Author Archives: Will Robertson

Polar Mobile’s First PlayBook App: CFL Mobile

Back before the PlayBook launched to the public, Polar Mobile issued a press release in support of the PlayBook and estimating they would release at least 100 apps be the end of the year. When I checked App World tonight … Continue reading

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Could RIM be planning a PlayBook relaunch with big update?

CrackBerry Kevin recently wrote a post in which he explained his theory that RIM is holding off incremental updates for the PlayBook’s operating system for a major relaunch. I had recently been thinking the same thing, and can see the … Continue reading

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Official Bluetooth Keyboard for PlayBook by RIM is Looking Good

RIM has been teasing a Bluetooth Keyboard for the BlackBerry PlayBook since before the PlayBook was even released. The most frequent sighting being in videos of Mobile Innovation’s solution for Police Cars that features a PlayBook loaded with custom apps … Continue reading

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#BB7FanNight – Great party, even better phones!

My post-#BB7FanNight blog post is a bit late, but better late than never. (pre-event blog post) The event was a great time and it was a perfect chance to play with RIM’s initial line up of BlackBerry 7 phones. As … Continue reading

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#BB7FanNight – Preview of the new BlackBerry 7 smartphones

It started with a tweet and ended with a brand new BlackBerry smartphone with my name on it. RIM is hosting a party in Toronto tonight to announce and demonstrate the next wave of BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry OS7. In … Continue reading

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Kobo on PlayBook and BlackBerry = eReading Perfection

The time has come: I am an eReading convert. The time has come that I would much rather have an eBook from Kobo than a printed book. Using Kobo’s eReading applications on my BlackBerry PlayBook and BlackBerry smartphone I am … Continue reading

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Enabling Copy and Paste in a WebWorks app for the BlackBerry PlayBook

When redoing my BlackBerry PlayBook app Temp Notes with web technologies and RIM’s WebWorks SDK, I was able to make the app much better, however a critical feature was missing: copy and paste. After frantically search the support forums and … Continue reading

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RIM Annual Shareholder Meeting

Tuesday was RIM’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) for shareholders. I have almost ended up in Waterloo twice before. First was an admission offer from Laurier University and more recently was a job offer from RIM, both offers I ultimately could … Continue reading

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3D Printer that Prints Chocolate

A university researcher has created a 3D printer that prints chocolate (BBC story). After helping launch and promote Autodesk’s new 3D design app 123D I have become fascinated by the possibilities of 3D printing. This is a great idea and with … Continue reading

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New Version of Temp Notes Submitted to App World

After getting a hang of RIM’s WebWorks SDK for PlayBook I have completed the new version of my PlayBook app Temp Notes. This new version is a rewrite from the original version, and it much closer to the original app … Continue reading

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