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- FAA Taking Another Look At In-flight Use of Electronics Including Smartphones
- As Promised RIM Consolidates Manufacturing By Cutting Out Flextronics
- XLabz Releases “Who Got Brains?” for the PlayBook
- Facebook for BlackBerry v3.2.0.9 Now in Beta Zone
- BlackBerry Bold 9930 OS 7.1.0.649 Officially Released by China Telecom
- 64 GB BlackBerry PlayBook Only £129 from Dixons’ UK
- Blurts To Soon Allow You To View BBM Messages From Your PC
- BBTor BitTorrent Client Available for BlackBerry Smartphones
- RIM Says Canadian Carriers Enthusiastic After BlackBerry 10 Demos
- Pop Corny Now Available for the BlackBerry PlayBook
- Dev Ports iOS Game to PlayBook in 2-3 Days
| FAA Taking Another Look At In-flight Use of Electronics Including Smartphones Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:05 AM PDT
I am not sure how I feel about this latest turn of events from the FAA in the US. The Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new cross government industry group to study if smartphones and other electronics will be safe to run during flights. This essentially could do away with flight mode though the FAA and carriers still seem firmly against in flight calls or VoIP. This new group will consider testing new standards for in-flight electronics use. That could include takeoff and landing along with cellular connections running in the sky though the FAA is still thinking it might distract passengers during safety presentations. The FAA is actually kicking things of with a public request for comments for 60 days starting today. They are looking for companies to comment on the issues and possible rules and certifications possible for electronics and aircraft. All in all it will be interesting to see how it all plays out. If it is safe I don't see the issue with cellular data being allowed since that does not really differ from Wi-Fi data on current planes. I am just glad they nixed in flight calling in the bud from the carriers. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 28, 2012, 5:05 am. | FAA Taking Another Look At In-flight Use of Electronics Including Smartphones | Leave a comment |
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| As Promised RIM Consolidates Manufacturing By Cutting Out Flextronics Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:37 PM PDT Back in May of this year Flextronics told investors that they were reducing their relationship with RIM as RIM was improving their supply chain. In June RIM cut out Celestica from their manufacturing supply chain and now the BusinessTimes (via BBNews.pl) is reporting that Flextronics is also no longer manufacturing BlackBerry phones in Penang. RIM responded that they do not comment on supplier specific relations but they did say that:
As far as I understand that leaves Jabil Circuit Inc manufacturing BlackBerry smartphones and Quanta Computer Inc for the PlayBook. It also has me wondering who RIM is using to build BlackBerry 10 phones. It also raises the question if RIM is working with another manufacturer altogether for the devices. Let us know if you spot more info! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, August 27, 2012, 5:37 pm. | As Promised RIM Consolidates Manufacturing By Cutting Out Flextronics | 2 comments |
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| XLabz Releases “Who Got Brains?” for the PlayBook Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:16 PM PDT
XLabz is continuing their line of hit PlayBook games with "Who Got Brains?" which they just released. The new game is a brain teaser that aims to train your mind and keep you sharp. You race against the clock to solve the many mini games and share your rank on Facebook.
Features include:
You can find Who Got Brains? in App World for $1.99. Let us know what you think if you pick it up! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 27, 2012, 5:16 pm. | XLabz Releases “Who Got Brains?” for the PlayBook | Leave a comment |
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| Facebook for BlackBerry v3.2.0.9 Now in Beta Zone Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT
RIM has just pushed out another update to their Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones app in App World. This new update brings some nice fixes to the improvements added in this beta. Check out the change log below:
These are all bug fixes for the new features of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 3.2 which include:
Check out the updated Facebook beta in the Beta Zone If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, August 27, 2012, 3:29 pm. | Facebook for BlackBerry v3.2.0.9 Now in Beta Zone | One comment |
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| BlackBerry Bold 9930 OS 7.1.0.649 Officially Released by China Telecom Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT It looks like the leaked OS 7.1.0.649 is now making its way through official channels. Phil let us know that China Telecom has now released this update for the BlackBerry Bold 9930. This is an Asian build so I am not sure what languages are included but check it out if you wish. You can download the latest OS 7.1.0.649 for the BlackBerry Bold 9930 from BlackBerry.com Warning: This OS will NOT install on any other BlackBerry besides the one mentioned above. If you do not know how to upgrade your BlackBerry OS please start by reading this step by step guide. Don't forget to delete the vendor.xml file located in c:program files>common files>research in motion>apploader to install it on a different carriers device. Don't forget our usual warnings: do not download and install these updates if you don't know what you're doing. Incorrect procedure or just bad luck could render your BlackBerry inoperative or unstable. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, August 27, 2012, 2:29 pm. | BlackBerry Bold 9930 OS 7.1.0.649 Officially Released by China Telecom | Leave a comment |
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| 64 GB BlackBerry PlayBook Only £129 from Dixons’ UK Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:09 AM PDT
I am not sure what prompted this sale from Dixons' but I won't complain. Jeremy let us know that they have a sale going on in the UK offering the 64GB BlackBerry PlayBook for £129 which is a little over $200. That is not a bad deal for the device and one of the best I have heard of in the UK. Check out the deal over at Dixons' if you are interested! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, August 27, 2012, 2:09 pm. | 64 GB BlackBerry PlayBook Only £129 from Dixons’ UK | One comment |
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| Blurts To Soon Allow You To View BBM Messages From Your PC Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:12 AM PDT
It seems like the guys at MLH Software have figure out a way to get your BBM messages brought to your PC. Their Blurts Pro app has been bringing SMS messages to your PC for awhile now but they just posted on Twitter this week that BBM support is coming soon. There have been some solutions in the past for doing this but I am always up for competition. It requires the same desktop client as Blurts and I am really hoping it works nicely. Check out Blurts Pro in App World or more details from @MLHsoftware on Twitter If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 27, 2012, 12:12 pm. | Blurts To Soon Allow You To View BBM Messages From Your PC | 2 comments |
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| BBTor BitTorrent Client Available for BlackBerry Smartphones Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:06 AM PDT
We have seen torrent clients for the PlayBook but this is the first I have seen for BlackBerry smartphones. Running a Bittorrent client on your BlackBerry will probably not do wonders for your performance or battery life but if it is something you have been wanting BBTor may be worth checking out. Features include:
Check out BBTor for $2.99 in the store If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 27, 2012, 11:06 am. | BBTor BitTorrent Client Available for BlackBerry Smartphones | Leave a comment |
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| RIM Says Canadian Carriers Enthusiastic After BlackBerry 10 Demos Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:45 AM PDT
RIM is continuing their roadshow with the two upcoming BlackBerry 10 full touch and QWERTY models. They have been showing them to carriers around the world along with a select few people in the media. The latest to see them is Daniel Bader from MobileSyrup who was given a demo behind closed doors while at a BlackBerry 10 Jam event in Waterloo last week. He cannot talk about names, specifics, or specs but he promises that "rest assured you should be very excited." I won't spoil his writeup but I recommend checking it out at MobileSyrup. He also reconfirms what AllThingsD reported about carriers being extraordinarily enthused by their demos of BlackBerry 10 devices. No related posts. Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 27, 2012, 9:45 am. | RIM Says Canadian Carriers Enthusiastic After BlackBerry 10 Demos | One comment |
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| Pop Corny Now Available for the BlackBerry PlayBook Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:45 AM PDT
The game we just told you about being ported in 2-3 days from iOS in now available in App World. It is called Pop Corny by Charilaos Kalogirou. Pop Corny has you feeding Corny popcorn before he passes out. You just sling the popcorn until you pass the objectives that get you a bigger box. Check out the iOS trailer below: Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video LinkYou can find Pop Corny for $1.99 in App World If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 27, 2012, 8:45 am. | Pop Corny Now Available for the BlackBerry PlayBook | Leave a comment |
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| Dev Ports iOS Game to PlayBook in 2-3 Days Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT These are the kinds of stories that truly show the chops behind QNX, the PlayBook, and BlackBerry 10. @harkal of Thoughts Serializer posted about him porting his iOS optimized game to the BlackBerry PlayBook. He confirmed that he did the port in only 2-3 days which is impressive. What is even more impressive is that the port runs, or at least launches, 30% faster on the PlayBook than it does on the iPad 2. (not the New iPad but that processor really improved graphics GPU not CPU performance) Both of the devices run dual core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU's and the video below showing it all even though both games are running at 60fps.
Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video LinkThe interesting part is that the PlayBook is 30% faster even including the animations for launching the game. Check out @harkal's post on how iOS ate dust on his blog along with his porting experience. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 27, 2012, 8:00 am. | Dev Ports iOS Game to PlayBook in 2-3 Days | One comment |
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