BerryReview Forums Tag: Beta

BerryReview Forums Tag: Beta - Recent Topics http://www.berryreview.com/forums/tags/beta Discuss Everything BlackBerry en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:40:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.berryreview.com/forums/search.php Ronen Halevy on "Desktop Manager for Mac 1.0 Beta Leaked!" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/desktop-manager-for-mac-10-beta-leaked#post-2165 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:15:04 +0000 Ronen Halevy 2165@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img class="http://www.berryreview.co/alignright" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline;" title="http://www.berryreview.co/blackberry-desktop-manager-mac-1" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/blackberrydesktopmanagermac1_thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="blackberry-desktop-manager-mac-1" width="http://www.berryreview.co/279" height="243" align="right" />Its a good day for Mac users. The interwebs has coughed up the much awaited Desktop Manager for Mac. Check it out at these links: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CGR9QN2S" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.megaupload.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">MegaUpload: BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac</a></li> <li><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/275051371/BlackBerry_Desktop_Manager_english_language.dmg" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/rapidshare.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RapidShare: BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac</a></li> </ul> Check it out and let us know what you think! Keep in mind this is a beta! Thanks Morrison! <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/03/desktop-manager-for-mac-1-0-beta-leaked/" rel="nofollow">Desktop Manager for Mac 1.0 Beta Leaked!</a> Ronen Halevy on "Bolt Browser Out of Beta – Upgrades to v1.5!" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/bolt-browser-out-of-beta-ndash-upgrades-to-v15#post-4013 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:40:34 +0000 Ronen Halevy 4013@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/SplitScreen03.png" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/Split Screen 03" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="Split Screen 03" align="right" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/SplitScreen03_thumb.png" width="http://www.berryreview.co/179" height="136" /> </a>Bolt let us know that their popular browser alternative for the BlackBerry is now out of beta. They have just released version 1.5 and have dropped the beta tag. The new version has quite a few promising improvements such as: <ul> <li>Server upgrades (make v1.5 15% faster than Beta3) </li> <li>Cache support that enables directly browsing back to a previously visited page </li> <li>Download manager that downloads files directly within BOLT on JSR 75 capable devices </li> <li>Dedicated search bar, enabling search on popular search engines directly from BOLT </li> <li>Enhanced column width control that auto-aligns the text to columns for ease of reading </li> <li>Enhanced video support that includes inline media playing capability even on low-end devices. </li> <li>Support for streaming videos of any length </li> <li>Volume UP/DOWN controls in the inline media player </li> <li>Ability to rearrange the subscribed feeds using the ‘grab’ feature </li> <li>Access to History links from the URL window with inline editing OFF </li> <li>One click access on Home Page that ensures the cursor jumps to the desired widget </li> </ul> You can pick up the new version at <a href="http://www.boltbrowser.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.boltbrowser.com');" rel="nofollow">http://www.boltbrowser.com</a>. Thanks to everybody who also sent this in! <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/07/bolt-browser-out-of-beta-upgrades-to-v1-5/" rel="nofollow">Bolt Browser Out of Beta – Upgrades to v1.5!</a> Ronen Halevy on "BlackBerry Widget SDK Beta Released! OS 5.0 Required & Coming Soon?" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/blackberry-widget-sdk-beta-released-os-50-required-coming-soon#post-3975 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:29:15 +0000 Ronen Halevy 3975@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Picture11.jpg" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/Picture 1" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="Picture 1" align="right" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Picture1_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/275" height="209" /></a> RIM has pulled yet another of their annoying 12:01 press releases announcing the release of the SDK for their new Widget system. The new widget SDK will let developers create widgets for OS 5.0 BlackBerrys and are kind of like web applications. This gives web developers access to BlackBerry API’s that used to be only accessible through Java apps. The widgets use the BlackBerry browser and standards like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create a mini application kind of like Gmail’s interface. This could let developers make use of the push features on the BlackBerry to let widgets alert you about news in the background.  The API’s let developers access internal apps like the calendar or email applications or even letting you play media or edit files. In short it will be pretty cool! The widgets will also support Gears, SQLite and the new BlackBerry Widgets API. The widgets can then be installed OTA, through the App World, or pushed out through a BES. Sadly it looks like even widgets will be subjected to the annoying code signing keys required of Java apps… On the other hand the wealth of documentation provided for this beta is AWESOME! You can read more about widgets and download the SDK at this link <a title="http://www.blackberry.com/developers/widget" href="http://www.blackberry.com/developers/widget" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.blackberry.com');" rel="nofollow">http://www.blackberry.com/developers/widget</a> Picture taken by <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/05/07/rim-leaks-a-few-more-details-about-their-upcoming-widgets/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Josep at WES</a> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/06/blackberry-widget-sdk-beta-released-os-5-0-required-coming-soon/" rel="nofollow">BlackBerry Widget SDK Beta Released! OS 5.0 Required & Coming Soon?</a> Ronen Halevy on "Opera Mini Beta 5 Keyboard Shortcuts" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/opera-mini-beta-5-keyboard-shortcuts#post-3149 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:32:30 +0000 Ronen Halevy 3149@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img title="http://www.berryreview.co/operamini5" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px" height="301" alt="operamini5" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/operamini5_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/227" align="right" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" />Opera Mini Beta 5 came out last week and really impressed me with its updates. Personally I hate how it takes over as your default browser and does not let you change that option (along with many other small gripes) but I know that millions of BlackBerry users are big fans. Especially since Opera Mini is the only browser on the BlackBerry that does not die when you run JavaScript websites. The latest beta 5 version is a huge improvement over previous versions but the controls are a bit wonky and non-standard. For example, you cannot hit the back button to exit out of the application. Still its pretty useful to know the keyboard shortcuts to easily speed through the application. It turns out that the all knowing <a href="http://www.cio.com/article/502350/Opera_Mini_5_Browser_for_BlackBerry_Killer_Keyboard_Shortcuts" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.cio.com');" rel="nofollow">Al Sacco is a big fan of Opera Mini</a> and managed to ferret out some pretty useful shortcuts. The basics: <ul> <li>2 = Page Up </li> <li>8 = Page Down </li> <li>4 = Page Left </li> <li>6 = Page Right </li> <li>5= Zoom In/Out </li> </ul>  The letter "Q" is the main Opera Mini 5 "shortcut key." Various numeral keys can be pressed along with the letter "Q" to activate browsing shortcuts. For instance: <ul> <li>Q + 1: Clear Page of Cursor, Selection Box </li> <li>Q + 2: Show Blank URL Field to Navigate to New Page </li> <li>Q + 3: Search for Specific Text on a Page </li> <li>Q + 4: Access "Speed-Dial" Home Screen </li> <li>Q + 5: View of Add to Bookmarks </li> <li>Q + 6: View Browsing History </li> <li>Q + 8: Access Browser Settings </li> <li>Q + 9: View or Add to Saved Web pages </li> </ul> So what other shortcuts have you noticed? If you don’t already have it you can pick it up at <a href="http://m.operamini.com/next" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/m.operamini.com');" rel="nofollow">m.operamini.com/next</a> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/21/opera-mini-beta-5-keyboard-shortcuts/" rel="nofollow">Opera Mini Beta 5 Keyboard Shortcuts</a> Ronen Halevy on "TwitterBerry 0.9.1 Beta Released – Improved Performance" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/twitterberry-091-beta-released-ndash-improved-performance#post-3420 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:34:21 +0000 Ronen Halevy 3420@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img title="http://www.berryreview.co/twitterberry9a" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px" height="154" alt="twitterberry9a" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/twitterberry9a.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/229" align="right" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" />It has been quite awhile since we <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/03/23/twitterberry-09a-beta-released-better-twitpic-support-more/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">last mentioned</a> the extremely popular and free TwitterBerry application. TwitterBerry is one of the original if not THE original Twitter client for BlackBerrys. It has evolved over time with new features but I won’t bore you with the details. The latest update improves performance but there have been quite a few other updates that have improved the application. You can <a href="http://orangatame.com/ota/twitterberry/beta.html" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/orangatame.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pick up the beta OTA at this link</a> or <a href="http://orangatame.com/products/twitterberry/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/orangatame.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">read more at this link</a>. Thanks Larry for sending this one in! <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/07/20/twitterberry-0-9-1-beta-released-improved-performance/" rel="nofollow">TwitterBerry 0.9.1 Beta Released – Improved Performance</a> Ronen Halevy on "TripIt For BlackBerry Coming Soon – Will Remain Free!" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/tripit-for-blackberry-coming-soon-8211-will-remain-free#post-2919 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:07:03 +0000 Ronen Halevy 2919@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ We <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2008/04/08/tripit-another-free-itinerary-service-for-blackberry/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mentioned TripIt</a> over a year ago as a competitor to <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/03/18/worldmate-live-adds-google-maps-support-improved-hotel-finder/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WorldMate Live</a> for importing and managing your itinerary on your BlackBerry. They currently only have a mobile website which is decent but they <a href="http://blog.tripit.com/2009/08/tripit-for-blackberry-coming-soon.html" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/blog.tripit.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">just announced that they are beta testing a full BlackBerry application</a>. They are also looking for beta testers if you are interested. <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tripit1.jpg" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img title="http://www.berryreview.co/tripit1" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="210" alt="tripit1" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tripit1_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/279" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" /></a> <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tripit2.jpg" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img title="http://www.berryreview.co/tripit2" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="210" alt="tripit2" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tripit2_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/278" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" /></a> The interesting part is that TripIt plans on remaining free so that is one less worry. I am not sure how they will be making their money but I am guessing up-selling will be involved. Let us know if you get into the beta testing group! <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/16/tripit-for-blackberry-coming-soon-will-remain-free/" rel="nofollow">TripIt For BlackBerry Coming Soon – Will Remain Free!</a> Justin on "Review: CardKaller – “the calling card manager and Google Voice dialer for BlackBerry&#8" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/review-cardkaller-8211-8220the-calling-card-manager-and-google-voice-dialer-for-blackberry8221#post-1814 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:18:25 +0000 Justin 1814@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ Review: CardKaller calling card manager Rating: <img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/blankstar.png" alt="☆" /> Cost: <a href="http://www.cardkaller.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.cardkaller.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$19.99 with 90 day trial</a> I was excited to see mention of a calling card application that supports Google Voice (GV). <a title="http://www.berryreview.co/CardKaller" href="http://www.cardkaller.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.cardkaller.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CardKaller</a> has instructions on how to set up the app for use with GV, and they worked great when I tried it out. <div id="attachment_18859" class="http://www.berryreview.co/wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><img class="http://www.berryreview.co/size-medium wp-image-18859" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bbscreen91-225x300.png" alt="Main Menu" width="http://www.berryreview.co/225" height="300" />Main Menu</div> They are currently running an open beta test of the app until March 31st. Those who provide comments will receive a free unlocked copy of the app. There is currently only a Desktop Manager install file, but an OTA link is expected shortly. The GUI is nice, and probably works fine on non-Storm devices. As the Storm is all I had to work with, I did notice a few problems. First of all, you have to disable Compatibility Mode. Second, I found it difficult to hit the Next and Back buttons on the Storm. They don’t highlight when you scroll over them with your finger, so it is difficult to see what you are selecting. I had the same problem when selecting the calling card to use. <div id="attachment_18854" class="http://www.berryreview.co/wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><img class="http://www.berryreview.co/size-medium wp-image-18854" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bbscreen101-225x300.png" alt="Calling Card setup" width="http://www.berryreview.co/225" height="300" />Calling Card setup</div> Third is really a preference, and other testers have mentioned it as well: you still have to select the card when only one card exists. <div id="attachment_18855" class="http://www.berryreview.co/wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><img class="http://www.berryreview.co/size-medium wp-image-18855" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bbscreen171-225x300.png" alt="Dial from Contacts" width="http://www.berryreview.co/225" height="300" />Dial from Contacts</div> <div id="attachment_18862" class="http://www.berryreview.co/wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><img class="http://www.berryreview.co/size-medium wp-image-18862" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bbscreen181-225x300.png" alt="Select Contact #" width="http://www.berryreview.co/225" height="300" />Select Contact #</div> <div id="attachment_18863" class="http://www.berryreview.co/wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><img class="http://www.berryreview.co/size-medium wp-image-18863" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bbscreen191-225x300.png" alt="Select Calling Card" width="http://www.berryreview.co/225" height="300" />Select Calling Card</div> I have provided these and other comments to the developers, and they seem very receptive. I look forward to testing further refined versions. As I mentioned, I haven’t tested this on the trackball devices, but I would imagine the navigation is excellent. Although I have not used other Calling Card apps, you can check out a link on the CardKaller website to comparison on BlackBerryForums.com between CardKaller and BerryDialer. Overall, I really like this app, and give it a rating of 9/10. <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/03/23/review-cardkaller-the-calling-card-manager-and-google-voice-dialer-for-blackberry/" rel="nofollow">Review: CardKaller – “the calling card manager and Google Voice dialer for BlackBerry”</a>