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- RIM Issues Statement on 4G PlayBooks – LTE Is Where its at!
- Sprint Cancels WiMax 4G PlayBook? Isn’t WiMax Cancelled?
- OtterBox BlackBerry PlayBook Defender Series Case. Revisited.
- Find BBM Chat Friends With Free Smoothie BBM SDK Powered App
- DevCon Americas 2011 Session Catalog Now Available – Lots of Goodies
- Sony Aftermarket Car Stereo Controls Pandora on Your BlackBerry
- BBM Hackathon Team BerryReview Pics & Update – PickleBack Shots
- OtterBox Releases Cases for BlackBerry Bold 9900 & Torch 9810
- BerryReader v1.1.61 Updated With OS 7.0 Support
- BlackBerry Curve 9380 Touch Smiles for the Camera
| RIM Issues Statement on 4G PlayBooks – LTE Is Where its at! Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:24 PM PDT
RIM has issued a statement on the news earlier today that Sprint had cancelled the BlackBerry PlayBook 4G WiMax variant. It seems like we were right earlier that RIM has focused on LTE instead of WiMax since even WiMax carriers have given up on WiMax. Here is what RIM has to say:
Any questions? Essentially that means a Verizon 4G PlayBook with an AT&T one probably coming when AT&T gets their LTE network up later this year. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 12, 2011, 5:24 pm. | RIM Issues Statement on 4G PlayBooks – LTE Is Where its at! | Leave a comment |
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| Sprint Cancels WiMax 4G PlayBook? Isn’t WiMax Cancelled? Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:15 PM PDT
So the latest rumor coming from the Wall Street Journal is that Sprint is cancelling their WiMax variant of the 4G BlackBerry PlayBook. That really is no surprise since even Sprint is more or less giving up on WiMax. Nobody else really seems to be using WiMax and even the carriers that bought into the push of WiMax have given up on it along with Intel which practically made the standard. The only downside is that Sprint was the only carrier confirmed to be getting a 4G PlayBook. Verizon and AT&T have not made commitments either way so RIM is going to need to get a new partner on board ASAP. What do you think? I guess that simply answers why the 4G WiMax PlayBook did not come this summer though the LTE and 4G GSM versions were supposed to come by the end of the year. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 12, 2011, 4:15 pm. | Sprint Cancels WiMax 4G PlayBook? Isn’t WiMax Cancelled? | 5 comments |
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| OtterBox BlackBerry PlayBook Defender Series Case. Revisited. Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:09 PM PDT
OtterBox has been more than kind to the BerryReview team as they have provided multiple PlayBook Defender cases for review. I thought I would add my 2 cents about these ultra-protective cases and possibly answer any follow up questions the BR faithful may have been having. First of all, this is obviously not a case for the minimalist. It adds quite a bit of bulk and nearly doubles the thickness of the PlayBook. The added thickness is a small price to pay for the amount of protection this case provides. The Defender truly does defend. As usual, OtterBox has all the bases covered with everything sealed up in forcefield-like fashion…including the screen of course. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the touchscreen functionality is not affected much at all with the Defender's screen cover in place. It does cover some of the bezel, but I have not had any difficulty using the gestures. It shows fingerprints, but only as much as the actual screen does. Easily wiped away with your snazzy BlackBerry microfiber cloth. The only parts that are always exposed to outside air are the 2 front speakers and the 2 microphone holes on the top of the PlayBook. The headphone jack and connection ports are accessible after opening the silicone plugs, which are conveniently labeled in case you forget.
As I was looking over previous reviews I noticed some readers asking about charging dock functionality. Due to the added bulk, you will unfortunately not be able to use the standard charging dock for PlayBook while it is encased in the Defender. When I asked the OtterBox rep if they have any plans to develop a dock that is compatible with the Defender I got another unfortunate no. This got me thinking if OtterBox has any plans to develop a more minimal (maybe Commuter or Impact?) style case for the PlayBook. I sadly report that there is nothing in the works for this right now either. The best part about this case is the peace of mind it brings. A PlayBook is an investment and I think its best to protect it as much as possible. The Defender does this extremely well. I think of this as pretty much preserving your tablet…for future generations. Anything else you would like to know about the OtterBox Defender case for PlayBook? Sound off in the comments! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by jforce for ©BerryReview, August 12, 2011, 4:09 pm. | OtterBox BlackBerry PlayBook Defender Series Case. Revisited. | Leave a comment |
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| Find BBM Chat Friends With Free Smoothie BBM SDK Powered App Posted: 12 Aug 2011 08:16 AM PDT
When I first heard of RIM's plans for the BBM Social Platform for developers the first app idea that came to mind was an app for BBM users to find other like minded BBM users to chat with. App World reviews have long been abused as a way to post your pin to find friends but Tafasa aims to change that with their free BBM SDK powered Smoothie app.
With Smoothie you can enter the Blender and find another random person to chat with. Alternatively you can specify further by setting age, gender, location, and interests so its kind of like AOL chat rooms circa 1990s. You can join group chats in the Coffee Shop section of the app to discuss things like Sports, Games, and Food and break out into single chats from there.
All in all it is a pretty slick app especially considering it is free though it requires OS 5.0+ and the latest version of BBM6. You can pick up Smoothie free in App World. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 12, 2011, 11:16 am. | Find BBM Chat Friends With Free Smoothie BBM SDK Powered App | One comment |
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| DevCon Americas 2011 Session Catalog Now Available – Lots of Goodies Posted: 12 Aug 2011 08:04 AM PDT
RIM's annual developer conference for North America is gearing up to be a doozie! They posted the sessions that will be available at the conference in San Francisco and there are loads of topics covered. They have some serious sessions on web and WebWorks development along with some interesting ones on the PlayBook Native SDK for gaming. Check out the full session catalog here If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, August 12, 2011, 11:04 am. | DevCon Americas 2011 Session Catalog Now Available – Lots of Goodies | Leave a comment |
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| Sony Aftermarket Car Stereo Controls Pandora on Your BlackBerry Posted: 12 Aug 2011 08:02 AM PDT
Normally we would not mention aftermarket car stereos but Sony’s DSX-S310BTX is pretty slick. One of our readers let us know that this new car stereo connects to your BlackBerry or an Android device and lets you control the Pandora app running on the device while streaming audio to the stereo. It works over Bluetooth and gives you Play, Pause, and Skip along with the ability to thumb up or down a song. You can view your Pandora radio station list and the name of the currently playing song. The device also gives you access to the memory card on the BlackBerry and acts as a speakerphone over Bluetooth. All in all a very cool device that will retail for $280 when it launches this fall. Check out more details at CNet. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 12, 2011, 11:02 am. | Sony Aftermarket Car Stereo Controls Pandora on Your BlackBerry | Leave a comment |
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| BBM Hackathon Team BerryReview Pics & Update – PickleBack Shots Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:36 AM PDT
The fun continued all day yesterday with the BBM Hackathon here in NYC. The morning started off well as you saw in our articles and throughout the day RIM was available teaching and helping developers to create their BBM powered apps. There was some hardcore coding going on throughout the day enhanced with TJ's introduction of "The Goose & Redbull" with each developer working on their own BBM powered project. Happy hour was a blast especially when Team BerryReview discovered the house shot of the Ace Hotel where the Hackathon event is taking place. It is called the PickleBack which involves a shot of Jameson followed by a shot of straight up pickle juice. I kid you not.
RIM also had some dolls that each team was supposed to draw up. RIM had split up the developers into groups named after the boroughs of New York City and we ended up watching Team Staten Island (odd right?) coding the night away. Today is the last day of the Hackathon so we should have more info for you all soon!
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, August 12, 2011, 10:36 am. | BBM Hackathon Team BerryReview Pics & Update – PickleBack Shots | One comment |
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| OtterBox Releases Cases for BlackBerry Bold 9900 & Torch 9810 Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:07 AM PDT
OtterBox has been on the forefront when it comes to releasing cases for BlackBerrys at launch. Their latest efforts give us a BlackBerry Defender (hardcore protection), Commuter (midway protection), and Impact (light protection) for the BlackBerry Bold 9900. They have also released a Commuter series case for the BlackBerry Torch 9810 which offers mid level protection. The prices range from $19.95 to $49.95 based on the case and you can check them out at the links below: If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 12, 2011, 10:07 am. | OtterBox Releases Cases for BlackBerry Bold 9900 & Torch 9810 | 2 comments |
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| BerryReader v1.1.61 Updated With OS 7.0 Support Posted: 12 Aug 2011 06:54 AM PDT
It has been a long while since the last significant update to BerryReader. It is still my favorite Google Reader client for BlackBerry but Bellshare let us know that it now fully supports OS 7.0. This new version 1.1.61 adds OS 7.0 compatibility though I am hoping they add the SendTo Menu option to share directly to the RIM Twitter and Facebook client for OS 7.0 devices though the current implementation also works. The update includes:
You can pick up the official 1.1.61 release at this link along with a free 7 day trial. If you don't already have a copy of BerryReader you can pick one up in the store for $9.95. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, August 12, 2011, 9:54 am. | BerryReader v1.1.61 Updated With OS 7.0 Support | One comment |
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| BlackBerry Curve 9380 Touch Smiles for the Camera Posted: 12 Aug 2011 06:27 AM PDT
We have heard of this all touch BlackBerry Curve before but now it has a model number pegging it as a Curve 9380. We have seen quite a bit of the 9360 but the 9380 keyboard-less Curve has only been mentioned a few times. We don't know much info on it but CrackBerry managed to score some images from their forums of the device and it looks nice. Let us know what you think! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, August 12, 2011, 9:27 am. | BlackBerry Curve 9380 Touch Smiles for the Camera | 4 comments |
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