Rabu, 08 Februari 2012

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BlackBerry Bold 9790 OS 7.1.0.247 Found Online

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 05:52 PM PST

 bold9790-landing

The BlackBerry Bold 9790 has not been getting any OS 7.1 love so its nice to see it getting some attention. The N4BB team scored OS 7.1.0.247 for the Bold 9790. No word on what is in this version though it does seem to be the latest OS 7.1 version yet.

Check it out at these links:

Warning: This OS will not install on any other BlackBerry besides the one mentioned above and is not an official release.If you do not know how to upgrade your BlackBerry OS please start by reading this step by step guide.Don't forget to delete the vendor.xml file located in c:program files>common files>research in motion>apploader to install it on a different carriers device. Don't forget our usual warnings: do not download and install these updates if you don't know what you're doing. Incorrect procedure or just bad luck could render your BlackBerry inoperative or unstable.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 7, 2012, 8:52 pm. | BlackBerry Bold 9790 OS 7.1.0.247 Found Online | Leave a comment |


Email++ Powers Up Your Inbox

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:28 PM PST

BlackBerry r0cks email up, down, and sideways. That’s a given. There is, however, always room to make a good thing better. Devcellent Solutions, Inc. has done just that with Email++, a powerful inbox enhancement app that adds all kinds of new functionality to the native Messages application.

Here’s a list of the many features Email++ adds to your toolbox:

  • Email++Toolbar: Instant action buttons whenever you open an email. Custom colors to match your theme.
  • Automatic Image Downloader
  • Convert To: Instantly convert emails into Appointments, Meetings, Memos or Tasks.
  • Forward/Reply with Edit: Respond to or forward emails with attachments and the ability to edit or even remove the original message.
  • Unsend: Avoid send accidents. Unsend your sent emails and avoid the big “oops”.
  • Set Priority: Set priority of new emails, as well as emails that are already in your inbox. A great way to flag messages.
  • Block: Block/filter emails by address or subject (exact or keyword based) with customizable actions such as Move To Junk, Delete and Mark Read.
  • My Availability: Get your availability for a specific day or a week.
  • My Location: Instantly get your GPS/Cell tower coordinates, address and a map url with you on it and include it in your email.
  • Message Preview: Microsoft Outlook-like popups no matter which app you’re working in, with instant action buttons such as Delete, Mark Read and View.
  • Templates: Convert any email to a template for frequent reuse
  • Each feature is fully customizable to suit your needs via the Email++ Preferences screen.

Email++’s deep integration allows you to quickly access availability, location, and fully customize when pop-ups appear. Don’t want email pop-ups to interrupt your game of BrickBreaker? No problem. Simply uncheck it in the Visibility list and you’re good to go.

Devcellent offers a free trial of 3 days (extendable by sharing the app with friends via email or social integration), free upgrades, and corporate rates. If you’re looking for ways to add power to your inbox, there’s no excuse for not checking out Email++.

Download Email++ from AppWorld (Free trial or $2.99)

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Posted by rrrebo for ©BerryReview, February 7, 2012, 5:28 pm. | Email++ Powers Up Your Inbox | 2 comments |


RIM Details Free BlackBerry PlayBook Offer for ANY Devs (Not Just Android!)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:25 PM PST

PlayBook Dev Offer

RIM made it official that they are offering a free BlackBerry PlayBook to developers who submit a BlackBerry PlayBook app but they made it sound like it was for Android ports only. Marc pointed out to me that RIM is actually offering the free BlackBerry PlayBook app for any dev that releases a new BlackBerry PlayBook app and submits it to App World before February 13th. I cannot seem to confirm if current devs are also eligible but it looks like it.

If you are a PlayBook dev or a potential dev I highly recommend checking out the terms and conditions of this offer on RIM's website. Its also nice to see RIM offer a promotion like this internationally.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 7, 2012, 3:25 pm. | RIM Details Free BlackBerry PlayBook Offer for ANY Devs (Not Just Android!) | 3 comments |


RIM VP Christopher Smith Talks About Future of BlackBerry Development

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:15 AM PST

Christopher Smith

RIM just posted up another video interview this time with one of my favorite and passionate people at RIM. Christopher Smith is RIM's VP of BlackBerry Application Platform & Tools and is responsible for practically all of the framework and architecture design for BlackBerry development. In the video below he talks about RIM's commitment to the future and also mentions some perks like RIM continuing to give away loads of PlayBooks to developers as seed devices.

Check out the video below:


Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video Link

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 7, 2012, 2:15 pm. | RIM VP Christopher Smith Talks About Future of BlackBerry Development | One comment |


RIM Shows How “Open On..” Features Works for BlackBerry Bridge 2.0

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:56 AM PST

Vivek open on 2_7_2012 11_55_36 AM

RIM has gone ahead and confirmed that BlackBerry Bridge will also be getting a v2.0. While on stage at BlackBerry DevCon Europe Vivek Bhardwaj, Head of Software Portfolio EMEA at RIM, tried to demo opening a picture you took on your BlackBerry smartphone on your PlayBook. This is a cool Open On feature that RIM is adding in PlayBook OS 2.0 but sadly it did not work during the keynote. Alex @RIM followed up with Vivek and had a chance to get a demo of it actually working below:


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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 7, 2012, 11:56 am. | RIM Shows How “Open On..” Features Works for BlackBerry Bridge 2.0 | 6 comments |


RIM Shows Off Cascades UI Cookbook App & Confirms Qt Framework

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:41 AM PST

 Alec Saunders the facts4 

We have seen RIM demo the Cascades UI engine for awhile now but signs are pointing to a release very soon. A few devs who are on the private beta program have good things to say about it and the Qt framework based UI standard. RIM showed off another demo app using the TAT Cascades UI engine for a cookbook during the keynote.

Cascades Cookbook

I was hoping RIM would put up a high quality video of the demo but until then Kevin @CrackBerry has posted up a cam version that you can check out below. Personally I am hoping RIM releases this to devs in the next month or so…


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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 7, 2012, 11:41 am. | RIM Shows Off Cascades UI Cookbook App & Confirms Qt Framework | 5 comments |


Free PlayBook Scrapbook App Gets Valentine’s Day Theme Pack

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:54 AM PST

Scrapbook

RIM' TAT (The Astonishing Tribe) group keeps on releasing new content packs for their slick Scrapbook app. Zach @TheBerryFix noticed that RIM has added a new Valentine's Day theme pack to the scrapbooking app. Its a pretty slick update full of pink and hearts (I hate pink). Check it out by downloading the SrapBook for the PlayBook app free from AppWorld or if you already have it just look for more theme packs.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 7, 2012, 10:54 am. | Free PlayBook Scrapbook App Gets Valentine’s Day Theme Pack | Leave a comment |


Alec Saunders Shares App World Stats – App World is Second Most Profitable App Store

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:44 AM PST

Alec Saunders the facts

While on stage during the DevCon Europe 2012 keynote Alec Saunders took to his "Myth Busting" again. He shared some updated details about BlackBerry development and how it compares to the competition and its ranking as the second most profitable app store after Apple's App Store. According to the stats Alec cited there are now over six million daily downloads from App World. Here is how that breaks down:

  • 6 million daily downloads in App World which is about 180 per month
  • That translates into 2.4 apps per user per month or about 29 a year on average
  • Over 2 billion downloads total reached in January 2012
  • BlackBerry users download more paid apps on average than Android users do (Yankee  Group)
  • BlackBerry apps generate 40% more revenue than Android apps (Vision Mobile)
  • 13% of BlackBerry developers made $100,000+ from BlackBerry App World apps, considerably more than Android or Apple developers (Evans Data Corp)

Those are some pretty impressive stats for BlackBerry developers both new and old and clearly shows there is money to be made. Let us know what you are planning on making for BlackBerry!

PS: Ben let me know that Alec was carrying around a presentation clicker that looked like a "big red button." Maybe he was using it to demolish the myths? :)

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 7, 2012, 10:44 am. | Alec Saunders Shares App World Stats – App World is Second Most Profitable App Store | One comment |


Thorsten Heins Welcomes DevCon 2012 Europe’s 2,000+ Attendees

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:55 AM PST

Thorsten Heins

It is a pretty exciting day for BlackBerry devs with RIM's new President & CEO, Thorsten Heins, welcoming over 2,000 attendees to the first ever BlackBerry DevCon Europe. If I am not mistaken that makes this the biggest DevCon ever which is impressive. RIM put out the press release below to announce the beginning of the event. Ben was covering the keynote on Twitter but we have more details coming soon!

7th February 2012 – Thorsten Heins, President & CEO, Research In Motion (RIM), today opened the BlackBerry® DevCon Europe conference in Amsterdam. Admission to DevCon Europe 2012 is sold out with more than 2,000 attendees expected from across Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and beyond.

Delegates at the two-day event will learn how to leverage the strength of the BlackBerry® platform in order to build high-quality apps for more than 75 million BlackBerry users worldwide. Attendees will also receive a free BlackBerry® PlayBook™ to help with tablet application development.

The conference will focus on showcasing the opportunities that the BlackBerry platform presents to developers and how they can most effectively drive revenue streams from their apps. RIM's developer relations team will be on hand to demonstrate the simplified process for building apps for the BlackBerry platform and offer guidance on working with a number of innovative technologies, including:

  • HTML 5: building HTML5 apps for BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tabletswith native-like capabilities using BlackBerry® WebWorks™, including integration with coresmartphone apps and features such as email, messaging, calendar, contacts, menus and multimedia
  • C/C++: native software development for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, which brings together the power of the BlackBerry PlayBook with a rich C/C++ toolset for building high performance apps that are visually stunning
  • BlackBerry® Runtime for Android apps: porting Android apps to the BlackBerry PlayBook

Amongst the attendees is a group of more than 400 students from universities in Poland and the UK, the majority of which are affiliated with the BlackBerry® Academic Program. With over 300 academic institutions registered from 21 countries across the region, the BlackBerry Academic Program actively engages with students by encouraging participation at local events such as DevCon to facilitate application development in the classroom.

Alec Saunders, VP, Developer Relations & Ecosystem, RIM said: "The record-breaking attendance for DevCon Europe is testament to the interest in BlackBerry app development across this important region. DevCon Europe 2012 provides delegates with the opportunity to explore the full potential of the BlackBerry platform and to engage directly with our developer relations team. With cutting-edgedeveloper tools, streamlined processes and a high level of dedicated support, we're making it easier than ever for developers to enjoy a strong experience developing for the BlackBerry platform and to effectively monetise their offerings."

Finding success on BlackBerry

At DevCon Europe, sessions will showcase how developers are already benefiting from BlackBerry® App World™ Two billion apps have been downloaded to date and the momentum continues with 6 million downloads per day. In addition to serving an installed base of more than 75 million devices, the BlackBerry platform is also recognised as one of the most profitable for developers:

  • BlackBerry users download more paid apps on average than Android users do (Yankee  Group)
  • BlackBerry apps generate 40% more revenue than Android apps (Vision Mobile)
  • 13% of BlackBerry developers made $100,000+ from BlackBerry App World apps, considerably more than Android or Apple developers (Evans Data Corp)

The path to BlackBerry 10

Attendees at DevCon Europe will also learn more about the BlackBerry® 10 developer roadmap and how this new operating system will open up even more opportunities for app developers. BlackBerry 10 combines the best of BlackBerry OS and QNX®,  offering developers a single, converged platform, built from the ground up to deliver the most powerful, secure and social mobile computing experience yet. The platform is comprised of a next-generation mobile OS and services, as well as native and HTML5 application development environments.

HTML5 will be the bridge that allows developers to tap into the millions of BlackBerry devices on the market today, plus the next generation of BlackBerry handsets. Developers are able to use it for development now and indeed, already one-quarter of all apps on BlackBerry App World today have been built using  HTML5 and the enhancements and native-like integration offered by BlackBerry WebWorks, RIM's web development toolset.

If you are interested in learning more about BlackBerry DevCon Europe 2012 or to keep up to date on all the latest from the show, visit www.blackberry.com/devconeurope.

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 7, 2012, 9:55 am. | Thorsten Heins Welcomes DevCon 2012 Europe’s 2,000+ Attendees | 2 comments |


T-Mobile US Officially Rolling Out Bold 9900 OS 7.1.0.205

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:43 AM PST

BlackBerry 7.1 update

We saw a leak of OS 7.1.0.205 earlier which RIM has been pushing through carrier testing. I have been hearing conflicting opinions between OS 7.1.0.190 vs .205 about battery life but still its nice to see the GSM 9900 getting official OS love. Hopefully AT&T will jump on the bandwagon soon along with AT&T releases for the Torch lineup!

You can get the update by going to Options->Device->Software Updates to get the latest. My guess is it will also be available on T-Mobile's download site shortly.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 7, 2012, 7:43 am. | T-Mobile US Officially Rolling Out Bold 9900 OS 7.1.0.205 | 3 comments |


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