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It was just yesterday that I was asking AngryBirds on Twitter when we might see the update for ..Space. Now it seems they may actually be bringing all the updates to our beloved PlayBook beginning with Angry Birds Rio .
We’re not sure exactly what this update entails. But it appears to have new levels. The kiddos whipped through what seemed to be most of the levels on the first 3 games again the other day. Let us know what you find or what we may have missed!
What are you waiting for? Go grab your update or pick up Angry Birds Rio for $4.99 below now!
Source: N4BB
Update/Purchase Angry Birds Rio for BlackBerry PlayBook here
RIM’s Team Lead for Gaming R&D Sean Paul Taylor almost knocked me out of my chair the other day when he announced the latest release of RIM’s open-source, cross-platform C++ game development framework: gameplay.
gameplay is a project contributed & hosted on GitHub. Co-founded by Sean Paul Taylor and Steve Grenier. Their bringing quite a bit of knowledge contributing this project to directly target the indie game dev community. And in my opinion they’re going pedal to the metal!
Current features in gameplay
- Written completely in C++ and well documented using doxygen.
- Solution and workspaces for Visual Studio 2010, XCode 3.2.1 and Momentics IDE’s.
- Platform-Game abstraction layer separating all operating system code from game engine code.
- Input system support for Mouse, Keyboard and Touch.
- Full vector math library with classes for Vector2/3/4, Matrix, Quaternion, Ray, Plane. Also Frustum and BoundingBox/BoundingSphere classes for object culling.
- Solid OpenGL 3.2+ (for Desktop) and OpenGL ES 2.0 (for Mobile) based rendering system with classes for RenderState, FrameBuffer, Mesh, Material, Effect, Pass and Techniques.
- Easy-to-use and efficient Font and Sprite classes.
- Scene-graph components such as Scene, Node, Light, Camera and Model.
- Binary encoding tool for creating optimized bundles for loading TTF fonts and 3D game assets supporting both COLLADA and FBX formats.
- Extensible animation system with classes for Animation, AnimationClip and Curve with built-in AnimationTarget’s on Transform and MaterialParameter’s classes.
- Complete 3D audio system with additional support for compressed audio using OGG and supporting HDMI gaming.
New features in gameplay v1.2
- Newplatforms now supporting:
- BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0 and BlackBerry 10 ready!
- Apple iOS 5.1 for iPhone and iPad
- Google Android 2.3+
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Apple MacOSX
- New shader-based material system with built-in common shader library.
- New declarative scene binding.
- New declarative particle system.
- Improved physics system with rigid body dynamics and constraints.
- New character physics and ghost objects.
- Improved animation system supporting animated skeletal character animation.
- New declarative user interface system with support for declartive theming and ortho, and 3D form definition with built-in core control classes such as Button, Label, TextBox, Slider, CheckBox, RadioButton. Also includes Layout classes such as Absolute/Vertical and FlowLayout.
- New cross-platform new game project wizard scripts.
- New game developer guide.
- New game samples and tutorials.
Written exclusively for Berryfication.com by Greg Wesson (@lombaki)
In 2007, we all had a good laugh. A computer company was going to make a phone; with a touchscreen. The company that was previously on the brink of death, until Microsoft jumped to the rescue with some money, was entering the BlackBerry and Palm owned SmartPhone market. It’s 2012 now, and the only people laughing are working for the richest company in the world.
Written exclusively for Berryfication.com by Greg Wesson (@lombaki)
There’s a special BlackBerry out there. At over $2000, it’s the most expensive stock BlackBerry 9900 you can buy; the BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981. The reviews have been mixed at best. The basic consensus is that, outside of status, it’s pretty much silly to pay so much more for basically the same phone just because it looks different. Perhaps, though, BlackBerry has made the first step into a whole new market.
It’s been a little while since we had made any cosmetic or performance enhancements to Berryfication. So we thought now would be a great time to do so. Please keep in mind we are still working on other pages.
But for now we’ve optimized the web page for faster loading (we’ll be 10% faster by weeks end), we’ve changed some things in the back end and most importantly we’ve added some new Social Sharing options to each post. New Twitter (Tweet), Pinterest (Pin it), Facebook (Like), & Google Plus (G+) buttons are now at the top and bottom of each post! These look great and work fantastically. Each post has a default image that will appear when you choose to share our posts to your favorite social sites! So spread the word!
We do encourage your comments. Tell us what you like. What you miss or wish for future posts/views. And most of all how you like the new look. Thanks to all our fans, followers, BlackBerry and the developers that keep us thriving. Hope to see you all at BlackBerry World 2012!
Regards, rezn
The best day for BlackBerry users is always a day that includes an update to BBM. Some users don’t like to test out beta versions & some (myself included) love them all! RIM has just released a nice update bringing BlackBerry Messenger to v6.2 [6.2.0.44].
BlackBerry Messenger 6.2.0.44 includes:
° Enjoy a new selection of Animated Avatars
° Send Voice Notes more easily back & forth – streamlined Voice Notes allow you to set your convenience key to BBM, highlight a contact (or while in a chat), press the key, record and send.
° Simpler way to change your Name & Personal Message – click on profile and start updating inline.
° Tagging is now even quicker – BlackBerry Tag enhancements allows for automatic invitations and accepting within BBM.
° Improved Contact Search – search will ignore special characters and emoticons to pull up all relevant contacts.
Get info about BBM, BBM Connected apps, BBM Music & The BBM Generation here: us.blackberry.com/bbm
Update/Download BlackBerry Messenger v6.2 FREE here!
Tuesday, the 17th of April made for a pretty sweet morning. RIM tweeted a post from Inside BlackBerry letting the world know that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.1 [2.0.1.358] was available for download!
While this update isn’t a huge leap from the previous 2.0, it does include some key browser enhancements, improvements to support Android apps & optimization to Video Chat, PIM & BlackBerry Bride applications.
The BlackBerry PlayBook OS v2.0.1.358 contains many updates including:
° Browser enhancements to address performance with some websites
° Improvements to support Android apps
° Optimizations to Video Chat, PIM and BlackBerry Bridge applications
° And much more!
How to update your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
Users will automatically receive a software update notification on the BlackBerry® PlayBook tablet status ribbon, or they can check for the software update at any time by going to the settings menu under “Software Updates” and tapping “Check for Updates”. Users who purchase and activate a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet on or after April, 17 2012 will automatically be updated to v2.0.1 as part of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet setup process.
Source: Inside BlackBerry
Yesterday RIM had some exciting news & announced that a number of popular BlackBerry apps will be updated to include deeper, more interactive BBM connectivity.
Some of the latest updates and features for users include:
- Facebook and Twitter: Automatically share your Facebook status or latest Tweet with your BBM friends right from within the app.
- BlackBerry Travel: Share your travel plans and flight changes directly with select BBM contacts or with your entire BBM community.
- BlackBerry App World: Easily update your BBM profile to let friends know about the great new app you’ve just downloaded on BlackBerry App World.
- BBM Music: Recommend friends right from within the BBM Music app itself, making it easier for you to connect and expand your music collection.
Updates have also been made to BBM itself, including a new selection of animated avatars, a simpler way of updating one’s personal message in their profile, and the ability for users to quickly send voice notes.
More information is available on Inside BlackBerry.
Read the full press release for complete details on the updates
Source: RIM Media, Inside BlackBerry
Today RIM kicked off the second generation of the BBM Challenge Council. And we couldn’t be more excited!
Young people across the globe are turning to BlackBerry for their smartphone needs, creating a powerful, vibrant community of fans who are both technology-savvy and looking for new ways to connect in real time. Recognizing the global trend, RIM launched the inaugural BBM Challenge Council Program this past October, which partnered aspiring young adults with some of today’s top celebrity influencers, including Greyson Chance, Whitney Port and Hope Solo.
The new Challenge Council Project is designed to engage with the youth market about how BlackBerry smartphones can help you get things done. Through a series of five webisodes, popular comedic actors/producers Streeter Seidell and Amir Blumenfeld (best known for MTV’s Pranked and CollegeHumor.com) will demonstrate product truths about BlackBerry devices. With the help of special celebrity cameos from some of the top influencers in the youth market — Greyson Chance, Leighton Meester, Dax Shepard, Christina Milian, and Sky Blu from LMFAO — each Challenge Council webisode will examine key functionalities about BlackBerry smartphones while engaging participants in challenges. Winners will receive cool prizes, such as tickets to exclusive events and all-inclusive trips they can share with their friends.
What’s new with BlackBerry 10 Jam
- BlackBerry 10 Beta Tools – We will be releasing the first beta of the BlackBerry 10 Developer Tools. BlackBerry 10 Jam will be the first opportunity for developers to get hands-on time with the tools and have experts there to offer guidance and help. The new tools include:
- BlackBerry® 10 Native SDK
- BlackBerry® 10 WebWorks™ SDK
- BlackBerry® 10 SDK for Adobe® Air®
- BlackBerry® 10 SDK for Android™ apps
- BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha – Developers who attend BlackBerry 10 Jam will receive a testing unit to give them a leg up on BlackBerry 10 development. This unprecedented seeding is only for developers who join us at the conference. Please note space is limited and is filling up quickly now, so you will need to register as soon as possible.
- Unconference – We are giving our developer community the opportunity to drive session topics for the Unconference on the last day of the show, May 3, 2012. We are currently collecting ideas which can be submitted via our Facebook® page or on Twitter® (@BlackBerryDev) or on BlackBerry DevBlog. In the coming weeks we will host a Twtpoll and Facebook poll where everyone can vote on the topics in which they are most interested.
- Session Catalog Phase One is Live – The first part of our session catalog is up! Check out www.blackberryjamconference.com to see the first slate of sessions that have been released. Sessions are available on all the BlackBerry 10 toolsets for every experience level.
After a couple of the other fan sites laid down posts about the new BlackBerry tablet OS update in-the-works, many users got their feathers ruffled about that pesky side-loading trick we’ve all come so accustomed to.
Apparently Alec Saunders had set a tweet out recently pertaining to the future tablet 2.1 OS update, and the fact it may remove the ability for everyday users to side-load any app they desire. The focus isn’t to remove that feature, it is in fact to protect Android developers from piracy.
Alec Saunders let’s us know that 140 characters just isn’t enough to get his point across, and goes on to say..
We’re not getting rid of side-loading on the BlackBerry PlayBook OS or in BlackBerry 10.
Side-loading on our platform is changing in nature. Side-loading is a developer feature. It exists so that developers can load their apps onto their own devices to test. It’s there so developers can send a beta release to their testing community for review. It is definitely not there for some people to side load a pirated app.
What are we doing?
Starting with our next release of the BlackBerry PlayBook OS, we’re introducing a feature that will encrypt apps so they can only be run by the user who purchased the app.
What’s next?
We’re working with you, our developer community, to ensure you can still quickly and easily test your apps on real hardware. That’s one of the reasons we’re kicking off BlackBerry 10 Jam by giving each developer attendee a prototype device to start building on. I’ll be on-hand at the show to answer your questions – look forward to seeing you there.
Let’s Jam.
@asaunders
Source: DevBlog.BlackBerry.com
BB10 – All the Hype that Money can Buy
Written Exclusively for Berryfication.com by Greg Wesson [@lombaki]
I’m ready for BB10, but I just bought myself a Bold 9900. I said I was going to hold out for BB10 and skip BB7. Having been off contract since the beginning of 2010, I bought my 9780 outright and wanted to get 2 full years out of it. That would have happened in November and would have made a nice transition. I think I got Jonesed. Maybe Berried.
I’m sure a lot of Berry faithful are looking forward to BB10. We kind of feel like we’ve paid our dues using the decade old Java-based BBOS and deserve the upcoming Berry revolution that is founded on the upcoming QNX OS. We have seen mock up devices, the leaked marketing pics that don’t necessarily represent the actual OS, and we will get a look at the BB10 Dev Alpha prototype soon enough. All of those things build hype and hope for the resurrection of RIM and the restoration of BlackBerry to the status of “cool.” Quite frankly, I don’t care if my device is “cool”; I care if it works for me. Others, however, want Berrys to return to their glory days and they have bet the farm, perhaps literally if they are investing in the stock, on BlackBerry10, the POSIX-based OS that QNX is developing for BlackBerry smartphones to be released late in the year. What do we have to base our hopes on though? The PlayBook OS? Some tweets from RIM employees about how awesome the OS is? The moded OS we will see in a few weeks at BlackBerry World? Even that isn’t going to be BB10; they told us that. So what are we setting our hopes on? And are we setting them too high?
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