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- RIM Explains What PlayBook OS Update Means to Devs
- Copier Jams at RIM Headquarters! (Humor & Video)
- BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.6.2390 Now Available
- Rumor: Verizon Data Tiers Coming With Prices Worse than AT&T
- BlackBerry 9810, 9850, & 9360 Simulators Now Available
- RIM Explains BlackBerry 7 Screen Sizes & Encourages Devs to Update Apps
- RIM Pushes Devices Through Carrier Acceptance – What’s New?
- Marvell Providing Processors for “Multiple Next Generation BlackBerrys”
- Groupon for BlackBerry Updated to v1.2 – No Change Log
- ePub Reader for the BlackBerry PlayBook Shows Promise
- RIM Evolves BlackBerry WebWorks Tools with TinyHippos & Ripple Emulator
- Fixmo Web Messenger Comes Out Of Beta
- Adobe Updates Flash Builder to v4.5.1 Improving Mobile Support
- RIM Returns Free Avatar Builder Apps to App World in v1.0.1
| RIM Explains What PlayBook OS Update Means to Devs Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:47 AM PDT I am still trying to figure out what the benefit of Flash 10.3 and AIR 3.7 bring to the BlackBerry PlayBook in last nights update. I am assuming newer version numbers are better but the change log for AIR and Flash don't really have much in terms of details for the PlayBook. From what I can tell there are some possible video improvements in Flash if devs are using a Stage compatible player but I am not sure how many sites are using one. Still RIM has performed a decent attempt of stating what the updates mean for developers on their DevBlog. Beyond the fact that you can now compile apps against AIR 2.7 I am at a loss. If you can figure out what they are saying let me know in the comments. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 21, 2011, 5:47 am. | RIM Explains What PlayBook OS Update Means to Devs | Leave a comment |
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| Copier Jams at RIM Headquarters! (Humor & Video) Posted: 20 Jun 2011 06:08 PM PDT (insert media source) Developing Breaking Hot Exclusive Bullshit!!! "Trusted sources and unnamed insiders reported today at Research In Motion’s Headquarters at Phillip Street in Waterloo, Ontario, that one of the back-up copiers on the fourth floor briefly jammed this morning. A sheet of paper went all "shready" while winding its way through the copier and got bungled up, causing the copier to produce error messages. Technicians were able to free the damaged paper, but it could not be salvaged and had to be ritually destroyed. An unnamed employee caught the ritual on video seen below: Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video LinkCompounding RIM’s difficulties, the technicians got all inky-black stuff on their hands, so that soap and water had to be applied, then rinsed off, followed by a drying procedure which is believed to have involved either toweling or one of those noisy air blowers. RIM executives have refused to comment on the incident. There is no guarantee that the copier, or conceivably other copiers at RIM, might, in the future be subject to jams. RIM’s refusal to acknowledge or address in detail this morning’s cascading catastrophe calls into further doubt, the future viability of the company. Sorry guys I couldn't help but post this to ease some of the anti-RIM tension building up these past few days with humor. Its almost like picking on RIM has become a contest sport in the media. PB Forever pointed out this brilliant parody thread on CrackBerry forums written by Mmcpher and I could not stop laughing… Make sure to let Mmcpher know if you enjoyed it and I really hope he doesn't mind the publicity and my small edits. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 9:08 pm. | Copier Jams at RIM Headquarters! (Humor & Video) | 3 comments |
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| BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.6.2390 Now Available Posted: 20 Jun 2011 05:46 PM PDT UPDATE: RIM has confirmed on their blogs that this update is for Adobe AIR 2.7 and Flash 10.3. Here is how they describe it:
Well it looks like we got our OS update for the week!. The BlackBerry PlayBook OS has just been updated to v1.0.6.2390. We have received multiple tips of the update and I have confirmed it myself. According to the notes this is the OS that RIM leaked to devs earlier to test our Adobe AIR 2.7 and Flash 10.3. So what are you waiting for? Hit that Check for Updates button and let us know if you spot anything else new! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 8:46 pm. | BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.6.2390 Now Available | 22 comments |
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| Rumor: Verizon Data Tiers Coming With Prices Worse than AT&T Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:38 PM PDT So you thought you had it bad with AT&T and their tiered data plans at 2GB for $25? According to a new rumor by Droid-Life users on Verizon are about to get it worse. According to that rumor Verizon will be changing its data tier to 2GB for $30 which is obviously $5 more than AT&T's already stingy data plan tiers. If you want to get the same 5GB you get today you will have to pony up $50 a month or $80 for 10GB.
If you want tethering added to your data plan you can get an additional 2GB added to your plan for $20/month. That translates into 4GB for $50/month, 7GB for $70/month, and 12GB for $100/month. In other words Verizon is also charging an extra $5 more than AT&T for 4GB of data with tethering. On the other hand Verizon is charging $5 more for 5GB instead of 4GB for tethering. Tablet plans are priced at 2GB for $30 instead of the 1GB for $20 current plan. There is no difference between 3G and 4G devices in these tiers according to the rumor. There is even a new email that is going to Verizon employees hinting that these structured data plans are coming without the details. Luckily current users will be grandfathered into their current plans but any hope of tiers getting cheaper anytime soon seems to be going out the window. Maybe that is good for the data sipping BlackBerrys and RIM. These new tiers are rumored to come once the unlimited data promotion on Verizon ends with these plans taking effect for new customers on July 7th. This is all currently in rumor stage but this does sound like typical Verizon… If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 5:38 pm. | Rumor: Verizon Data Tiers Coming With Prices Worse than AT&T | 4 comments |
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| BlackBerry 9810, 9850, & 9360 Simulators Now Available Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT On the heels of the last announcement Ashley let us know RIM has put up new simulators in their Developer Zone. You can now download simulators for the unannounced and now officially RIM confirmed BlackBerry 9810 (Torch 2), 9850 (all touch), and 9360 (next gen Curve) from RIM. You would think they would just get over it and announce the devices… Download the Simulators at this link If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 4:16 pm. | BlackBerry 9810, 9850, & 9360 Simulators Now Available | 3 comments |
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| RIM Explains BlackBerry 7 Screen Sizes & Encourages Devs to Update Apps Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:02 PM PDT The upcoming devices from RIM are shipping with more than simply a new upgraded processor. They BlackBerry 7 OS has been updated to support the new screen sizes and other hardware. RIM has confirmed the screen sizes for upcoming devices along with their model numbers in this update for developers:
This confirms the BlackBerry 9360 with 480×360 screen resolution (Next Gen Curve) BlackBerry 9810 with 480×640 screen resolution (Torch 2) and the upcoming all touch 9850 with a 480×800 screen resolution. The PPI for the screens are also nice and high at 240+. If you develop BlackBerry Java apps you definitely want to check out these two articles by RIM on what you need to know about BlackBerry 7:
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 4:02 pm. | RIM Explains BlackBerry 7 Screen Sizes & Encourages Devs to Update Apps | 5 comments |
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| RIM Pushes Devices Through Carrier Acceptance – What’s New? Posted: 20 Jun 2011 12:36 PM PDT The latest rumor on the net started by the BGR is that RIM is pushing carriers to pass their upcoming devices through carrier acceptance. According to the BGR source RIM is telling carriers that they must approve these devices even though they normally would not pass the carriers Technical Acceptance process. This source says that RIM is telling carriers that the devices must be approved "no matter what – with bugs and problems." The irony is that the source then goes on to say how this is exactly how RIM first got the BlackBerry Bold 9000 with OS 5.0 and 3G through technical acceptance. So the question is what exactly is new? RIM has strong armed carriers all the time to get their devices accepted. They practically always offer a last minute update or an update right after launch that addresses many of the bugs. Then carriers proceed to put those updates through carrier acceptance so we can actually get the updates. Shouldn't we be cheering RIM on? This is exactly what RIM's co-CEO's said on their last earnings call. The thing holding up their devices is this main hurdle of technical acceptance on the radio stack for BlackBerry 7.0 on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. Once that is approved it will only have to been slightly tweaked for different devices. The true question users should be asking is why RIM shouldn't be pushing carriers to approve the devices? Isn't that exactly what users have been asking for? Don't get me wrong. Users don't like buggy devices but as a previous owner of a Rogers BlackBerry Bold 9000 months before it passed AT&T technical acceptance I can easily say the 9000 was worth it. So if RIM has been doing this for years what exactly is the big deal? That they might get away with it? It seems like everybody is complaining about RIM not getting devices out the door and then turning around and not liking how they are working to get them out the door faster… I am not advocating for buggy new BlackBerrys but it has become pretty common that bugs are a fact of life in a fast moving development process. Why should RIM be different? Just take the Android bug that sent your SMS to the wrong contact… Or the iOS alarm clock bug… Sounds a bit one sided. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 3:36 pm. | RIM Pushes Devices Through Carrier Acceptance – What’s New? | 14 comments |
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| Marvell Providing Processors for “Multiple Next Generation BlackBerrys” Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:27 AM PDT We know that RIM is moving to Qualcomm Snapdragon processors for their upcoming top of the line BlackBerry smartphones with 1.2Ghz processors. We know that RIM is putting a Marvell 800Mhz processor in the upcoming BlackBerry Next Gen Curve but a new statement by Marvell makes me wonder if there is another device. Marvell CFO Clyde Hosein said on Friday
Ashley pointed this out in the forum and I thought I would extend the speculation as to what these other devices are. Current rumors have the unannounced Curve Touch CDMA version using a Qualcomm MSM 8655 800Mhz CPU and I have only seen it on the CDMA roadmaps. Its hard to keep a handle on all of the upcoming device rumors since they have changed multiple times but let us know what you think! We can all also collectively thank Marvell for failing to produce a proper 1.2Ghz chip which forced RIM to make changes to their OS (including the PlayBook) to move over to Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 2:27 pm. | Marvell Providing Processors for “Multiple Next Generation BlackBerrys” | 3 comments |
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| Groupon for BlackBerry Updated to v1.2 – No Change Log Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:05 AM PDT
I find myself using the Groupon BlackBerry app every once in awhile and while it is not up to par with the Amazon app it is still pretty good. I am not going to vote one way or the other about daily deals but if you are into the Groupon crazy then you will be happy to learn that they have updated their BlackBerry app. I have no idea what is new in this update but my guess is bug fixes. Download Groupon v1.2 at this link If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 2:05 pm. | Groupon for BlackBerry Updated to v1.2 – No Change Log | 2 comments |
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| ePub Reader for the BlackBerry PlayBook Shows Promise Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:05 AM PDT
Since I picked up my BlackBerry PlayBook I have been looking for a solid ebook reader for it. While Kobo reader is nice they do not let you bring your own books which is a huge turn off. While Overdrive does a great job as an ePub (eBook file format) reader for my smartphone I have been looking for a counterpart on my PlayBook. VOS IT Solutions must have been reading my mind when they released their EPUB Reader for the PlayBook. While the app could use refinement is definitely shows promise and opens up about 9/10 eBooks I have tried. At $1.99 EPUB Reader it is a pretty decent deal but hopefully they will keep on improving the app and we will get quite a few other ePub readers for the PlayBook. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 12:05 pm. | ePub Reader for the BlackBerry PlayBook Shows Promise | 10 comments |
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| RIM Evolves BlackBerry WebWorks Tools with TinyHippos & Ripple Emulator Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:34 AM PDT As a web developer I have always been interested in the WebWorks platform for BlackBerry. RIM seems to be really seeing the value of the platform and has been investing a great deal of effort into it. They recently purchased TinyHippos along with their Ripple emulator to expand the BlackBerry environment and the results are starting to come out. According to their latest DevBlog post they are counting on TinyHippos Ripple Emulator to replace parts of the WebWorks development puzzle. They realize that firing up a desktop and simulator sucks for web development and that is where Ripple excels. It lets you edit your code and simply hit refresh in the Ripple emulator to test it out. They are promising that the Ripple emulator will evolve into a:
In the spirit of this replacement RIM is going to be retiring the WebWorks plugins for Visual Studio and Eclipse that were clunkers in my opinion. They will be available in the dev zone until October 19th after which they will end support for them on Dec 31st 2011. They will also only be compatible with WebWorks v2.0 and earlier. RIM has kindly created a developers guide for migrating their coding from Visual Studio and Eclipse to TinyHippos Ripple which I highly recommend reading. Let us know what you find! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 10:34 am. | RIM Evolves BlackBerry WebWorks Tools with TinyHippos & Ripple Emulator | 2 comments |
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| Fixmo Web Messenger Comes Out Of Beta Posted: 20 Jun 2011 06:56 AM PDT
In case you missed it back in May when it was released in beta form Fixmo Web Messenger is now available to all. Fixmo Web Messenger lets you BBM through your phone from any PC or Mac with Flash installed. Its a pretty slick service and they have added some nice feature since the beta launch. What's new in Fixmo Web Messenger since the May 1st Beta?
Now that Fixmo Web Messenger is out of beta they are charging an introductory price of $2.99 (down from $4.99) for the app though you can get a free trial at www.fixmo.com/fwm/ Features include:
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 9:56 am. | Fixmo Web Messenger Comes Out Of Beta | 3 comments |
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| Adobe Updates Flash Builder to v4.5.1 Improving Mobile Support Posted: 20 Jun 2011 06:53 AM PDT While Flash Builder v4.5 was supposed to be the version that added mobile support for developers to go cross platform it only really supported Android at first. From what I am hearing from devs this new Flash Builder v4.5.1 along with Flex 4.5.1 allows you to follow the similar export process to develop apps for the PlayBook along with Android and iOS devices from one codebase. I am waiting to hear back from Adobe on exactly what is different between v4.5 and v4.5.1 but you can check out for yourself. You can find out more about the update and download it from Adobe. Thanks to Ashley for the tip via Press Release If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 9:53 am. | Adobe Updates Flash Builder to v4.5.1 Improving Mobile Support | One comment |
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| RIM Returns Free Avatar Builder Apps to App World in v1.0.1 Posted: 20 Jun 2011 04:30 AM PDT
In an odd turn of events RIM pulled the really slick Avatar Builder apps from App World less than 24 hours after they were released. I was hearing it was for a legal issue and it looks like @CrackBerry was hearing the same thing. In case you were wondering this is exactly what I meant about RIM legal always standing in the way of progress at RIM. Even when they do something cool and unexpected RIM legal has to crap on it. You can also probably blame them for why the app is limited to only 25 or so countries. In case you didn't get them before you can now pick up the different versions below:
PS: Anybody else think it odd that RIM seems to be hinting that no BlackBerry user has a nose? If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 20, 2011, 7:30 am. | RIM Returns Free Avatar Builder Apps to App World in v1.0.1 | 5 comments |
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