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Thanks to a leaked sales training guide, we’ve got a glimpse of an unannounced official BlackBerry PlayBook accessory: the Mini Bluetooth Keyboard. As you might have guessed, this will pair up with your tablet (and presumably BlackBerry smartphones) for those times you need a big, physical keyboard. Although this is just a rendering, the live…
Chip maker Texas Instruments today announced OpenLink, an open source project for handset manufacturers and developers to plug into various wireless technologies like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM. OpenLink plays nice with Linux-based operating systems like Android and MeeGo, and best of all, it’s not necessarily locked-down to TI hardware (though it will support their all-in-one…
After being in a closed beta for a few months, an updated version of Twitter for BlackBerry has been released. Some of the main features in version 1.1 is geotagging support, so you can add your location to your tweets, and a new refreshing mechanism used by dragging your home feed past the top. Push…
T-Mobile and HTC announced the Sensation today, which was code-named Pyramid in earlier leaks. As expected, it has a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 4.3-inch 960 x 540 display, 768 MB of RAM, an 8 megapixel camera on the back with dual-LED flash and full 1080p video recording, and the usual stuff like Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth.…
HP has expanded their ePrint cloud printing service currently available for BlackBerry to the iPhone. This means if you need hard copies of some documents or pictures on your iPhone, you can shoot those files off to nearby commercial printing centers or printers on your corporate network. Official HP Managed Print Services locations, such as…
An updated version of RIM’s Traffic application hit the Beta Zone for a few weeks of testing, and is now live in the BlackBerry App World. All the same new features are there, like a UI overhaul, new options for which route to path, access to historic traffic data, a larger, more driver-friendly “next maneuver”…
You Don’t Know Jack, a classic trivia video game with a smartass host, has been announced for the iPhone. It comes with 20 episodes, complete with leaderboards and Game Center achievements, and the usual batch of multiple choice questions , DisOrDat (where you have to quickly categorize incoming terms into particular topics), and the final…
The Layar augmented reality browser for Android and iPhone has been updated to version 5.0, including the ability to share layers, 3D models, and achievements with friends on Facebook and Twitter. Layar for Symbian just came out last month, and the new features should be finding their way there soon enough. If you’re unfamiliar, Layar…
On top of launching the Photoshop Touch SDK, Adobe today announced Flash Builder and Flex SDK 4.5, which will be able to make apps for Android, and starting in June, for QNX (as found on the BlackBerry PlayBook) and iOS as well. The idea here is that Adobe could provide a tool for developers to…
Following up on a flurry of BlackBerry leaks last week, a short video clip of the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930 (code-named Montana) snuck out onto YouTube over the weekend. It doesn’t show much, but the touchscreen seems to be responding nicely to input. The options menu also shows a dedicated section for BlackBerry ID, backing…