Kamis, 26 April 2012

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Akdas Infotech Releases Three Free BlackBerry Smartphone Apps

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:10 AM PDT

Cute Messenger Message Locker

Akdas Infotech let us know about their release of three free BlackBerry smartphone apps that I think are worth mentioning. The first is a simple yet cute SMS viewer and composer that will spice up your SMS messages.The best I can describe it is as a theme for your SMS. The second two allow you to set a password on your Instant Messenger apps (Windows Live, WhatsApp, Google Talk, & Yahoo Messenger along with a separate one for email and SMS.

Socio Lock Cute Messenger 2

Check out the apps below and let us know what you think:

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 26, 2012, 5:10 am. | Akdas Infotech Releases Three Free BlackBerry Smartphone Apps | Leave a comment |


Whatsapp updated to V2.7.7067

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 09:10 PM PDT

WhatsApp messenger one of the most popular cross platform Apps just received an update to V2.7.7067. If you have not used WhatsApp messenger before the application lets you chat with friends across multiple platform including iPhone, and Android among others.

No idea what this might be fixing or any features being introduced as there’s no changelog as usual, let us know if you spot something!More app information:

MULTIMEDIA: Send Video, Images, and Voice notes to your friends and contacts.
GROUP CHAT: Enjoy group conversations with your contacts.
NEW UI: Upgrade to version 2.7 and enjoy new awesome pretty GUI
AWESOME. Once you and your contacts install WhatsApp Messenger, you can use it to message each other as much as you want. Send a million messages a day to your friends! WhatsApp uses 3G/EDGE internet data plan (or Wi-Fi if available)
CROSS PLATFORM. Yes, you can message friends with non-BlackBerry devices and additionally exchange pictures, video, location and voice notes!
NO INTERNATIONAL CHARGES. Chat with your friends in other countries if they have WhatsApp installed on their BlackBerry®. Avoid international SMS costs.
NO PINS OR USERNAMES. Why even bother having to remember yet another PIN or username? WhatsApp works just like SMS would work via phone numbers and it integrates with your the address book of your device.
NO NEED TO ADD BUDDIES. Your Address Book is used to automatically connect you with your contacts. Your friends with WhatsApp will be automatically displayed in Favorites menu.
OFFLINE MESSAGES. Even if you turn off your device or travel outside of coverage area, WhatsApp will save your messages offline and will retrieve them when network coverage is restored or device is turned back on.
AND MUCH MORE: Contact Blocking, Share location, Custom notification sounds, Email chat history, Broadcast messages to many contacts at once and much much more!
* FREE TRIAL. Enjoy an entire first year as a free trial! (Only $0.99/year after)

Download Whatsapp through the BlackBerry AppWorld

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Posted by Terrence T for ©BerryReview, April 26, 2012, 12:10 am. | Whatsapp updated to V2.7.7067 | Leave a comment |


Whatsapp updated to V2.7.7067

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 09:09 PM PDT

WhatsApp messenger one of the most popular cross platform Apps just received an update to V2.7.7067. If you have not used WhatsApp messenger before the application lets you chat with friends across multiple platform including iPhone, and Android among others.

No idea what this might be fixing or any features being introduced as there’s no changelog as usual, let us know if you spot something!More app information:

MULTIMEDIA: Send Video, Images, and Voice notes to your friends and contacts.
GROUP CHAT: Enjoy group conversations with your contacts.
NEW UI: Upgrade to version 2.7 and enjoy new awesome pretty GUI
AWESOME. Once you and your contacts install WhatsApp Messenger, you can use it to message each other as much as you want. Send a million messages a day to your friends! WhatsApp uses 3G/EDGE internet data plan (or Wi-Fi if available)
CROSS PLATFORM. Yes, you can message friends with non-BlackBerry devices and additionally exchange pictures, video, location and voice notes!
NO INTERNATIONAL CHARGES. Chat with your friends in other countries if they have WhatsApp installed on their BlackBerry®. Avoid international SMS costs.
NO PINS OR USERNAMES. Why even bother having to remember yet another PIN or username? WhatsApp works just like SMS would work via phone numbers and it integrates with your the address book of your device.
NO NEED TO ADD BUDDIES. Your Address Book is used to automatically connect you with your contacts. Your friends with WhatsApp will be automatically displayed in Favorites menu.
OFFLINE MESSAGES. Even if you turn off your device or travel outside of coverage area, WhatsApp will save your messages offline and will retrieve them when network coverage is restored or device is turned back on.
AND MUCH MORE: Contact Blocking, Share location, Custom notification sounds, Email chat history, Broadcast messages to many contacts at once and much much more!
* FREE TRIAL. Enjoy an entire first year as a free trial! (Only $0.99/year after)

Download Whatsapp through the BlackBerry AppWorld

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Posted by Terrence T for ©BerryReview, April 26, 2012, 12:09 am. | Whatsapp updated to V2.7.7067 | Leave a comment |


Bloom Defender Tower Defense Game for the PlayBook

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:42 PM PDT

Bloom Defender2 Bloom Defender

I truly enjoy playing tower defense style games which is why I had to try Bloom Defender. The game is quite entertaining on my PlayBook where you try to setup a defense of trees to protect the mother tree from elemental spirits. There are 36 levels to bust through and multiple different baddies and spells your protective trees can cast. It does not seem to have the performance of a native game but that does not seem to really hamper the gameplay.

Check out Bloom Defender for $1.99 in App World

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 25, 2012, 5:42 pm. | Bloom Defender Tower Defense Game for the PlayBook | Leave a comment |


AMC Releases Very Simple Mad Men Job Interview App for PlayBook

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 11:22 AM PDT

Mad Men Job Interview

Its nice to see AMC releasing apps for the PlayBook at the same time as their Android and Kindle counterparts but it does make me wish they would try harder. Donny from RIM pointed out that AMC has posted up their Mad Men Job Interview app for the PlayBook along with other devices. The interview is really just 7 questions and based on your answer they tell you what role you would have in the show. You don't even need the app to take the quiz since it is available in Flash on their website. Here is how AMC describes the cross platform launch on their blog:

With new copywriter Michael Ginsberg and Don’s new secretary Dawn joining the SCDP staff, it seems Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce is hiring once again. Want to apply for a (virtual) job yourself? You can now do so now for free via Mad Men‘s Job Interview app on your smartphone or tablet.

You’ll be interviewed by everyone from Peggy to Lane to Don as your future bosses look to learn whether you’ve got what it takes to be the next copywriter, the next graphic artist or even the next senior partner. Download the FREE App now on your Android, Kindle Fire or Blackberry PlayBook.

Check out the Mad Men Job Interview app free in App World. Now I just need Hulu on the PlayBook to stream it!

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, April 25, 2012, 2:22 pm. | AMC Releases Very Simple Mad Men Job Interview App for PlayBook | Leave a comment |


Remote Spark Ports VNC & Remote Desktop RDP Apps to PlayBook (Android)

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 11:05 AM PDT

VNC Pro Enterprise RDP

Do you remember how hard it was to find an RDP (Remote Desktop) or VNC client when the PlayBook first came out? Now there are multiple options in App World with the latest coming from Remote Spark. They have ported their very popular Remote RDP Enterprise and Remove VNC Pro Android apps to the PlayBook Android Player. Personally I hope they realize the demand and develop native versions of the apps.

Check them out here:

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, April 25, 2012, 2:05 pm. | Remote Spark Ports VNC & Remote Desktop RDP Apps to PlayBook (Android) | Leave a comment |


PimpMyBBM.com Offers Animated & Hidden BBM Avatars

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Monster beats_by_dre blue_balls

We told you about www.bbm-animated.com a bit back as a resource for animated BBM avatars but Rian let us know if the comments that there is another solid resource. You can also find BBM avatars along with country shortcodes and more at www.pimpmybbm.com. They also have an engineering screen code generator on the site that makes it easy to unlock your BlackBerrys engineering screen.

Check out www.bbm-animated.com and let us know if you find other good resources!

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 25, 2012, 1:49 pm. | PimpMyBBM.com Offers Animated & Hidden BBM Avatars | One comment |


PlayStation Emulator Ported to the PlayBook (PCSX-ReARMed-PB)

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 09:04 AM PDT

 PSX Emulator

I have to give a big shout out to Catalystg for releasing a Playstation emulator for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The PCSX-ReARMed-PB lets you play (legal!) Playstation v1 games on your PlayBook. There are a few incompatibilities that users are running into but Catalystg has a great thread going on CrackBerry forums about the release. They actually used RIM's TouchControlOverlay port to create the controls interface for the emulator.

Check out all the instructions here (not for the faint of heart) and you can download the emulator zipped from GitHub. Credit also goes to Notaz for providing the original emulator and assisting with the port and Jtokarchuk for his assistance. Kudos to UrbanGlowCam for the screenshot.

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, April 25, 2012, 12:04 pm. | PlayStation Emulator Ported to the PlayBook (PCSX-ReARMed-PB) | 6 comments |


Have a Cute Monkey Mimic You With Talking Monkey

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:55 AM PDT

Talking Monkey

The team at MMMOOO has decided to take on the cute animal meme with Talking Monkey. It reminds me of the Talking Tom app that took a life of its own on iOS. Now Talking monkey lets you have him repeat anything you say from his 3D animated monkey body. You need to download the animations once you pick up the app and will make you laugh if you enjoy cute things. Just hit the microphone button on the bottom right and then press again when you are done to have him mimic you.

Check out Talking Monkey in App World

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 25, 2012, 11:55 am. | Have a Cute Monkey Mimic You With Talking Monkey | One comment |


BlackBerry Beta Zone Redesigned & New Business Beta Zone Launches

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 07:02 AM PDT

 Beta Zone Sign Up Beta Zone Sign Up2

RIM has been gathering feedback for awhile now on how to improve the BlackBerry Beta Zone and they have now executed. They have redesigned it along with improving things like the mobile experience and a more user friendly interface. They have also launched the new clearly separated Business Beta section of the Beta Zone which they explain here. It thankfully uses the same credentials but separates the two.

The new Beta Zone improvements include:

  • A more user friendly interface – We've redesigned the site from top to bottom. It's more engaging to use, has more interactive elements, and offers a more intuitive user experience to make sure you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily.
  • A clearer division between Business and Consumer beta programs – We've also now separated BlackBerry Beta Zone into two distinct sites: BlackBerry Beta Zone and BlackBerry Beta Zone for Business. BlackBerry Beta Zone for Business now has its own dedicated URL so users can more easily access enterprise programs, while consumers only see content and programs that are of interest to them.
  • More opportunities to get involved – We know BlackBerry Beta Zone members have a lot to say, so we've added a blog-style newsfeed to provide the latest site news and allow you to comment and share in the conversation. We'll also be posting more frequent polls and surveys, ensuring that there are more opportunities than ever to get your feedback.
  • Improved mobile experience – BlackBerry beta testers are always on the move, so we've optimized our mobile site to make it easier to provide your feedback on the go. We've revised the mobile layout, simplified the download process, and added access to a number of new features – all to improve your mobile beta testing experience.

Check out the new design at www.blackberry.com/beta!

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 25, 2012, 10:02 am. | BlackBerry Beta Zone Redesigned & New Business Beta Zone Launches | Leave a comment |


iMazing Adds SMS & Color Label Support to its Notification System

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:02 AM PDT

 

iMazing iMazing2

Matthias Marquart has pushed the envelope a bit further with iMazing this week. We mentioned iMazing when it launched as a utility that let you easily handle incoming messages by simply swiping. I love the app because some of its features were developed when I asked for them so I am a bit biased. Now Matthias has also added in basic SMS support to iMazing. The issue with SMS support is that due to BlackBerry API limitations it is not possible for developers to delete, mark as save, or mark as read a SMS message. For now you can read and dismiss them.

Also added in the latest iMazing v1.4.2.2 from the change log:

  • Added additional customizable actions for swipe left, swipe right and double tap:
    • Reply
    • Forward
  • SMS-Support (OFF by default – need to be enabled in the Options)
    Unfortunately cause of API-limitations there is no support for some core functionality of iMazing for SMS Messages – for example DELETE, ‘MARK as SAVE‘ or ‘MARK AS READ‘ can’t be supported cause of the restrictions of the APIs available to 3′rd party developers.
    So please don’t expect too much from the SMS-Integration of iMazing there are not much available options and functions.
  • Configure for each of your eMail accounts an additional color code that will be displayed in front of the message in the popup list – you can select from ten different color squares: none, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, White, Aqua, Violet or Pink
  • Added new Option ‘No Popup in Clock/Bedside Mode’
    Enabling this option will disable the iMazing popup while the clock is active. Use this option when you do not like to see any incoming messages while in bedside mode.
  • Added new Option ‘Turn LED off on Close’
    Select if iMazing should automatically turn off the LED when the popup list window will be closed.
  • Switched default actions for Swipe-Right and Double-tap (just effecting new users)

What’s Fixed

  • ‘Enable Backlight on new eMail’ should not unlock your device any longer.

Pick up the latest version of iMazing in App World. It has a free trial that shows you one message at a time and you can upgrade to the full version through in app purchase.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, April 25, 2012, 9:02 am. | iMazing Adds SMS & Color Label Support to its Notification System | Leave a comment |


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