“Themes” Start Showing Up in PlayBook App World
This one is a real head scratcher. RIM has yet to confirm or deny if developers will be able to theme the BBX OS like they can with BlackBerry 6 devices and earlier. Still that has not stopped RIM from opening up a new category in App World for the PlayBook for themes. The thing…
Even When RIM Does Something Right They Still Get Hammered for it… (Adobe Flash)
I have been having a field day reading all of the articles readers have sent in today about Adobe getting out of the mobile browser Flash game. Read some of the titles and you will see what I mean: Necrophile RIM Promises to Keep Flash Alive on PlayBook for Some Reason Gizmodo RIM to forge…
RIM Confirms BBX Phones Will Look Like PlayBook – Similar Resolution
We told you last month that the first wave of upcoming BBX phones would have the same pixel density as the BlackBerry PlayBook. Now we have more confirmation of that fact from PC Mag which interviewed Alec Saunders of RIM this week. Alec confirmed that the first BBX phones would have the same screen resolution…
Unity 3D Releases Snuggle Truck & Psychoban for the BlackBerry PlayBook
The games keep on coming in thanks to RIM supporting Union’s Unity 3D engine on the BlackBerry PlayBook. The latest two games in Union’s catalog that have come to the PlayBook are Snuggle Truck and Psychoban. Snuggle Truck is a funny “over the top” physics game where you take your truck of fuzzy animals…
BlackBerry PlayBook Models for $199 $249 & $399 at Staples on Black Friday?
We don’t have any official confirmation from Staples or RIM here but ShvartzBerry let us know that BFAds has scored an interesting promotion for Black Friday. According to this screenshot they show above Staples will be offering the 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook for $199 on Black Friday. The 32GB version will be $249 and the 64GB…
Adobe Gives Up On Flash for Mobile for HTML5 – RIM Committed to Supporting All
Adobe just dropped an interesting bomb this morning. They have decided to relegate Flash to PC browsing and mobile apps while giving up on flash in mobile browsers to focus on HTML5. They plan on releasing Flash 11.1 for the PlayBook and Android and from then only continue to offer critical bug fixes and…
Sweet “Earth and Legend” & “Crusade of Destiny” 3D PlayBook Games!
DVide Arts Incorporated released two slick new PlayBook games today. The first is Crusade of Destiny which is a 3D RPG for the BlackBerry PlayBook pitting you against lots of foes on your crusade. It has a fun control set and lets you be either a warrior, archer, or mage. All in all a…
Chess: Battle of the Elements PlayBook Game from Polarbit
I missed his when it launched last month but Polarbit has brought their slick Chess: Battle of the Elements game to the BlackBerry PlayBook. This game offers up the classic Chess experience with 3D graphics thrown in for a nice experience. It has an adjustable difficultly level along with letting you play the computer…