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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Uses SwiftKey Virtual Keyboard

by Robb Dunewood on February 21, 2012 · 0 comments

A big question that we wanted to know about BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 was if it would support third party virtual keyboards.

While if you will be able to install third party keyboards like Swype, Thumb Keyboard, SlideIT Keyboard, etc. remains to be seen, it looks like the default virtual keyboard in 2.0 is none other than SwiftKey, my favorite Android virtual keyboard which I use on both my Droid Bionic and Motorola Xoom.

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BlackBerry PlayBook

SwiftKey, Virtual KeyBoard

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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Now Available

by Robb Dunewood on February 21, 2012 · 0 comments

Press Release BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Available Today New OS delivers an enriched user experience for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet users Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced that the new BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 will be released for download today. BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 delivers an enhanced tablet experience and Read more...

Press Release

BackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, BlackBerry PlayBook OS

eBuddy XMS Cross Platform Messaging App Now Available in BlackBerry App World

by Robb Dunewood on February 17, 2012 · 0 comments

Cross platform mobile messaging app, eBuddy XMS, is now available in BlackBerry App World. eBuddy XMS is still only available on the BlackBerry, Android, and iOS devices, but, clients for Windows Phone 7 and Nokia smartphones are coming soon. To pick up eBuddy XMS for BlackBerry head over to BlackBerry App World… Read more...

BlackBerry Software

BlackBerry App World, Crosp, Cross Platform IM Client, eBuddy XMS

BlackBerry Desktop Software v7.0 Now Available

by Robb Dunewood on February 15, 2012 · 1 comment

After floating around in BlackBerry Beta Zone the last month or so, BlackBerry Desktop Software v7.0 is now available to all. Pick it up here… Read more...

BlackBerry Software

BlackBerry Desktop Software

New BlackBerry 10 OS Images Emerge

by Robb Dunewood on February 14, 2012 · 0 comments

A couple weeks ago we saw first look image of the first BlacBerry 10 SuperPhone. Yesterday, however, the team at CrackBerry landed a 14-page marketing pdf which outlines some of the OS features and ideas for how to position BlackBerry 10. Check out some of the features coming in BlackBerry 10… [Via CrackBerry] Read more...

BlackBerry

BlackBerry 10

Free BlackBerry PlayBook Offer for Developers Extended

by Robb Dunewood on February 14, 2012 · 0 comments

Based on the overwhelming interest in the Free BlackBerry PlayBook offer for developers Research in Motion has extended the offer for an additional two weeks. To get a free BlackBerry PlayBook, developers must register as a BlackBerry App World vendor by 11:59 PM EST on February 15, 2012 and submit an app BlackBerry App World by 11:59 PM Read more...

BlackBerry PlayBook

BlackBerry App World, Free BlackBerry PlayBook

U.S. Government Agency, the NOAA, Drops BlackBerry for iPhone and iPad

by Robb Dunewood on February 10, 2012 · 7 comments

The list of companies and organizations that you would think would be a haven for BlackBerry devices, but, are actually moving in different direction is getting longer. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency within the United States Department of Commerce, is dropping support for the BlackBerry in favor of the iPhone and the Read more...

BlackBerry News

BlackBerry Dropped, iPad, iPhone, NOAA

Will Android App Support Hinder Native BlackBerry App Development?

by Robb Dunewood on February 9, 2012 · 9 comments

Rumor has it that PlayBook OS 2.0 will be released within the next few weeks. In addition to native email support, the big to do in Research in Motion’s second edition QNX powered tablet operating system is Android App support. Although BlackBerry App World is fairly profitable for BlackBerry developers, BlackBerry application support, when compared Read more...

BlackBerry PlayBook Apps

Android App Support, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0