http://blogs.blackberry.com/2011/04/blackberry-playbook-android/ The Official BlackBerry Blog Tue, 14 May 2013 16:14:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blogs.blackberry.com/2011/04/blackberry-playbook-android/#comment-14497 Wed, 04 May 2011 20:50:38 +0000 http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=9139#comment-14497 [...] a follow up to our March announcement about the Android® application player for the BlackBerry PlayBook™ tablet, I got a chance to talk to Senior Project Manager Nadim and get a first-hand demo of the [...]

]]> http://blogs.blackberry.com/2011/04/blackberry-playbook-android/#comment-14360 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:19:01 +0000 http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=9139#comment-14360 [...] this year, BlackBerry App World will be introducing support for Android® and BlackBerry® smartphone apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. You can read more about the app players and their benefits [...]

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]]> http://blogs.blackberry.com/2011/04/blackberry-playbook-android/#comment-14028 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:46:13 +0000 http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=9139#comment-14028 [...] /**/ /**/ « The Reader’s Medium – The Pros and Cons of…More Background on BlackBerry PlayBook Running Android Apps Postedby BlackBerry Coolon April 7, 2011, at 12:07 PMin News. Tags: android, jim tobin, playbook, samsung galaxy.Comments: View Comments tweetmeme_style='compact'; View CommentsIn a recent blog post, RIM’s Jim Tobin, SVP of the Software, Services & Enterprise Markets business unit, goes into a little bit of the reasoning about why RIM is supporting Android apps on the PlayBook. The explanation is sort of how you would have guessed it would be, as the company is just reiterating its belief that open standards and more development tools make for a more vibrant platform. Specifically, Tobin says:For both consumer and business customers, this announcement reinforces our commitment to providing choice while bolstering our platform. Our customers will benefit from having access to highly optimized and integrated apps developed specifically for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet using BlackBerry tools, as well as a much bigger catalog of apps drawing from multiple other sources, such as the Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR, HTML5 and JavaScript developer communities (as previously announced) – and now the Android developer community. And this is all being done through our BlackBerry App World storefront to manage the app discovery and download processes for consumers. It should be interesting to see how this all plays out and how easy it will be for the end user to launch Android and Java apps. Will they look and act like native apps? Maybe. Native apps will be able to take advantage of more of the features specific to the PlayBook such as the touch sensitive bezel. It will also be interesting to see how the PlayBook handles some of the Android specific features, such as the fact that many Android apps rely on the back, homescreen and menu buttons found on devices like the Galaxy S/S 2.We’re under the impression that a lot of these details will be cleared up at BlackBerry World ….google_ad_client="pub-7131708721983712";google_ad_slot="2579457768";google_ad_width=300;google_ad_height=250; Related Posts:Press Release: RIM Announces Android Apps to Run on the PlayBookBlackBerry Devices Running Android Apps Detected by FlurryRumor: RIM’s PlayBook to Use Dalvik VM to Run Android AppsDetails on Free PlayBook and Submitting PlayBook Apps to App WorldWhat Adobe AIR Apps Would You Like to See on the BlackBerry PlayBook?PermalinkPost Comment« The Reader’s Medium – The Pros and Cons of…blog comments powered by Disqus /**/ var DsqLocal={'trackbacks':[],'trackback_url':"http://www.blackberrycool.com/2011/04/07/more-background-on-blackberry-playbook-running-android-apps/trackback/"}; /**/ /**/ Quick LinksReviewsEditorialsHelpPodcastsVideosSubscribeRSSPodcastEmailTwitterBBCool MobileStaff PicksThe Best Free Apps For BlackBerry foursquare FREE Google Maps FREE SmrtGuard-Free FREE THK Live FREE Poynt FREE /**/ FB.init("d404c94e6e9520664fd0095b4ee726d7");BlackBerry Cool on FacebookSpotlightsThe Story of Possibly the First Branded BlackBerry Game View CommentsHow the iPod Tax Affects the Cost of Your Smartphone in Canada View Comments5 Tips for Success When Selling Your App in BlackBerry App World View CommentsBlackBerry Style 9670 Review: The First Clamshell, Full QWERTY BlackBerry View CommentsComparing Mobihand and App World Vendor Portals: What’s Best for the Developer? View CommentsEmail Updates Browse by MonthApril 2011 (20)March 2011 (74)February 2011 (94)January 2011 (105)December 2010 (97)November 2010 (107)October 2010 (96)September 2010 (124)August 2010 (145)July 2010 (127)June 2010 (122)May 2010 (121)April 2010 (152)March 2010 (176)February 2010 (149)January 2010 (145)December 2009 (171)November 2009 (121)October 2009 (124)September 2009 (112)August 2009 (145)July 2009 (153)June 2009 (170)May 2009 (185)View archivesTop TagsBlackBerry-Help (231)canada (295)free app (264)blackberry (448)blackberry storm (269)united-states (225)WES (216)software (664)wireless industry (658)consumer (273)blackberry bold (253)Rumors (362)Announcements (912)RIM (1086)blackberry-curve (261)BlackBerry CoolThe voice of the BlackBerry community. Contributors | Contact | AdvertiseCopyright ©2008 BlackBerry Cool.All Rights Reserved. PrivacyBrowse by Tags BlackBerry-Help software consumer blackberry canada Rumors free app Announcements RIM blackberry storm rogers wireless industry blackberry-curve WES united-states verizon blackberry bold enterprise Browse by CategoryBlackBerry-Help (320)Editorials (517)News (8305)Podcasts (69)Reviews (300)Spotlight (733)Top-Story (132)Videos (45)vPost (36)Weekly-Contest (18)SubscribeFeeds: RSS 2.0 | RSS 0.92 | AtomPodcast: RSS Feed | iTunesSocial: Twitter | LinkedIn | FacebookGet updates by email: [...]

]]> http://blogs.blackberry.com/2011/04/blackberry-playbook-android/#comment-14015 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:08:51 +0000 http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=9139#comment-14015 [...] follow-up to this announcement, Jim Tobin, SVP, Software Services & Enterprise Markets, wrote a blog post explaining the benefits to consumers and developers of RIM’s expanded app ecosystem which [...]

]]> http://blogs.blackberry.com/2011/04/blackberry-playbook-android/#comment-14010 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:05:43 +0000 http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=9139#comment-14010 [...] this summer followed up by the Java BlackBerry JDE player shortly thereafter.I highly recommend skipping over to this link to read the full explanation. Here is an excerpt of what he had to say about benefits to both consumers and developers:What does [...]

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