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- Canadian Minister States That They Are Keeping a Close Eye on BlackBerry
Canadian Government Industry Minister James Moore took some time to talk to Reuters yesterday about what he called BlackBerry's current situation. He stated that it was "unfortunate" that BlackBerrys new Q10 and Z10 phones have not taken off. He went on to say that:
"I know that they’re facing their challenges and they’re adjusting their firm internally in the way that best suits their interests," he said. "And all I can say is, we wish them well, and we’re keeping a close eye on the situation."
On top of that he was asked if the government wanted BlackBerry to stay Canadian in terms of foreign bids. To that he vaguely replied that:
"We want them to do well, keep employing Canadians, keeping putting out innovative technologies and platforms, and we’re paying close attention."
In other words they have their eye on it and have not made any public decisions yet.
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview | Canadian Minister States That They Are Keeping a Close Eye on BlackBerry
Переслать - BBM for Android and iOS User Guides Leak Out!
If you needed any more proof that BlackBerry Messenger is coming soon to Android and iOS then this leak should reassure you. BBNews.pl spotted the user guides for both BBM for Android and iOS. They are hosted on BlackBerrys servers and link to the apps that are not yet available. Still it does show that you will be able to send messages, location, voice messages, status, BBM Groups, and more based on your BlackBerry ID, number, or QR code. This document also says that screen sharing, voice, and video will be coming later this fall which is really sad to hear.
Check out the documents below:
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview | BBM for Android and iOS User Guides Leak Out!
Переслать - Foursquare updated to 10.2.1.674 for BlackBerry 10 Devices
Foursquare has always been very dedicated to BlackBerry users, and as of late it is really showing. They seem to be rolling out some good updates every couple of weeks. Today they update Foursquare for BlackBerry 10 to version 10.2.1.674. It brings some enhancements like an updated Business Details section that now shows hours, and payment methods, making it more informative. It also adds a few other minor but important changes like being able to set your profile picture within the app. Everyone should see the update in BlackBerry World within the next 24 hours.
Posted by Ricky Lakeit for ©BerryReview | Foursquare updated to 10.2.1.674 for BlackBerry 10 Devices
Переслать - Check Out Orbit by Innovatology in BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10!
We all know how amazing the BlackBerry 10 OS is, and finding apps that leverage and showcase the ability of the OS is even better. Orbit is one such app. Imagine a virtual earth, weather app and a weather clock all for BlackBerry 10. You can visually explore the earth in a live 3D image as it spins, watching the sun rise and set and night lights come on!
While the app is awesome, it gives instant access to the time and weather of over 1700 major cities in the world! It includes a detailed 10-day forecast. You can even adjust the cloud layer to get a better view of the geography.
So what are the features?
- Stunning 3D earth simulation
- Near realtime cloud satellite images from NASA and NOAA
- World clock and latest weather for 1700+ major cities worldwide.
- Detailed 10-day forecasts from the worlds most accurate weather service.
- Sleek weather icons, detailed current conditions, sunrise & sunset and scrolling forecast graph
- Scientifically accurate earth orbit, rotation, sunrise, sunset, angles
- Show a world clock of your favorite cities
- Adjust sunlight, moonlight, cloud layer, color
- Define your Home city, favorite cities
- Search by name
- Hardware-accelerated, high-resolution graphics
- Compatible with all Z10, Q10, Q5 BlackBerry 10 smartphones
- Find the city closest to your current location
- Night-time lights
- Settings for 12/24-hour clock, temperature, pressure, wind speed and more
- Detailed and fun built-in Help
All these features in one app for only $2.99, which is amazing to watch and see for yourself. I can’t even begin to go on about the way it looks, leaving the whole world in your hands! I hope the pictures included give you an idea of how much you’ll love it. Discover earth from a different point of view.
Posted by Susan for ©BerryReview | Check Out Orbit by Innovatology in BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10!
Переслать - WSJ Wireless Savings Calculator Is A Great Way To Compare US Wireless Plans
A friend of mine pointed out a really cool mini-utility that the Wall Street Journal has released to help navigate the maze of current shared wireless plans. They have created a really simple wizard that lets you set your needs and then show you what it would cost on each carrier. Its a great way to compare the plans side by side for your actual situation.
Check out the Wireless Savings Calculator here and let us know if it helps!
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | WSJ Wireless Savings Calculator Is A Great Way To Compare US Wireless Plans
Переслать - Mr Heins, Tear Down This (BlackBerry World) App Wall!
I was having a candid conversation with a friend yesterday about strategic moves that BlackBerry could make to quickly boost BlackBerry 10. One of the main themes that kept coming back was how badly the BlackBerry World team has failed the BlackBerry community. Just take yesterday's revelation that almost 50,000 apps in BlackBerry World are spam from one developer or the basic fundamentals still missing in BlackBerry World. I have advocated quite a few times that BlackBerry simply open up the door for OTA (Over The Air) application installation but sadly BlackBerry has arrogantly stuck to BlackBerry World.
This arrogance smacks right in the face of the very active "Sideloading" community for BlackBerry 10 and the many limitations BlackBerry imposes on them. There are even multiple commercial services dedicated to bypassing this user unfriendly restriction BlackBerry places on their devices that did not exist on legacy BBOS devices.
By opening up OTA application installation BlackBerry could boost their app availability by hundreds of thousands of apps. Many Android developers already publicly offer their APK files for installation. Others are easily accessible and would open the door for everyone to get Google Maps, Instagram, Candy Crush and MANY more such apps on their BlackBerry 10 devices. On top of that it would also allow for all the apps that BlackBerry has so far restricted due to asinine policies by not forcing BlackBerry to be part of the transaction. It would have even simplified the BlackBerry Maps bug that hammered BlackBerry support earlier this week.
BlackBerry continues to allow BlackBerry 10 to be held back by the embarrassment that is BlackBerry World. At first BlackBerry advocated that these limitations were imposed because developers asked for them and they would improve security and visibility for apps. So far BlackBerry World has failed on both fronts on top of limiting functionality for BlackBerry 10 and PlayBook users.
Its is way past the time for BlackBerry's CEO, Thorsten Heins, to either clean up shop at BlackBerry World or simply make life easier for BlackBerrys real customers. What do you think?
PS: This plan should be easy to implement for Android apps but BlackBerry would have to find a solution for Cascades apps where you can extract the source code from the BAR files.
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | Mr Heins, Tear Down This (BlackBerry World) App Wall!
Переслать - BlackBerry Maps 10.1.0.805 Bug Details Confirmed Along With Workaround
BlackBerry has finally gotten around to confirming the BlackBerry Maps 10.1.0.805 application startup crash bug in their knowledge base. Ironically they recommend the same workaround that we mentioned yesterday. They have also confirmed that the issue is only on BlackBerry 10 OS versions older than 10.1.0.4633. This just goes to show that BlackBerry has to get their $#i+ together and start pushing out OS updates much faster than the current rollout pace.
Check out the details below:
After upgrading to BlackBerry Maps 10.1.0.805 the application crashes when opened
- BlackBerry 10 OS
- BlackBerry Maps 10.1.0.805
- JI 480656
An updated version of BlackBerry Maps was released for BlackBerry 10 OS. After upgrading to the updated version (BlackBerry Maps 10.1.0.805) the application fails to launch.
Note: BlackBerry 10 smartphone users who have upgraded to BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.1.0.4633 will not be affected by this issue.
This is a previously reported issue that is being investigated by our development team. No resolution time frame is currently available.
Complete the following:
- Open Internet Explorer on a PC.
- Navigate to http://blackberry.com/blackberryworld.
- Click Sign In.
- Sign in using the BlackBerry ID Username and Password.
- Verify the correct BlackBerry 10 smartphone model is displayed beside Displaying info for. For example, BlackBerry Z10.
- Search for BlackBerry Maps.
- Locate BlackBerry Maps in the search results and click Download.
- A message will be sent to the BlackBerry 10 smartphone in order to install the app.
Note: It may take up to a minute or two for the message to arrive. - Once the smartphone receives the prompt to upgrade BlackBerry Maps, open the notification and tap Upgrade.
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | BlackBerry Maps 10.1.0.805 Bug Details Confirmed Along With Workaround
Переслать - BlackBerry's Certicom Encryption Patents Could Prove Quite Valuable
BlackBerry paid $106 million for Certicom back in 2009 in an interesting bid to expand BlackBerry's encryption security. BlackBerry has 130 encryption patents that include a near monopoly on elliptic curve cryptography. This encryption method is not as commonly used as the RSA and Diffie-Hellman but mathameticians claim those older methods may be rendered useless in less than 5 years. Currently only BlackBerry and the government use the elliptic curve cryptography, which is considered much more secure, due to the expensive license that BlackBerry demands for the standard.
Technology Review claims that this might actually end up being one of the more valuable BlackBerry assets and one that could possibly be sold off separately while allowing BlackBerry to keep a license. Currently only a few companies have licenses to this advanced technology so the right company, or maybe even BlackBerry, could extract a good amount of value from licensing them.
more details from the NSA and Embedded.com
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | BlackBerry’s Certicom Encryption Patents Could Prove Quite Valuable
Переслать - BlackBerry's Top Z10 & Q10 App Releases for the Week
Its the Wednesday again which means BlackBerry has put out their list of top app releases for the week. Canabalt HD is getting featured this week along with some new BlackBerry 10 apps. Some of these we have already covered in the past week but we will cover the others shortly!
Highlight of the Week:
Canabalt HD
We are excited to share that Canabalt HD, the popular fast-paced platform action game from Kittehface Software, has arrived on BlackBerry 10! It has been remastered with new 3D backgrounds and smooth animation. It is currently available for download on BlackBerry World.
Now Available on BlackBerry 10:
Health & Fitness:
- MyEAP (Morneau Shepell Inc.)
Navigation & Travel:
- Sixt rent a car (e-Sixt GmbH & Co. KG)
Games:
- Shark Dash (Gameloft inc.)
- Canabalt HD (Kittehface Software)
- Metegol (Compania de medios digitales S.A.)
Utilities:
- AMDOCS Home (AMDOCS Device Engineering)
Music & Audio:
- Tegan And Sara (Volu.me)
Education & Reference:
- Omra Guide (Good News 4 Me)
Here are the top 'must-haves' apps according to our BlackBerry developers:
- Talking Calculator (AppHappy Studios LLC) "Fun and really colorful calculator app"
- Writer (Glam Software) "This is a very useful app for users who love to write. You can write anything, save it, and find it anywhere and anytime."
- Dreams (Quite Simple) "This interesting app can help you find the meaning in all of your dreams."
- Monsters Rampage (Adways Technology Vietnam JSC) "Smash the surrounding buildings with your monster before the monster runs out of blood. It is a simple game that's easy to play with good graphics."
- Bully Bunny (Reload Game Studio) "A great addition, this adventure game is similar to Temple Run."
- Slender Man Chapter 1: Alone (Digital Code Works) "Escape the urban legend, Slenderman, in this fully 3D action adventure game. How long can you survive?"
Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview | BlackBerry’s Top Z10 & Q10 App Releases for the Week
Переслать - WerPlay Brings Space Leap Puzzle Game to BlackBerry 10 & PlayBook (Marmalade)
It has been awhile since I last mentioned a Marmalade game for BlackBerry. Now we have Space Leap from WerPlay from Pakistan. There is some great challenging gameplay available with 4 zones and 84 levels of challenges. You collect the glowing life essence as you hop from star to star and navigate the different challenges. You can get an idea of gameplay below:
Check out Space Leap for $0.99 in BlackBerry World
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | WerPlay Brings Space Leap Puzzle Game to BlackBerry 10 & PlayBook (Marmalade)
Переслать - Adobe Reader for BlackBerry 10 Adds Signature Support & Text Annotation!
BlackBerry is really pushing the envelope with the capabilities of the Adobe Reader app for BlackBerry 10. This new update to v10.1.5.22 brings some nice new additions for those of you who work with PDF's regularly. Here are the changes from the change log:
- Signature support: Easily sign documents with Adobe Reader signature support. This allows you to create a signature and save it to be placed anywhere in a document. You can also modify, resize, change the color, opacity, and thickness of the signature.
- Text Annotation: You can now use the Text Annotation feature in Adobe Reader
Check out the updated Adobe Reader free in BlackBerry World
Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview | Adobe Reader for BlackBerry 10 Adds Signature Support & Text Annotation!
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