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BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac v2.2.0.17 Now Available

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 05:27 PM PDT

Mac Desktop Manager

RIM has been updating Desktop Manager for Mac in the Beta Zone over the last few months and now it is public. JD let us know that BlackBerry Desktop Software v2.2.0.17 is now available on RIM's website. We are not sure what’s new in this version but it already prompted us to upgrade.

Check it out at this link or simply check for updates from your current version

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 8:27 pm. | BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac v2.2.0.17 Now Available | Leave a comment |


BlackBerry DevCon 2011 Keynote Live Webcast Available Tomorrow

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 05:21 PM PDT

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RIM is stepping out of character a bit with their BlackBerry DevCon 2011 keynote. Mike Lazaridis is set to keynote the event and we know big things are coming. RIM sort of confirmed that now by announcing a live webcast of the keynote tomorrow which will be streamed live. Keep in mind we will be covering the whole event live but feel free to keep both open in your browser. :)

You can catch the keynote live at this link on RIM's website. Kudos to Tony for sending this one!

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 8:21 pm. | BlackBerry DevCon 2011 Keynote Live Webcast Available Tomorrow | Leave a comment |


Live at BlackBerry DevCon 2011 – The Fun Starts Tomorrow!

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 03:10 PM PDT

Welcome to DevCon App Express

You know where to point your browser at tomorrow. We are live at BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 and the excitement is building. The keynote supposedly begins tomorrow at 8:30AM PST and we will be covering it live. It should be going until almost noon so expect some news especially on the development front. Let us know what you want to hear!

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 6:10 pm. | Live at BlackBerry DevCon 2011 – The Fun Starts Tomorrow! | 4 comments |


Android Devs: Port Your App at BlackBerry DevCon SF to Get a Free Pass & Free PlayBook!

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 01:42 PM PDT

App Express

If you are an Android Dev or know an Android dev who lives in the San Francisco area make sure to give them a heads up about this. We just heard that the App Express booth RIM has at DevCon San Francisco is open to everybody. That means that any Android developer can bring their app to port to the BlackBerry PlayBook with RIM's assistance during the conference. Here is how RIM describes it:

App Express opens on Monday, October 17 and runs through Thursday, October 20. You don’t even have to be registered for BlackBerry DevCon Americas. Come by and try out App Express on us, and then stick around for the rest of the content, insights, networking and more at the conference.

We found out that means that you will get a free pass to the rest of the conference after you successfully port your app. From what we hear that means you also get a free BlackBerry PlayBook like any other BlackBerry DevCon attendee. Sweet deal right? Keep in mind you need to sign up for free BlackBerry code signing keys which can take up to 2 hours to get so get those first.

Check out the full details at the DevCon App Express page

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 4:42 pm. | Android Devs: Port Your App at BlackBerry DevCon SF to Get a Free Pass & Free PlayBook! | 2 comments |


RIM Announces BlackBerry Innovation Forum Enterprise Events – Promises PlayBook Surprises

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 01:25 PM PDT

BlackBerry Innovation Forum

RIM let us know that they have set the dates for this round of BlackBerry Innovation Forum events for Enterprise customers. These half day sessions are on Enterprise Mobile Device Management and usually help customers understand the BlackBerry solution or discover new features like BlackBerry Balance or the PlayBook. RIM is giving away PlayBooks at the events which are happening in the US and Canada.

You can check out all the details including RIM's promise for a few PlayBook surprises at this link.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 4:25 pm. | RIM Announces BlackBerry Innovation Forum Enterprise Events – Promises PlayBook Surprises | Leave a comment |


Four New & Free BlackBerry Smartphone Games from XIMAD

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:56 PM PDT

zuminja Bemoneyed 

XIMAD let us know that they have released four new BlackBerry smartphone games over the weekend. The new games range from the fun Bejeweled clone called Bemoneyed to variants of their current games like Zuminja. Definitely worth checking out if you want some more free games on your BlackBerry. Fox and Geese even throws in BBM integration for gameplay.

Fox and Geese Riddles

Zuminja Free in App World – Zuminja presents you the other variant of your favorite game. XIMAD focused on the traditional gameplay, awesome graphics and the unique features you’ll discover only in Zuminja.

Bemoneyed in App World – Bemoneyed is the awesome Bejeweled games analogue. Your objective is to match the sparkling coins and to form a horizontal or vertical chain of three or more coins. They disappear when chains are formed and coins fall from the top to fill in gaps.

Fox and Geese Free version & premium version in App World – This game is known since 14th century. It probably originated in Scandinavia, as a variant of Tafl. In the English-speaking world a simplified version is known as Fox and Geese. Just remind you the classic rules: the geese win if they surround the fox so that it cannot move and the fox wins when only 4 geese remain.

Riddles in App World -  Riddles from XIMAD highlights 100 riddles to entertain you and your child for hours. Try to find the answer on jolly jester’s riddles, and if you are sure just click on the light bulb to test yourself. Beautiful and colorful graphics will catch your attention.

Let us know what you think if you pick up the games!

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 3:56 pm. | Four New & Free BlackBerry Smartphone Games from XIMAD | Leave a comment |


GroupMe for BlackBerry v3.0.2 Packs Speed & New Features

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT

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GroupMe let us know that they have updated their BlackBerry app to v3.0.2. This new update adds some nice features along with speed improvements across the board. The main features include Featured Groups and an updated News Tab. Here is the full change log:

Featured Groups

  • Now BlackBerry app users can create "Featured Groups" to start conversations with their friends about their favorite brands, TV festivals, bands, and more. The groups will also receive news, information and special promotions via GroupMe.
  • Current features groups include: Kesha, Dexter, Austin City Limits Festival, Dave Matthews Band Caravan, The Voodoo Experience and The World According to Paris (Paris Hilton realty TV show on Oxygen).

· News

  • In the "News" tab, users can now see the recent activity on GroupMe, including what Groups they've been added to, which ones were disbanded, etc.

· Speed Improvements

  • The conversation list display is much faster.
  • The app will stay in the background upon normal exit (escape).
  • Users can force the app to close completely by selecting the menu "Close."
  • The end effect is a quicker start-up time. If a user does select "Close", then the start-up will be similar to before.

Numerous Bug Fixes

You can pick up the updated version of GroupMe free in App World

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 1:46 pm. | GroupMe for BlackBerry v3.0.2 Packs Speed & New Features | Leave a comment |


RIM Does Their Own Video Comparison of BlackBerry 7 Devices to Older Models

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:05 AM PDT

 BlackBerry Comparisons

You can always count on RIM for some interesting YouTube submissions. Their latest are a string of comparison videos between BlackBerry 7 devices and their previous BlackBerry 6 generation or older models. I guess they are trying to show off why you should upgrade though that should be pretty obvious once you pick the devices up. My favorite though is the comparison between the 8300, 9350 and the 9350.


Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video Link


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Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video Link

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 12:05 pm. | RIM Does Their Own Video Comparison of BlackBerry 7 Devices to Older Models | 5 comments |


RIM Offers Free Premium Apps & Games for Outages – Offers Support for Enterprise Customers

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 07:58 AM PDT

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RIM has made a nice gesture this morning for the outage many of us experienced last week. RIM is offering up a selection of 12 apps and games in App World (valued at $100+) that will be made available in the coming weeks. They will remain available free until December 31st, 2011 which means you will probably get a free registration code but it won't be free forever. The offering includes a mixture of smartphone and PlayBook apps and games along with ones for newer and older devices including:

  • SIMS 3 – Electronic Arts
  • Bejeweled – Electronic Arts
  • N.O.V.A. – Gameloft
  • Texas Hold'em Poker 2 – Gameloft
  • Bubble Bash 2 – Gameloft
  • Photo Editor Ultimate – Ice Cold Apps
  • DriveSafe.ly Pro – iSpeech.org
  • iSpeech Translator Pro – iSpeech.org
  • Drive Safe.ly Enterprise – iSpeech.org
  • Nobex Radio™ Premium – Nobex
  • Shazam Encore – Shazam
  • Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant – Vlingo

RIM's enterprise customers will be offered one free month of Technical Support and current customers will be offered a complimentary one month extension to their technical support contract. The details are all at www.blackberry.com/enterpriseoffer.

Here is what Mike Lazaridis had to say about the whole ordeal:

"Our global network supports the communications needs of more than 70 million customers," said RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis. "We truly appreciate and value our relationship with our customers.  We've worked hard to earn their trust over the past 12 years, and we're committed to providing the high standard of reliability they expect, today and in the future."

"We are grateful to our loyal BlackBerry customers for their patience," added Lazaridis. "We have apologized to our customers and we will work tirelessly to restore their confidence.  We are taking immediate and aggressive steps to help prevent something like this from happening again."

Check out the full press release below. We will put up links to the games and apps once they go live. Let us know if you spot them!

Research In Motion Offers Free Premium Apps to Customers Following Service Interruptions

Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced today that a selection of premium apps worth a total value of more than US $100 will be offered free of charge to subscribers as an expression of appreciation for their patience during the recent service disruptions. The apps will be made available to customers over the coming weeks on BlackBerry® App World™ and will continue to be available until December 31, 2011.*

"Our global network supports the communications needs of more than 70 million customers," said RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis. "We truly appreciate and value our relationship with our customers.  We've worked hard to earn their trust over the past 12 years, and we're committed to providing the high standard of reliability they expect, today and in the future."

The complete selection of premium apps will become available to download at BlackBerry App World over a period of four weeks beginning Wednesday, October 19th.  The selections over this period will include the following (with more to come):

· SIMS 3 – Electronic Arts

· Bejeweled – Electronic Arts

· N.O.V.A. – Gameloft

· Texas Hold'em Poker 2 – Gameloft

· Bubble Bash 2 – Gameloft

· Photo Editor Ultimate – Ice Cold Apps

· DriveSafe.ly Pro – iSpeech.org

· iSpeech Translator Pro – iSpeech.org

· Drive Safe.ly Enterprise – iSpeech.org

· Nobex Radio™ Premium – Nobex

· Shazam Encore – Shazam

· Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant – Vlingo

RIM's enterprise customers will also be offered one month of free Technical Support.  Current customers will be offered a complimentary one month extension of their existing Technical Support contract, and customers who do not currently have a Technical Support contract will be offered a one month trial of RIM's BlackBerry Technical Support Services – Enhanced Support, free of charge.  Additional details about the program and information about how to register will be available at www.blackberry.com/enterpriseoffer.

"We are grateful to our loyal BlackBerry customers for their patience," added Lazaridis. "We have apologized to our customers and we will work tirelessly to restore their confidence.  We are taking immediate and aggressive steps to help prevent something like this from happening again."

NOTE: Last week, many customers experienced service interruptions and delays over a period of approximately 3 days in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa, 1.5 days in Latin America and Canada, and 1 day in the United States. Global teams worked around the clock to contain the issue and minimize the impact to customers as much as possible. As of Thursday, October 13, service levels returned to normal.

* Please note that the availability of this offer will depend on the type of device, operating system version, access to BlackBerry App World and local conditions and/or restrictions. 

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 10:58 am. | RIM Offers Free Premium Apps & Games for Outages – Offers Support for Enterprise Customers | 7 comments |


Lemon BlackBerry App for Free Expense & Receipt Management Service

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 07:58 AM PDT

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Lemon showed up on the expense management scene with a splash earlier this month with promise of a BlackBerry app. They have now released a companion BlackBerry app for their service which makes it easy to track expenses and spending through their service. Using the BlackBerry app you can now take pictures of receipts and have it automatically stored digitally in your account. You can also shoot them email receipts and it will parse the information out.

Lemon is a pretty cool service though the Lemon BlackBerry app which you can get in App World though it is a bit buggy on my Bold 9930. Hopefully they will fix that but you can always check out their website at lemon.com

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 10:58 am. | Lemon BlackBerry App for Free Expense & Receipt Management Service | Leave a comment |


LogicMail 2.1 Enters Public Beta With Background Message Polling

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT

lmsetup2-04-01-175x131LogicMail offers a a good alternative to your mail needs on a BlackBerry, as previously promised right before DEVCON 2011 the application v2.1 enters into public beta.  The application now has a requested feature of background message polling.

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Key new features of 2.1 are:

  • Background server polling
    • Home screen notification icon
    • Configurable refresh intervals
    • IMAP: Can check both INBOX and non-INBOX folders
    • IMAP: Uses IDLE to keep the connection open when possible
  • Can automatically connect and check for mail on application startup
  • Can auto-start on device startup
  • Improved setup wizard, including configuration of new features
  • App now hides instead of exiting closed (Exit option still available)
  • Option to mark messages read/unread without viewing them
  • Supports the IMAP COMPRESS extension (optional)
  • Support for OS7 hybrid-touch devices (e.g. Bold 9900)
  • Faster detection of stalled network connections
  • Supports OS 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0

Note: May impact battery life, since LogicMail does not use push notification

You can download the update by pointing your BlackBerry to http://logicmail.org/ota

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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 9:00 am. | LogicMail 2.1 Enters Public Beta With Background Message Polling | 2 comments |


RIM Wants Developers to Prepare for Unannounced BlackBerry 9380 & 9790

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 05:54 AM PDT

Bold 9790 and Curve 9380

RIM is once again leaking their own device announcements. This time they have gone around and confirmed the BlackBerry Curve 9380 and BlackBerry Bold 9790 through a blog post for developers. They are telling BlackBerry devs to prepare for the new devices and resolutions which is nice and early to get devs ready. The Curve 9380 wont take much for devs to prepare for since it runs at the same resolution and orientation as the Torch 9800. On the other hand the Bold 9790 mixes things up by offering the 480×360 resolution but in portrait view. So in other words apps that rotate well to landscape on the Torch will work just fine on the 9790.

Devs can now download simulators for both devices directly from RIM's dev page

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 17, 2011, 8:54 am. | RIM Wants Developers to Prepare for Unannounced BlackBerry 9380 & 9790 | Leave a comment |


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