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- Viber Updated to v2.2.14 With Small Feature Improvements
- Innovative Free Slide Launcher Opens Apps From Your Lock Screen
- BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK Has SD Card Support in API? Gets Small Update
- BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour Hits LATAM Next Month – Register Now!
- RIM CIO Robin Bienfait Answers Key Questions on BlackBerry in the Enterprise
- 4G BlackBerry PlayBook Running OS 10.0.4 pack 197 Caught on Camera
- RIM Shares Two Finger BlackBerry 10 Gesture to Show/Hide Keyboard
- Draft UI Guidelines for BlackBerry 10 Show Off User Interface
- NHL Players PlayBook Promotion Wrapping Up
| Viber Updated to v2.2.14 With Small Feature Improvements Posted: 25 Jul 2012 02:03 AM PDT
While most BlackBerry users are waiting for Viber to bring their VoIP calling to their BlackBerry client that has not stopped Viber from releasing interim updates. Their last update included bug fixes and this one does too along with some other improvements. According to the change log this new version includes the:
You can pick up the latest version in App World. Kudos to Frank for sending this one in via NerdBerry If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 25, 2012, 5:03 am. | Viber Updated to v2.2.14 With Small Feature Improvements | Leave a comment |
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| Innovative Free Slide Launcher Opens Apps From Your Lock Screen Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:35 PM PDT I am usually not a huge fan of third party lock screen replacements but this latest one by Risto Mobile Solutions really impressed me. (Thanks Jeff via BBNews.pl) Their new Slide Launcher trys to mimic the slide to unlock and launch features seen on some recent Android devices. It lets you launch BBM, camera, phone, or email from the lock screen immediately after unlocking. The app also shows you the weather, date/time, and battery level on the lock screen. Last but not least they have thrown in the ability for the app to vibrate when your call is connected! Best of all Slide Launcher is totally free in App World. There are a few caveats for the free app including some advertising for other apps by the developer along with not being able to use the default lock button. Either way let us know what you think! I have tried it on my 9900 and it works nicely but I am curious how it works on the other OS 6.0+ non touchscreen devices it supposedly supports. Check out Slide Launcher free in App World. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 24, 2012, 5:35 pm. | Innovative Free Slide Launcher Opens Apps From Your Lock Screen | 5 comments |
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| BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK Has SD Card Support in API? Gets Small Update Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:34 AM PDT
After updating all of their BlackBerry 10 SDK's last week RIM has released a quick refresh to the BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK beta. With the help of some devs feedback they identified a sandboxing logic issue that was not working as documented and the blackberry.io.sandbox property could not be set. They have fixed this issue in this small refresh which you can pick up here. Josep also pointed out to me that the latest BlackBerry 10 WebWorks APIs introduced this new BlackBerry.io API which has an interesting new property. It allows developers to query for the static readonly full path of the SD card folder on BlackBerry 10 devices. At first I thought this might be a layover from the BlackBerry 7 APIs but this one is specific only to BlackBerry 10. Then I thought it might be part of the HTML5 spec but this is separate from that LocalFileSystem API. That means that RIM specifically went out of their way to add an SDcard query for BlackBerry 10. That makes me wonder if that means RIM is planning on adding an SD card slot to BlackBerry 10 smartphones… That would be a change after not supporting them in the PlayBook or BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha. What do you think? If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 24, 2012, 2:34 pm. | BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK Has SD Card Support in API? Gets Small Update | 11 comments |
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| BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour Hits LATAM Next Month – Register Now! Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:17 AM PDT
RIM's last leg of the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour is set to kick off next month in LATAM after one last event in Cape Town, South Africa. Registration is now open for developers to the World Tour in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Sao Paulo. Head on over to the links below to register. Keep in mind that RIM's Argentina based Developer Evangelist, Bryan Tafel, has confirmed on the devblog that this is just one of more than a dozen developer events planned for LATAM in the next quarter. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 24, 2012, 11:17 am. | BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour Hits LATAM Next Month – Register Now! | Leave a comment |
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| RIM CIO Robin Bienfait Answers Key Questions on BlackBerry in the Enterprise Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:59 AM PDT
Over the past few months I have been hearing from many CIO's that are seeking reassurances from RIM on the continued availability of RIM's services and network. RIM has been giving the same line to all companies driving home the message that RIM is not going anywhere and they can continue relying on the RIM infrastructure for their key mobile communications. Instead of just responding to customers requests RIM's Chief Information Officer (CIO) Robin Bienfait, is going public with the answers to many of the hard questions RIM's customers are asking. Robin manages the Enterprise Business Unit, BlackBerry Operations, Customer Service, and Corporate IT functions so this is her bread and butter and the answers should hopefully allay RIM's customers concerns. I highly recommend heading over to the BlackBerry Business Blog to read Robin's answers to questions such as:
I think even non-enterprise customers will find the answers enlightening. Check them out here. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 24, 2012, 10:59 am. | RIM CIO Robin Bienfait Answers Key Questions on BlackBerry in the Enterprise | 2 comments |
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| 4G BlackBerry PlayBook Running OS 10.0.4 pack 197 Caught on Camera Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:49 AM PDT
I am really curious to see how RIM positions the 4G BlackBerry PlayBook when it comes out. One of the main questions I have is if RIM will launch it as PlayBook OS 2.0 or as a preview of BlackBerry 10. Up until now we have seen leaked pictures of the 4G BlackBerry PlayBook running OS 2.0.1.668 but now BlackBerry-Fr has scored some pics of the device being upgraded to OS 10.0.4 pack 197. I am not sure if that means we will be seeing the 4G PlayBook launching with OS 10 but weirder things have happened. What do you think will happen? RIM has confirmed many times in the past that the PlayBook will be upgraded to BlackBerry 10 but they had that scheduled for after the BlackBerry 10 smartphone lineup launches. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 24, 2012, 10:49 am. | 4G BlackBerry PlayBook Running OS 10.0.4 pack 197 Caught on Camera | 11 comments |
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| RIM Shares Two Finger BlackBerry 10 Gesture to Show/Hide Keyboard Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:23 AM PDT
Right now on the PlayBook there is a pretty easy gesture from the corner to show and hide the keyboard. On BlackBerry 10 it looks like RIM will be changing that gesture up a bit for the keyboard. According to the design documentation we just mentioned users can show the virtual keyboard by dragging two fingers from the bottom of the screen. The same process in reverse swiping down will hide the keyboard. Obviously the keyboard will still show and hide when you focus or lose focus on a text field. Personally I am very curious to see what RIM does with gestures in BlackBerry 10. I am really hoping they take it to the next level with the phones. They have already shown some of this off with the peeking gesture but there is definitely room for more. Personally I really hope they keep the swipe from bezel to bezel to unlock gesture. Thanks Peter for pointing this one out! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 24, 2012, 10:23 am. | RIM Shares Two Finger BlackBerry 10 Gesture to Show/Hide Keyboard | 6 comments |
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| Draft UI Guidelines for BlackBerry 10 Show Off User Interface Posted: 24 Jul 2012 06:57 AM PDT
If I am not mistaken some of these draft UI guidelines were around before but Jetp (via BBNews.pl) pointed out to me that they have been updated. These UI guidelines are what RIM provides developers to help make sure BlackBerry 10 apps have a consistent look and feel. What is interesting is that RIM shows us more of how BlackBerry 10 will look in the UI guidelines though they are still a draft. Check out the full UI guidelines draft website here or the screenshots I extracted below:
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 24, 2012, 9:57 am. | Draft UI Guidelines for BlackBerry 10 Show Off User Interface | 4 comments |
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| NHL Players PlayBook Promotion Wrapping Up Posted: 24 Jul 2012 05:36 AM PDT
It is hard to believe that it has been almost six months since we first started hearing rumors of RIM teaming up with the NHL Players Association for a promotion. That promotion launched in late February as the NHL Players PlayBook and is soon coming to a close. TechBC pointed out an interesting recap on the Cantech Letter about the promotion that has had more than 1.5 million viewers since it launched. The NHLPA explained that they chose the PlayBook because it had the best video camera and best ease of use and portability for the players even though the iPad is the market leader "they like the PlayBook for what it is." The NHLPA pitched the idea to RIM and the rest is history. New York Rangers goalie Marty Biron said he is on board for more and he "Had a lot of fun with the PlayBook" and "was impressed with the quality of the device's video and ease of uploading." As many PlayBook owners have stated before he went on to say "You have to play around with it a bit to realize how good it is." Check out the wrapping up of the NHL Players Handbook and let us know what you think of the promotion. You can also find more details over at the Cantech Letter. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 24, 2012, 8:36 am. | NHL Players PlayBook Promotion Wrapping Up | One comment |
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