app full feature and description: Gist for BlackBerry® smartphones is a personal tool that enables you to access and organize all your contacts in one place, updated with the latest news everywhere you need it. Using Gist you will be able to more efficiently create a complete view of your personal and domestic networks and keep informed about those with whom you have a relationship. Gist enables you to access the right information at the right moment to help you prepare for a meeting, deliver an amazing pitch, or just find a better way to make a connection. Here's what you can do with Gist for BlackBerry smartphones on your BlackBerry® Torch™ smartphone:
“Using Gist to learn about my contacts was completely effortless and really added a new dimension to communication.” Details for this version:
To signup for an account go to www.gist.com If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 3:23 pm. | Gist For BlackBerry Now Available On the Torch | 2 comments | |
Native Facebook App for PlayBook Coming in May! Pictures! Posted: 02 May 2011 12:21 PM PDT It looks like RIM will be getting the BlackBerry PlayBook the first native tablet client for Facebook. Facebook traditionally has not made clients for tablets preferring them to use their website. RIM just showed off some pictures of the Facebook client for the BlackBerry PlayBook and it looks pretty sweet. It was running on the presenters device over HDMI. Just think about that. Want to show your Facebook pictures off on your TV… Yeah its that simple. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 3:21 pm. | Native Facebook App for PlayBook Coming in May! Pictures! | 5 comments | |
Social Feeds v2.0 Coming in BlackBerry OS 7 Posted: 02 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT RIM let out that Social Feeds will be updated in BlackBerry OS 7 to v2.0 of Social Feeds. I guess that means older devices won't be getting the upgrade but hopefully our hybrid underground will find a way… I like the universal search integration and the other updates are perks. Key new features:
It's a Super App
Feel free to suggest what RIM should add to the app in the comments and I will try to pass it along. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 3:15 pm. | Social Feeds v2.0 Coming in BlackBerry OS 7 | 3 comments | |
Twitter For BlackBerry 2.0 Beta Available Later This Week Posted: 02 May 2011 12:12 PM PDT RIM today announced that Twitter for BlackBerry will be available later this week in beta. The application ahs a redesigned new UI. New features:
We will let you know once the app is available off course. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 3:12 pm. | Twitter For BlackBerry 2.0 Beta Available Later This Week | 2 comments | |
Any Idea What This BlackBerry OS 7 Geolocation Feature Is? Posted: 02 May 2011 11:45 AM PDT One of the features I spotted while taking pictures of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 was a new Geolocation menu. I did not manage to get one of the project managers to answer the question but I thought I would throw it out there for now. I know a little bit about GPS logging and it looks like it is able to keep a KML log of your GPS coordinates and upload it to a server to track your location. I am not sure exactly what it would be used for… If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 2:45 pm. | Any Idea What This BlackBerry OS 7 Geolocation Feature Is? | 4 comments | |
More Details on BlackBerry Video Chat from Mike Lazaridis Posted: 02 May 2011 11:27 AM PDT Mike Lazaridis is currently talking about BlackBerry Video Chat which is launching tonight for the BlackBerry PlayBook. He is dropping a few more details than we heard in the announcement which is pretty sweet. I am actually liking to hear where this is going.
Can't wait until this launches tonight! PS: I just love his last snipe at the end of his talk saying that the reason they chose QNX and building their own platform over using a commoditized solution (Think Android and Windows Mobile 7). If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 2:27 pm. | More Details on BlackBerry Video Chat from Mike Lazaridis | One comment | |
BlackBerry Bold 9900 Demo On BlackBerry.com – Sign Up for Updates Posted: 02 May 2011 11:17 AM PDT RIM slipped up by posting this info a bit early but now its up officially. They have put up the BlackBerry Bold 9900 on their website (oddly on the third tab) homepage. They also let you sign up for updates about the device. Best of all they have a demo at: If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 2:17 pm. | BlackBerry Bold 9900 Demo On BlackBerry.com – Sign Up for Updates | 2 comments | |
Wikitude Augmented Reality App Preloaded on BlackBerry Bold 9900 Posted: 02 May 2011 10:27 AM PDT RIM teamed up with Wikitude to bring their augmented reality solution to BlackBerry OS 7 and the BlackBerry Bold 9900 to show off the new magnetometer in the device. In this partnership with RIM they are preloading their Wikitude World Browser on the BlackBerry Bold 9900. Their app offers more than 150 million geo-referenced places from over 1,000 content sources like Wikipedia, Twitter, and YouTube. It also integrates with BBM to meet BBM contacts in Augmented Reality. That last feature is what really sounds cool! Here is how Wikitude describes their offering:
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 1:27 pm. | Wikitude Augmented Reality App Preloaded on BlackBerry Bold 9900 | 2 comments | |
Update: Poynt Updated To v1.7.1.49 With PlayBook Integration Posted: 02 May 2011 10:17 AM PDT Poynt Oone of my favorite apps for the BlackBerry devices has been updated to add compatibility with the PlayBook version of the app. If you have never heard about this application, it allows you to find names numbers of businesses and place calls right from the app to contact the business. Also one of the cool features is the ability to find gas prices based on your location.
You can download the update through app world at this link. Thanks to Ian one of our reader for noticing, app word may be showing the wrong version for it should be version 1.7.1.49 Source: PocketBerry If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 1:17 pm. | Update: Poynt Updated To v1.7.1.49 With PlayBook Integration | 2 comments | |
BlackBerry Bold 9900 Hands On and Promo Video Posted: 02 May 2011 09:51 AM PDT We were able to got more hands on with the new BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900/9930 and we find this device is what we have been asking for well over 2 years now. The device feels great, fast, slim, sleek you get the point. check out the hands on video below, and a nice promo video. Our hands on video: Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video LinkPS: Sorry for the lower quality video. The Wi-Fi at BlackBerry World is flaky and we could not manage to get the HD video to upload. Promo Video via CB If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 12:51 pm. | BlackBerry Bold 9900 Hands On and Promo Video | 3 comments | |
ScrapBook App for the Blackberry PlayBook Now Available Posted: 02 May 2011 09:50 AM PDT Back at Mobile World Congress we saw the guys from RIM demo a Scrapbook application on the PlayBook made by the guys from TAT, who also made the Calculator application. It has short description but none the less a fun app. Create Scrapbook pages from wallpapers, photos and stickers with playful multi-touch gestures Save your creations and browse them from a cool "clothes line" list Create, remix and enjoy! You can download the application from this link through app world on the PlayBook.
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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 12:50 pm. | ScrapBook App for the Blackberry PlayBook Now Available | 5 comments | |
BlackBerry Bold 9000 Style Revived in BlackBerry Bold 9900 Posted: 02 May 2011 09:48 AM PDT When I first held the BlackBerry Bold 9900 the first thought that came to mind was that RIM has brought back the best part of the BlackBerry Bold 9000. It has the same beautiful and larger keyboard that RIM made famous with the BlackBerry Bold 9000. It has a similar silver siding but this time RIM made it with stainless steel instead of the previous chrome colored plastic so it is much higher quality. I know quite a few people who always wanted to see RIM bring back the BlackBerry Bold 9000 larger style with a faster processor, more RAM, and an updated OS. I spoke to one of the project managers for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and he told me that was one of RIM's main considerations for the 9900. I am super excited that RIM has brought back the 9000 style packing some serious features like a VGA 640×480 screen and a 1.2Ghz processor. Anybody else excited to get their Bold 9000 style back? I don't have the biggest fingers in the world but the extra space on the original Bold was awesome! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 12:48 pm. | BlackBerry Bold 9000 Style Revived in BlackBerry Bold 9900 | 9 comments | |
T-Mobile First To Announce The BlackBerry Bold Touch 4G Coming Later This Year Posted: 02 May 2011 09:36 AM PDT RIM announced the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900/9930 today and soon after T-Mobile followed by announcing on their Facebook fan page that they will be launching this device with 4G connectivity . The Bold touch is a sleek and fast. If you have been following the news we are working on another video with more of an in-depth look at the device. From what I been told T-Mobile is planning on releasing this device sometime in June. That date could change but they desperately need a new BlackBerry. It is nice to see T-Mobile releasing this device since they were not able to get their hands on the original 9000. BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 Specifications • 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm, approximately 130 g Full RIM press release at this link. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 12:36 pm. | T-Mobile First To Announce The BlackBerry Bold Touch 4G Coming Later This Year | 10 comments | |
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.3 Coming Today – PlayBook OS Updates as Fast as Every Two Weeks? Posted: 02 May 2011 08:27 AM PDT RIM has confirmed that the BlackBerry PlayBook will be getting OS 1.0.3 today skipping over the 1.0.1.1790 version that didn't make it out the door. This new version brings BlackBerry Video Chat which is nice. Also at the press briefing we learned that BlackBerry PlayBooks will be getting OS updates as often as every two weeks. They are not promising that it will come every two weeks but that seems to be the minimum time between updates. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 11:27 am. | BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.3 Coming Today – PlayBook OS Updates as Fast as Every Two Weeks? | 14 comments | |
BlackBerry OS 7 Not Coming to Older Devices Posted: 02 May 2011 08:10 AM PDT It sadly makes sense but RIM confirmed it today. BlackBerry OS 7 with its liquid graphics and features are not coming to the BlackBerry devices currently in market. It makes sense since the features like liquid graphics (CPU and GPU based), mobile hotspot, NFC, compass, HD video recording, and more are all features that are dependant on hardware. Its sad to see the Torch and 9780 already obsolete but once you get your hands on a 9900 with OS 7 you will understand what the Torch and BlackBerry 6 was supposed to be. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 11:10 am. | BlackBerry OS 7 Not Coming to Older Devices | 31 comments | |
BlackBerry OS 7 Browser Adds Developer Tools & More Posted: 02 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT RIM has already spilled the beans on quite a few of the upcoming improvements in BlackBerry OS 7. We have heard of the JIT (Just In Time) JavaScript rendering along with the faster processing of pages along with other features like HTML5 Video. One thing I have also noticed when playing with the device itself is that RIM has added an option for Developer Tools. I am not sure if it is similar to what they added in the PlayBook browser but I truly hope so!!! The other thing I noticed is they have made the tab switcher larger. For some reason it chokes on the BerryReview mobile site logo but other than that it renders in seconds. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 11:05 am. | BlackBerry OS 7 Browser Adds Developer Tools & More | 2 comments | |
BlackBerry Bold 9900 OEM Accessories Posted: 02 May 2011 07:56 AM PDT While showing off the BlackBerry Bold 9900 RIM also had some of its accessories on display. Nothing really surprising here but more of the same holsters and hard cases we love. Let us know if you want to see anything else. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 10:56 am. | BlackBerry Bold 9900 OEM Accessories | Leave a comment | |
Hands On With the BlackBerry Bold 9900 – Tons of Pictures! Posted: 02 May 2011 07:52 AM PDT
I just got a bit of trigger happy fun with the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and I have to say I am impressed. The software is still a bit buggy but there was not ONE HOURGLASS! It was awesome. Essentially "Liquid Graphics" means no hourglass to me. I will have some commentary on the pics soon but for now simply enjoy the eye candy! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 10:52 am. | Hands On With the BlackBerry Bold 9900 – Tons of Pictures! | 8 comments | |
BlackBerry 9900 Hands On Video Posted: 02 May 2011 07:24 AM PDT We are bringing you the news from BlackBerry World and this morning they had the new BlackBerry Bold Touch for us to play with. The video is short as there was too many people trying to get their hands on this device. The device simply feels awesome on your hands, the keyboard is super slick and comfortable typing on it. The touch screen is very responsive, and fast. Once we have a chance to take this device for a better test we will will post it on a new post. Video is found below. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 10:24 am. | BlackBerry 9900 Hands On Video | 4 comments | |
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Updated to v5.0.3.22 Posted: 02 May 2011 07:05 AM PDT Thanks to Roy and everyone else who sent this in; BBM v 5.0.3.22 is now available to download. The update is available via BlackBerry App World at this link. New features include:
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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 10:05 am. | BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Updated to v5.0.3.22 | 5 comments | |
RIM Talks BlackBerry Bold 9900 Design and OS 7 Posted: 02 May 2011 06:15 AM PDT RIM has been on stage for the last hour or so talking BlackBerry OS 7 and the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930. Kevin went up and stole my question asking about the battery life on the device with a 1.2Ghz processor which RIM threw back a quasi answer and he didn't dig further. They just promise that "Battery life is important and considered throughout the whole design process." Here are some things that stuck out to me:
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 2, 2011, 9:15 am. | RIM Talks BlackBerry Bold 9900 Design and OS 7 | 5 comments | |
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