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- Free FancyTran Translation App Gets A Nice Facelift
- Great Beaver for PlayBook! The Perfect Way to Celebrate Canada Day!
- AT&T Making BlackBerry PlayBook Announcement Tomorrow?
- A Look at the BlackBerry Bold 9900 Camera & 720p Video Recorder
- Giveaway: 5 Copies of xPlayer Pro and 5 Copies of Remote Desktop for Mobiles (RDM+)
- Google Improves Search on BlackBerry OS 6.0 Devices!
- BlackBerry Bold 9900 Gets Another Preview – Beautiful Pics & Video
- Shareholders Withdraw Vote for Separating Co-CEO and Chairman Roles
- RIM’s “Open Response” to Anonymous “Open Letter to RIM Management”
- BlackBerry OS 7 Will Let Any App Post to Twitter, Facebook, & More
- BlackBerry Curve 9360 Smiles For The Camera Again
- Free ScoreMobile Tablet Optimized Sports App Now Available
- American Airlines Gets BlackBerry App With Mobile Boarding Pass & More!
- Dilbert of the Day… Smartphone Issues Part Deux
- Open Letter To RIM Senior Management from Supposed High Level RIM Employee
- Opera Mini v6.1 Released With Google & Yandex Search Suggestions
- BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac v2.1 Now Available with PlayBook Support
- When is Zinio Coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook? Teaser Preview Video
| Free FancyTran Translation App Gets A Nice Facelift Posted: 01 Jul 2011 03:01 AM PDT
I have been a fan of FancyTran since it was called BBTran (Damn RIM Legal!). Shvartzberry let me know that the app got a nice update to v2 recently with a few bug fixes bringing it to v2.0.4 currently. This new version gives the app a whole new UI overhaul which our tipster called "simpler but slicker." I have to agree especially since the streamlined interface fits in better with the regular BlackBerry UI experience and has big "Touch Friendly" buttons.
In case you don't know FancyTran is one of the best translation apps for BlackBerry with support for Google and Bing translation and text to speech pronunciation. It supports over 60 languages for translation and over 50 for pronunciation. It also have a dictionary for many languages (Fixed in the previous version 2.0.3) and providers transliteration for non Latin languages. It also checks for spelling and accepts transliterated input which is nice if you don't have that languages keyboard installed. Check out FancyTran in App World here If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 1, 2011, 6:01 am. | Free FancyTran Translation App Gets A Nice Facelift | Leave a comment |
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| Great Beaver for PlayBook! The Perfect Way to Celebrate Canada Day! Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:39 PM PDT
Happy Canada Day everyone! What better way to celebrate than with a strategy/maze game starring toque wearing beavers chasing golden nickels through a maze eh! Who needs BBQ's, picnics, parties or fireworks?
Great Beaver is an interesting game to say the least. You are an unassuming little guy that is looking to round up "beaver coins and avoid territorial beavers from other clans." I have found it a little difficult to master but thanks to a short demo video on youtube, I realized that I don't have to leave my finger on the screen all the time. It blocks the view of those other pesky beavers trying to take you out. Check out the video below. The developer has only offered this game for sale in Canada, "because there are too many Canadian references for [him] to sell it elsewhere." I'm not sure why anyone would let a few subtle country-specific references limit their sales potential eh. So go check it out hosers! Pickup Great Beaver for your PlayBook from App World. There is a free trial that allows you to play the first 2 levels and the full version costs less than a loonie! You can also play Great Beaver directly in your tablet's browser by going to www.coasterapps.com. The browser version is exactly the same as the trial version of the app as far as I can tell. It works on the PlayBook and Android smartphones and tablets. There is a special message to iPad owners on the site: "Apple iPad users: I'm so, so, sorry." Kind of refreshing to see a little rare Apple smashing by a developer. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by jforce for ©BerryReview, July 1, 2011, 2:39 am. | Great Beaver for PlayBook! The Perfect Way to Celebrate Canada Day! | 2 comments |
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| AT&T Making BlackBerry PlayBook Announcement Tomorrow? Posted: 30 Jun 2011 06:55 PM PDT
One of the things that has been pissing me off since the BlackBerry PlayBook launched in AT&T's stubborn refusal to release the BlackBerry Bridge app. RIM is somewhat at fault too for letting AT&T block access to it in App World but users have found ways around that. Still an interesting tweet by @Gina713214, a RIM employee in the BlackBerry PlayBook division, make me think this might be changing as early as tomorrow at noon. The Tweet says:
While it could be AT&T selling the BlackBerry PlayBook in stores or even an announcement for a "4G" BlackBerry PlayBook on AT&T's HSPA+ network. Still my bet is on RIM and AT&T making an announcement tomorrow that Bridge is now available for AT&T users. What do you think? If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 9:55 pm. | AT&T Making BlackBerry PlayBook Announcement Tomorrow? | 11 comments |
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| A Look at the BlackBerry Bold 9900 Camera & 720p Video Recorder Posted: 30 Jun 2011 06:32 PM PDT
The team at IntoMobile continued their preview of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 today. This time they took a quick look at the 5MP camera along with the new 720p video recording. They didn't give the video recorder the best rating but the audio and video looked damn good to me. Let us know what you think!
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 9:32 pm. | A Look at the BlackBerry Bold 9900 Camera & 720p Video Recorder | 5 comments |
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| Giveaway: 5 Copies of xPlayer Pro and 5 Copies of Remote Desktop for Mobiles (RDM+) Posted: 30 Jun 2011 04:50 PM PDT We are to the end of them month and we have some more apps to giveaway from Shape Services. Check out the giveaway details below for a chance to win a copy of either one of this apps. The first application is the Mobiola xPlayer which features a rich media player for your BlackBerry device.
The media player features include:
The xPlayer can be purchased for $9.99 at this link, it also comes with a 7 day trial.The second application is RDM, this handy application allows you to remotely connect from your BlackBerry device to your home PC.
App description: Access remotely your computer even through NAT and Firewall from mobile. You can send and receive emails, edit word documents, surf web , manage files and folders and do hundreds other things that you usually do sitting in front of your home or office computer.
Features:
The app cost $39.99 at this link, it also has a 7 day trial. Giveaway: For a chance to win one of this apps let me know which one you want to be consider for and we will select 5 winners for each application. If you do not say which one you want to be considered for you may be out of luck If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 7:50 pm. | Giveaway: 5 Copies of xPlayer Pro and 5 Copies of Remote Desktop for Mobiles (RDM+) | 43 comments |
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| Google Improves Search on BlackBerry OS 6.0 Devices! Posted: 30 Jun 2011 04:39 PM PDT
FINALLY. I have been waiting for Google to finally get their act together and realize that BlackBerry OS 6 has a WebKit browser just like Android and iPhone. They just announced on their blog that they have revamped Google search and a couple of related properties for the BlackBerry OS 6 browser. The new interface is really slick and really enhances the experience. The only real problem is that RIM still seems to be sending us to the desktop search page from the browser search bar… Still I love the new autocomplete feature.
Here are the new features:
According to Google "These features and more are available on most RIM OS 6.0+ devices with WebKit browsers like the BlackBerry Torch and BlackBerry Bold 9780, and can be accessed in 20 languages across 70 countries." To check it out simply go to www.google.com from your BlackBerry with OS 6.0. You may need to clear your cache to get it to work. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 7:39 pm. | Google Improves Search on BlackBerry OS 6.0 Devices! | One comment |
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| BlackBerry Bold 9900 Gets Another Preview – Beautiful Pics & Video Posted: 30 Jun 2011 03:04 PM PDT In case you haven't gotten tired of looking at pictures of the shiny BlackBerry Bold 9900 we now have more pictures and a video thanks to IntoMobile. Overall they seem to really like the phone and these leaks just make is seem like it is destined to be in our hands shortly. They loved the sharp screen and its nice to hear the words "quick and snappy" in a BlackBerry review. Especially considering the fact that this is a prerelease unit running prerelease software. Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video LinkCheck out all of the pictures here If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 6:04 pm. | BlackBerry Bold 9900 Gets Another Preview – Beautiful Pics & Video | 16 comments |
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| Shareholders Withdraw Vote for Separating Co-CEO and Chairman Roles Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:55 PM PDT
That came out of nowhere. RIM just announced that NEI investments has withdrawn their shareholder proposal. This proposal was asking RIM's board to separate the roles of Chair and co-CEO at RIM and have RIM appoint an independent CEO. Shareholders were supposed to vote on the proposal at the annual shareholders meeting on July 12th. Turns out NEI and RIM have come to an agreement without a vote, The compromise according to RIM is that the board will establish a Committee of independent directors whose mandate will generally be to:
Check out the full press release below: RIM and NEI Investments Announce Withdrawal of Shareholder Proposal; RIM Committee to Review Matter Raised by Proposal WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – June 30, 2011) – Research In Motion Limited ("RIM") (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) and Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. ("NEI Investments") announced today that, following discussions between them, NEI Investments has decided to withdraw its proposal that was to be considered at the RIM Annual General Meeting. The proposal asked that RIM’s Board of Directors adopt a policy that divides the role of Chair and CEO, and that RIM have an independent Chair. The parties have agreed that RIM’s Board will establish a Committee of independent directors whose mandate will generally be to (i) study the appropriate balance between an independent lead director or chair with full and exclusive authority customarily held by such an office holder, (ii) determine the business necessity for RIM’s Co-CEOS to have significant Board level titles to assist their selling and other responsibilities with certain large customers in overseas markets, and (iii) propose and provide a rationale for a recommended governance structure for RIM, which will include clarifications of the Co-CEOs and Chair roles, as well as the Board’s mandate. The Committee will consult with NEI Investments in developing the specific terms of reference for this mandate and before it issues its report by January 31, 2012. The Board will publicly respond to the recommendations of the Committee within 30 days. Img Credit: TheWifeHatesSports If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 4:55 pm. | Shareholders Withdraw Vote for Separating Co-CEO and Chairman Roles | 8 comments |
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| RIM’s “Open Response” to Anonymous “Open Letter to RIM Management” Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:24 PM PDT
The BoyGenius really knows how to rile RIM up with anonymous "Open Letters" and anonymous "statements from a Big Box Retailer." RIM has responded to the "Open Letter to RIM Senior Management" that we told you about earlier today with their own "Open Response." While there are things that make me doubt the authenticity and/or knowledge of the "high level RIM employee" open letter I find RIM's response sufficient but I wish they would have come out with more guns blazing. Here is RIM's response from the official BlackBerry blog:
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 4:24 pm. | RIM’s “Open Response” to Anonymous “Open Letter to RIM Management” | 18 comments |
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| BlackBerry OS 7 Will Let Any App Post to Twitter, Facebook, & More Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:52 AM PDT
One of the things I have really liked in BlackBerry native apps starting with BlackBerry OS 5 has been the tight integration between them. With BlackBerry 6 and the Twitter, Facebook, BBM, and other add-on apps RIM really perfected the ability to share between the services. In BlackBerry 7 they are finally opening up this API to third party developers. This API has been slightly shadowed by the sexier NFC, OpenGL, and Compass features of BlackBerry 7 but in my opinion it is one of the most useful API additions. I was really surprised when Apple mentioned this as a flagship "magical" feature of iOS 5 when it is something RIM has done for awhile with their built in apps and is on track to open up to 3rd party devs with BlackBerry 7.
In case you don't know what I mean by this feature here is a brief explanation. Say you are in the Facebook BlackBerry app and want to share a wall post on Twitter. You simply hit the menu button and select "Share" and it will let you share it on many of the communication platforms on your BlackBerry including: email, SMS, BBM, BBM groups, PIM, Twitter, Facebook, and more. Say you get a funny email and want to share it on Twitter. You just go to the email hit the menu button and select "Forward as" and choose one of the networks mentioned above. Same for the camera, memopad, tasks, and many other apps. RIM has been a bit inconsistent about the wording but I love the functionality. The thing is until now those cross communication features were only available to RIM developed apps. That is thankfully changing in BlackBerry 7. In BlackBerry 7 RIM is exposing a new "Send Menu API" that will allow any signed app to take advantage of this channel. That means apps like BerryReader, Games, screenshot apps, and more will all be able to tap into your Facebook, Twitter, and other networks without having to setup their own solution. It will simply be able to use that built in menu to send a tweet or wall post. I am really hoping that RIM finds a way to bring this API to BlackBerry 6 devices but I know they usually do not bring features into older OS's. Still I think it will make a big difference in how social BlackBerry apps can be! If you want to read more about the API just check out the BlackBerry 7 API docs and search for net.rim.blackberry.api.sendmenu If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 2:52 pm. | BlackBerry OS 7 Will Let Any App Post to Twitter, Facebook, & More | 7 comments |
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| BlackBerry Curve 9360 Smiles For The Camera Again Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:51 AM PDT We have seen the upcoming BlackBerry Curve 9360 quite a few times already but I cannot get enough of the eye candy. Instead of the previous small upgrades in the Curve line we now have a huge jump forward with the mid range BlackBerry Curve 9800. It is packing a brand new 800Mhz CPU along with 512mb of RAM, NFC, Compass, GPS, 5MP camera, and is super thin. Check out the pics scored by BBNews.pl (Translation) and let us know what you think! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 2:51 pm. | BlackBerry Curve 9360 Smiles For The Camera Again | 4 comments |
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| Free ScoreMobile Tablet Optimized Sports App Now Available Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:43 AM PDT
ScoreMobile makes one of the best (if not the best) sports app for BlackBerry smartphones and now they have done it again on the BlackBerry PlayBook. Celticboi let us know that Score Media Ventures has released ScoreMobile Tablet for the PlayBook today. This new app brings "comprehensive multi-sport app covering top worldwide leagues including MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, EPL and PGA." They also offer up to the minute scores, standings, stats, news, betting odds, and video commentary.
The app fully supports both portrait and landscape modes and has some fun features to use the app while watching the game on your TV including live blogs and twitter streams. Personalization features include:
You can find ScoreMobile for the BlackBerry PlayBook in App World here If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 2:43 pm. | Free ScoreMobile Tablet Optimized Sports App Now Available | 4 comments |
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| American Airlines Gets BlackBerry App With Mobile Boarding Pass & More! Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:42 AM PDT
While I personally recommend most travelers simply use the slick BlackBerry Travel app there are some nice benefits to carrier apps. Ashley let me know about the latest release of American Airlines for BlackBerry. I am not sure exactly when it launched but this is the first I have heard of it. The app lets you manage and plan your AA itinerary along with viewing details like gate, seat, and flight status info. You can also use it to access your Mobile Boarding Pass. The app packs other features like the ability to monitor your place on the standby list, track your elite status progress, add your flight to your calendar, and set parking reminders. All in all a pretty sweet app that you can pick up at aa.com/blackberry. According to them the app is supported on the BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Torch, BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Tour Smartphones running on OS 5.0 and 6.0 though I have not tried other devices to see if it will work. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 11:42 am. | American Airlines Gets BlackBerry App With Mobile Boarding Pass & More! | 4 comments |
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| Dilbert of the Day… Smartphone Issues Part Deux Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:26 AM PDT
We told you about the Dilbert yesterday that took on smartphone recommendations. Josep pointed out that today's Dilbert takes on something similar. Smartphone reception. Its actually something I have noticed on a regular basis where my Torch will have 5 bars right next to an AT&T Android and iPhone which have 1-3. What has been your experience? If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 11:26 am. | Dilbert of the Day… Smartphone Issues Part Deux | 3 comments |
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| Open Letter To RIM Senior Management from Supposed High Level RIM Employee Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:20 AM PDT
I am not sure what to say about this one. The BoyGenius posted up an open letter to RIM's senior management from what they verified as a high level RIM employee who wishes to remain anonymous. If true then it is a pretty sad case if a high level employee feels he cannot get his message to management in any other way. It also comes at a critical time for RIM which is going to have a vote on July 12th about splitting up their Co-CEO + Co-Chairman of the Board structure. While the letter does not really say anything groundbreaking it does show that RIM employees are feeling some of the same pain as their users. I have been speaking regularly with many contacts at RIM and they seem much more positive than this RIM employee. It could be that he is just not as privy to the upcoming changes coming from Waterloo since RIM has been playing it pretty close to the vest with each team. Still he does highlight a need for more transparency at RIM. My favorite line in the whole letter?
Check out the full letter over at BGR. I also put a copy below in case it gets taken down. Let us know what you think.
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 11:20 am. | Open Letter To RIM Senior Management from Supposed High Level RIM Employee | 20 comments |
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| Opera Mini v6.1 Released With Google & Yandex Search Suggestions Posted: 30 Jun 2011 06:30 AM PDT
A few readers pointed out in the forums that Opera has updated Opera Mini this week. This update to v6.1 is not a huge update but adds some nice refinement. The main new feature is search suggestions from Google and Yandex to the search bar. They also made it adapt to your surfing habits with new domain learning feature which allows new top level domains such as .uk, .ru, and .id to be picked up. You can pick up the free update at mini.opera.com or read more in their press release If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 9:30 am. | Opera Mini v6.1 Released With Google & Yandex Search Suggestions | 6 comments |
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| BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac v2.1 Now Available with PlayBook Support Posted: 30 Jun 2011 06:23 AM PDT
RIM just let us know that they have updated BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac to v2.1. This new version brings media sync support for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Before you could copy files over to the PlayBook over USB or Wi-Fi but this new version lets you use Desktop Manager to sync your music, photos, and videos with iTunes and iPhoto over USB. The change log documentation lists these as the only changes:
You can pick up the new version at www.blackberry.com/mac! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 9:23 am. | BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac v2.1 Now Available with PlayBook Support | 6 comments |
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| When is Zinio Coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook? Teaser Preview Video Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:55 AM PDT There has been some questions in the forums about Zinio, Nook, and Kindle apps coming to the PlayBook to bring more content to the device. While we have already covered the Kindle status I found out some more about Zinio. Awhile back we came up with some pretty solid proof that Zinio was bringing their digital magazine app to the BlackBerry PlayBook. Their desktop app is developed in Adobe AIR which makes it a perfect fit for the PlayBook. I have been patiently waiting for it to materialize and have asked a few sources for some info but DJay let me know about some more confirmation. About two months ago Zinio posted this sneak peak video of their app supposedly running on the PlayBook: That client looks similar to their Android and iOS apps and their desktop client which is nice. Now if only we could get a solid release date out of them. I have tried contacting them and will post back with any update. Let us know if you find anything else! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, June 30, 2011, 8:55 am. | When is Zinio Coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook? Teaser Preview Video | 2 comments |
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