App World 3.1.4.20 Now Available For Download BlackBerry Beta Zone

This version has the following features:

• Download all app updates with the new "Upgrade All" button
• Share your list of installed apps using NFC technology
• View lists of installed apps from multiple friends using NFC technology
• Connect BlackBerry App World to BBM to display a variety of new BlackBerry App World actions in your BBM personal message
• Finnish language support 
• Various bug fixes

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Source: BlackBerry Beta Zone

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EXCLUSIVE: BBM for BlackBerry 10 First Look

Have you been wondering what BlackBerry Messenger on BlackBerry 10 could possibly look like? Now you get the very first glimpse ever! BBM in BlackBerry 10 will be taking full advantage of the OLED screen. How will it be doing that you ask? According to the internal slide, RIM will be opening up BBM to themes for a very special reason

RIM has been and always will be about saving battery life. By utilizing a darker theme and colors on BBM alone, RIM says it will significantly improve battery life. With just a simple black theme, RIM estimates that battery consumption can be decreased by as much as 25%. Additionally, RIM says with further optimization to take advantage of the OLED screen, you could decrease upwards of 75% battery consumption.

What do you think of the new look for BBM? We’re sure this isn’t the only way it will look. From what RIM has shown with Cascades, we may see some of those TAT animations play a role in the BBM UI. Nonetheless, it is great to see RIM working in every angle to optimize battery life. Let us know what you think!

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Exclusive: BlackBerry 10 Hardware Ahead of Schedule; RIM Gave it New Color

Although RIM will still be announcing the first BlackBerry 10 device sometime in August, the release date may be sooner than the October release we previously heard. We’ve confirmed with one of our sources that the first BlackBerry 10 slate device’s hardware has been fully manufactured. There will be no more revisions and that Qualcomm LTE chipset RIM was waiting for has been nicely built into the device. Therefore, we’ve learned the first BlackBerry 10 phone might make it to release in the first half of September.

The BlackBerry 10 slate will have “a color never before seen on a BlackBerry”. The BlackBerry PlayBook was the first BlackBerry device to shy away from the usual all-black with chrome detail when first launched. It was first thought, from the leaked slides of BlackBerry 10 device, that it too would resemble the rubberized matte black color of the PlayBook. However, we’ve learned it will sport its own unique color at launch. And who knows, perhaps we’ll even see RIM release other color variations too.

Know what else is really cool? The first BlackBerry 10 device with a physical keyboard, codenamed ‘BlackBerry Nevada’, has also reached final production phase. This means the BlackBerry 10 Bold is just waiting to be touched and drooled over by consumers. However, what’s holding up these two devices from releasing is the BlackBerry 10 operating system.

While at the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour event in NYC, we learned that some aspects of the BlackBerry 10 operating system were not live demos, but an emulated version wrapped as an app. So while the hardware may be ready to go, RIM is still working to add the finishing touches to the BlackBerry 10 operating system. Additionally, it was told to us that what the world has seen thus far of BlackBerry 10 is only scratching the surface of all the features planned in its final release.

Source : N4BB

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Facebook version 3.1.0.17 now available in App World

What’s new:
 • Facebook Groups support
 • Users can now “like” comments and view “likes”
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Microsoft Surface Tablet video

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Microsoft revealed Surface Tablets

• Software takes center stage: Surface sports a full-sized USB port and a 16:9 aspect ratio – the industry standard for HD. It has edges angled at 22 degrees, a natural position for the PC at rest or in active use, letting the hardware fade into the background and the software stand out.
• VaporMg: The casing of Surface is created using a unique approach called VaporMg (pronounced Vapor-Mag), a combination of material selection and process to mold metal and deposit particles that creates a finish akin to a luxury watch. Starting with magnesium, parts can be molded as thin as .65 mm, thinner than the typical credit card, to create a product that is thin, light and rigid/strong.

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PaceMaker Lite Version Only $4.99 in App World

Mix the music you love with automatic beat matching and scratch. This is the 

Lite version and i am not sure what features are not available in this version.

Download Pacemaker Lite

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Finally PaceMaker Now Available for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Mix the music you love with automatic beat matching, loops and effects. Pacemaker® makes it easy and fun to DJ and with a full set of playback features, pro level audio effects and a crossfader, you have unlimited creative influence over your music!

 Features:
 Auto beatmatch - Instantly sync tempo and phase of two tracks by clicking the Sync button. Scratch - Put the needle on the record and scratch like the Grandmaster. Time stretch - Alter and set the tempo of a track ± 100% without affecting pitch/key. Pitch speed - Alter track tempo ± 100% and pitch/key ± one octave in parallel. Pitch bend - Nudge a track into phase. Loop - Create synchronized loops on the fly; set and adjust in-point and/or end-point, split from in-point or end-point, double from in-point

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Angry Birds Space for PlayBook Updated to v1.2.1

Rivio has updated the Angry Birds Space for Playbook to Version 1.2.1, adding the Utopia levels.

More information/purchase Angry Birds Space

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Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones updated to V3.1.0.13

Please see below for a list of fixed issues in Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones version 3.1.0.13:

• Unable to view photo when selected from social feeds (BZ report)
• Favorites icon is not updated correctly (BZ report)
• Follow button appears in Tweet details when you view your own tweet
• DM notification appears for welcome message that was previously read / deleted
• When attempting to zoom out, picture automatically closes
• Right to Left - BBM text and buttons not displayed correctly in the options dialog for Arabic and Hebrew
• Right to Left - Scrolling in a tweet is not correct if there are 2 or more @usernames next to each other

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Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones updated to V3.1.0.16 in Beta Zone

Change Log:

The following issues have been fixed and implemented in Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones version 3.1.0.16:

• Facebook for BlackBerry doesn’t receive notifications
• Groups wall not showing all posts
• The load more comments button was not available in some circumstances, making older comments inaccessible
• Photos on Group Wall does not open to correct photo
• If a post to a group fails the resend from notification does not resend
• Group icons do not match the icons that are displayed on the Facebook website
• Opening Groups from the Navigation Grid multiple times opens multiple Group list screens
• Facebook notification did not show on device today view after SIMs swapping
• Did not get event invitation push notification
• Likes count incorrect in Likes list if launched from stagnant comment screen
• Likes and comment numbers of Group wall post did not persist after reopening the Group profile
• Likes on picture does not always appear when accessing posts from message inbox notification of likes
• Page profile is treated as non-friend profile in people like list
• "Disable Public Photo Sharing" IT policy did not apply if user uploading photo from media app
• "View null's Profile"/"View Photos of null" when invoking GCM or BB menu on a Group photo
• Hindi EULA appears to be missing the first paragraph (possibly more)
• Wrong error message is shown for child (parental) protection policy
• Device jumps back up on screen while scrolling in Facebook for BlackBerry in case the image is longer then what can fit on the screen.
• Friends list profile photos very large on low resolution device – only two friends visible

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security researchers' warnings about privacy issues with LinkedIn's iOS app

Linkedln response about the collection of data:

"The company acknowledged that it picks up information from the Calendar app on your iOS device to try to sync any appointments listed with fellow LinkedIn users. The feature is opt-in, so users of the LinkedIn IOS app can turn off the ability to "Add Calendar" in the Settings screen.
The details sent to LinkedIn's server include the e-mail addresses of the people you meet with, the meeting subject, the location, and any meeting notes. The calendar data is sent securely using SSL encryption and isn't shared or stored, LinkedIn added.
But in a concession to concerned users, the company has promised two tweaks to the feature. It will no longer pick up meeting notes from your calendar. And it will add a "learn more" link to explain how your calendar data is being used."

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 Source : Cnet

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Pacemaker® app coming to BlackBerry PlayBook June 14th

On June 14th the Pacemaker® app for BlackBerry PlayBook will be available on App World.
Check out Pacemaker DJ in this video clip:

 Please leave your email below to get a reminder when it hits the store.

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Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones updated to v3.1.0.11 in Beta Zone

 

What's New in 3.1?

Check out what's been added to the latest Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones client!

• 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. 

Change Log (3.1.0.11)

• Cannot press 'L' to reply to all in Tweet details screen (BZ report)
• "Sorry you are not authorized to see this status" error popup on Tweet details screen (BZ report)
• Seeing duplicate Replies in Tweet details page (BZ report)
• View Pictures are not full sized and cropped off in new Tweet details (BZ report)
• Undo Retweet fails
• Right to Left - Scrolling in timeline jumps over links, @mentions and #hashtags to Retweeted by user link.

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BlackBerry Music Gateway Walkthrough Video

What do you think? Would you purchase the BlackBerry Music Gateway?

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BlackBerry Music Gateway

The BlackBerry Music Gateway is now available, play music on your BlackBerry smartphone, PlayBook tablet, or a computer through your home stereo or car stereo.Just plug the BlackBerry Music Gateway into your stereo system, and pair it with your BlackBerry device using Bluetooth connectivity or NFC technology, then fill any room with your music. It’s really that simple. You’ve got full control over playback, change tracks, volume, and play or pause because your BlackBerry device is your remote control.


Order BlackBerry Music Gateway for $49.99 
Features:

• Enjoy Wireless Freedom: Streams music from your smartphone, tablet or other devices to your stereo(1,2)
• Your Device is the Remote Control: Track and volume control from across the room, plus access your apps simultaneously.
• Connections Made Simple: Tap to connect with NFC2 or use standard Bluetooth1 for universal connectivity.
• Plays music through: Any home stereo, powered speaker system, or car stereo with auxiliary input(1,2).
• Online music services: Works with online music services and apps on your smartphone, tablet or device, such as Slacker, 7digital, and BB Music

• Product Dimensions: 60mm x 37.5mm x 11mm
• Product Weight: 22.2g

1 Smartphone, tablet or device must support A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth profiles
2 Smartphone must support Near Field Communication (NFC) for tap to connect feature.

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