Free PlayBook App Manager Lets You Manage Your Apps From Your Browser
I am always happy to see developers pushing harder against RIM’s walled garden of limiting PlayBook apps to only RIM approved apps unless they are sideloaded. The latest such effort is PlayBook App Manager by George J. It allows you to easily manage your PlayBook apps and add apps yourself from your Chrome or Firefox…
WordPress for PlayBook v2.1 Released With Loads of New Features (Android)
While I am still waiting for a native WordPress app for the PlayBook the Android port is working well. The Automattic team announce on their BlackBerry blog that v2.1 of WordPress for PlayBook has been rolled into App World. This version brings loads of improvements including: Comment editing: tap the new ‘Edit’ button when viewing…
Foursquare v3.9 Adds NFC, Inbox Notifications, & More
Quite a few readers let us know that Foursquare has released a nice update to their BlackBerry app this weekend. The new update does improve the BlackBerry app experience with some nice tweaks along with improvements to make the app faster and improve GPS logic. My favorite is that they have added notifications to your…
How to Get Amazon Kindle Working on BlackBerry OS 7 & 7.1 Devices
Many users who upgraded to BlackBerry OS 7 and 7.1 devices were sad to learn that Amazon has not updated their app to support the latest BlackBerry devices. This is a shame since the app actually does work and could easily be updated by Amazon. I have been meaning to mention this little trick for…
Somyeol Jump and Run Gets Full Free Version for PlayBook Gaming
We mentioned the released of Somyeol Jump and Run on the PlayBook back in January. Brain Connected let us know that they have now released a free ad supported version of the game for all to play. As we said before this game is what they call a “2D Puzzle Platformer” which is sort of…
Free Compose Email PlayBook App Is Like A Homescreen Shortcut
One of the things I have been missing on my PlayBook is homescreen shortcuts. RIM is going to open up some of the API’s necessary for developers to integrate apps with the PlayBook OS and native Email, Calendar, and Contacts but that has not stopped devs from trying. The same bloke who won our…
Akdas Infotech Releases Three Free BlackBerry Smartphone Apps
Akdas Infotech let us know about their release of three free BlackBerry smartphone apps that I think are worth mentioning. The first is a simple yet cute SMS viewer and composer that will spice up your SMS messages.The best I can describe it is as a theme for your SMS. The second two allow you…
AMC Releases Very Simple Mad Men Job Interview App for PlayBook
Its nice to see AMC releasing apps for the PlayBook at the same time as their Android and Kindle counterparts but it does make me wish they would try harder. Donny from RIM pointed out that AMC has posted up their Mad Men Job Interview app for the PlayBook along with other devices. The interview…