It’s about time. At yesterday’s keynote, RIM announced a LinkedIn application for BlackBerry, joining Facebook and MySpace as some of the platform’s pillars social networking pillars. BlackBerry was built from the ground up for professionals, so LinkedIn really is a perfect fit. All of the expected functionality is there, like notifications in the Messages folder,…
New ‘Luny’ BlackBerry Theme from ToneConcept
My bud Artem has been busy at work on some new BlackBerry themes. At least, that’s what he tells me 🙂 His latest addition to the catalog over at ToneConcept is the ‘Luny’ theme for the BlackBerry Tour 9630, Storm 95xx and Curve 8900. The theme was built with speed and usability in mind, and…
eBay Mobile Coming to BlackBerry Sometime in November
In a quick bit of notable news from the BlackBerry Developers Conference, eBay has announced that they’ll launch an eBay Mobile app for BlackBerry ‘by the end of the month’. Awesome. Of course, I hope they’re true to their word, and we don’t see it pop up in early 2010 instead. When logged-in, your ‘My…
T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9700 Sorta ‘Confirmed’ for November 16th Release?
OK, so first we thought the T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9700 was coming November 16th. Then, a November 18th rumor reared its head. Now, it looks like the original rumor may have been spot-on, at least if you believe the latest info I gleaned from my bud David over at TMoNews. The latest puts the Bold…
Video Demo: Xobni’s super-charged BlackBerry address book app
We can’t think of anyone that couldn’t use a personal assistant helping keep track of emails and contacts. It’s too bad a living, breathing personal assistant just isn’t feasible for everyone. That’s where Xobni comes in. Xobni is a super-charged, super-smart address book for your BlackBerry. The Xobni for BlackBerry app trawls through your emails…
Loopt for BlackBerry bests iPhone app with background location updates and Pulse suggestions
It’s not often that a mobile app for the BlackBerry platform out-plays its iPhone counterpart. But, when it happens, you can be sure it’s going to grab some headlines. Location aware friend-tracker Loopt is grabbing just those kinds of headlines today with a new update that enables background processing and things-to-do suggestions in the BlackBerry…
OpenGL ES Arrives on BlackBerry, 3D Gaming in Tow
Gaming on BlackBerry has never been what you would call breathtaking – a few low-key casual games here and there and the preloaded Brickbreaker could handle the lion’s share of twitchy boredom. Well, the platform is taking a big jump as OpenGL ES support has gone official and is currently available in the beta BlackBerry…
New Geolocation and Push Services Coming to BlackBerry
More goodies from the BlackBerry Developer Conference today: fresh location-detection options using cell site recognition, and push services for those who want to leverage RIM’s biggest advantage in mobile computing. First up, cell site recognition is a big one for location-based apps who want to keep battery drain down (GPS takes a significant toll). Anyone…
RIM Announces New Advertising Program and In-App Purchacing
One of the many announcements made at the BlackBerry Developer Conference is a new ad partner program that allows app creators to monetize their apps right away. The BlackBery Advertising Service will plug in ads from Jumptap, Lat49, Millennial Media, Navteq, 1020 Placecast, Quattro Wireless and Sympatico.ca – an impressive initial list, but I’m wondering…
RIM Launches Academic Program
Ever wanted to go to school and learn about BlackBerrys all day long? Well, two bits of news for you: one, you’re crazy. Two, RIM is officially offering curriculum to academic institutions under app development, support, and administration branches. This can help you provide students the knowledge they need to achieve those dreams of making…