RIM Confirms BlackBerry PlayBook Premium Charger Charges Phones 2X Faster!
There has been a bit of confusion about using the BlackBerry PlayBook Premium charger and charging BlackBerry smartphones. Kevin @CrackBerry speculated a few months back that the Premium Charger that ships with the Playbook charges phones faster but RIM was mum on the subject and we speculated on our own. Now RIM has confirmed…
BlackBerry Bridge Updated to v1.0.6.5 – PlayBook OS Update Coming Soon?
RIM has quietly started rolling out an update to the BlackBerry Bridge app today to v1.0.6.5. This is an update to the previous 1.0.5.6. The thing is these BlackBerry Bridge updates are practically always a harbinger of an upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook OS update since it takes 24 hours for App World to propagate them so…
IMO Beta Multi Network IM Client Updated with Location Sharing & More
IMO has been doing a great job of adding features to their multi network IM client. Their client supports AIM, Gtalk, Skype, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Hyves, VKontakte and Jabber at once with loads of features. They just updated their beta once again this week with some new features including: Location Sharing: Let your friends know…
eBuddy XMS is Yet Another Cross Platform Messaging Service
Its starting to get to the point where a new cross platform messaging service comes out every month. Brent Rose @Gizmodo said it best in “we need another messenger app like we need extra nipples” but the apps do tend to be popular. The latest to launch is eBuddy XMS which has pretty much…
Free XWeather BlackBerry App With Loads of Features
It has been awhile since we saw a solid 3rd party free weather app. XWeather is a slick alternative with most of their features being included in their free app though they are selling an XWeatherPro version for $2.99. Kal @PocketBerry spotted the new app in the store and it really does look nice…
Gist for BlackBerry v1.5.48 Released With BlackBerry 7 Support
The speedy App World update notification system let me know today that Gist has been updated to v1.5.48. When we first were tipped to the update we thought it was just an incremental bug fix but it turns out that these tiny version increments are big. The last one brought us BBM integration and this…
Citrix Receiver Comes to the BlackBerry PlayBook
The Professional BlackBerry PlayBook just got a bit more professional today. RIM let us know that Citrix has released a beta of Citrix Receiver for the BlackBerry PlayBook. This means PlayBook users can now access virtual Citrix desktops and applications through the PlayBook. While I know many regular users are looking for a solid remote…
Stay Up To Date on TIFF with the TIFF.Fest.App
Get all the information you need for the Toronto International Film Festival with the Tiff.Fest.App. The app allows for access to films and their descriptions, schedule information and maps as to where everything is happening. It also has information and access to festival picks and the exclusive Mavericks Program. It can be downloaded for free…