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- RIM Clarifies Open Source Components Permission on App World for Vendors
- RIM Sued by NXP Semiconductor Over Six Patents (Patent Trolls)
- Magmic CEO Shares Their BlackBerry Game Development Success
- Talk To You Later – Free version now available!
- BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Client for iOS and Android Now Available!
- RIM Shares BlackBerry Development Community Milestones for Q4
- BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Universal Device Service Launches! (iOS & Android)
- YouMail Testing Canadian Access Numbers for Voicemail Service
RIM Clarifies Open Source Components Permission on App World for Vendors Posted: 04 Apr 2012 02:02 AM PDT
RIM notified App World vendors that they made a small revision to the App World Vendor Agreement this week (Full version here). The only change is a clarification in Section 10(k) where RIM clarifies that open source components are allowed in App World. Here is how they worded it:
On the other hand they have added that:
As you can see from this discussion on the BlackBerry Support forums some parts of the LGPL are not easily accommodated on BlackBerry and any other commercial app store (Example). If you use LGPL or other open source libraries in your PlayBook or BlackBerry app I recommend reading up on the implications and requirements of the license. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 4, 2012, 5:02 am. | RIM Clarifies Open Source Components Permission on App World for Vendors | Leave a comment | |
RIM Sued by NXP Semiconductor Over Six Patents (Patent Trolls) Posted: 03 Apr 2012 02:15 PM PDT
RIM legal is keeping busy these days as the patent wars heat up in the mobile space. The latest patent troll to come out of the woodwork is NXP Semiconductor NV which is one of the larger chip makers in Europe. The Netherlands based company filed the case in Orlando, Florida and claims the BlackBerry Torch, PlayBook, Curve, & Bold devices are using their six patents. Bloomberg (via Reuters) reports that:
I really want to see that patent for mobile phones with GPS receivers. Other than that it should be another interesting lawsuit to watch though really I am getting tired of these patent wars… If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, April 3, 2012, 5:15 pm. | RIM Sued by NXP Semiconductor Over Six Patents (Patent Trolls) | One comment | |
Magmic CEO Shares Their BlackBerry Game Development Success Posted: 03 Apr 2012 01:56 PM PDT I have been a fan of Magmic and their Bplay product for years now. That is why I found it very interesting to read this interview with John Criswick, Magmic’s CEO, on Mobile-Ent.biz. In it Criswick shares some details about the past, present, and future of Magmic on the BlackBerry Platform. He also shares why he thinks 2012 will be BlackBerrys comeback year and why Magmic is still committed to BlackBerry. One of the things that really shocked me is that the PlayBook now accounts for 50% of Magmic's sales to BlackBerry users. Here are some highlights:
Last but not least Criswick shares what he thinks the prospects are for RIM in 2012:
I highly recommend checking out the full interview on Mobile-Ent.biz. Let us know what you think! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 3, 2012, 4:56 pm. | Magmic CEO Shares Their BlackBerry Game Development Success | 5 comments | |
Talk To You Later – Free version now available! Posted: 03 Apr 2012 11:03 AM PDT Talk To You Later is a small but powerfully useful application for BlackBerry users. Previously available only as a “premium” application, the group over at i-Mentalist have came up with a new free edition with limited features. This application reminds me of call assistant which we showcased sometime back. Small but powerful application, it comes with three very important phone call features. This includes replying to a caller with SMS (text message) when you are not able to respond to a call, list of numbers you don't want ever to call you again (Junk numbers aka Firewall) and a autoresponder for times you are on a meeting or you when just want to be unavailable for some time. The nice thing about this app is that it is also available on Android. Here is a part of all features included in Talk To You Later FREE: When ever you are not able to answer the call or you reject it, you'll see a pop-up screen from where you are able to select one of your predefined messages to send to a caller. Junk numbers will help you when receiving calls by mistake or from marketing companies. Add number directly from address book or call log. Call will be automatically stopped and deleted from call logs. You can even set message to be sent to junk number when ever you receive call from it. The Full premium version adds more functions such as: The Full Version is available at $0.99 in the App World while the Free version is available for free in the App World If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Terrence T for ©BerryReview, April 3, 2012, 2:03 pm. | Talk To You Later – Free version now available! | Leave a comment | |
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Client for iOS and Android Now Available! Posted: 03 Apr 2012 07:09 AM PDT We told you that RIM has launched the Universal Device Service portion of Mobile Fusion to manage iOS and Android devices. Since then I have been looking for the required Mobile Fusion Client apps for iOS and Android in their respective app stores and I finally found them. The clients are both free in Apple iTunes and Google Play (aka Android Market). Here are the links:
The both have the same description stating that:
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, April 3, 2012, 10:09 am. | BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Client for iOS and Android Now Available! | 5 comments | |
RIM Shares BlackBerry Development Community Milestones for Q4 Posted: 03 Apr 2012 06:46 AM PDT
It is no secret that RIM has made some drastic changes in how it courts third party developers and their efforts to bring them to the BlackBerry platform are starting to pay off. RIM has shared some milestones with us for the BlackBerry developer ecosystem. You can clearly see from here that these are metrics that they use to measure the success of their efforts. RIM clarifies their commitment to BlackBerry developers:
Their milestones for Q4 include
BlackBerry App Milestones – Q4
BlackBerry Developer Milestones – Q4
BlackBerry Apps –By the Numbers
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, April 3, 2012, 9:46 am. | RIM Shares BlackBerry Development Community Milestones for Q4 | 2 comments | |
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Universal Device Service Launches! (iOS & Android) Posted: 03 Apr 2012 06:18 AM PDT
We told you yesterday that it was coming shortly and now it is officially here. The final component of RIM's "Next Generation of BES" Mobile Fusion called Universal Device Service has launched. This third prong is the module of Mobile Fusion that allows enterprise administrators to manage IT policies on Android and iOS devices. That means now the complete solution manages BlackBerry smartphones, PlayBooks, and iOS and Android tablets and smartphones. The iOS and Android devices need to have a client installed for them to be managed and then give administrators the ability to:
This is obviously not the full feature set that BlackBerry devices offer administrators but it does compete well. Check out more details about BlackBerry Mobile Fusion on RIM’s website or their Blog announcement. Keep in mind that:
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, April 3, 2012, 9:18 am. | BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Universal Device Service Launches! (iOS & Android) | One comment | |
YouMail Testing Canadian Access Numbers for Voicemail Service Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:29 AM PDT Two of our readers forwarded us an email they received from YouMail letting them know that they are now testing out new Canadian access numbers. This is supposedly in prep to YouMail's launch of their voicemail service in Canada. According to the email the service will work with Rogers, Telus, and Bell Mobility so far. YouMail also says that they require a call forwarding feature from your carrier as you can see below:
If you live in Canada and use YouMail with the previous international call forwarding then you may want to call them and ask to be part of the testing. Also you will find that YouMail restricts the download of their app in App World to the US but you can pick up the app directly at this link OTA. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 3, 2012, 8:29 am. | YouMail Testing Canadian Access Numbers for Voicemail Service | One comment | |
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