Author Archives: Will Robertson
Better typing on the iPad screen
A less talked about feature of the latest update to the iPad’s operating system, iOS 5, was the inclusion of a new split keyboard. This keyboard is the iPad’s keyboard, split in half, shrunken down, and moveable to different positions … Continue reading
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Kobo Vox – Android powered eReader
When I think about how I use my tablets the most, my usage falls into three main categories: – reading (books with Kobo and magazines with Zinio) – writing (blogging with WordPress and documents with Docs To Go) – communicating … Continue reading
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PlayBook Update Delayed Until February
Today’s news went from bad to worse. It started with a rumour from the BGR blog and was later confirmed by RIM’s BlackBerry Blog: PlayBook OS 2.0 won’t be released until February 2012. Reasons cited were somewhat expected, problems adapting … Continue reading
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WordPress for Android on BlackBerry PlayBook
The next version of the BlackBerry PlayBook’s operating system will feature the ability to run Android apps. Using a developer beta of this update, I have begun installing Android apps to fill some gaps in what is available for PlayBook. … Continue reading
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AndroidTO – Toronto Android Conference
If you have read the other posts on my blog, you are likely wondering why I am blogging about AndroidTO, a conference for developers and users of Google’s mobile operating system Android. While I am BlackBerry user, a few things … Continue reading
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RIM’s Underlying Goals with Free Premium App Apology for Downtime
Following the BlackBerry Network downtime last week, RIM has announced plans to provide a number of apps for free to all BlackBerry users as an apology. Rather than provide a reimbursement for the downtime, RIM is offering “a selection of premium … Continue reading
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BlackBerry Video Store – Powered By… QuickPlay Media?
UPDATE January 15, 2011: More information has finally come out about the BlackBerry Video Store. It is launching in February with the 2.0 release for PlayBook. Rather than QuickPlay Media powering it as I had suspected, it is Rovi with … Continue reading
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Apps Sell Phones and Tablets
From my time working at Autodesk, one fact became quite obvious: individual apps can be a huge factor in determining which smartphone/tablet someone buys. Autodesk’s SketchBook Pro has been one of the top iPhone and iPad applications since launch, and … Continue reading
Vizualize.me makes an infographic of your LinkedIn
Vizualize.me is a new web app that creates an infographic visualization of your LinkedIn profile’s data. I was skeptical at first, but after trying it with my own profile the benefit of this sort of visualization becomes obvious. On a … Continue reading
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BlackBerry Smartphone Apps Coming to PlayBook?
I do not think there has been an official statement on whether RIM will bring support for BlackBerry smartphone apps to the BlackBerry PlayBook. However a recent update to the BlackBerry website seems to suggest support is coming soon: “Plus … Continue reading
