BlackBerry PlayBook Apps

Linkedin for BlackBerry PlayBook

In case you haven’t heard already, LinkedIn recently released a much anticipated iPad app that is getting  pretty good reviews.

As it turns out, LinkedIn for iPad is a lot more HTML 5 web app than it is native iPad application.  According to an exclusive report by Venture Beat, LinkedIn for iPad is 95% HTML 5 and only 5% native iPad app.

The BlackBerry PlayBook is known to have one of the best HTML5 implementations in a mobile device, thus, the question has to be asked…

Might we see an HTML 5 LinkedIn for BlackBerry PlayBook application any time soon?

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Android Apps Showing Up In BlackBerry App World Without Developers Permission

by Robb Dunewood on February 27, 2012 · 2 comments

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One of the cool features of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is its Android App Player which allows you to run select Android Apps that have been submitted to BlackBerry App World. It looks like, however, some Android Apps have been submitted to BlackBerry App World without actual developer knowledge or permission. Popular third party Android Read more...

Will Android App Support Hinder Native BlackBerry App Development?

by Robb Dunewood on February 9, 2012 · 9 comments

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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...

Keep tabs on your Internet connection speed with Speedtest HD for BlackBerry PlayBook…

by Robb Dunewood on October 27, 2011 · 0 comments

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One of the things that I’ve liked about the BlackBerry PlayBook since day one is its full support of Flash, allowing you to use sites like SpeedTest.net to check the speed of your wireless internet connection.  Many PlayBook owners, however, have been waiting for a dedicated application, and, we are happy to report that Speedtest Read more...

Evernote for BlackBerry PlayBook now available…

by Robb Dunewood on September 9, 2011 · 1 comment

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Great news for BlackBerry PlayBook owners that use Evernote.  Evernote for BlackBerry PlayBook is now available for download via BlackBerry App World. Download Evernote for BlackBerry Playbook… [Source] Read more...

Third party BlackBerry PlayBook apps can now access the internet via BlackBerry Bridge

by Robb Dunewood on August 25, 2011 · 0 comments

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So, it would appear that with the updates to BlackBerry Bridge v1.0.5.6 and BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.7.2942, third party BlackBerry PlayBook apps now have the ability to connect to the internet via BlackBerry Bridge in the absence of a WiFi internet connection.  I tested this on multiple BlackBerry PlayBook apps including Facebook, Poynt, GeeReeder, and BlackBerry news Read more...

Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook updated to v2.0.0.987

by Robb Dunewood on August 24, 2011 · 0 comments

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Just before updating my BlackBerry PlayBook to BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0.7.2942, I noticed that Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook has received a hotfix update.  Now at version 2.0.0.987, the hotfix address the issue of the application crashing when viewing post details such as comments and ‘likes’. You can download and/or update to Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook Read more...

Poynt for BlackBerry PlayBook updated to version 1.2

by Robb Dunewood on August 20, 2011 · 2 comments

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Poynt for BlackBerry PlayBook, arguably the best location based search app for the PlayBook has been updated to version 1.2 and is now available in BlackBerry App World.  We haven’t seen an official change log, so, let us know if you notice any differences. Download Poynt for BlackBerry PlayBook v1.2 Read more...

EA’s Dead Space for BlackBerry PlayBook now available

by Robb Dunewood on August 19, 2011 · 6 comments

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Every now and then we get a glimpse of how good applications can be on RIM’s  7″ tablet and this is definitely the case with Dead Space for BlackBerry PlayBook from Electronic Arts, now available for $9.99 in BlackBerry App World. Read more...