I’ve decided it’s high time we had a PlayBook application for Mobile Industry Review. I’ve been deliberating on this issue for far too long. I’ve made noises. I’ve written occasional tweets, but now I’ve decided to do it. I really do like the PlayBook. I love it. It’s the right size, it’s super-super powerful. I [...]
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RIM’s $100 App World outage compensation: Good move
You’ll have no doubt heard that RIM will shortly be offering $100 worth of application downloads to every consumer as compensation for last week’s outages. This is a good move, for a number of reasons. 1. It’s a tangible offering — real apps, real brand names 2. It’s a recognition of the annoyance and frustration [...]
Ah, welcome back BlackBerry Bold!
I’ve had my BlackBerry Bold relaxing for the last few days whilst I have been traveling from place to place. I’m doing my best to avoid rewarding my operator(s) for offering really poor data roaming rates by refusing, where possible, to use them. I’ve therefore managed to avoid using the Bold for a few days [...]
Deploy your Android or HTML5 to the PlayBook in 5 minutes at DevCon
If you’ve got an Android app or an HTML5 app that you’d like to see working on the PlayBook, I strongly recommend checking out this rather swish offer from the DevCon team. All you need to do is turn up on site with the app code (A “COD” file bundle, whatever the hell that is) [...]
RIM’s outages were bad, but I think the immediate damage is limited
It’s a total unmitigated arse when your technology doesn’t work as expected. I’ve got an email account at one of the companies I consult with regularly. They’re a top FTSE 100 firm and they were seriously challenged by this week’s BlackBerry outage. One of the implications of the continued outage was that the company’s help [...]
The danger for RIM: Compounding negative press stories
I’m a big, big fan of RIM, makers of BlackBerry. Huge fan. Their devices and their services irrevocably changed my life for the better. In today’s fast paced, always-on connected environment, it’s super-important for RIM to continue to manage their reputation aggressively and offensively (as apposed to playing defence — or, in some cases not [...]
BlackBerry Tag will soon make good use of OS7′s NFC capabilities
I just got news through from the team at RIM confirming the imminent launch of BlackBerry Tag. The all new Bold, Torch and Curve models feature integrated NFC features — which haven’t really been exploited as yet. The new ‘Tag’ function arrives with the upcoming BlackBerry OS 7 update and will enable users to tap-n-share [...]
BlackBerry Travel is a phenomenally useful app (and service)
It just a week-and-a-bit before I arrive into San Francisco for the BlackBerry DevCon event. I’m in Houston first, followed by New York, before flying into the Valley. So that means I’ve been doing the usual jiggery-pokery with hotels and flights. In many cases, I’ve been lucky enough to have a colleague or agency take [...]
My patience with mobile app exceptions is shockingly limited
Here’s an illustration of my super-short attention span when it comes to exceptions with mobile applications. I’m surprised by how I am reacting. One of my regular BlackBerry apps is BeReader. It’s a really nice Google Reader client for the BlackBerry platform. I bought it via App World last year and I’ve been a regular [...]
Video: BlackBerry Bold 9900 walk-through
This is Momchil here with a demo of the BlackBerry Bold 9900. Further to Ewan’s recent post on the new Bold, I would like to show you this video walk-through of the BlackBerry Bold 9900, taken at the BlackBerry 7 Media Event. Here is the video:
Should you upgrade to BlackBerry Bold 9900? Definitely. Place the order!
Months ago when I first got hands-on with the BlackBerry Bold at BlackBerry World, I thought it was gorgeous. But, it was pre-release. And I try not to think too much about devices that are specifically marked as pre-release. There are often substantial changes before the device hits the shelves. Now I stopped doing actual [...]
RIM announces BBM Music social and sharing service [press release]
I’m rushing off to a meeting so I wanted to get the release up now and then I’ll discuss what this means later on (and also download and try to have a look at BBM Music as well — it’s still in beta). Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today [...]
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