Developer Creates BlackBerry PlayBook Browser in 2.5 Hours

I know that developer tools make or break a platform but this latest story really strikes that point home. BlackBerry developer BBerryGo was disappointed that the BlackBerry PlayBook SDK did not ship with any apps or even a browser so he decided to rectify that situation and create a browser for the PlayBook.

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Blaze over @CrackBerry learned that BBerryGo created the browser you see in these screenshots in about 2.5 hours of work. That is some pretty impressive work in just a few hours. Just to give you an idea of how big of a deal that is just consider how long it took Bolt or Opera Mini to create a working web browser for BlackBerrys. I am sure this app probably has its share of bugs but you can barely create a homescreen shortcut in an hour using the current BlackBerry development tools.

Check out a YouTube video of the browser in action below:

(mobile video link)

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