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The Future of BlackBerry Cloud Services? (My Thoughts)
On March - 7 - 2013
Amazon Kindle App Coming to BlackBerry 10 This Month
On March - 7 - 2013
BlackBerry has confirmed that the Amazon Kindle application for BlackBerry 10 is almost ready and will be debuting in BlackBerry World this month. There’s no specific information as to when the app will be available, but it has been confirmed that it will launch this month. We are expecting to see it launch in mid to late March, however, it’s always possible that a launch could happen sooner. We’ll let you know when it’s officially available.
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BlackBerry 10 App Wednesday Selections for March 6th
On March - 6 - 2013
Welcome to another installment of BlackBerry 10 App Wednesday, brought to you by BlackBerry and TheBerryFix.com. As we told you last week, BlackBerry will be selecting a variety of new BlackBerry 10 applications for us to feature each week in App Wednesday. This week we have another great app selection for you to check out, with some especially great BlackBerry 10 games. Follow on past the break for the full lineup for this week’s App Wednesday.
Sports & Entertainment:
- NHL GameCenter 2013 (NHL Interactive)
- Cineplex (Cineplex Entertainment)
Published Media
- Press Reader (NewspaperDirect Inc)
Music & Audio:
- Pacemaker® for Z10 (Pacemaker Music AB)
- Gaana for BlackBerry 10 (Times Mobile Ltd.)
- Hungama (Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.)
Gaming:
- N.O.V.A. 3 (Gameloft)
- Where’s My Perry? (Disney)
- Eggies (Bitheads)
- RaonDefenders (Marmalade)
- Space Leap (Marmalade)
- Alien Breed (Amiga)
- Zixxby (Marmalade)
- 20 Amiga Games (Amiga, Inc.)
- Tetris® (Electronic Arts)
- Flight Control Rocket for BlackBerry 10 (Electronic Arts)
Business & Productivity:
- LexiComp for BlackBerry 10 (Lexi-Comp)
- Unidic (asgatech)
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Getting Started with the BlackBerry 10 Compass
On March - 6 - 2013
The digital compass on your BlackBerry 10 smartphone works like a regular compass, but also includes additional features. For example, you can choose whether the compass points to true north or magnetic north. The compass also works in any direction or orientation, including upside down (try it!).
Here’s a quick overview of how to use the compass.
True North or Magnetic North?
When you open the compass, you can choose to navigate based on either true north or magnetic north. Magnetic north, which is what a standard compass points to, can be influenced by several factors and is not constant. True north, or geographical north, is what you would see on a paper map and is constant. If you would prefer to navigate based on true north (for example, if you are using your compass to follow a map) you must turn on location based services.
To select a navigation method while using the compass app, do one the following:
- To navigate using true north, towards the bottom of the screen, set the switch to On.
- To navigate using magnetic north, towards the bottom of the screen, set the switch to Off.
Troubleshooting & Interference
- If the compass doesn’t point north, ensure your smartphone isn’t near any metal objects such as magnets or electronics.
- If you are shown a button that says Interference, as per the following screenshot, move your smartphone away from metal objects and proceed to flip and tilt the smartphone until the interference screen disappears.
- In order to navigate using true north, location-based services must be enabled on your smartphone. To enable location-based services if this option has been turned off previously, tap Settings on your Home screen followed by Location Based Services, and set the Location Services switch to On.
To learn about a feature on your BlackBerry 10 smartphone or troubleshoot an issue, there are several great options available to help. Visit www.blackberry.com/support for access to product manuals, how-to demos, tips and tricks, YouTube videos, support forums, knowledge base articles, Twitter support, and contact information for your region.
BlackBerry World Wednesday – New BlackBerry 10 Apps and Games
On March - 6 - 2013
In the past, Wednesdays have been dedicated to our favorite apps and games. The tradition continues this week with the latest BlackBerry 10 app launches from the past week. There are so many to mention so we’ve broken them out into categories.
My personal favorites from the list are Pacemaker for BlackBerry Z10 and Tetris (yeah, I’m an old school gamer). Many parents around the BlackBerry office have also let me know that Where’s My Perry? is a hit for kids young and old.
Without further ado, check out the latest BlackBerry Z10 apps in BlackBerry World this week:
Sports & Entertainment:
- NHL GameCenter 2013 (NHL Interactive)
- Cineplex (Cineplex Entertainment)
Published Media
- Press Reader (NewspaperDirect Inc)
Music & Audio:
- Pacemaker for Z10 (Pacemaker Music AB)
- Gaana for BlackBerry 10 (Times Mobile Ltd.)
- Hungama (Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.)
Gaming:
- N.O.V.A. 3 (Gameloft)
- Where’s My Perry? (Disney)
- Eggies (Bitheads)
- RaonDefenders (Marmalade)
- Space Leap (Marmalade)
- Alien Breed (Amiga)
- Zixxby (Marmalade)
- 20 Amiga Games (Amiga, Inc.)
- Tetris (Electronic Arts)
- Flight Control Rocket for BlackBerry 10 (Electronic Arts)
Business & Productivity:
- LexiComp for BlackBerry 10 (Lexi-Comp)
- Unidic (asgatech)
We’ve got even more app news on the way for next week, so be sure to stay tuned to the Inside BlackBerry Blog – and for more BlackBerry 10 apps, games music and video content, head to the BlackBerry World storefront. Let us know which ones you’re going to pick up in the comments below.
No Gorilla Glass 2?
On March - 6 - 2013
Corect me if I’m wrong purchase price off contract about 800 bucks . Why would you not use Gorilla Glass at that price? Has anyone seen this?…
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Instagram’s Android App Ported to BlackBerry 10
On March - 6 - 2013
If you’re a big Instagram fan but you have a BlackBerry 10 device, which Instagram does not support, you’re in luck. An older version of Instagram has been ported to BlackBerry 10 and is now available for download. Keep in mind that this is not a BlackBerry 10 app, but rather an Android app that can be sideloaded onto your BlackBerry 10 device. The experience isn’t great and there are some definite bugs if you run Instagram on BB10, but this is a good solution if you want Instagram and don’t want to switch to iOS or Android.
You can download the Android version of Instagram to your computer using the link below and then you can load it onto your BlackBerry 10 device. Don’t say we didn’t warn you, though. There may be issues that arise when sideloading an unauthorized application onto your device.
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Enter the “BlackBerry Z10 Keep Moving with Alicia Keys” Sweepstakes
On March - 6 - 2013
BlackBerry is hosting a huge contest in conjunction with their most famous new employee, Alicia Keys. They have teamed up with Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile to give BlackBerry fans a chance to win their own BlackBerry Z10 and an Alicia Keys VIP Experience.
Keys is set to embark on her Set the World on Fire Tour this week, and four lucky grand prize winners per carrier will be flown to London to see her perform and meet her in person. They will also get hooked up with BlackBerry Z10 smartphones, which Keys has been using to engage with fans through her Keep Moving Project. The sweepstakes also includes a first place prize consisting of a brand new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone.
Follow on past the break for all the details and how to enter.
Here’s how it works:
- Visit www.verizonwireless.com/blackberryz10, www.att.com/Z10, or http://us.blackberry.com/campaigns/keep-moving-with-alicia-keys/t-mobile.html during the sweepstakes period and submit the official online entry form.
- Registration begins March 4, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time and ends March 20, 2013 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. There is a limit of one entry per person.
- A random draw will be conducted for each sweepstake on or around March 27, 2013.
- 12 grand prize winners, four per carrier, win a pair of tickets to Keys’ London concert on May 30 or 31, a meet and greet with Keys and two BlackBerry Z10 smartphones.
- 600 first place prize winners, 200 per carrier, will receive a BlackBerry Z10 smartphone.
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Press Release: Wikitude Teams Up with Zalando at the Geneva Motor Show
On March - 6 - 2013
Wikitude, a longtime supporter of the BlackBerry platform, has just announced a partnership with fashion retailer Zalando. This partnership will utilize the Wikitude Augmented Reality platform to merge fashion, travel, and augmented reality in a way that we have never seen before. Read on below and past the break for all the details of this partnership in the Press Release.
Press Release
Zalando scans fashion with Wikitude augmented reality at 83rd annual Geneva Motor Show
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, March 05 2013 – Wikitude, the world’s leading augmented reality solutions provider has recently partnered with the European online fashion retailer Zalando and the automotive design and concept firm Rinspeed, to produce an augmented reality dashboard component featured at the 83rd annual Geneva Motor Show.
“As an innovative eCommerce company, mobile commerce is not just a thing of the future for us – our Zalando app already enables customers to place orders from their smartphones. With our fashion concept car, we are going one step further and expressing our vision of mobile shopping development over the next 5 years, when customers can place orders from their car as easily as from their sofa using their iPad,’ explained Christian Meermann, Chief Marketing Officer at Zalando.
Recognizing and trusting Wikitude’s industry leading technology, Zalando provides visitors with an augmented reality component in their Rinspeed based concept car. The concept auto features a duo of iPad minis attached to the internal vanity mirrors that incorporate a forward thinking augmented reality display. These iPad minis feature a customized version of Wikitude tailored specifically to Zalando’s specifications. The augmented reality display is aimed at various fashion forms that feature clothing and accessories available at zalando.com. Attendees of the 83rd Geneva Motor Show may explore the Rinspeed concept car and test Wikitude’s features for themselves.
“The future is our focus and we believe mobile shopping is a part of this. Through connectivity and innovative technology, what is impossible today will soon be possible,” stated Rinspeed CEO Frank M Rinderknecht.
Utilizing Wikitude’s computer vision technology, the display will recognize the Zalando clothing and accessories as triggers, and launch an interactive display for users to further explore the apparel. Using GPS the package is delivered automatically to the integrated package station in the boot. The outfits can then be tried on in the mobile changing rooms and the Fashion Box has plenty of room for your favourite outfits. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Zalando car without a signature ‘scream of joy’ horn to grab attention. While fashion forms are in use at the Geneva Motor Show, the customized Wikitude app is also able to recognize similar clothing and accessories on printed billboards, posters, displays, etc.
The Zalando – Rinspeed – Wikitude concept car is located at stand 6240 and has been created to provide real-world working concepts about what the future of the automobile might hold.
“We were thrilled when Zalando first approached us to develop this innovative concept and vision with them,” said Andy Gstoll, CMO at Wikitude. “The combination of mobility, connectivity and augmented reality has the potential of changing the way we will shop for fashion in the future.”
For further information, Zalando is available at +49 30 200 088 585.
About Wikitude®
Wikitude GmbH is the creator of the world’s first mobile augmented reality (AR) platform and the company behind the internationally renowned Wikitude app for iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone devices. The AR platform has been voted “Best Augmented Reality Browser” for the past four years and “Best AR Developer Platform or Tool” in both 2011 and 2012. Wikitude’s AR technology is available as an SDK for third party app development. The company is leading the international AR technology standardization by chairing the working group in the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Wikitude® is a registered trademark of Wikitude GmbH, more information here: www.wikitude.com
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Better Balance Equals Better BYOD Living
On March - 6 - 2013
Does your company allow you to use your personal smartphone for work? If so, that’s great! A good Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, program can be your best friend. It allows you to carry a single mobile device for all your company and personal messaging. Plus, since this is your personal smartphone, you can keep your social media apps, photos, videos, and more in the palm of your hand. My buddy Luke writes about BYOD programs and our tool called BlackBerry Balance on the Inside BlackBerry for Business Blog, and I’d like to talk about how companies and employees can get the most out of this type of program. Check out the video below for how it works.
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As employees, we reap the benefits of a BYOD program, but don’t often see the potential shortcomings. For instance, what happens to your personal data when you leave your job? Obviously the “work data” on the device is what’s important to your company, but for the sake of security, your company may wipe the entire device upon your departure.
This is where BlackBerry Balance really shines. Your work data and personal data are kept separate, right down to the DNA of the BlackBerry 10 device. If you move on in your career or lose your device, BlackBerry Balance allows you to wipe or erase one set of data without affecting the other set. Your sales charts and cat memes stay in separate buckets, just like nature intended. How’s that for work/life balance?
How will you use this technology? Shout out in the comments below!
