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- Free Facebook Messenger App Available for BlackBerry
- Free Bomberman vs Zombies Game for BlackBerry Smartphones
- Spotify Releases Preview Beta for BlackBerry
- RIM Adds * Thank You Gift * Category to App World for Outage Apps
- RIM Kills off PlayBook Java Player With No Traditional BlackBerry Java on BBX
- Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones 2.1 Beta now in BetaZone
- Drivesafe.ly Pro First Free App From RIM
- Video of BBX Cascades UI Framework – Beta Coming in November
- eBay App Update v2.0.0.37 Now Available Through Beta Zone
- Official OS 7.0.0.374 From Verizon for the 9930
Free Facebook Messenger App Available for BlackBerry Posted: 19 Oct 2011 03:00 PM PDT If you want something more than the RIM provided Facebook app for BlackBerry you may want to check out Facebook Messenger. It was just released today by Facebook and sort of replicates some of the features that RIM already added in Facebook for BlackBerry v2.0. It is a simple interface for using Facebook chat and messenger directly from one app. I am not sure how redundant they are but Facebook has similar apps on iOS and Android. You can pick up the new Facebook Messenger free at fb.me/msgr If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 6:00 pm. | Free Facebook Messenger App Available for BlackBerry | Leave a comment | |
Free Bomberman vs Zombies Game for BlackBerry Smartphones Posted: 19 Oct 2011 02:49 PM PDT I am always on the hunt for some good games for my BlackBerry and the latest to hit the scene is Bomberman vs Zombies. The game mixes up the concepts of the classic Bomberman games with some zombies thrown in for kicks. The Bomberman has 5 lives and he (you) has to clear the Zombies and open the door to the next level. The fun includes:
Kudos to Contlex Ventures for a slick game. You can pick up Bomberman vs Zombies free in App World. The game is a bit processor intensive and eats you battery so be prepared! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 5:49 pm. | Free Bomberman vs Zombies Game for BlackBerry Smartphones | Leave a comment | |
Spotify Releases Preview Beta for BlackBerry Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:40 PM PDT Spotify made a big splash on the streaming music scene when they came to the US after some nice success in Europe. Now they have just released a public beta preview of their BlackBerry app. You need to be a premium Spotify subscriber to use their mobile apps. This preview has some interesting limitations including only working on GSM network devices and has only been officially approved for the Bold 9780, 9700, 9300, 9000, and 8520. Definitely an odd selection of devices but its nice to see that it is in progress. You can read more about the release on their site or forums or simply download the preview from your BlackBerry. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 3:40 pm. | Spotify Releases Preview Beta for BlackBerry | One comment | |
RIM Adds * Thank You Gift * Category to App World for Outage Apps Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:45 AM PDT RIM said they would start offering the free apps that they promised to help compensate for the Outage last week and they started showing up today with DriveSafe.ly. Now RIM has a new category in App World called * Thank You Gift * just for these apps. RIM even sent out an email to developers that this category is for RIM's use only saying:
So keep your eyes pealed on the * Thank You Gift * category for the latest in free apps! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 2:45 pm. | RIM Adds * Thank You Gift * Category to App World for Outage Apps | Leave a comment | |
RIM Kills off PlayBook Java Player With No Traditional BlackBerry Java on BBX Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:06 AM PDT We heard from quite a few sources at DevCon that RIM finally put the official stake in the BlackBerry Java Player they were talking up at BlackBerry World. I have heard mixed reports on why that didn't work out though understanding the differences between more modern Java frameworks and BlackBerry Java it starts to make some sense. On the other hand it does leave BlackBerry Java developers in an interesting situation. They can either go back to their C++ roots like me or try their hand at Android development as a way to port their apps. It seems like RIM is not sure themselves on how that will work though they do have a session at DevCon to show BlackBerry Java developers how to port their skills to Android Player development for the PlayBook. The API's are not all there though RIM has confirmed that they will be bringing API's like the BBM SDK to the native SDK but not yet confirmed for the Android Java runtime. The Android Java runtime also does not currently have access to interface with the Native SDK on the PlayBook to create immersive Android Java apps. On one hand BlackBerry Java apps will be around for quite a few more years since BlackBerry 7 devices will have at least a 2 year life span. Still RIM's vision for BBX clearly was not focused on Java. RIM has confirmed multiple times that they have dedicated themselves to supporting the BlackBerry Java platform but obviously RIM believes they have taken it as far as they can. You can see the things they are doing with the native SDK on BBX that they could only dream of doing on BlackBerry Java. On the other hand the Android Java alternative is quite a bit different than Java development when it comes to multitasking and other runtime differences for always on apps that RIM devs are used to. If you are a BlackBerry Java dev I am really curious to hear what you think! You have to admit it is weird that there have been practically no BlackBerry Java development announcements at DevCon 2011 compared to it dominating DevCon 2010 with API's and such. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 1:06 pm. | RIM Kills off PlayBook Java Player With No Traditional BlackBerry Java on BBX | 8 comments | |
Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones 2.1 Beta now in BetaZone Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:54 AM PDT This morning RIM released Twitter for BlackBerry 2.1 to BetaZone members. This version has some great improvements to it. You can read the full details after the break, and can find it via BlackBerry BetaZone.Additional Profile Functions You'll notice that My Profile has two new icons: Edit Profile and Switch Accounts. While you could always edit your profile via the Menu, now you can use the Edit Profile icon right from the Profile screen to change your picture or update your personal information. And the Edit Profile screen has received a new facelift. Read on to learn more about the Switch Account icon in Multi-Account Support. Multi-Account Support The new Multiple Account Support feature lets you use up to five accounts on Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones. When logged into multiple accounts, the current user name will appear in the upper-left corner of the header bar and the user picture will appear in the My Profile icon. You can quickly switch between accounts by using the Switch Account function, accessible from My Profile or via the Menu. Have an interesting Tweet in one account that you'd like to share from another account? No problem, you can cross-post Tweets and Retweets from one account to another without switching the current account view. You can also stay notified of Mentions and Messages with real-time notifications for each of your Twitter accounts. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Fubaz for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 12:54 pm. | Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones 2.1 Beta now in BetaZone | 2 comments | |
Drivesafe.ly Pro First Free App From RIM Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:56 AM PDT As a gesture to all the affected BlackBerry users Speech DriveSafe.ly Pro For more information visit Drivesafe.ly The full list is below and those will become available for free over the next four weeks according to RIM.
If we are missing some let us know, but those are some really good looking apps, including some really hot games for the PlayBook. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 11:56 am. | Drivesafe.ly Pro First Free App From RIM | 3 comments | |
Video of BBX Cascades UI Framework – Beta Coming in November Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:53 AM PDT RIM gave us a taste of the TAT's (The Astonishing Tribe's) UI framework called Cascades back at BlackBerry World. Now at DevCon 2011 things are starting to come together. RIM showed off the Cascades UI framework for the PlayBook and BBX. Now we know that the beta for developers is coming by the end of the November. That means that devs will be able to create engaging 3D apps based on simple and complex UI elements without having to be physics experts. You really have to read more on Cascades if you are a potential C++ PlayBook developer. It is really going to simplify things for devs when it comes to engaging users with slick UI's. Check out the video below: Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video LinkHere are some more slides from the keynote: If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 11:53 am. | Video of BBX Cascades UI Framework – Beta Coming in November | 4 comments | |
eBay App Update v2.0.0.37 Now Available Through Beta Zone Posted: 19 Oct 2011 07:50 AM PDT If you are an eBay user you might like to know that the official eBay for BlackBerry just received a nice update for Beta Zone members. The update adds new features and also quite a few bug fixes. To be able to download you can sign up for a beta zone account at this link, and is only available to certain countries. New features:
Fixed issues:
Read more about this through the beta zone If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 10:50 am. | eBay App Update v2.0.0.37 Now Available Through Beta Zone | Leave a comment | |
Official OS 7.0.0.374 From Verizon for the 9930 Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:41 AM PDT For those of you who like to stick to the official carrier release OS updates Verizon released OS 7.0.0.374 for the Bold 99930. This is an official OS but a backup is always recommended incase something goes wrong with your update. Contrary to the usual no change log with this one you get quite a change log. Device Features
Email, Messaging and Web
Call Features
Applications
Download directly from this link or simply plug your device to Desktop Manager. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, October 19, 2011, 8:41 am. | Official OS 7.0.0.374 From Verizon for the 9930 | One comment | |
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