SoundHound Almost Ready to Release on BlackBerry 10
Yesterday I posted on using a 3rd party website to supplement for the lack of music identification software on the BlackBerry 10 platform. Well tonight Bla1ze pointed out that via their @SoundHoundHelps twitter feed SoundHound mentions that they are very close to releasing on BlackBerry 10 with a Native app. Now date or short term time…
Miss Shazam on your BlackBerry 10? Midomi is here to help!
John over at BlackBerryOS posted an article that caught my eye this morning, it is a website that allows you to upload music clips and then it runs them through their database to find a match. One thing people keep bringing up is the lack of Shazam, and putting this website as a homescreen bookmark…
Leaked OS 10.1.0.2009 for the BlackBerry Z10 100-4
The leaks for the Z10 are rolling to our hands faster than I have seen in any other device in the 10 years I have been a BlackBerry user. This time we get 10.1.0.2009 for the 100-4. Now even though it is for the 100-4 it has been confirmed working on a 100-2 and 100-3….
The Design of the BlackBerry 10 Experience, UI and Device
One of the most enjoyable sessions that I was able to sit in on was the design of the BlackBerry 10 devices and software. It was with two very passionate designers: Todd Wood (SVP, Design) and Don Lindsay (VP UX). They took us through some of the design thoughts and process of how they came about with…
BlackBerry Making a Solid Comeback in Canadian Marketshare
We know the last few years for BlackBerry have been dismal in the North American market. With many of us waiting for the release of BlackBerry 10, or users leaving the platform for other manufacturers. Well it seems all the changes, and waiting has paid off, BlackBerry’s marketshare in Canada has almost doubled since the launch…
Wireless HDMI and What It Means to Us
The other day we mentioned in the 10.2 SDK Post that Wireless HDMI (WiDi) is coming to the BlackBerry 10 devices later this year (Q5 might be the exception as it does not have HDMI out). Now many of you might now know exactly how it will enrich our experience, so I will break it…
BlackBerry 10.2 SDK Beta Coming in June
Now we are not only getting 10.1 on our devices this month, but that doesn’t stop BlackBerry from moving forward on the developer end. They were proud to announce they have some great things in the works, and we developers will get to see them with 10.2. Check out below some of the great things…
Android Runtime getting Expected Update to 4.2.2 Soon
One of the things that I loved the most this morning was hearing that they are going to moving forward on updating the Android runtime to the long awaited JellyBean 4.2.2. This is a huge step in the right direction, as I am a huge advocate of sideloaded apps. The goal is to support all…