iOS Emulator for the PlayBook Demoed on Video (Brine)
When Todd first sent us this video yesterday (via BBin) I had my doubts about its authenticity but it looks like there may be something to it. In the videos the developer, Bubble Wrap, shows off some free iOS apps running on the BlackBerry PlayBook in an emulator of the iOS environment. It is…
Gameloft Updates 9mm HD PlayBook Game To Fix Autosave
Gameloft impressed many PlayBook gamers with the solid 9mm HD game for only $0.99. There is no official change log but Don pointed out (via Mobistack) that it seems to fix the autosave issues where it lost your progress after the app closed. Other than that the game is pretty slick and highly recommended. Check…
RIM Comitted to Tablet Space – Explains Discontinuation of 16GB Model
We told you yesterday that rumors surfaced about RIM discontinuing the 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook in favor of the 32GB and 64GB models. This sort of makes sense and it seems like RIM is fine with that. They confirmed to Engadget that they are no longer making the 16GB model though it will be available…
Scribble Worm Drawing Puzzles For the BlackBerry PlayBook
I have been looking for some solid puzzle games for my PlayBook and Yair pointed out Scribble Worm. The relatively new game has you drawing worms with your fingers and navigating them with your finger. You draw a short straight worm to go fast in a line or draw an L shape to turn and…
RIM Discontinuing 16GB PlayBook Model in Favor of 32GB & 64GB Models
According to a letter received by ubermanx from RIM (via CrackBerry) it looks like RIM is clearing out stock of their 16GB entry level PlayBook. The letter above states that RIM is letting the supply of 16GB PlayBooks sell through after which stores will no longer get stock. Instead RIM is recommending vendors sell the…
Free Think Square Dots and Boxes Game for the PlayBook
I am not sure how many of you remember playing Dots & Boxes (Wikipedia) back on paper back in the day but its a true classic. Mobidream released the game free for the PlayBook allowing you to play against the computer. In case you don’t know the rules the idea is that you earn points…
Hexage Releases 2 PlayBook Games – Bringing Entire Catalog to BlackBerry 10
Hexage has a whole catalog of well rated and downloaded apps for iOS and Android that they have started bringing to the PlayBook. Better yet they have committed to bringing their whole catalog of games to the BlackBerry 10 platform. They have just released the slick Radiant Defense tower defense game along with Radiant…
RIM Prepping Its Infrastructure For LTE Devices
We know that RIM is working on LTE version of the PlayBook and future BlackBerry 10 smartphones that are scheduled for later this year so this is really no surprise. Lately we have been hearing from multiple sources that RIM has been piling on the software and hardware upgrades to its network to improve both…