UberSocial Gets Update to v1.353 Including OS 6.0+ Bug Fixes
The popular UberSocial app was updated to v1.352 last week but due to some small issues we held back on mentioning it. Now with v1.353 UberSocial has fixed the two bugs with OS 6.0 and 7.0. The previous update also claims to fix the bug that caused serious battery drain in some instances. Check out…
Viber Releases Viber Messaging App for BlackBerry With Voice Coming After
Viber is hugely popular internationally and they have been working on a BlackBerry client for awhile now. They just let us know this morning that they have released the first public beta of their BlackBerry client. Keep in mind that this beta initially only offers Viber Messaging which allows you to send text and…
Free PlayBook App Manager Lets You Manage Your Apps From Your Browser
I am always happy to see developers pushing harder against RIM’s walled garden of limiting PlayBook apps to only RIM approved apps unless they are sideloaded. The latest such effort is PlayBook App Manager by George J. It allows you to easily manage your PlayBook apps and add apps yourself from your Chrome or Firefox…
WordPress for PlayBook v2.1 Released With Loads of New Features (Android)
While I am still waiting for a native WordPress app for the PlayBook the Android port is working well. The Automattic team announce on their BlackBerry blog that v2.1 of WordPress for PlayBook has been rolled into App World. This version brings loads of improvements including: Comment editing: tap the new ‘Edit’ button when viewing…
RIM Announces New BlackBerry Music Gateway Accessory With NFC
RIM announced today that they are updating their hugely popular BlackBerry Music Gateway accessory with a new version. The new version carries the same name but also adds in NFC (Near Field Communication) for devices that support it. The device lets you stream music from your BlackBerry smartphone, PlayBook, or any other Bluetooth enabled device…
Foursquare v3.9 Adds NFC, Inbox Notifications, & More
Quite a few readers let us know that Foursquare has released a nice update to their BlackBerry app this weekend. The new update does improve the BlackBerry app experience with some nice tweaks along with improvements to make the app faster and improve GPS logic. My favorite is that they have added notifications to your…
How to Get Amazon Kindle Working on BlackBerry OS 7 & 7.1 Devices
Many users who upgraded to BlackBerry OS 7 and 7.1 devices were sad to learn that Amazon has not updated their app to support the latest BlackBerry devices. This is a shame since the app actually does work and could easily be updated by Amazon. I have been meaning to mention this little trick for…
Somyeol Jump and Run Gets Full Free Version for PlayBook Gaming
We mentioned the released of Somyeol Jump and Run on the PlayBook back in January. Brain Connected let us know that they have now released a free ad supported version of the game for all to play. As we said before this game is what they call a “2D Puzzle Platformer” which is sort of…