Android Launchers for Honeycomb & Ice Cream Sandwich on the PlayBook
RIM ported the Android runtime environment to the BlackBerry PlayBook but that runtime is built on the phone specific v2.3.3 of Android. While this does not really limit the platform in features it does have a main drawback. Google has released v3.0 (Honeycomb) and v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) of Android which have a more…
Unity 3D Releases Sweet Samurai II Vengeance PlayBook Game & Two Others
Unity 3D made good on their promise about the three games they submitted to App World during DevCon. The game Samurai Vengeance II that they showed at BlackBerry World is now available in App World for $4.99 and is one of the sweetest 3D games on the PlayBook. Unity also released two other smaller games…
Eternal Legacy HD (RPG Game) for PlayBook Released by Gameloft
Just when I hit publish on the Spider-Man game update by Gameloft I noticed that they also released Eternal Legacy HD for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The game is a sweet and immersive RPG for the PlayBook. I am running to another event so I did not get a chance to try it out myself but…
HOT! Spider-Man: Total Mayhem HD for PlayBook Released by Gameloft
Gameloft just released another slick native SDK title for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Scooby let us know that they have Spider-Man: Total Mayhem HD now in App World for the PlayBook clocking in at over 400MB. The game is super slick and you really have to try it.
PlayBook OS 2.0 Browser Adds “Reader View” for Easy Reading
While the PlayBook does a sweet job of browsing the web there are some sites that are cluttered on the device or meant for huge 22 inch monitors. RIM seems to be joining the crowd with their own take on a Reader View in the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Beta. This beta has a…
RIM Shows Off Android PlayBook APK Repackaging (Aka Porting)
We know that any Android developer can now start porting or better yet repackaging their Android APK files into apps that are easy to submit to App World. RIM showed off a simple app like Pulse but the took things a few steps further. They showed off an OpenGL game like Pool Break Pro…
PlayBook OS 2.0 Developer Beta Includes WebGL, Flash 11, & AIR 3.0
RIM mentioned during the keynote that Flash 11 and AIR 3.0 are in the PlayBook preview built of OS 2.0. These new versions of Flash and AIR allow for slick GPU accelerated 3D games as you can see in the screenshots below they were showing off. Pretty slick for Flash. They also showed off WebGL…
Unity Shows Off Two Games – Three Games Already Submitted to App World
Unity is finally bringing their 3D games to the PlayBook. They said on stage that they have already submitted 3 apps this morning to App World. They are also working on many many more that will be up there soon. The two they were showing off include a fun side scrolling game called Mr…