DoomGLES Doom Port Released for the BlackBerry PlayBook
Those of you who grew up with Doom (like me) will appreciate this one. Michaël Ryssen let us know that he has brought his popular DoomGLES hardware accelerated (OpenGLES) Doom port to the PlayBook. It has been optimized to play Doom on the PlayBook with all its glory. I am sort of curious to…
OS 7.1.0.746 Officially Available for BlackBerry Torch 9810 & 9860
BlackBerry Torch 9810 and 9860 owners can rejoice in getting some official OS love. They have now also received the popular OS 7.1.0.746. No word on what is new in this OS but we are hearing good things. Check them out at the download links below: OS 7.1.0.746 for the BlackBerry Torch 9860 from Indosat…
Evernote for BlackBerry Smartphones Gets Small Update to v3.5.423
Evernote has rolled out a small update to their client for BlackBerry smartphones. This is a tiny version bump and probably just includes some bug fixes. Still it is nice to see them continuing development for the client. You can find the latest version of Evernote in App World. Thanks Dave for the tip!
WordPress for BlackBerry PlayBook v2.2.4 Released With BlackBerry 10 Support Beta
Danilo from the Automattic team announced that they have submitted WordPress for the BlackBerry PlayBook v2.2.4 in App World. This new version includes some nice fixes but it has a hidden gem. They have added binary support for BlackBerry 10 devices so we can play with what they are working on for BlackBerry 10. If…
Free Call ID Reader for BlackBerry Smartphones
I have always loved the feature on my Panasonic house phone that reads (or attempts to read) the name of the caller ID out loud. This makes it much easier to decide if I need to run and pick it up. Jason let us know that Phone Funda has recreated this experience on BlackBerry…
Telmap M8 Offers Free Navigation app For UK Touchscreen BlackBerry Owners
Telmap let us know that they have followed up the successful launch of their free Telmap Navigator app with a new Telmap M8 application. M8 is dedicated to BlackBerry models with touchscreens and only works with those models. M8 offers turn by turn car navigation with voice guidance and search and tops it off with…
Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones v3.3.0.6 Now in Beta Zone
RIM has pushed out a new version of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones in the Beta Zone this week. Nothing crazy new here but this is an improvement to the v3.3 line that does add some new functionality. It also makes me curious to see how Facebook is progressing on BlackBerry 10. Here are the new…
BlackBerry Beta Zone Opens To 43 New Countries
RIM is still working strong to bring their Beta Zone to more countries. I am really hoping they tear down the walls and make the Beta Zone easier with BlackBerry 10 since its current model of using OTA downloads does not work for the PlayBook and BlackBerry 10. Either way if you have been kept…