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Does The Lack Of OpenGL Support Make You Want To Hold Off On The BlackBerry 9700?

November 12th, 2009 BBerryNews

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The hottest device coming out of Research in Motion right now is the BlackBerry Bold 9700.  The hottest news coming out of Research in Motion is OpenGL (3D graphics) support.  The BlackBerry Bold 970o, unfortunately, doesn’t support OpenGL.

The question to you is does the Bold 9700 still sound just as hot?

Currently, only the BlackBerry Storm2 and the BlackBerry Curve 8530 support OpenGL ES.  RIM has stated that new CDMA BlackBerry devices with Qualcomm chipsets going forward will support OpenGL as well.  I am sure that GSM devices will eventually get it, but, how long will they have to wait?

At least for a short time, there will clearly be a case of the haves and the have nots when it comes to application support.

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BlackBerry Curve 8530 and more to support OpenGL

November 12th, 2009 BBerryNews

The BlackBerry Curve 8530, which has been announced from Sprint, will come with OpenGL support. This is going to be huge for the device as it will bring some really slick applications which compelling UIs and 3D graphics.

The news comes as we recently got clarification from RIM that CDMA devices with OS 5 and the latest Qualcomm chipsets, will all ship with OpenGL support.

So not only will you be able to get the 8530 in Black, Royal Purple and Red, but it looks like you will also be able to get some awesome games like Super Monkey Ball (not confirmed).

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RIM, Apple, Nokia, and others agree on micro-USB

June 30th, 2009 BBerryNews

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Erik VanDrunen of RIM public relations had this to say about micro-USB: “A number of industry associations have endorsed micro-USB as a preferred charging standard, including the CTIA (in April 2009). RIM is committed to micro-USB as an industry standard because it’s smaller than mini-USB and supports the trend to thinner smartphones, without sacrificing features or capabilities.

EnGadgetMobile’s Thomas Ricketer on the current state of mobile chargers in Europe: “phone chargers, at the moment some 30 different types of chargers are used on handsets throughout Europe. Today, the European Commission received industry backing of its phone charger standard that relies on a micro-USB socket. The standard is now backed by all the majors (representing 90% of the European mobile market) including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Apple, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, Research in Motion, Samsung and Texas Instruments with compatible devices starting to appear in Europe next year. Or course, the micro-USB charger standard already has the blessings of CTIA, OMTP, and GSM Association, which implies a broader adoption beyond Europe, someday. One charger for any mobile phone… where’s the catch?”

It seems that like mini-USB before it, RIM working hard on making sure that the BlackBerry data transfer and changing cable remain ubiquitous.

Via EnGadget Mobile

© Matt Cameron aka W4LNUT for BlackBerry Cool, 2009


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