Tip: SideLoad PlayBook Apps Using LocalBar2 Without a Proxy
Originally, a PC was required in order to sideload apps onto the PlayBook. The first release of LocalBar was created to give users the ability to sideload apps ‘locally. The PlayBook could now sideload apps onto itself. Using LocalBar, the requirement for a PC was gone. RIM then blocked that feature. The PlayBook can no longer…
Stunt Pear Physics Game Comes to the BlackBerry PlayBook
I have a thing for physics games and Stunt Pear by Chocolate Mouse Games does not disappoint. It offers up 144 physics puzzles for you to throw your pear through with gears, canons, bubbles, and more. The game is definitely worth checking out if these sorts of puzzles are your thing. You can find…
Free Minesweeper Reloaded Game For the BlackBerry PlayBook
Stephan let us know about his release of Minesweeper Reloaded for the BlackBerry PlayBook. As far as I can tell the game is built on WebWorks and runs nicely on the PlayBook. The gameplay follows the classic Minesweeper rules with the developer hoping to add multiplayer and audio effects in future updates. You can pick…
Ways to Force PlayBook Android Player to Quit
If you are a regular user of sideloaded Android applications on your PlayBook you may have noticed that the runtime sometimes hangs. This gets really annoying since the only reliable fix seems to be restarting the PlayBook. I am not sure why RIM does not offer users the ability to do this themselves but there…
Free ScrapBook PlayBook App Gets 3D Theme Pack Upgrade
RIM and TAT are on a roll with theme pack updates to the free PlayBook ScrapBook app. The latest is a 3D pack that seems to be based on the anaglyphed red (left eye) and cyan (right eye) filtered 3D glasses from back in the day. I don’t have a pair handy to test…
BlackBerry Bridge Gets Tiny Update to v2.0.0.31
RIM has pushed out a tiny update to BlackBerry Bridge. We were hoping it would be leading up to a new PlayBook OS or SMS bridge features from the upcoming OS 2.1 but no such luck for now. The new version just brings us to v2.0.0.31 from the previous 2.0.0.30. Tom sent in the change…
Maxthon Ports Their Browser to the PlayBook (Android)
First Dolphin brought their popular browser to the PlayBook and now we have Maxthon doing the same. They are also making use of the Android runtime to easily port their app. The app does work though you can clearly tell that it would benefit from being a native app. There are some caveats but…
Free FruityPush Sokoban Game for the BlackBerry PlayBook
I have been hooked on Sokoban style puzzle games for years. My current challenge is FruityPush by BOA Tender for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The totally free game offers single player fun with auto save along with letting you save at milestones throughout the game. There are 61 levels of fun with up to 192…
