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- RIM Awarded Patent for BlackBerry 10 Predictive Keyboard
When RIM first showed off the BlackBerry 10 keyboard during BlackBerry World in May many were wondering if copycats would be released before BlackBerry 10. Now it looks like we have a bit better understanding why RIM is not too worried about competitors stealing their innovations. Engadget spotted a patent award for RIM for a "handheld electronic device with text disambiguation." Essentially that means a logic based keyboard that recommends the next output based on a learning function beyond simple frequency of use.
Here is how RIM describes it:
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function that allows the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized experience for the user. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. Additionally, the device can facilitate the selection of variants by displaying a graphic of a special <NEXT> key of the keypad that enables a user to progressively select variants generally without changing the position of the user’s hands on the device.
The whole patent application actually seems quite interesting and makes me wonder what it will mean for alternate keyboards like Swype and SwiftKey on Android and other platforms. Check out the full patent filing here at the USPTO.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 18, 2012, 12:03 am. | RIM Awarded Patent for BlackBerry 10 Predictive Keyboard | Leave a comment |
Переслать - Union Brings Cowboy Guns to the BlackBerry PlayBook
If you have been waiting for some wild west action on your PlayBook then look no further. Union has brought Cowboy Guns to the PlayBook with a gang of gunslingers called The Crimson Jackals. You have to blaze your way through the towns angling to take over for the four gang leaders and bring peace and harmony in this western themed action game. The graphics are ok but the gameplay is definitely challenging.
Check out Cowboy Guns for $2.99 in App World and let us know what you think!
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 17, 2012, 5:41 pm. | Union Brings Cowboy Guns to the BlackBerry PlayBook | One comment |
Переслать - Dumb Phones Become "Drunk Phones"?
As I wrote recently, many smartphone users don’t relish the idea of losing their devices. As I also mentioned, some of the more popular places for smartphones to be lost include bars and nightclubs. Well, it seems as though these two facts are combining to form a new tech consumption phenonemon.
According to this article on CNET, many young’uns who are concerned about the possibility of spilling drinks on their smartphones or losing them in a drunken stupor have begun carrying lower-end phones with them for their alcohol adventures. So dumb phones, which in these circumstances have been dubbed “drunk phones”, give the youngsters the ability to access integral phone features on their nights out without the risk of their losing an expensive piece of technology.
Who says kids these days can’t think for themselves?
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Posted by Shlomo for ©BerryReview, July 17, 2012, 2:55 pm. | Dumb Phones Become “Drunk Phones”? | Leave a comment |
Переслать - TalkBox v1.0 Rolls Out of Beta and Into App World
TalkBox let us know that their popular voice messenger app is now out of beta. The new v1.0 of the app is now available to all in App World and works with most OS 5.0+ devices. In case you missed it before TalkBox offers push to talk style walkie talkie messaging and photo sharing with location on multiple platforms. It also allows for group chats and supports BlackBerry push and BIS to save battery life.
Features include:
- Push-to-talk (PTT) INSTANT Walkie Talkie, voice messaging, text messaging, photo sharing and location sharing with your friends
- Multi-Platform support
- GROUP CHATS
- Post voice to Facebook, Twitter and make broadcast to all your friends
- Address Book and Facebook contacts Integration
- Support various connection including BIS, MDS, WiFi, WAP2 and TCP
- Support both custom push notification and BIS push service
- Custom push notification settings
- Hot-keys for easy and convenient use
This new v1.0 has release notes including:
- Better battery management for BIS push notification service.
- Added hot-keys for easy and convenient use: To Top(T), To Bottom(B), Scroll Down(X), Scroll Up(E), Change Page( P), Refresh(R ), Search(S), Reconnect(Z), Quit(Q)
- Custom push notification settings.
- Generally enhancing the launch performance after first time launch.
- A better and more straight forward user interface.
- Now can login with your Facebook account!
- Auto connect to Talkbox after restarting device.
- Enhance server stability for BlackBerry.
- Enhance background connection mechanics.
- Minor bug fix for previous versions.
Check out v1.0 of TalkBox free in App World
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 17, 2012, 11:57 am. | TalkBox v1.0 Rolls Out of Beta and Into App World | One comment |
Переслать - easyDial Touchscreen Dialpad for the BlackBerry Bold 9900
I know this might sound a bit odd but I have actually had a couple people asking me for such an app so I thought it might be worth mentioning. With the touchscreen on the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 some users have wanted to be able to dial phone numbers using the touchscreen instead of the smaller keyboard buttons. I cannot fathom why you would want to do this but the people who asked were willing to pay for the pleasure.
If you were looking for such a solution you need look no further. easyDial will pop up a dialpad on your BlackBerry Bold 9900s screen for you to punch in numbers. You can find easyDial for $0.99 in App World.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 17, 2012, 10:54 am. | easyDial Touchscreen Dialpad for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 | 6 comments |
Переслать - RIM & Glam.co.uk Giving Away 10 BlackBerry Curve 9320s in the UK
RIM and Glam.co.uk have teamed up for a giveaway in the UK according to the latest report spotted by James @CrackBerry. RIM is giving UK residents the chance to win one of 10 BlackBerry Curve 9320s along with some £250 shopping vouchers. To be entered to win you have to play a Flash game called The Chase gathering all the BlackBerry splats which is pretty self explanatory.
Check out the details here on The Chase website
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 17, 2012, 9:44 am. | RIM & Glam.co.uk Giving Away 10 BlackBerry Curve 9320s in the UK | Leave a comment |
Переслать - BlackBerry Curve 9320 Coming to T-Mobile in September
I am not sure what they are waiting for but it looks like T-Mobile will be getting the low cost introductory smartphone BlackBerry Curve 9320 in September. The phone codenamed Armstrong is scheduled for September 26th which is a ways off. If T-Mobile makes the price right especially with prepaid that could be a hot selling BlackBerry. via TmoNews
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 17, 2012, 8:34 am. | BlackBerry Curve 9320 Coming to T-Mobile in September | 3 comments |
Переслать - Devs: Restore or Unbrick your BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha Now Possible
Some developers who went to BlackBerry 10 Jam or the World Tour and did a security wipe of their BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha realized a big pain point of the device. If you wiped it then you would lose apps like the Camera and such along with a few other features. Shane over @OSBB noticed that RIM confirmed in the Beta Zone forums that they have made the OS unbricking process possible. For now that means offering the original OS 10.0.4.187 (some people were running 10.0.4.197) for users to update from the dev alpha.
The trick is you need the new BlackBerry Desktop Manager Software from the Beta Zone to restore your Dev Alpha. The devices are still scheduled to hopefully get a new OS update this month so hopefully this the first step of that happening.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 17, 2012, 4:50 am. | Devs: Restore or Unbrick your BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha Now Possible | One comment |
Переслать - New BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Microsite in Australia Giving Away 10 BlackBerry 9900s
@TferThomas let us know that RIM has launched a new microsite for BlackBerry Mobile Fusion in Australia. We usually mention giveaways that are limited to the US and Canada but RIM is giving away 10 BlackBerry Bold 9900s in Australia through the microsite. From July 16th until September 27th they are giving away a BlackBerry Bold 9900 every week which means 10 in total. Winners will be announced every Monday and all you have to do is enter in your email address and answer a question.
Head on over to www.aublackberryfusion.com for details and let us know if you spot the terms and conditions for the giveaway!
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 16, 2012, 5:07 pm. | New BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Microsite in Australia Giving Away 10 BlackBerry 9900s | 3 comments |
Переслать - Monster Jump PlayBook Game Tries to Clone Doodle Jump
Tylor let us know about a new game he just released for the PlayBook called Monster Jump. Tylor's TwoPinStudio has been pretty slid for fun games for the PlayBook and Monster Jump is no disappointment. He created Monster Jump as an exclusive PlayBook game built on Adobe Air with gameplay similar to Doodle Jump and Abduction. You simply guide the monster using the accelerometer through platforms and power boosts collecting coins and avoiding baddies.
Check out Monster Jump for $1.99 in App World or let Tylor know what you think in his forum thread or on Twitter.
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 16, 2012, 11:58 am. | Monster Jump PlayBook Game Tries to Clone Doodle Jump | One comment |
Переслать - Twitter v3.1.0.20 Comes Out of Beta and Lands in App World
RIM set the stage for this update in the Beta Zone by stating that v3.1.0.17 was the Gold Release and would hopefully be released publicly if all went well. It seems like that is the case since we have received multiple reports from readers that App World is now pushing v3.1.0.20.
If the original v3.1 Beta release notes hold true this update brings:
- Updated Tweet Details Screen – Clicking a Tweet now brings you to a content-rich Tweet details screen, designed to give you more information around the Tweet. Geotagged Tweets will show mini maps, Tweeted photos will appear larger, and Twitter conversations will be easier to follow. In addition, you will be able to see who's Retweeted a Tweet, and by whom it has been Retweeted. To see a person's profile screen, just click the profile picture again.
- Undo Retweet - You can now undo a Retweet that you may have mistakenly Retweeted. You can undo a Retweet by using familiar actions used to delete a Tweet. In addition, the new Tweet details screen allows you to select the Retweet button to undo a Retweet.
- Right to Left Language Support
- Additional Languages – Finnish, Arabic & Hebrew
You can find the latest version of Twitter in App World
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 16, 2012, 11:34 am. | Twitter v3.1.0.20 Comes Out of Beta and Lands in App World | Leave a comment |
Переслать - Devs: RIM to Discuss Native & Web SDK Updates in Two New Webinars
Thanks to Ofutur for pointing out that along with announcing the upcoming BlackBerry 10 SDK updates coming this month RIM has also announced two new webinars. Both webinars are going to be held on July 19th which means we will probably see these SDK updates soon. There will be one focused on HTML5 and another focused on the Native track.
HTML 5 – Join us for this webcast to learn more about the newest features in the latest release of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK with BlackBerry 10 support. We?ll have a quick demo and then our BlackBerry experts will be on hand to answer your questions about using the SDK to build BlackBerry 10 applications. Topics Covered Include: Overview of new features, Demo, Q&A
Date: Thursday July 19, 2012
Time: 11:00 am EST
Register todayBLACKBERRY NATIVE – Join us for this webcast to learn more about the newest features in the latest release of the BlackBerry Native SDK and Cascades. We?ll have a quick demo and then our BlackBerry experts will be on hand to answer your questions about using the SDK to build BlackBerry 10 applications. Topics Covered Include: Overview of new features, Demo, Q&A
Date: Thursday July 19, 2012
Time: 2:00 pm EST
Register todayLet us know if you will be attending!
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 16, 2012, 11:22 am. | Devs: RIM to Discuss Native & Web SDK Updates in Two New Webinars | Leave a comment |
Переслать - All BlackBerry 10 Developer SDKs to Get a Major Update in July
This seems to coincide nicely with the new BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha update that is supposed to come this week. RIM has sent out an email to all developers confirming that all BlackBerry 10 developer SDKs "will receive a major update in July" and they are "looking forward to the astonishing apps you'll be able to create with the new SDKs.
I am really hoping RIM releases some solid inter-application integration along with access to PIM data in the new SDKs. Let us know what you want to see!
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, July 16, 2012, 11:12 am. | All BlackBerry 10 Developer SDKs to Get a Major Update in July | One comment |
Переслать - BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour Presentations Now Available Online
James let me know that RIM has made the slideshow presentations from BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour available on their website. Sadly these do not include the audio from the presentations but hopefully RIM plans on releasing that too. Until then you can suck up the content from the Native, WebWorks, and Enterprise tracks.
Check out all the presentations here
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 16, 2012, 11:03 am. | BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour Presentations Now Available Online | Leave a comment |
Переслать - RIM's CMO Frank Boulben Shares His Thoughts in New Interview
We have all be waiting for years for RIM to get a new CMO who will revamp RIM's marketing strategy. The position has been left more of less vacant for a few years but Thorsten Heins recently named Frank Boulben as the man who will spearhead BlackBerry 10's resurgence. Kevin over @CrackBerry had a chance to sit down with Boulben and get his answers on 12 key questions about Boulben's strategy for BlackBerry 10. It is a very insightful read though it does not contain any headliners. It is starting to become apparent that Boulben is definitely the man for the job and now we just have to wait for him to deliver!
I recommend checking out the full interview over @CrackBerry for all the details. Let us know what you think of Boulben and what he should do for RIM's marketing message in the future!
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 16, 2012, 10:01 am. | RIM’s CMO Frank Boulben Shares His Thoughts in New Interview | Leave a comment |
Переслать - RIM Releases Parental Controls App for OS 6.0+ BlackBerry Smartphones
RIM introduced a new Parental Controls feature in their latest OS 7.1 releases that has worked quite well. When they launched it they promised that it would be coming to older devices shortly and they have made good on that promise. Don let us know that RIM has released Parental Controls in App World and it seems to be compatible with most if not all OS 6.0+ BlackBerry smartphones.
Check out the free app here and RIM's original announcement of the feature for more information
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 16, 2012, 8:55 am. | RIM Releases Parental Controls App for OS 6.0+ BlackBerry Smartphones | One comment |
Переслать - TheSource.ca Selling BlackBerry PlayBook Bluetooth Keyboard Case for $84 Shipped!
Ajay let us know that The Source in Canada is selling the BlackBerry PlayBook Bluetooth Keyboard and Case combo for $83.99 with free shipping. The lowest price we have seen for it previously was the $99.99 promo at launch so this is a pretty sweet deal. It really turns your PlayBook into a mobile computer especially if you used Citrix or remote desktop like Splashtop.
Check out the BlackBerry PlayBook Bluetooth Keyboard and Case combo for $83.99 at TheSource.ca. Use the code TS499 for free shipping. Ajay let us know the deal should be live until August 1st so get cracking!
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, July 16, 2012, 5:24 am. | TheSource.ca Selling BlackBerry PlayBook Bluetooth Keyboard Case for $84 Shipped! | 2 comments |
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