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CrackBerry Kevin: time to rename RIM to BlackBerry
Kevin from CrackBerry is saying now is the time for RIM to rename the company to BlackBerry. Looking at some of their recent acquisitions and careers sites, it seems they are moving in that direction. A few examples Gist Tungle … Continue reading
Facebook integration missing in PlayBook OS 2.0 Preview
One of the great features of the PlayBook OS 2.0 update will be the social integration in the Contacts, Messages, and Calendar apps. So far RIM has shown off LinkedIn and Twitter integration, and only alluded to the availability of … Continue reading
RIM earnings call today
After the market closes RIM will announce results from the quarter that just wrapped up, and will provide some guidance for the coming quarter. Already the outlook looks grim, with RIM warning of a huge write-down on the BlackBerry PlayBook … 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
#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
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
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
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
Updating My BlackBerry PlayBook App
The PlayBook app I created for the launch of PlayBook App World was not fully baked. App World reviewers made this clear with an average rating of 2/5 stars. Quite deserved given the confusing limitations of the current version. To … Continue reading
Kobo Bringing Touch Screen eReader and Reading Life to PlayBook
Today Kobo announced the next generation of their eReader, and with it came a great story on the Financial Post with many revealing statements indicating Kobo’s future plans. Kobo eReader Touch Edition Demo Video from Kobo on Vimeo. The most … Continue reading