July 29th in Hybrid Release, Releases by . 2 comments .

OSBB 707v3 for OS6 (9650 Tested)

It’s been a while since a new OS6 hybrid has been released; but since the initial reports of of 7.1.0.580 have all been positive, and since the 9650 I’ve been using has really bogged down after running the same OS for nearly 3 months, I went ahead and whipped up …

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July 26th in Playbook Apps by . 2 comments .

Run two stock RIM browsers on your PlayBook

If there weren’t already enough awesome third party PlayBook browsers out there for the you (such as Simple Browser, Simple Browser+, Secure Browser, and Android ports such as Dolphin and Maxthon), you can now have another browser on your PlayBook: a second version of RIM’s air based Browser. Air Browser is the …

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July 26th in BlackBerry OS Release, Releases by . no comment .

New OS: 7.1.0.580 for the Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 now available for download from Sprint![UPDATED]

In what is sure to make non-Sprint 9930 owners happy, OS 7.1.0.580 is finally available for download! It seems as if it has been quite some time since we 9930 owners have been able to update our devices, so follow the link below to download the OS to your computer, …

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July 19th in News, PlayBook Tutorials, Tutorials by . 27 comments .

How to Run #BB10 on your BlackBerry #PlayBook

EDIT/ WARNING  - THIS HAS NOT BEEN TRIED WITH THE OFFICIAL BLACKBERRY 10 OS, AND DOES NOT WORK WITH THE MOST RECENT DEVELOPER ALPHA OSES! We know that BlackBerry10 will eventually be coming to the PlayBook. If you need further proof of that, you can install BlackBerry 10 onto your …

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July 19th in News by . 3 comments .

Photos of BB10 Dev Alpha OS 10.0.6.386

By now you already probably know that an update for the BB10 Dev Alpha dropped. This is just a short post to show some screenshots of the update; most are of the new initial setup, as other than that the OS has not changed much in appearance.

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July 16th in Developers, News by . 1 comment .

Need to restore your Developer Alpha OS? You can now with Desktop Manager.

Earlier this week we mentioned that Wayne from the BlackBerry Beta Zone was going to get an update to the Developer Alpha pushed out. Well the update isn’t out yet, but it looks like RIM has finally managed to get the update OS feature working for the Dev Alpha; if …

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July 12th in Tutorials by . no comment .

Creating Crochet Buddy HD for BlackBerry PlayBook using bbUI.js

Recently, my first ever attempt at app development (Crochet Buddy HD) launched in App World for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Given my level of app development experience prior to embarking creating Crochet Buddy HD (zero), I thought other aspiring developers might benefit from reading a little bit about my experiences along …

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July 12th in Developers, PlayBook OS Update by . no comment .

Dev Alpha Device to get update next week.

Good news Devolpers! Wayne over in the BlackBerry Beta Zone forums just let us know that an update for the BB10 Developer Alpha devices should be available next week. Wayne said: The good news is that the new Desktop Software 7.1 build should be ready anytime now and developers have …

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