Gameloft Releases SIX Awesome BlackBerry PlayBook Games
The floodgates for BlackBerry PlayBook Native SDK games seems to be breaking open. Edwin and Barry let us know that Gameloft has released six heavy hitter gaming titles for the BlackBerry PlayBook tonight. I am not sure if these are built on the Marmalade SDK but either way the games are awesome. They also…
Seidio Releases Spring Clip Holster for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 & 9930
Anybody else miss the old clip on holsters RIM used to ship with all their BlackBerrys? The leather holster that comes with the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 is actually quite good but some people prefer the traditional plastic clip BlackBerry holsters. Tom let us know that Seidio has exactly those users in mind with their new…
RIM Reconfirms that PlayBook Charger Charges Smartphones Twice as Fast
We told you last month that RIM’s ShopBlackBerry store practically confirmed that the BlackBerry PlayBook Rapid Charger can charge BlackBerry smartphones twice as fast. Now we have even more proof from RIM on that front. They put up a new knowledge base entry titled “BlackBerry smartphone compatibility with BlackBerry PlayBook charger.” According to that…
Addictive Sand Slides Game for the BlackBerry PlayBook (Marmalade SDK)
BlackBerry PlayBook games built on the Marmalade SDK keep on coming. The latest is an addictive title called Sand Slides by Logik State that really gets you going. You need to guide the sand into the correct chutes by drawing a slide with your finger. Gameplay keeps on getting faster and the game gets…
BlackBerry BIS Service in EMEA Region Go Down Again
We told you yesterday about a huge outage RIM had in the EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) region but RIM managed to get things back up and running by the end of the day. Now we are hearing multiple confirmed reports that it went down again sometime between 7-8AM EST this morning for EMEA…
BlackBerry BIS Outage in EMEA Region?
We have been hearing reports this morning from users in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region that they are having BIS issues. We are not sure if this has to do with the recent BIS 4.1 update but it looks like that. Lucas over @N4BB spotted a confirmation by UAE carrier Du…
EA Games Releases Bejeweled 2, SimCity Deluxe, & The Game of Life for the BlackBerry PlayBook
EA Games is on a roll with BlackBerry PlayBook games this weekend. Three new games from EA showed up in App World’s latest items this weekend with some heavy hitters. The games include: Bejeweled 2 $2.99 in App World (Alternate Link) SimCity Deluxe $6.99 in App World (Alternate Link) The Game of Life $6.99 in…
Fonware Releases NFCLauncher App With ShortcutMe Macro Integration
The developers of the popular ShortcutMe app, Fonware, let us know about their latest app called NFCLauncher. The app lets you launch apps and shortcuts just by tapping your NFC capable BlackBerry against the tag. For example, you can tap the NFC tag by your house to turn on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth in your…