Check out the root access for BlackBerry Playbook. Exciting! Now we can have some fun with the BlackBerry Playbook, like installing Android on it. The guys who cracked it are working on a simple tool to root your BlackBerry Playbook easily. Keep updated by following these guys on twitter:
http://twitter.com/xpvqs
http://twitter.com/neuralic
http://twitter.com/cmwdotme
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion brings together the market-leading BlackBerry® Enterprise Server (version 5.0.3) for BlackBerry smartphones; new management capabilities for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets built on BlackBerry Enterprise Server technology; and mobile device management for smartphones and tablets running Android and iOS operating systems.
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion will provide the following mobile device management capabilities for all supported mobile devices:
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion is currently in early beta testing with select enterprise customers. RIM is now accepting customer nominations for the closed beta program which will start in January, and general availability is expected in late March.
Due to the current high levels of flooding in Bangkok, RIM has decided BlackBerry DevCon Asia will not take place in Bangkok this year. The decision was made following advisories that warn of ongoing dangers related to the serious impact of rain and floods on the local infrastructure in Bangkok, where the conference was scheduled to take place.
New locations and possibly new dates are being evaluated for the conference right now. Further details will be communicated in the coming days. Existing registrations will remain active pending confirmation of the location and timing for the DevCon Asia event.
Questions should be directed to devcon@rim.com
Update: BlackBerry DevCon Asia will be held in Singapore at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 7-8 December 2011.
Wow, it’s actually real. The leak of this unique looking BlackBerry phone (posted at Is this the BlackBerry 9980, BlackBerry Knight, R47, Porche Proceeding? (Video)) has just been revealed as the Porsche Design P’9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry.
Here’s the low-down of this premium phone owning the Porsche name:
For more details, go to http://www.blackberry.com/ae/P9981smartphone
It’s Halloween and here are a bunch of BlackBerry apps to get you in the mood for Halloween.
Vaporize as many ghosts of the same color as you can to get a high score, with cute halloween theme animations, bonuses, and sound effects. The more ghosts you tap at once, the more scores you will get. The more same color ghosts combo, the more scores multiply.
The game features an autosave function on exit or phone call, and the PlayBook version also has global online support to post your scores on Facebook.
This app costs USD$1.99 and can be found on BlackBerry App World.
The world-famous Screen Muncher just couldn’t resist getting dressed up for Halloween as a blood-sucking vampire named Count Munchula! “Munch” your BlackBerry screen and capture it as an image to post directly to Twitter, share through email, or save for later!
Screen Muncher lets you capture anything you see on your BlackBerry screen just like a desktop “print screen” on a PC. This funny, cute and useful app includes a very special “Count Munchula” sound effect, animation and vibrates every time you Munch a screen!
This app is free and can be found on BlackBerry App World.
Pumpkin Slider is designed to lock your BlackBerry and prevent any unwanted key press. Even if your BlackBerry is unlocked by accident, Pumpkin Slider still locks your phone and you do not need to worry about the Send key or any unwanted key pressed. Pumpkin Slider automatically locks your BlackBerry when the screen dims.
Pumpkin Slider is fast to setup, easy to use and works with the Lock button on your BlackBerry.
This app costs USD$0.99 and can be found on BlackBerry App World.
Ever wanted your own Jack-O-Lantern but didn’t know how to carve one? This app is a virtual Jack-O-Lantern for your BlackBerry to help you celebrate the Halloween season. You can change the Jack-O-Lantern’s face by swiping from the left or right on the eyes, nose, or mouth. You can also change the colour by clicking on the screen. Happy Halloween!
This app is free and can be found on BlackBerry App World.
Halloween Photo Editor is a powerful image processing app that turns your photos into unique Halloween themed art. Very intuitive and easy to use. even beginners will quickly learn how to create impressive Halloweenish effects! Gear up for your Halloween celebration with this amazing photo app!
The app features 4 awesome Halloween filters, 16 unique Halloween themed photo frames and 11 cute clip art images.
This app costs USD$1.99 and can be found on BlackBerry App World.
Zombies, Ghosts, Mummies; oh my! Halloween Haunt is a 5 Reel Slot Machine that features up to 15 credits per line (up to 9 lines) – Changeable credit values ranging from 1¢, 2¢, 5¢, 10¢, and 25¢. Once the ‘High Roller Gauge’ is completely filled, you will gain access to even higher credit values; 50¢, $1, and $5. Slot machine symbols include ‘WILD’ and ‘SPIN & WIN’ symbols, which trigger the FREE SPIN feature. Earn your way to 50 trophies, purchase the 10 items in the gift shop, and work your way up to piles of cash like candy on Halloween!
This app costs USD$1.99 and can be found on BlackBerry App World.
Wanna scare the guy in the next cube out of his wits? Look no further! With Halloween Sounds you can play endless pranks on friends and enemies alike. 15 spooky sounds and Spooky Soundtrack which plays a creepy soundtrack and adds scary sounds on top of it. The perfect soundtrack for handing out treats, or great mood music for a costume party.
This app costs USD$0.99 and can be found on BlackBerry App World.
BlackBerry BBX is the next generation mobile platform that takes the best of the BlackBerry platform and the best of the QNX platform to connect people, devices, content and services.
The BlackBerry BBX platform will include BBX-OS, and will support BlackBerry cloud services and development environments for both HTML5 and native developers. BBX will also support applications developed using any of the tools available today for the BlackBerry PlayBook – including Native SDK, Adobe AIR/Flash and WebWorks/HTML5, as well as the BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps – on future BBX-based tablets and smartphones.
Additional announcements and highlights from BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 include:
RIM is offering a selection of free premium apps worth more than USD$100 to customers around the world as an expression of appreciation following the recent service disruptions that affected customers in Europe, the Middle East, India Africa, Latin America and North America. These premium free apps will be made available starting October 19, 2011 until December 31, 2011.
The complete selection of premium apps will become available to download at BlackBerry App World over a period of four weeks beginning Wednesday, October 19th. The selections over this period will include the following (with more to come):
RIM’s enterprise customers will also be offered one month of free Technical Support. Current customers will be offered a complimentary one month extension of their existing Technical Support contract, and customers who do not currently have a Technical Support contract will be offered a one month trial of RIM’s BlackBerry Technical Support Services – Enhanced Support, free of charge. Additional details about the program and information about how to register will be available at www.blackberry.com/enterpriseoffer.
Got your F1 fever yet? With the Grand Prix coming to Singapore this weekend, what better way to keep yourself updated with the happenings of F1 than with this Formula1.com 2011 for your BlackBerry smartphone.
This app is a must-have for all F1 fans as it streams real-time data directly from Formula One Management’s Technical Centre at the racetrack. It displays the same information supplied to the teams from every session this weekend, instantly putting you right at the heart of the action. What’s even better, this app sends you push notifications and keeps you updated even if the app is closed. Want to know championship standings? Timetables? Calendars? Circuit data? This app has it all!
Not forgetting your BlackBerry PlayBook, the Maxis F1 2011 for BlackBerry PlayBook will send out information for all the races with exclusive live commentary, top stories, results, schedule, standings, drivers, teams, circuit info, stats, news and much more. What’s more, this app is valid for the entire F1 season! So it doesn’t matter if you don’t have front-seat tickets to the action. All you need are these apps and you’re set to rock the F1 weekend.
Both apps are free and can be found on BlackBerry app world.
Both BlackBerry Torch 9860 and BlackBerry Torch 9810 are expected to be available in Singapore on September 22nd 2011. Customers can pre-order the BlackBerry Torch 9860 and BlackBerry Torch 9810 beginning today. For more information, customers are encouraged to visit http://sg.blackberry.com/.
You can preorder both BlackBerry Torch 9860 and BlackBerry Torch 9810 at SingTel now - https://www.singtelshop.com/bb/.
The BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone offers fast and fluid performance in a stylish new all-touch design. With a spectacular new 3.7” display, the largest ever on a BlackBerry smartphone, the new all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone is optimized for high-quality multimedia, web browsing and gaming. In addition, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 delivers the industry-leading real-time communication and collaboration experience that is loved by millions of BlackBerry smartphone users around the world.
The BlackBerry Torch 9810 is a powerful evolution of the BlackBerry Torch 9800. The new model is faster and more fluid with high performance hardware features and the new BlackBerry 7 OS delivering an enhanced multimedia experience. Featuring a large 3.2”, high-resolution touch display and a distinctive BlackBerry keyboard that easily slides out to allow fast typing, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 truly delivers the best of both worlds.
This is a video leak of the BlackBerry 9980, or also named as the BlackBerry Knight, R47 and Porche Proceeding. If this video is true, it seems to be that RIM has veered away from the traditional keypad style to a totally different and radical keypad design. The optical trackpad also seems to be replaced by a directional touch button, and it’s a lot faster and more responsive than the 9900. The back casing is coated with a rubbery texture for grip, much like on your BlackBerry Playbook.
This device appears to be running BlackBerry 7 OS, with Wi-fi, 3G and NFC. The browser shown around 2:30 seems to have faster loading, smoother scrolling, and very smooth pinch-to-zoom. The flash support seems to be faster and smoother too. The audio seems to be pretty loud too as seen/heard around 5:35. The device can take videos at 1280 x 720, and with the speed of taking photos (doesn’t seem to have auto-focus), I reckon it’s using a Extended Depth of Field (EDoF) camera.
That’s all I can get from the video. My mandarin isn’t that great, so if you caught something on the video that I didn’t mention, do leave a comment and tell us all about it.
So, do you think this is the BlackBerry 9980 or just a 9900 prototype? Do you like what you see?