BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is Released

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Feb 222012
 

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is finally here. And I’m impressed.

Here are the new features (but not limited to):

  • Built-in email, calendar and contacts
    FINALLY! And what’s more, it supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Gmail, Hotmail, IMAP, POP, CalDAV, CardDAV
  • Unified inbox
    Same with what you get from your BlackBerry devices, you can add Facebook chat, Twitter, and LinkedIn into your inbox too. Not a big fan, because I rather have a better Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn app.
  • Social Integration in Calendar & Contacts
    Contact cards are dynamically populated with the latest real-time information from your Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts. Sounds very much like Windows Phone 7.
  • BlackBerry Bridge remote controlling your BlackBerry PlayBook using your BlackBerry smartphone
    Don’t know why, but this is mainly for presentations since the BlackBerry PlayBook supports HDMI output.
  • Open On
    Now you can open your documents, photos and links from your BlackBerry smartphone onto your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with one click. Convenient for a larger screen device, but I don’t see myself using this much.
  • New Home Screen
    They cleaned up the home screen dramatically, but simplifying rather than over-complicating. Gone are the “grouping” of your icons. Now they’ve introduced folders.
  • Hopefully bug fixes to the many problems I was having with the BlackBerry PlayBook

To update, you can go to settings -> Software Updates -> Check for Updates instead of waiting for the update notification.

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 brings a new lease of life to your previously useless PlayBook. Time to clean the dust off and update your PlayBooks!

Free BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet for Android Developers (catch included)

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Feb 032012
 

Alec Saunders, the VP Developer Relations, recently tweeted that for every registered BlackBerry App World vendor who converts their Android app to the BlackBerry Playbook and submits it to the BlackBerry App World any time between February 2, 2012 and February 13, 2012, you’ll be able to get a 16GB BlackBerry Playbook for free.

Check out BlackBerry’s Android tools site to see how you can go about converting your Android app.

For more information, go to “Latest BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet offer for Android developers“.

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 now Available

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Jan 312012
 

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 offers advanced administration and flexible smartphone self-service features to support an organization’s BlackBerry deployment in the cloud. Key features include:

  • Wireless synchronization with Microsoft Exchange Online email, calendar and organizer data from a BlackBerry smartphone
  • BlackBerry Balance technology, which presents a unified view of work and personal content on a BlackBerry smartphone while keeping the content separate and secure
  • An intuitive web-based console for IT administrators to provision, manage and secure BlackBerry smartphones from anywhere
  • Online access to employee self-service smartphone security functions, allowing users to easily reset a device password or remotely lock or wipe a device in the event of loss or theft

Managed service providers, systems integrators, carriers, resellers and other partners can also use the cloud service to manage BlackBerry deployments on behalf of their customers.

The service is available today in over 50 countries including Singapore. Customers can go to www.blackberry.com/cloudservices to get started.

RIM Replaces 2 CEOs and Names Thorsten Heins as President and CEO

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Jan 232012
 

Just to quickly post out this news even though it’s Chinese New Year. There is a dramatic change in RIM’s company structure. Finally, there will no longer be 2 CEOs in this company. I’ve always thought having 2 CEOs was a bad idea. Let’s hope Thorsten Heins will be able to turn RIM around and save the sinking ship.

Here are the changes:

  • Board Acts on Recommendation of Co-CEOs to Implement Succession Plan
  • Thorsten Heins Appointed President and CEO of RIM, and Board Member
  • Mike Lazaridis Named Vice Chair of the Board
  • Jim Balsillie Remains a Director
  • Barbara Stymiest Named Independent Board Chair
  • Prem Watsa Named Independent Director

Profile of Thorsten Heins after the break: Continue reading »

Cut the Rope game for BlackBerry PlayBook now available on BlackBerry App World

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Jan 132012
 

Om Nom, a cute and ravenous little green creature, is hungry and waiting for you to fill him up with candy! In this addictive physics-based puzzler – Cut the Rope, players are challenged to cut an increasingly complicated series of ropes to release yummy delights to this lovable character.

Available on the BlackBerry App World - Cut the Rope - for USD$2.99.

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 upgrade brings unified inbox, calendar, contacts, productivity apps – available in February 2012

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Jan 132012
 

The new BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 upgrade will enable customers to be even more connected and productive with heaps of new features including:

  • A powerful unified inbox that integrates with built-in messaging and social networking sites (Twitter, LinkedIn etc) as well as ‘tabbed email’ for managing multiple accounts. You can also compose and edit messages in rich text and manage you inbox with useful new tools (for setting out-of-office alerts, signatures etc)
  • Innovative people-centric calendar and contact apps that that connects and feeds from your social network to make organising your day and getting in touch with people easy and fast
  • Remote control your PlayBook using your BlackBerry smartphone, which really comes to life if your PlayBook is connected to a TV via the HDMI output – perfect for watching movies or typing out notes
  • Revamped and improved productivity tools with new Documents To Go, a Print To Go application for wireless printing and enhanced browsing, plus much more

Look out for the upgrade soon in February 2012.

BlackBerry App World 3.1 now Available for BlackBerry Phones

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Dec 272011
 


BlackBerry App World 3.1, which now comes with Request a Gift, WiFi Only Support, Content Rating and Filtering based on the CTIA Wireless Association’s “Guidelines for App Content Classification and Ratings”, as well as New Language Support.

For more information, visit BlackBerry App World

3 versions of Angry Birds now available on your BlackBerry PlayBook

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Dec 262011
 

Angry Birds by Rovio seems to be still the hottest game that every platform needs to have, and now you can get all 3 versions of Angry Birds – Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Season - on your BlackBerry PlayBook for USD$4.99 each (Apparently it’s also SGD$4.99  but I doubt it. Can someone verify?).

Are you one of those people waiting for the Angry Birds version on your BlackBerry PlayBook?

BlackBerry Bold 9900 now in pure white available in Singapore

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Dec 142011
 

It seems white is back in style again as the Christmas mood starts.

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 Pure White will be launched in Singapore on the 17th of December, Saturday and will be available from all RIM’s authorized partners and telcos. The BlackBerry Bold 9900 Pure White will be selling at a suggested retail price of SGD$927.

Download Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus HD by Gameloft for Singapore BlackBerry Playbook owners for Free

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Dec 072011
 

Only from December 7th and 8th for the BlackBerry DevCon Asia, Gameloft will be offering a free copy of Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus HD for your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet!

To download the game, complete the following steps:

  1. Open BlackBerry App World on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
  2. Search for “DevConAsiaMC2″ within BlackBerry App World.
  3. Download and install this gift by Gameloft – a free copy of Modern Combat 2: BlackBerry Pegasus HD!
Please note that the game will only be available to download for free on December 7 and 8, 2011. Downloads are restricted to users in Singapore.
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