Posts Tagged ‘Blackberry Apps’

BBC Confirms Native BlackBerry Apps Coming Later This Year

July 28th, 2010 BBerryNews

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It seems like forever that users have been waiting for BBC content to be made available for their BlackBerry. Not too long ago, BBC announced an iPlayer app for BlackBerry that turned out to be a weblink to their online content, not a native app. Today, the BBC announced that they are continuing with the development of native smartphone apps that should be available “later in the year.” The first app to launch won’t be anything too spectacular and will probably just be their news app which is already available for the iPhone. It would be great to see the BBC launch a full BBC experience with TV programming, radio and written news content. Maybe that’s a pipe dream.

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BlackBerryCool Roundup for the Week of July 12th

July 18th, 2010 BBerryNews

There was a lot of news this week about the upcoming BlackBerry tablet. So far, we know it’s a companion device like the Palm Foleo, and it will feature Flash support. It’s hard to have an opinion on it as it’s so speculative and we haven’t even seen a leaked picture of it yet.

Also in the news this week, today Steve Jobs claimed at his iPhone 4 Antenna Press Event, that the Bold 9700 is one of several other smartphones that has an antenna issue and is affected by a “Death Grip”. Personally, I’ve never had this issue and I have no idea what Jobs is talking about. One user even sent us a video of trying to Death Grip his Bold 9700 in every way possible and it simply doesn’t work. It would be great to hear RIM engineers sound off on this one because if Apple is making false claims about the device, they could be liable. Click through after the jump to catch up on a week of BlackBerry news, reviews and community discussion.

Apps

Google Mobile App Updated to Version 3.7.15
Leaked Beta of Facebook 1.8.0.31 Available for Download
WorldMate 4.0 for BlackBerry Introduces TripCatch Email Integration
Free Rutter’s Farm Store Location Finder and Deal Alert App
Free Phone Logger Lite Application Lets you Generate, Sort and Email Logs
Socket Mobile Cordless Hand Scanner for Healthcare with BlackBerry App
Hootsuite for BlackBerry Now Accepting Beta Testers
EmergencyWipe by S4BB Secures Private Data and Remote Wipes
Bitstream Updates BOLT Mobile Browser to Version 2.11
Scan Business Cards With Your BlackBerry With DYMO CardScan
15 Free BlackBerry Apps: BatteryWatch, DataBackup, RestartMe and More

Giveaways

Giveaway: 5 Free Licenses of Music WithMe iTunes Playlist Sync Solution
Win a 2010 Smart Car with TexTango Ad-Supported SMS Alpha App

Themes

Genuine Leather Theme with OS 6 Style Icons and Interface

Games

Game Review: Guitar Hero 5 Mobile for BlackBerry by GLU
Game Review: A Team for BlackBerry by Gamehouse
Game Review: Peggle for BlackBerry by PopCap Games

News

RIM Launch Free Data Backup and Protection Utility ‘BlackBerry Protect’
BlackBerry Tablet to Feature 7? Touchscreen and Video Conferencing
New BlackBerry 6 Trailer with Demo of Social Feeds Feature (Viigo Integration)
BlackBerry Messenger Traffic Soars During FIFA World Cup 2010
BlackBerry Tablet Rumored to Ship with Flash Support
Research in Motion Annual General Meeting (AGM) Live Coverage
China Telecom Rolls Out Four Monthly BlackBerry Packages

Other

Random Tidbit: RIM Uses Akamai to Cache Webpages and App World
If Only BlackBerry Developer Tools Looked Like Google’s App Inventor
What Happened? BlackBerry User Customer Satisfaction Versus iPhone
Prince William County Residents’ Data Lost After BlackBerry Stolen
RIM Tried Buying Palm for Patents Alongside Apple, Nokia and Google
Steve Jobs Claims BlackBerry Bold 9700 Has Antenna Issues

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15 Free BlackBerry Apps: BatteryWatch, DataBackup, RestartMe and More

July 18th, 2010 BBerryNews

S4BB let us know that they have over 15 apps that are free and worth checking out. The apps range from games such as BlackHole, to utilities for your device such as BatteryWatch. Hit after the jump for a list of these must-try free BlackBerry apps.

AppInfoRevealed -AppInfoRevealed allows you to get information about any application installed on your BlackBerry.

BatteryWatch – Get a quick overview on your BlackBerry devices battery state.

BlackHole – A little fun game where you need to navigate at least half of the shown objects into a black hole.

DailyQuote – DailyQuote satisfies you with new Quotes every time you open it.

DataBackup – It is now very easy to backup the personal data on your BlackBerry to the SD Card.

DoneIn2Minutes – This is the ultimate GTD timing tool for processing your tasks!As every task that takes longer than 2 minutes should be deferred, every task that takes less or about 2 minutes should be done right at the moment.

FreeBooks – Unlimited free ebooks for your BlackBerry.

HSBC HK Business Banking Launcher – By clicking the icon the HSBC Hong Kong Commercial Banking mobile portal will be loaded in your BlackBerry browser.

JajahCalls – JajahCalls integrates JAJAH functionality with your BlackBerry and allows you to make cheap and even free calls.

MorseMe – Now you can morse any text using your BlackBerry Wireless Handheld’s backlight.

PinInfo – PinInfo is a neat tool to give you quick and easy access to your BlackBerry PIN!

RandomPasswordGenerator – The RandomPasswordGenerator creates highly secure passwords that can be used for any sort of password based login.

RestartMe – This is the most easiest way to restart your BlackBerry! Restarts the device easily with just a click of a button!

ShowEventLog – This brings up the BlackBerry’s internal event log so you can easily see what is going on with your device.

Uptime – Uptime gives you an overview of the startup and the current uptime of your BlackBerry.

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Blackberry Apps Question

July 18th, 2010 BBerryNews
HEY, i used to own a 9000, and i couldnt install apps on it. if i remember corectly it said something about not being able to install it in my country,that you had to be in the US or Canada. that was 2 years ago. is that limitation still on? cause i want a 9700, switching from the iphone, but if i cant install apps,,,, i’m not gonna switch.also, are there a lot of apps, like unit converters,games stuff like that?
also, one last question, is the browser livable? since im comin from a iphone 3g, the internet is pretty importnat to me, so let me know if its acceptable. i kno the 9000 was pretty horrible, but i hope the 9700 is much faster/better
thanks in advance

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If Only BlackBerry Developer Tools Looked Like Google’s App Inventor

July 13th, 2010 BBerryNews


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Today, Google unveiled a new tool in Google Labs called App Inventor that allows just about anyone to create an app for Android. We’ve heard rumors that RIM will be launching new developer tools with a drag and drop style interface, and we can only hope that the tools are as easy and awesome as App Inventor.

App Inventor has been in closed beta and today they are opening it to the general public. For the past year, Google has been taking App Inventor around classrooms in the US, and they have found that it has also become a powerful tool for promoting computer science and programming. Once case involves a student with dyslexia who was inspired by App Inventor to take more computer science classes and is now learning Python.

The beauty of App Inventor is that you don’t need to know how to program to be an Android developer. This will open the market to thousands, and possibly millions of applications. The platform uses a visual system of blocks to specify the app’s behavior. The blocks editor uses the Open Blocks Java library for creating visual blocks programming languages.

The compiler that translates the visual blocks language for implementation on Android uses the Kawa Language Framework and Kawa’s dialect of the Scheme programming language, developed by Per Bothner and distributed as part of the Gnu Operating System by the Free Software Foundation.

With development tools being one of the largest barriers to entry for BlackBerry apps, something similar to App Inventor would really give App World a huge boom in applications.

If you happen to have both an Android device and a BlackBerry, you should definitely try it out. Just fill out this form to get an invite.

Head over to the App Inventor site to see what people are cooking up.

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