Interview with BBM Music Senior Project Manager Nick Patsiopoulos
I had the pleasure to talk to Nick Patsiopoulos, Senior Project Manager for BBM Music at RIM, yesterday about their latest announcement. This is a pretty big announcement for RIM with them entering the social space with a music app. According to Nick the BBM launch gave RIM the opportunity to take advantage of the…
RIM Releases BBM Music Social Music Sharing & Discovery Beta
We have been hearing rumblings but now it is official. RIM has released BBM Music in a public beta in the Beta Zone for the US, Canada, and UK with more countries coming soon. BBM Music is RIM’s attempt to differentiate the BlackBerry platform with social features built on their latest BBM 6 functionality….
OS 7.0.0.353 Leaked for Bold 9900/9930 & Torch 9810, 9850, 9860
We have been hearing from sources that RIM has been seeding them devices with OS 7.0.0.353 so we knew it was coming out. Thanks to N4BB you can give it a spin for yourself. Supposedly it is a solid build and RIM is putting it into carrier testing internationally. Let us know what you find!…
3rd Party Apps Work Over Bridge After OS Update
This was not announced by RIM with the recent OS update but 3rd party apps including Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook work now when you have it connected via bridge. This means you don’t have to have Wi-Fi connection to use your PlayBook. I tested this as soon as Poky from BlackBerry India told me about…
Apply for RIMs Native SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook Closed Beta!
I know quite a few devs who cannot wait to get their hands on the native SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook. This is you chance since RIM has just put out a form for developers to apply to be part of the closed beta for the Native SDK. Here is how RIM describes the SDK:
BlackBerry PlayBook OS v1.0.7.2942 Now Available – Allows Differential Updates
As we suspected RIM has rolled out a new OS for the BlackBerry PlayBook today. This update to v1.0.7.2942 is not going to be really noticeable other than faster pairing and bridge use. On the other hand it adds a key feature under the hood. RIM can now perform differential updates to allow them…
Sprint BlackBerry Curve 9350 Coming September 9th for $79.99 or Less
Now that RIM has made the new BlackBerry Curve lineup official carriers are starting to weigh in. The first in the US is Sprint which has confirmed the BlackBerry Curve 9350 for a September 9th (Friday) launch. The 9350 will be selling for $79.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service…
SugarSync for BlackBerry v2.1 Adds Local Folder Sync!
For some reason SugarSync has not yelled this from the rooftop but thankfully @diegonei pointed it out. SugarSync for BlackBerry has been updated to v2.1 and it adds a brand new feature that I have been begging them for years to add. It now lets you sync folders to the SD card and memory of…