Developer Creates PlayBook Tiff Viewer App in Less than 24 Hours
A few people highlighted this story to me this week so I thought it would be worth sharing. Jon Web from Innovatology, the developer of the popular Files & Folders app, decided to set a challenge for himself this past Saturday to see if he could make a solid PlayBook app in less than…
Best Buy & RIM Training Employees on PlayBook OS 2.0
We know that the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is right around the corner so its nice to see RIM encouraging training of sales staff. Denny sent us over an email they have been sending to sales people to learn about the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. As I have said a few times before RIM realized…
Updated: Plants vs Zombies Launches Today (12PM EST) on the BlackBerry PlayBook
Update: It is now available in App World! Its been a well known fact that Plants vs Zombies was coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook for awhile now. We told you that EA accidentally announced it last week and now RIM has let us know that it is launching today at noon (12PM EST) in App…
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Will Be a Global Launch
Now that we have a basic idea of when PlayBook OS 2.0 is coming (current internal target is February 21st) many of you are wondering how to prepare. As we mentioned in our interview with Jeff Gadway this update will range from 400MB to 500MB so be sure to do it over a high…
SRG Says PlayBook Now Has 15% of Canadian Tablet Market Share
Solutions Research Group out of Toronto performed a survey of 1,000 Canadians and found that market share for RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook has tripled since the fall. They found that it went up from 5% in the fall of last year to 15% now. This jump is most definitely caused by RIM’s drastic price cuts to…
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Walkthrough With RIM’s Jeff Gadway
I had a chance to sit down with Jeff Gadway, Senior Brand & Marketing Communications Manager @ RIM, this week to demo what is coming in PlayBook OS 2.0. Now that the launch is right around the corner it is nice to see where the software stands and how it works. You will all have…
WordPress for BlackBerry Gets 1,000+ Downloads Per Day!
I totally missed this in Danilo’s @Automattic’s announcement of upcoming WordPress for BlackBerry v1.6. He shared the impressive stats of WordPress for BlackBerry. According to him WordPress for BlackBerry was downloaded by 60,000 unique users in the past 2 months which is crazy. That is even more impressive whe you consider the fact that you…
WordPress for BlackBerry v1.6 Features Announced with WordPress.com Reader
The team behind the very useful WordPress app have announced that the improvements coming in WordPress for BlackBerry v1.6 shortly. They mainly plan on doing this as a “Refresh” release to improve the experience on OS 6 & 7 BlackBerrys. They are also throwing in some fun perks like infinite scrolling and integration with their…
