BlackBerry PlayBook Native Apps Screenshots Show Off TAT Cascades Design
RIM told us that they would be using The Astonishing Tribes Cascades UI framework in the BBX and PlayBook OS and now we are seeing examples of that. Kyle @BBCool scored loads of screenshots from a BlackBerry Innovation Forum today where RIM gave a demo of native email, calendar, and contacts on the PlayBook. There…
Free Angry Dots Game Brings Classic Dots Game to BlackBerrys
As a kid you may remember playing the classic Dots game on a piece of paper with friends. Contlex Ventures has done a great job of recreating that experience for BlackBerry smartphones. The rules are the same with you playing larger or smaller boards. You connect the dots and the person who closes the box…
RIM Confirms Retailers Offering BlackBerry PlayBooks from $199+
Jonathan pointed out to me that RIM has updated their PlayBook “Where to Buy” page on their US and Canadian sites. The new pages highlight the current discount of BlackBerry PlayBooks starting at $199 and even list the retailers that will be participating in that discount. I just wish they would have given us…
BlackBerry OS 7.1 Docs Show FM Tuner in BlackBerry Devices – No Sign of Wi-Fi Hotspot
When RIM made the new BlackBerry 7.1 SDK and simulators available the first thing I did was scour through the documentation. In the announcement RIM pointed out that there is a new FM Tuner API which totally comes out of left field. I remember Nokia phones way back in the day had FM tuners but…
Devs: BlackBerry 7.1 OS Beta SDK and Simulators Now Available – FM Radio API?
Oddly RIM has yet to officially announce BlackBerry OS 7.1 but we all know it is coming. I wonder if RIM marketing will turn OS 7.1 into OS 8.0 like they did with OS 6.1 turning into 7.0. Either way developers can now test out the new BlackBerry Java SDK v7.1 along with the BlackBerry…
BlackBerry OS 7 Web Inspector: Easily Debug BlackBerry Websites & WebWorks Browser Apps
I use Web Inspector all the time to work on BerryReview and other projects on my desktop and I was really glad to see it included on the BlackBerry PlayBook. I knew that RIM managed to stick it into BlackBerry 7 and I finally got a chance to use it this weekend. In case you…
Free SimCity Deluxe and The Sims 3 Courtesy of RIM
We have two more gifts from RIM’s outage gift in their Thank You category. The latest are coming from Electronics Arts with two Sims games. They both seem to be for a nice range of devices but let us know if you run into any issues. Kudos to @rr_yy for spotting them! Download SimCity…
BlackBerry Messenger v6.1 Hits the Beta Zone With Animated Avatars & More!
In a pleasant surprise RIM has more in store for us with a new BlackBerry Messenger beta round in the Beta Zone. They have just uploaded BlackBerry Messenger v6.1 to the Beta Zone and it includes some real nice usability updates.