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- RIM Confirms Some Devs Will Get Slightly Modified BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha’s
- BlackBerry Curve 9380 OS 7.1.0.569 Official Released by Claro Brasil
- Microsoft Cannibalizes Hotmail with Impressive New Outlook Preview
- Free SoundNine SoundCloud Streaming Music Client for the PlayBook (Beta)
- Popular BeBuzz LED Control App Updated to v5.0.81
- RIM’s Adrian Stone Discusses Changes in Security Relations for BlackBerry
- UberSocial for BlackBerry Updated to v1.403
- FileScout & FileScoutLite Updated to v2.9.1.1
- Box Office Movies Helps You Find Movies to Watch from Your PlayBook
| RIM Confirms Some Devs Will Get Slightly Modified BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha’s Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:23 PM PDT
Over the years RIM has always released multiple builds of the internal dev devices before launch so this is really no surprise. Recently some sharp eyed souls noticed that RIM had even posted a render of a revision called the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha B on RIMs developer website. RIM quickly pulled it down and the speculation continued. @NerdBoss514 couldn't leave it at that and asked @BlackBerryDev on Twitter and actually got a response. Here is what they said:
They then followed up detailing some of the small changes coming for some future devices. RIM has confirmed that they will be giving away more of the devices before the launch of BlackBerry 10 so that may be when we see them probably around BlackBerry 10 Jam Americas. There are also rumors that they changed some of the components due to them being changed by manufacturers.
Kudos to Bla1ze @CrackBerry for pointing out the conversation If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 31, 2012, 11:23 pm. | RIM Confirms Some Devs Will Get Slightly Modified BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha’s | Leave a comment |
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| BlackBerry Curve 9380 OS 7.1.0.569 Official Released by Claro Brasil Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:04 PM PDT
Those of you with BlackBerry Curve 9380s will be happy to get a new OS for your devices. Claro Brasil has released OS 7.1.0.569 for the Curve 9380 which brings it up to date with other 7.1 devices. No word on what is new in this update but let us know if you find anything. Download OS 7.1.0.569 for the Curve 9380 @BlackBerry.com Warning: This OS will NOT install on any other BlackBerry besides the one mentioned above. 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. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 31, 2012, 3:04 pm. | BlackBerry Curve 9380 OS 7.1.0.569 Official Released by Claro Brasil | Leave a comment |
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| Microsoft Cannibalizes Hotmail with Impressive New Outlook Preview Posted: 31 Jul 2012 11:25 AM PDT
Microsoft has been horribly squandering their Hotmail service for years. They have promised change for ages but things have gotten so bad that I no longer know anyone who actually uses an @Hotmail.com address as their email. (Its almost as bad as an @AOL.com address) It looks like Microsoft has finally wizened up and released something actually competitive with their new Outlook Preview. This new preview sort of looks like their new Outlook 365 for enterprise and is a nice clean interface without the blaring advertisements and horrid UI found in Hotmail. This new Outlook preview is available now and Outlook is gunning for their users back from Gmail. They are offering features like Gmail contact sync and simplified instructions for migrating from Gmail. Along with that there is tight integration with Skydrive and features like Exchange ActiveSync for PlayBook users. Oddly they do not have support for IMAP which is a real bummer for some users who prefer that format. On the other hand they are making a point of stacking themselves up against Gmail feature-wise. (Their own comparison) I have tested an Outlook.com account on both my 9900 and PlayBook and it seems to work OK. I really see no reason to switch from Gmail unless you have something against them philosophically. On the other hand if you are a hotmail user I HIGHLY recommend trying out the new Outlook Preview free at www.outlook.com. Hopefully Microsoft does not place arbitrary limits on it like requiring a monthly fee for ActiveSync access. You can read more about the preview at www.outlookpreview.com or watch their intro video below: Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video LinkPS: Does anyone else see the irony in Microsoft asking "Why have our expectations become so low?" when it comes to email? Thankfully they woke up and smelled the coffee. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 31, 2012, 2:25 pm. | Microsoft Cannibalizes Hotmail with Impressive New Outlook Preview | Leave a comment |
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| Free SoundNine SoundCloud Streaming Music Client for the PlayBook (Beta) Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:43 AM PDT
Domisy Dev's lead developer let us know they have released a beta their free SoundNine app for the PlayBook. SoundNine is a free client for the popular SoundCloud streaming music service that works nicely on the PlayBook. This is coming from the developer of Reddit in Motion so you know it is a solid app. It even has a UI built especially for the PlayBook. Features in Beta include:
Check out SoundNine free in App World and let us know what you think! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 31, 2012, 11:43 am. | Free SoundNine SoundCloud Streaming Music Client for the PlayBook (Beta) | Leave a comment |
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| Popular BeBuzz LED Control App Updated to v5.0.81 Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:33 AM PDT
The hugely popular BeBuzz (formerly BerryBuzz) app from Bellshare just got a small update to v5.0.81 this week. This new update brings some features I wish all apps would have including Bellshares BeReader and BeWeather though hopefully they are coming soon. It adds a license auto recovery option after device wipe and makes it easy to transfer your license to a new device from inside the app. Best of all this version also includes "improved memory and battery usage" which is always a perk. Check out the latest version of BeBuzz in App World If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 31, 2012, 11:33 am. | Popular BeBuzz LED Control App Updated to v5.0.81 | One comment |
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| RIM’s Adrian Stone Discusses Changes in Security Relations for BlackBerry Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:08 AM PDT
Over the past year or two I have been making a point of highlighting the major changes at RIM's BlackBerry Security department especially how it relates to the public. It all really started changing when the BlackBerry WebKit browser was hacked a bit back by some researchers at Pwn2Own and how RIM dealt with the situation and disclosed the necessary public information… Now they are co-sponsoring the Pwn2Own competition this year. They also seem to have finally squashed the BES PDF vulnerability that kept plaguing RIM every few months for years. On top of that they also gracefully handled the BlackBerry PlayBook Dingleberry (jailbreak) and ElcomSoft brute force password attack which lead to RIM holding their first BlackBerry Security Summit with external researchers this year. Now while at one of the most popular security conferences of the year, BlackHat, we have Adrian Stone sitting down with TreatPost for a quick Q&A. Adrian is RIM's director of BlackBerry Security Incident Response and has been pretty vocal recently with engaging security researchers. If you want to learn a bit more about what RIM does check out the full interview over at ThreatPost (via N4BB) If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 31, 2012, 11:08 am. | RIM’s Adrian Stone Discusses Changes in Security Relations for BlackBerry | Leave a comment |
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| UberSocial for BlackBerry Updated to v1.403 Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:37 AM PDT
UberSocial has updated their highly popular Twitter and Facebook client to v1.403 this week. This update is not a huge one but adds some nice usability tweaks. Thankfully UberSocial provided the change log below:
You can pick up the updated UberSocial in App World or at bb.ubersocial.com/bb/. Thanks MADBRADNYC for the tip! If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 31, 2012, 10:37 am. | UberSocial for BlackBerry Updated to v1.403 | 2 comments |
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| FileScout & FileScoutLite Updated to v2.9.1.1 Posted: 31 Jul 2012 06:55 AM PDT
EmacBerry has updated their very popular premium FileScout and free FileScoutLite app to v2.9.1.1 recently. This update is not a huge one but it does offer up a new interface for touch devices and offers the ability to hide the toolbar to get more screen real estate. There is also a clipboard now to facilitate copy and paste functions. The full change log includes:
You can find FileScout premium for $4.99 in App World along with FileScoutLite (OTA here) If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 31, 2012, 9:55 am. | FileScout & FileScoutLite Updated to v2.9.1.1 | Leave a comment |
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| Box Office Movies Helps You Find Movies to Watch from Your PlayBook Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:55 AM PDT
Box Office Movies is a PlayBook app that pulls in movie information from Rotten Tomatoes to your PlayBook. Currently it allows you to view upcoming and current movies in theaters in a nice native app. Sadly the app does not allow you to play trailers but hopefully they are working on that. For now you can get the movie poster, cast, synopsis, rating, and more along with an overview of the movie. It covers movies on DVD along with those in theaters. While some may just prefer browsing the Rotten Tomatoes site you may want to check out Box Office Movies for $0.99 in App World. If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 31, 2012, 8:55 am. | Box Office Movies Helps You Find Movies to Watch from Your PlayBook | Leave a comment |
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