It’s sort of strange how long it has taken for RIM to finally begin advertising the fact that their is such a thing as BlackBerry apps and users can download them on their device. In their latest TV spot, RIM is advertising the Super Apps concept which is cool but it would have been nice to see more than one app in the ad. At the very end of the ad, they show you a series of icons representing Super Apps (is Urban Spoon really a super app?), and there are a lot of cool apps they could have showcased. Why didn’t RIM showcase themes? The ability to customize your device in any way you’d like is a great advantage for BlackBerry and they should be advertising this on TV. Pageonce Personal Finance is definitely an awesome app but hopefully RIM will show off a little more in the coming ads.
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The third BlackBerry PlayBook developer webcast will be broadcasted at 2PM EST or 11AM PST. In this webcast, you can learn about how to integrate your app with the PlayBook tablet using the Adobe AIR 2.5 APIs and the BlackBerry Tablet OS APIs. Other topics included in the webcast are:
- Adobe AIR 2.5 device integration APIs
- BlackBerry Tablet OS device integration APIs
- Testing and Debugging your application BlackBerry Tablet Simulator
- Live Q&A with experts from Research In Motion Limited and Adobe
The BlackBerry Partners Fund has announced the winners in this year’s BlackBerry Partners Fund Developer Challenge and they are:
North American Winner: Poynt
Latin America Winner: Vlingo Plus – Voice App
Europe / Middle East / Africa Winner: UbiNav EU
Asia Pacific Winner: Love Indonesia
Around 400 apps were evaluated for the challenge and the above apps were selected based on quality, user experience and how effectively they incorporated “Super App” characteristics. Winners each receive a Regional Winner prize package valued at more than $85,000, including an Elite membership in the BlackBerry Alliance Program, an App Promo package, BlackBerrys, prominent placement on BlackBerry App World for three weeks, and more. Hit the jump for the full press release.
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WhiteSmoke is an English writing solutions provider that has launched a unique BlackBerry app that corrects grammar, style and spelling mistakes for BlackBerry email users. The grammar checker in the WhiteSmoke app is based on unique NLP (Natural Language Processing) technology, which we’ve never heard of but at least sounds cool. The app provides a style checker that offers alternative words and phrases for common stylistic errors as well as a contextual spell checker which distinguishes between thousands of commonly-confused words such as: then~than, were~we’re and lets~let’s.
The ScanLife barcode app by Scanbuy is a reliable barcode scanner that many users have been using especially since BBM has stopped being able to scan barcodes for many recently. Perhaps it’s a bug in BBM or RIM has canceled the functionality in order to leave it up to third party developers. Either way, ScanLife is a decent alternative that has been updated to include digital coupons on every day products, prices and availability from local stores and detailed nutrition information from thousands of food products.
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Nobex Radio Companion has recently added a new feature that lets you watch YouTube videos of your favorite songs. While listening to a song, all you have to do is select the YouTube feature from the menu and you’ll be taken to a YouTube for that song. Nobex also has other cool features such as:
- Works on ALL BlackBerry Smartphones
- Over 6800 playable stations from more than 100 countries around the world
- “Sleep Timer” feature allows you to decide for how long you will listen to the radio – anywhere from 15 min to 2 hours.
- Post your favorite song or station directly to your Facebook wall with a click of a button.
- Playlist information for 2700+ stations
- Purchase songs with a single click
- Get an email with links to buy the song on your PC
- Hear song snippets
