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- Take CrackBerry Kevins Mega Community Survey and Help Give BlackBerry Feedback
My buddy Kevin over at CrackBerry is heading to BlackBerrys headquarters next week for BlackBerrys Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. A few friends pointed out to me that he put out a survey to poll the BlackBerry user community on what is important to them so he can relay it while in Waterloo. I think that is a worthy undertaking and hope you will take the time to answer his 41 question survey. He is even throwing in a chance to win a $100 Best Buy gift card. Either way this goes hand in hand with us advocating that BlackBerry start responding to what their actual customers (and not carriers) want and need from them.
Check out the survey here and let us know how it goes.
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | Take CrackBerry Kevins Mega Community Survey and Help Give BlackBerry Feedback
Переслать - Blippar Image Recognition Augmented Reality App Goes Native on BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry actually used Blippar as a marketing tool (that kind of flopped) when they first launched BlackBerry 10. Their app allowed iOS and Android users to point their app at certain websites and other ads and see why they should switch to BlackBerry 10. These ads are called "blips" and the Blippar app allows your phone to read them through image recognition of magazines, newspapers, billboards, logos, websites, and more. They then launch an experience (think of an overlaid movie trailer, etc) on what is shown through the camera. All in all it is a pretty cool yet limited experience.
Here are the details:
- The visual discovery tool enables Blackberry users to effectively digitise the static, physical world around them.
- Simply by pointing the Z10′s high quality camera at 'blippable' objects and images, users will experience them jumping to life with exclusive, interactive content.
- There are a number of existing markers available for Blackberry users to start blipping including; Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Pepsi Max bottles, The Independent newspaper and many hundreds more.
- Blackberry users need to look for the Blippar 'b' icon printed on blippable objects.
- Blackberry users can browse the in-app catalogue list to see a full list of blippable items.
- Blippar collaborated with Blackberry on the launch of BlackBerry 10 operating system in January this year by enabling iPhone and Android users to experience Z10 on their smartphones with a handset virtual takeover.
- By visiting www.bbtakeover.me users were able to blipp the webpage to launch the BlackBerry 10 OS onto their own iPhone and Android devices. A world's first sneak preview experience of the new BB10 OS.
Check out Blippar for yourself for free in BlackBerry World
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | Blippar Image Recognition Augmented Reality App Goes Native on BlackBerry 10
Переслать - WhatsApp for BlackBerry 10 Gets Quick Bug Fix Update
We just told you about the last WhatsApp feature update and now we have another one. This morning we got a few tips that WhatsApp had pushed out a new build (2.10.9689) to BlackBerry 10 devices. It does not have much more in the description beyond "bugfixes" but I am guessing they are important to release an out of band fix.
Check out the latest version of WhatsApp here
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | WhatsApp for BlackBerry 10 Gets Quick Bug Fix Update
Переслать - Sketch W Friends Updated to v5 for the BlackBerry PlayBook – BB10 Update Coming
BlackBerry might have written off the PlayBook but it is nice to see developers still keeping up with it. Xlabz let us know that they have updated their popular Sketch W Friends app for the PlayBook to v5. This version adds some nice improvements for users and is scheduled to also come to BlackBerry 10 shortly. Here are some of the updates in this version:
- Private rooms are now open to all players – both Free & Paid.
- No more Salon and Platinum Lounge; just one unified gaming zone so everyone gets to play together
- We’ve added an interesting twist to the game: COINS! Each game round consumes 1 coin. Users will get:
- 200 Bonus coins for logging in with Facebook!
- 70 Free coins for the first login in a day
- +50 Bonus coins for logging in on consecutive days – the more often you play the more coins you earn
- Paid users of Sketch W Friends will be credited with 5000 Bonus coins the first time they use the latest version!
Check out the updated Sketch W Friends here
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | Sketch W Friends Updated to v5 for the BlackBerry PlayBook – BB10 Update Coming
Переслать - BlackBerry Updates BBM Channels in Beta Zone for BlackBerry 10 & Legacy BBOS Devices
BlackBerry is continuing to update their popular BBM Channels app in BlackBerry's Beta Zone. They once again are recommending the convoluted sideloading method on BlackBerry 10 instead of just opening up OTA downloads like they are promoting on legacy devices. Either way the update is for both BB10 and Legacy devices bringing some nice updates including the ability to report channel content and more:
- Search for Channels
- Active Text for Channel ID's Within BBOS (5, 6, and 7)
- Deleting My Own Channel
- Support for Animated GIFs
- View Subscriber Count Within a Channel's Preview Screen
- Report Channel Content
Check out the latest download here in the Beta Zone.
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | BlackBerry Updates BBM Channels in Beta Zone for BlackBerry 10 & Legacy BBOS Devices
Переслать - BlackBerry NEEDS To Push Out BlackBerry 10 OS Updates Globally (Fragmentation)
BlackBerry has a huge problem on their hands when it comes to rolling out BlackBerry 10. The platform is less than 6 months old and it is already suffering fragmentation. BlackBerry still seems to be under the impression that carriers are their friends while BlackBerry's true customers, the device owners, are getting shafted by the "friendly" carriers. Here are two examples:
- Take our poor friends on Verizon or even AT&T with their Z10's running a version of BlackBerry 10 that DOES NOT support many of the most requested apps like Skype.
- Another large demographic of BlackBerry 10 owners purchased their BlackBerry 10 devices abroad and cannot get any OS updates on their devices. From what I hear those numbers are significant.
This sad state of affairs is in stark contrast to the PlayBook OS where BlackBerry managed to roll out OS updates to all devices at once. They even highlighted multiple times how a majority of PlayBook users are always running the latest OS. Now with BlackBerry 10 we have users suffering from frustrating bugs that were fixed on OS builds released months ago that are still not rolled out. The brave of heart have resorted to installing leaked BlackBerry 10 OS builds gratefully collected by the BlackBerry faithful trying to resolve a situation BlackBerry should never have allowed happen in the first place. In short BlackBerry is taking very little visible action to resolve this situation as their loyal (and not so loyal) customers have to resort to underground hacks to fix their products.
A few years back BlackBerry started blazing a trail into public beta programs with their BlackBerry Beta Zone. Sadly they have crippled it with oodles of red tape and convoluted workflow making me wonder if it was designed by the crack squad BlackBerry World team. Still they did start something back then by offering beta OS builds before carriers released them for a very very very small group of devices. I can probably count the number of times they did this on one hand and the OS builds were always extremely dated but it was a start. Sadly that whole effort seems to have sizzled and died.
That is why I am calling on BlackBerry to embrace instead of disenfranchising your true customers when it comes to the latest BlackBerry OS builds. Many of these hardcore users are anyways installing some of the latest OS beta builds on their devices and have great feedback to share. Instead of ignoring, fighting, or condemning the OS leaking community and users BlackBerry can actually offer a way for them to improve BlackBerry 10. This is not a novel concept anymore with Apple offering the same program to anyone with a developer account.
So if any of you reading this have friends at BlackBerry or work at BlackBerry make a point of telling them that this sad state of affairs should not be allowed to continue. BlackBerry users should be able to get the latest BlackBerry Beta OS (within reason) instead of being forced to languish on OS builds that are half a year old. BlackBerry has one of three choices to alleviate this problem:
- Push out OS updates to all devices on all carriers within a week or two
- Open up an open beta program where BlackBerrys ACTUAL customers (not carriers) can install the latest official beta build without waiting for their carrier (preferably OTA)
- Or simply continue to ignore their customers and allow carriers to cripple BlackBerry 10 devices with dated OS builds and OS fragmentation where users are forced to install leaked OS builds.
Hopefully they choose the first or even the second but the third is just shameful disregard and gross negligence on their part.
What do you think?
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | BlackBerry NEEDS To Push Out BlackBerry 10 OS Updates Globally (Fragmentation)
Переслать - Autumn Dynasty RPG for BlackBerry 10 On Sale for $2.99
The developers of the awesome RPG Autumn Dynasty let us know that they have dropped the price of the game to $2.99 until the 11th of July. They also let us know that the game has come along since we first mentioned it. They have added several new maps along with fixed bugs here and there. As a reminder Autumn Dynasty is a real time strategy game that has you using brushstrokes and gestures to command troops on a watercolour rendered battle map. Check out the trailer below:
Desktop Video Link | Mobile Video Link You can find Autumn Dynasty for $2.99 on sale in BlackBerry World
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | Autumn Dynasty RPG for BlackBerry 10 On Sale for $2.99
Переслать - Happy 4th of July! Don't Forget To Enter to Win a BlackBerry Q10, Z10, or $500!
This week is just packed with long holidays for North America. The whole BerryReview Team wanted to wish you a happy 4th of July if you are in the US. Hopefully you have a nice BBQ going somewhere not to hot.
Since some of you have the whole weekend off don't forget that BerryReview's Unlocking Store is giving away your choice of a BlackBerry Z10, Q10, or $500 for our 6th birthday and the fun ends on July 6th. Check out the details here!
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | Happy 4th of July! Don’t Forget To Enter to Win a BlackBerry Q10, Z10, or $500!
Переслать - BlackBerry Q10 & STL100-1 Z10 Users Also Get OS 10.1.0.4537 Leak
In case BlackBerry Q10 users and BlackBerry STL100-1 owners were feeling left out on the previous leak here is some good news. We now have a proper OS 10.1.0.4838 leak for you. Once again this adds the forever option (only if you security wipe) along with the simple password option. Let us know what you find. Kudos to FlexNinja for setting it up via CrackBerry Forums.
- BB10.1.0.4537_SQN-3 for Q10 SQN100-3
- BB10.1.0.4537_STL-1 for Z10 STL100-1
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview | BlackBerry Q10 & STL100-1 Z10 Users Also Get OS 10.1.0.4537 Leak
Переслать - Mireo Offline GPS BlackBerry 10 App Adds SD Card Support – Now 40% Off!
My favorite GPS app on BlackBerry 10 also happens to be the first offline GPS navigation app that requires no data connection on BB10. Mireo let us know on Twitter that they have now added SD card support to the app so you no longer need to fill up your device memory for the app and can offload to your SD card. Best of all they are offering up 40% off for the holiday weekend!
Jump on this deal and get Mireo's free trial in BlackBerry World and buy a map pack for the discount.
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | Mireo Offline GPS BlackBerry 10 App Adds SD Card Support – Now 40% Off!
Переслать - Pop Corny Developer Raking it in On BlackBerry 10 vs iOS and Android
I love Luca's posts on the BlackBerry Dev Blog from the developer relations perspective. He just posted a great example of a developer succeeding on BlackBerry 10 with a game that was already popular on iOS. BlackBerry evangelists have long been saying that developers should invest in BlackBerry 10 because they earn more money on BlackBerry. Harry Kalogirou is just such an example with his FlyCraft and Pop Corny games. The chart above shows how Harry's Pop Corny game has brought in revenues on each competing platform since launch.
This led to Harry developing FlyCraft exclusively for BlackBerry. The chart above compares his revenues for FlyCraft to the SUM of ALL of his revenues for Pop Corny on iOS, Android, and BlackBerry altogether. The charts speak for themselves.
PS: If you are a BlackBerry 10 developer please send us your story using the contact us page at the top of this site.
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview | Pop Corny Developer Raking it in On BlackBerry 10 vs iOS and Android
Переслать - Cut the Rope: Experiments Released for BlackBerry 10 (Z10/Q10/Q5)
Now this is a welcome sight! ZeptoLab UK has released Cut the Rope: Experiments for BlackBerry 10 today and it supports the whole lineup of BlackBerry 10 devices at launch. This gives you all the Om Nom candy eating fun you love in 175 new levels with more coming. You help the lovable green monster get through every level of physics challenges and try to score 3 stars in all.
Check out Cut the Rope: Experiments for $1.99 in BlackBerry World
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview | Cut the Rope: Experiments Released for BlackBerry 10 (Z10/Q10/Q5)
Переслать - BlackBerry Annual and Special Meeting Webcast Details Released for July 9th
We told you before that BlackBerry is having their annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday July 9th at 10AM in Waterloo, Ontario. Now BlackBerry has made it official along with releasing the details on the webcast that will be available for all of us (Details here). Hopefully shareholders will not be coming by with pitchforks this year calling for the CEO's head especially considering how Thorsten was just starting to take the reigns last year around this time.
Hopefully BlackBerry will do something before then to put out their vision of the next few quarters beyond repeating the "competitive market" mantra. They need to be projecting confidence in their platform and their goals for the rest of 2013. We wish them the best of luck!
July 3, 2013
BlackBerry Annual and Special Meeting Webcast on July 9, 2013
WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – July 3, 2013) – BlackBerry(R) (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB) will hold its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 10:00am EDT in Waterloo, Ontario. The live webcast can be listened to on July 9 at http://ca.blackberry.com/company/investors/events.html.
About BlackBerry
A global leader in wireless innovation, BlackBerry(R) revolutionized the mobile industry when it was introduced in 1999. Today, BlackBerry aims to inspire the success of our millions of customers around the world by continuously pushing the boundaries of mobile experiences. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Research In Motion announced that effective January 30, 2013, the Company would operate around the world under the iconic name BlackBerry. The legal name of the Company has not changed, but the Company will do business as BlackBerry pending approval of the official change by shareholders, which will be sought at the Company’s Annual General Meeting later in 2013. Effective Monday, February 4, 2013, the Company commenced trading under its new ticker symbols "BB" on the Toronto Stock Exchange and "BBRY" on the NASDAQ. For more information, visitwww.blackberry.com.
BlackBerry, RIM, Research In Motion and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. All other brands, names and marks are the property of their respective owners. RIM is not responsible for any third party products or services.
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | BlackBerry Annual and Special Meeting Webcast Details Released for July 9th
Переслать - Leaked BlackBerry OS 10.1.0.4537 For Some Z10 Models With "Forever" Gmail Retrieve & More (Q10 Too!)
Brian pointed out to me that Balenax @CBForums has put together a download of OS 10.1.0.4537 from the BlackBerry Z10 SLT100-2 which also supposedly works on the SLT-100-3 and SLT100-4. It also works for the Q10 SQN100-3 but you have to use the 10.2.0.340 radio without GPS so there are compromises. This new version finally brings the ability to set forever email retreival for non-exchange email accounts like Gmail. It also adds a simple numeric password option.
Check out the download here or discuss it in the original thread
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | Leaked BlackBerry OS 10.1.0.4537 For Some Z10 Models With "Forever" Gmail Retrieve & More (Q10 Too!)
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