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BlackBerry 10 Browser Previewed at BlackBerry Jam Americas [VIDEO]

Donny Halliwell — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:39:22 +0000

Have you been chomping at the bit, waiting for more information on BlackBerry ® 10? This week we’re showcasing some of the core OS features to developers at BlackBerry ® Jam Americas 2012 in San Jose, so they can continue to build amazing apps for launch.

The BlackBerry 10 browser is designed to give customers fluid navigation, solid performance, a robust feature set and the ability to easily share information. It’s also designed with safety and security in mind, as mobile users are accessing more and more private information online, like their finances.

To get a hands-on preview of the BlackBerry 10 browser, I sat down with Matthew Staikos from the browser team. Here’s what he wanted to share with you:

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Amazing! Did you see what he did with the camera in the browser? I personally can’t wait to get surfing on BlackBerry 10. What are you most excited about?

For this video, we used the latest developer hardware prototype model, the BlackBerry Dev Alpha B, to demonstrate concepts we’re working on for BlackBerry 10. This device is not representative of final hardware.

First Look: Apps, Videos, Music and More: BlackBerry App World on BlackBerry 10 [VIDEO]

Donny Halliwell — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:40:06 +0000

Just moments ago at BlackBerry ® Jam Americas 2012, attendees got a sneak peek at what we’re working on for the all-new BlackBerry App World ™ storefront. BlackBerry ® 10 will have more than just games and apps available on BlackBerry App World — users will also have access to music and videos*, all using a single BlackBerry ID ®. For BlackBerry 10, we’ve secured great brands and media partners including Facebook®, foursquare, and Gameloft, and we’re making it easier to manage your content, all through a single BlackBerry ID.

To explore it a bit more through a brief demo, I caught up with BlackBerry 10 expert Michael Clewley for an interview:

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There’s also a new BlackBerry App World for work as part of the BlackBerry ® Balance ™ technology in BlackBerry 10, which makes it easy for organizations to deploy and recommend apps for their employees. More on that feature with Luke over at the Inside BlackBerry for Business Blog.

Excited to get using the new BlackBerry App World? Let us know in the comments.

*Music and video store access may by limited in some regions.

BlackBerry 10 Sneak Peek: Mobile Has a Brand New Flow [VIDEO]

Donny Halliwell — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:53:35 +0000

Moments ago on stage at BlackBerry ® Jam Americas, RIM ® CEO Thorsten Heins revealed a BlackBerry ® 10 sneak peek to attendees, and now we’re sharing it with you. BlackBerry 10 will introduce a new approach to the mobile experience: something we’re calling Flow.

Whether checking in on your conversations in the new BlackBerry Hub or cycling between open apps, BlackBerry 10 is designed to enhance your busy life, not slow you down. It is designed to keep you moving. I met up with the product team to get an exclusive demo — check out this video to get the scoop on the BlackBerry 10 experience, the new BlackBerry Hub and it all comes together with Flow.

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Like what you see? Be sure to share this video and, of course, tell us what you think in the comments.

Design Foresights: Imagining new ways to work, play and create [Video]

Carolyn H. — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:36:46 +0000

At Mobile World Congress 2012™ (MWC) in Barcelona, two concept demos are being shown to share some inspiration with the BlackBerry community and to show some of the possibilities and power of the BlackBerry® platform. In this blog post, the Design Foresights team at RIM explains the ideas further behind these concepts.

One thing that distinguishes the BlackBerry brand is our strong focus on enabling productivity and professionalism. With the way people work constantly evolving, the expectations of what collaboration tools should do are also continuously changing. At MWC, we have taken a look at a few aspects we think will be valuable for collaborating and what collaboration might look like in the world of tomorrow – effortless aesthetics and productive yet playful collaboration. Take a look at our MWC demos PitchRocket and Confetti to see further examples of what this could mean in practice.

PitchRocket concept demo

Many have a limited time to prepare for meetings and presentations, still we all know how an impressive presentation can really help someone who wants to pitch an idea or a concept. What if there was a way to create an astonishing presentation on the fly, even just a few minutes before a meeting starts? The concept demo PitchRocket shows what possibilities open up when combining the efficient text input of a handheld BlackBerry smartphone with the powerful graphics and high-resolution output of a BlackBerry® PlayBook™. Imagine writing simple text on your handheld device, and then instantly see it rendered as a beautiful, fluid and “living” presentation available on your PlayBook. The immediacy and combination of minimal input with maximized output is what we mean by “effortless aesthetics.”

Confetti concept demo

People bring PlayBook tablets to meetings and use them for presentations, note-taking and communicating. What if all these devices could be seamless joined into an extended work space linking all the screens? The Confetti demo shows what futuristic collaboration may look like on the BlackBerry platform. The tool enables sharing and presentation among participants, with a presence and direction-aware user interface as well as dynamic particle-like effects, allowing meeting participants to seamlessly collaborate in a productive yet playful way. Also, after seeing this demo, it’s clear that the PlayBook experience extends beyond the size of the device’s screen.

CES 2012: BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Communicates [VIDEO]

Luke Reimer — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:03:47 +0000

Earlier this week we were excited to release further details on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0. To provide a deeper look, we met up with Michael Clewley and Jeff Gadway, our resident BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet experts in attendance at CES 2012, to learn more about how this software update will bring with it a rich communication experience. Check out the video below for all of the details and a peek at a few of the features:

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Integrating built-in messages, calendar, and contacts applications with a social experience will bring you the information that you need to stay informed and manage your time. We’re excited about the communications experience that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 will provide; swing by the BlackBerry® Booth at CES 2012 in Las Vegas to check it out!

Which feature demonstrated in the video are you most looking forward to? Share in the comments below.

CES 2012: Take Control with BlackBerry Bridge on PlayBook OS 2.0 [VIDEO]

Luke Reimer — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:02:11 +0000

With the BlackBerry® Bridge™ functionality included in BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 and the BlackBerry Bridge update for BlackBerry® smartphones, the relationship between your BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet will be brought to a whole new level. We managed to track down Michael Clewley and Jeff Gadway once again at CES 2012 to share features of the BlackBerry Bridge technology included in BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. Check out the video below for the whole scoop:

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With the new BlackBerry Bridge features that help your smartphone and tablet work together, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 delivers new and unique experiences. I’ve been thinking about ways that I’ll be able to leverage this functionality both at home and at work, and I haven’t run out of ideas yet.

Share how you plan to use these enhancements to BlackBerry Bridge, at home or at work, in the comments below.

Augmented Reality with Wikitude (VIDEO)

Brian Z. — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:35:18 +0000

(Originally posted on the Inside BlackBerry Developer’s Blog)

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If you’ve been reading up on the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 and BlackBerry® Bold™ 9930 smartphones, then you’ll know they feature a built-in compass (magnetometer) designed to support location-based services and augmented reality. With BlackBerry® 7, new APIs will allow you to take advantage of this new functionality within your applications.

At the BlackBerry World™ conference, we featured a new application created by Mobilizy: Wikitude. The above Wikitude demo video showcases the power of BlackBerry 7 and the exciting opportunity augmented reality can bring to your apps. You can learn more and get started with BlackBerry 7 today.

Have you been thinking about augmented reality? Leave us a comment and let us know what you’re working on!

BlackBerry PlayBook SAP Dashboard Applications Demo (VIDEO)

Douglas Soltys — Thu, 05 May 2011 23:18:44 +0000

(Originally posted on the Inside BlackBerry for Business Blog)

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One of the BlackBerry® World™ 2011 keynote highlights for me was the demonstration of SAP’s enterprise-ready BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet sales dashboard applications. With the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, SAP is evolving sales dashboards into portable resources with dynamic data and visually rich implementations.

I had the opportunity to chat with Steve Lucas, EVP and GM of SAP Business Objects division, about the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and the “big data” opportunity in enterprise mobility today.

What would you like to see in enterprise applications for your sales force? Leave us a comment and join the discussion!

BlackBerry PlayBook How To Demos

Ty Williams — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:54:10 +0000

(Originally posted on the Inside BlackBerry Help Blog)

If you’ve just bought or are considering buying a BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, here is a great place to learn more about the new BlackBerry tablet and all of the awesome features it has to offer: the BlackBerry PlayBook How To Demos website. Visit this site if you want to watch some BlackBerry PlayBook tablet how-to videos while sitting on your couch or in a coffee shop. This is a great resource for learning more about how to use the features and options offered on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

TIP: Using your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet right now? When you visit the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet How To website, double tap on the video to make it full screen! After you’re finished, swipe down from the top to go back to the browser.

Visit the website or click on the image above – then come back and leave a comment about which demos helped you out the most!