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Bounce the Bunny Physics Game for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:03 PM PDT

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When we mentioned Union's two new game releases yesterday Eric pointed out to us that one slipped by us. Union released Bounce the Bunny earlier this month and it is an entertaining physics game. Your job is to help the bouncing bunny fly through the air and bounce through the obstacle course. You help your bunny make it through the 60 levels of hilarious gameplay.

Check out Bounce the Bunny for a very reasonable $0.99 in App World

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 22, 2012, 4:03 pm. | Bounce the Bunny Physics Game for the BlackBerry PlayBook | Leave a comment |


Gravity Lab Coming to the PlayBook in the Coming Weeks

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:44 AM PDT

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Now that I have finished Cut the Rope a few times on my PlayBook I have been looking for new physics games to suck up my time. Union caught my attention when then pointed out on Twitter that they are bringing Gravity Lab to the PlayBook "in the coming weeks." I have played Gravity Lab on a friends iOS device and it plays off the strengths of games like Cut the Rope with similar gameplay.

I am looking forward to getting the 70 levels of physics puzzles soon. Keep an eye out for us in App World for its release.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 22, 2012, 1:44 pm. | Gravity Lab Coming to the PlayBook in the Coming Weeks | Leave a comment |


Easily Peek at Important Info From Any App Using Amplify

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:44 AM PDT

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MLH Software released their Amplify utility earlier this year and recently updated it with some solid improvements. I did not really warm up to it when it first came out but James's review made me try it again and I think I may get hooked. Amplify simply lets you set a keyboard or hotkey shortcut to pop up an informational window with some key info. Imagine being able to quickly see your upcoming calendar items or create a task by simply pulling down an info bar using a shortcut.

You may think this concept seems familiar and you will be right since Amplify was created to mimic the notification bar on the PlayBook. You can also extend it by creating hotkeys for different functions. They also have a 15 day free trial after which you can upgrade the app using in app purchase or still use it for just the time. Check out Amplify in App World and let us know what you think!

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 22, 2012, 11:44 am. | Easily Peek at Important Info From Any App Using Amplify | Leave a comment |


Setup Your Own Email Homescreen Icons with Custom Mail Icon

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:08 AM PDT

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It has been possible to do something similar with a few hacks previously but ToySoft has made it easy with Custom Mail Icon. The new app makes it easy for you to setup a new icon for your email inbox on your homescreen. It offers you 20 default icons though you can use any image that is in JPG, BMP, GIF, or PNG format. The app also has a notification number right by the icon just like the default and lets you select between the Bubble or Count for a new message indicator.

The app does not replace your icons but rather creates duplicates so you can hide the older icons. Features include:

  • Supports up to 16 email accounts
  • Supports BIS/BES mail servers
  • Comes with 20 build in icons
  • You can select your own custom icon to use
  • Displays the new mail count on the actual icon
  • Icon auto updates when you get new messages, delete messages and read messages
  • Have custom icon name that shows on the HomeScreen
  • Easily tell which email account have new messages
  • Easy to setup
  • Cool looking icons

Check out Custom Mail Icon for $0.99 in App World

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 22, 2012, 10:08 am. | Setup Your Own Email Homescreen Icons with Custom Mail Icon | One comment |


Another Study Confirms BlackBerry Devs Make More Money on Average

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:32 AM PDT

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Since Alec Saunders joined RIM he has been making a big deal of pointing out how profitable the BlackBerry platform is for developers especially ones with solid offerings. The latest study by Vision Mobile confirmed one of the main myths that Saunders "busts" by showing that the average monthly revenue from BlackBerry apps is $3,853. That is compared to $3,693 for iOS and $2,735 for Android. On the other hand Vision Mobile does note that less developers are focused or developing for BlackBerry with them consolidating on Android and iOS and abandoning RIM though they make no mention of BlackBerry 10. This is mostly because user base reach is the main reason devs choose to support a platform.

The other interesting statistics is that iOS apps cost an average of $27,463 per app. That is 21% more than Android ($22,637) and a whopping 81% more than BlackBerry ($15,181). Vision Mobile interestingly uses data for the lower 95% of apps and developers with a revenue model which cuts out the outliers at the top for more accurate data. Another stat that is worth pointing out is that half of BlackBerry developers make less than $500 a month compared to 34.7% of iOS developers which means they have a bigger chance of making some money but not as much on average.

I also found it interesting how they break up developers into 8 categories of Hobbyists, the Explorers, the Hunters, the Guns for Hire, the Product Extenders, the Digital Media Publishers, the Gold Seekers and the Corporate IT developers.

Personally the main trends I find important for RIM are the two summaries they provide for BlackBerry development and mobile web (where they touch QNX and HTML5)

Blackberry developers show an overall discontent with the platform. On one hand, BlackBerry is faster to develop on and generates more revenues. We have seen many Android developers utilising BlackBerry as a secondary distribution channel, due to its monetisation potential. On the other hand, developers rate most BB attributes below average compared to other platforms. Developer mindshare is on the decline, there is negative overall sentiment, and the QNX-based Blackberry 10 is yet to ship. If there were a "developer share price" for BlackBerry, it would probably trail RIM's stock price closely. The decline of BlackBerry is unfortunate, given that as we shall see, it has been the most robust ecosystem in terms of its ability to generate revenue for app developers.

Developers for mobile web are a happy bunch. They appreciate the platform's reach but they're also quite pleased with low development costs, ease of coding, and the learning curve. This is not surprising given that most of them come to mobile with more than three years of web experience. The only serious challenge is the limited availability of APIs. While there are efforts to reduce feature lag between web and native – notably PhoneGap and Boot to Gecko – mobile web remains many steps behind native when it comes to API completeness.

Check out the whole report in PDF form from Vision Mobile via GigaOm

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 22, 2012, 8:32 am. | Another Study Confirms BlackBerry Devs Make More Money on Average | 2 comments |


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