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BlackBerry New App Wednesday – Week ending 5/25/13
One of the coolest new weekly updates is back! We may be a day late but not without our 2 cents. 
New App Wednesday, week ending May 25th, 2013. Developers have been busy! From Moog Music Inc, Union & even a fun new Wikitude Places beta from Wikitude GmbH.
I picked up 8 new games and 4 or 5 apps for my Z10 alone. The bonus is most of them are in BlackBerry’s New App Wednesday this week! Check out the full scoop below.
Following an exciting week last week at BlackBerry Live in Orlando, we wanted to share the latest and greatest BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 apps. Head over to BlackBerry World and check out the following:
BlackBerry Z10 Apps:
Music & Audio:
- Animoog (Moog Music Inc.) – As featured at BlackBerry Live
Gaming:
- Tesoro Submarino (Discovery Latin America, LLC)
- Dark Nebula: Episode One (Union)
- CreaVures (Union)
- Samurai II: Vengeance (Union)
Navigation & Travel:
- Wikitude places (Wikitude GmbH)*
- Firstpost for BlackBerry 10 (NETWORK18)
- Virgin Trains (Virgin Trains)*
- Qatar Airways (Qatar Airways)
Lifestyle & Entertainment:
- Nectar (Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK Limited)
- Keep Calm Poster Creator (Apache Softech)*
Fitness & Sports
- Endomondo Sports Tracker for BlackBerry 10 (Endomondo)*
- LFC Connect for BlackBerry 10 (Liverpool Football Club)*
Books:
- Copia eBook Reader (Copia Interactive, LLC)
BlackBerry Q10 Apps:
News & Information:
- Europe 1 (Lagardère Active Digital)
Finance:
- moneycontrol’s Markets on Mobile (NETWORK18)
Lifestyle & Entertainment:
- Zara (Zara.com)
Navigation & Travel:
- Virgin Trains (Virgin Trains)
Sports:
- LFP (Liga de Futbol Profesional)
*Also available on BlackBerry Q10
BlackBerry Dev Picks of the Week:
Here are the top 5 ‘must-haves’ apps according to our developers here at BlackBerry:
- Twimfeed (Twimfeed) “A neat way to bring the image component of Twitter to the forefront”
- PlayCoach™ Full Fitness Trainer (Playcorp) “I use this one quite a bit in my home gym—a mobile personal trainer”
- Animoog (Moog Music Inc) “One of the best mobile instrument apps out there. Also used by Dream Theatre’s Jordan Rudess– this is a must have app for musicians”
- 4. Ichi Are You Smart Enough (Stolen Couch Games) “Awesome pre-loaded levels as well as the option to create your own”
- Bubble Crush Mania (G Soft Team) “A pretty fun game—best of all it’s free!”
Union Releases it’s second wave of games for BlackBerry Z10
Just like we told you before Union planned to bring their entire line-up from BlackBerry PlayBook over to the BlackBerry Z10. And today they added 5 more titles: AirAttack, Fractal, Gravity Lab, Psychoban & Roboto. With each coming in at just $0.99 each. You can grab the whole lot for under $5.00!
We previously reviewed each one of these titles and loved them all. Union brings high quality and addictive gameplay simultaneously. Grab each game from Union currently on sale for just $0.99 below.
AirAttack for BlackBerry Z10 here: https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/61904/
Fractal for BlackBerry Z10 here: https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/128242/
Gravity Lab for BlackBerry Z10 here: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/122230/
Psychoban for BlackBerry Z10 here: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/64379/
Roboto for BlackBerry Z10 here: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/64498/
Check out all 7 Union games for BlackBerry Z10 here!
[Review] Critical Wave for BlackBerry Z10 by Grannies Games – $0.99 well spent
In the shuffle of BlackBerry Live, receiving the new BlackBerry Z10 a couple months back and all the accessories we’ve been reviewing some of our favorite new games/apps for BlackBerry 10 didn’t get their proper reviews. One of those games is Critical Wave for BlackBerry Z10 by Grannies Games. It’s $0.99 and one seriously awesome action-shooter!
Critical Wave v2.1 Features:
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oLB3wVWcnU
Gameplay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-IV9rqkxJ4
FEATURES
- Bosses that keep growing each level
- Many enemy types and mini bosses
- Upgrades and powerups
- Scoreloop integration
- Varied and intense gameplay, guaranteed to give hours of fun!
Moog’s Award Winning Synthesizer app for BlackBerry Z10 is Now Available
Update – Hours after this post went up, a couple well known BlackBerry developers reached out to us and let us know there was a issue (See CB Forum post here) where Moog Music would delete documents in the BlackBerry Z10 device storage. This issue was resolved quickly thanks to the developer, BlackBerry and the magic of the CB Forums. The new version v1.0.1.2 cab be purchased/updated in BlackBerry World here. Likewise at the end of this post.
Update – Hours after this post went up, a couple well known BlackBerry developers reached out to us and let us know there was a issue (See CB Forum post here) where Moog Music would delete documents in the BlackBerry Z10 device storage. This issue was resolved quickly thanks to the developer, BlackBerry and the magic of the CB Forums. The new version v1.0.1.2 cab be purchased/updated in BlackBerry World here. Likewise at the end of this post.
Animoog is now available for the BlackBerry 10 platform. I picked it up right away. After only spending a few minutes with it I was surprised at the low price tag of $0.99. On sale from the regular price of $9.99. This app will surely be popular among users. Expect a full review in the coming week.
Animoog for BlackBerry 10 was featured during the BlackBerry Jam keynote at BlackBerry Live in Orlando, FL. Popular with many major musicians, the Animoog app enables users to create and sculpt music using a variety of sounds, timbres and effects—all in the palm of their hands.
“Moog is a long time iconic brand in the music industry and their synthesizers are used by major artists worldwide,” said Martyn Mallick, VP of Global Alliances and Business Development at BlackBerry. “We are thrilled to have Animoog available on the BlackBerry 10 platform”.
The Animoog app on BlackBerry 10 will continue be showcased throughout the BlackBerry Live conference. From May 16th through May 23rd, Animoog will be available on the BlackBerry World storefront for the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone at an introductory price of $0.99. After this promotional period ends, Animoog will return to its regular price of $9.99. BlackBerry 10 is one of the two platforms on which the Animoog app can be found.
Find the Full Press Release at the link below:
Files & Folders v6.3 for Z10 and Q10 is now available in BlackBerry World
I can’t express how happy I am to see Innovatology is finally able to release their much anticipated Files & Folders for BlackBerry 10. I picked up the BB10 version when it originally launched but some issues with BlackBerry 10 caused the app to be pulled by Innovatology. This bug rendered the app inoperable on some OS’s. If you’re still having an issue with Files & Folders it is recommended that you first uninstall it, reboot your device, reinstall and make sure you’re running 10.0.10.822 (Z10) or 10.1.0.1055 (Q10).
Files & Folders Version 6.3 for BB10 Features (May 7th, 2013)
Note: a bug in older versions of BB10 may prevent apps from opening. Uninstalling and reinstalling the app, or upgrading to 10.0.10.822 (Z10) or 10.1.0.1055 (Q10) should fix this.
Changed in Files & Folders v6.3 for BB10:
- NEW! Support for BlackBerry Q10′s smaller screen and standard shortcut keys.
- NEW! Trial version now available too
- NEW! Support for BlackBerry Link Remote File Access!
- Requires BB10 version 10.1 or newer.
- Install BlackBerry Link on your PC, and configure Remote File Access.
- Enable BlackBerry Link in your phone settings, then tap Goto in Files & Folders.
- Your remote folder should appear in the list.
- If the folder is empty, tap Refresh.
- ENHANCED! Improved media player:
- Plays music and media per folder, with next & prev track buttons
- The media player continues playing when Files & Folders is in the background
- Added portrait/landscape rotation support
- Added support for hardware play/pause button
- Added support for Now Playing popup
- Files & Folders now pauses playback if another app needs to play media
- ENHANCED! Huge performance improvement for thumbnails of pictures on the device
- ENHANCED! Support for BB10 minimized operation:
- Files & Folders now continues uploads/downloads even if mimimized
- Tweaks to optimize battery usage when minimized
- FIXED! Worked around many OS bugs
- FIXED! Many other improvements, tweaks, bug fixes
- NOTE: Temporarily disabled zip and unzip while we upgrade to a new, much better mechanism
If you find a bug, please contact us by e-mail (bb.support@innovatology.nl). If you just post a review in BlackBerry World, we are unable to reply and offer support.
BlackBerry New-App Wednesday – May 15th, 2013
BlackBerry let us know that the New-App Wednesday is officially out! With lots of great new products in multiple categories. A big standout for many users familiar with EA were excited to see Dead Space for BlackBerry 10. Priced at just $2.99 and maybe more fun the second time around. Dead Space is currently available for BlackBerry Z10.
Some of the other highlights that we’ve had time with include the game Little 3 Kingdoms, as well as the apps Bonfire Reader and Art Camera Native. I went through the Wednesday release and downloaded quite a few others. Check out the full scoop below.
BlackBerry Live is currently underway in Orlando, bringing together BlackBerry enthusiasts, business leaders, IT decision makers, developers and partners from around the world. Whether you’re at the show or have been streaming from home, we wanted to share the latest in BlackBerry 10 apps. Don’t miss out on this week’s latest BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 apps in BlackBerry World:
BlackBerry Z10 Apps:
Gaming:
- Doodle Kingdom (JoyBits Ltd)
- Dead Space for BlackBerry 10 (Electronic Arts Inc.)
Navigation & Travel:
- P$ Service (Medias Transcontinental S.E.N.C.)*
- Asia Air Deals (TONY GML)*
Lifestyle:
- SG Lottery (sh2sg)*
- Ocado (Ocado Limited)
- Funky Pigeon (Funkypigeon.com)
BlackBerry Q10 Apps:
News & Information:
- · News24 (24.COM ONLINE STUDIO)
Photo & Utilities:
- · Magnum Photos (Magnum Photos)
- · Nedbank (Nedbank Limited)
Lifestyle & Entertainment
- · CineTrailer (DDM Srl)
- · E! Online (E! Entertainment Television Inc.)
- · Cineplex (Cineplex Entertainment)
Navigation & Travel:
- · Waytag (Waytag)
- · Wisepilot for Q10 (Appello Systems AB)
- · Rocketman (2028990 Ontario Inc.)
Sports:
- · Sports Tracker for Q10 (Sports Tracker)
*Also available on BlackBerry Q10
BlackBerry Dev Picks of the Week:
Here are the top 5 ‘must-haves’ apps according to our developers here at BlackBerry:
- 1. Little 3 Kingdoms “Safe to say I am addicted to this game”
- 2. Who Am I: Hidden Object Adventure “My kids really enjoy this, neat clues and also has 3D graphics”
- 3. iChangi for BlackBerry 10 “Love this! Perfect for travelling”
- 4. Bonfire Reader “A must have for lovers of eBooks”
- 5. Art Camera Native “The filters on this are stunning”
Latest App News: Keep an eye out for BNL Mobile Banking, Wikitude, H&M and Endomondo apps which will be available on the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 in the upcoming weeks. Also coming soon to the BlackBerry Q10: BBVA, LFP, Zara, and CNBC Alarm Clock apps!
Finalists for the Best Built for BlackBerry App Awards will be this week at BlackBerry Live!
For a look at all BlackBerry 10 apps, head to BlackBerry World.
For the latest BlackBerry news, press releases and headlines follow @BlackBerryNews on Twitter.
Union is bringing their entire catalogue to BlackBerry 10 starting this month
Multiplatform developers Union let us know today that they will be publishing their entire catalogue of games to BlackBerry 10 this month. This is awesome news for anyone that loves high quality games. Union games have continued to impress us since they first started porting to BlackBerry PlayBook.
The first wave of games to hit have already begun to show up on BlackBerry Z10.
Pick up Samurai II: Vengeance for $0.99 here: https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/62107/
Pick up CreaVures for $2.99 here: https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/18561213/
Pick up Dark Nebula: Episode One for $0.99 here: https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/135864/
Pick up the first wave of Union games for BlackBerry Z10 (Q10 coming soon) here!
BlackBerry New App Wednesday
BlackBerry continues to build BlackBerry World with some incredible apps & games. Paw Print Games brought one of their classics Kami Crazy. Rock N Roll Games brought Fly Kiwi Fly! – Classic the original and Gameloft introduced us to The Dark Knight Rises.
My favorite of the bunch has been out for a while and on my Z10 for a bit over a month now, PicFrames by Active Development Limited. It’s a simple app that let’s you sort out some nice collages. An Android port actually but very well done.
Check out the full list plus a nice list of BlackBerry Dev’s favorites too below!
Happy Wednesday! BlackBerry 10 continues to welcome top app partners from around the globe. Here are some of the latest BlackBerry 10 apps you won’t want to miss:
Business Tools:
- Harmon.ie: Office 365 and SharePoint Client (Harmon.ie Corporation)
Gaming:
- The Dark Knight Rises (Gameloft Inc.)
- Kami Crazy (Paw Print Games Ltd.)
- Fly Kiwi Fly! – Classic (Rock N Roll Games)
Photos & Video:
- PicFrame (Active Development Limited)
Navigation & Travel:
- KLM for BlackBerry 10 (Air France-KLM)
BlackBerry Dev Picks of the Week:
From inside the walls at BlackBerry, here are the top 5 apps our developers deem ‘must-haves’:
- 1. Hairy Tales (Arges Games SRL)
“If you love solid puzzles with great graphics, this is up your alley”
- 2. Guess the Icon- Iconmania (SolverLabs)
“A simple ‘Guess the Word Based on Icon’ game but with loads of celebrities, places and logos to keep you guessing”
- 3. Bike Rental (o2 Interactive)
“A must-have for bike aficionados everywhere”
“This app has saved me a TON of headaches”
- 5. PicFrame (Active Development Limited)
“Amazing photo effects—neat shapes, borders, frames etc”
Latest App News: Keep an eye out for Real Soccer 2013, Six Guns, Modern Combat 4, Tuenti and KOOORA apps which will be available on the in the upcoming weeks.
Nominations have closed for the Best Built for BlackBerry App Awards. Stay tuned to find out the finalists!
For a look at all BlackBerry 10 apps, head to BlackBerry World.
One of our favorite game makers for BlackBerry has made their return but this time around Smarter Apps is all business. If you’re a BES administrator then you will likely love this new product! IT Manager makes life simpler for BES Admins, as it gives you the chance to manage BES tools right from your BlackBerry Z10, Q10 and even Legacy devices running OS5, 6, 7 etc. Pretty cool right?
Check out the full press release below!
New App for BlackBerry Server Admins Released
A new app has been released for BlackBerry Server administrators. It’s called IT Manager and allows admins to manage their BES from their BlackBerry devices. It can be downloaded now from BlackBerry World and supports the BlackBerry Z10, Q10, Bold, Curve and Torch devices.
This is a very handy app for making changes to your BES without having to go into the office. The app is easy to use and requires no server changes to setup.
Features include:
- Creating & Deleting Users
- Setting User Activation Passwords
- Remove and Wipe Devices
- Set Password and Lock Devices
- Add and Remove Users from Groups
- Set User and Group IT Policies
- View IT Policies Rules
- View Server and BES Instances Status
- Support for managing BES 5.x and BES 10
- Manage multiple BES Servers Simultaneously
The app is also available for iOS devices with more admin features like SSH, Telnet, VNC, RDP, Windows, BES, AWS and Google Apps, these features will also be coming soon to BlackBerry 10 devices. The IT Manager app will also be on display in the exhibits hall at the BlackBerry Live conference next month.
The IT Manager app costs $99/year and can be downloaded with a 7 free day trial from here:
New-App Wednesday by BlackBerry: Q10 Apps
BlackBerry let us know about their fist “New-App Wednesday for BlackBerry Q10 Apps & Games! Most of us in the US haven’t had a chance to check out the Q10 yet. However a few developers and enthusiasts such as myself received our BlackBerry Dev Alpha C’s this last week. So some of these apps can be checked out on the Dev devices. But very few since the device is meant to be used to test your own applications.
But that doesn’t make us any less excited about having a BlackBerry Q10! Especially after BlackBerry managed to make me fall in love with this intuitive touch-screen. Just image that technology along with their classic keyboard (scratch that ‘new keyboard’ design). Ah a match made in heaven. And this is just the beginning. See the full list of new must-have products for BlackBerry Q10 below!
Things are a little different this Wednesday — as we approach the launch of BlackBerry’s newest BlackBerry® 10 smartphone, the BlackBerry® Q10, we’re excited to share with you apps that will be available from launch, including Skype! Download the Skype (Preview) to your BlackBerry Q10 here!
Check out the following BlackBerry Q10 apps you’ll be sure to love:
Social:
- · BlackBerry Messenger
- · Foursquare (Foursquare)
- · LinkedIn (LinkedIn Corporation)
- · Twitter (Twitter, Inc.)
Entertainment:
- · Maxim (Maxim)
- · Nobex Radio (Nobex Technologies Inc.)
- · Soundtracker (South Ventures USA)
Business Tools:
- · Box (Box, Inc.)
- · Canvas Business Forms Mobile Productivity (Canvas)
- · Dropbox
- · SalesNOW (Interchange Solutions Inc)
News & Photography:
- · New York Times (The New York Times)
- · Paper Camera (JFDP Labs Ltd)
- · Press Reader (NewspaperDirect, Inc.)
- · USA Today (USA TODAY)
- · Wall Street Journal (The Wall Street Journal)
Gaming:
- · Angry Birds (Rovio Entertainment Ltd)
- · Bejeweled 2 (Electronic Arts Inc.)
- · Need for Speed Undercover (Electronic Arts Inc.)
- · New York Time Crosswords (Magmic)
Latest App News: Keep an eye out for ATP Tour, Cut the Rope and Viber apps which will be available on the BlackBerry Z10 and the Q10 in the upcoming weeks.
You can also submit your nominations for the Best Built for BlackBerry App from now until April 28th. The top 4 nominations will be voted on between May 1st and May 10th, and the winners will be announced at the BlackBerry Live Developer Tweetup on May 15, 2013 in Orlando, Florida.
For a look at all BlackBerry 10 apps, head to BlackBerry World.
For the latest BlackBerry news, press releases and headlines follow @BlackBerryNews on Twitter.
Source: Brodeur Partners
[Now Available] Blaq for BlackBerry 10 by Kisai Labs
Easily the most anticipated app for BlackBerry 10 users is here. 2 of the most talented people collided again to bring Blaq to BlackBerry 10. Ryan Hamrick & Jerome Carty. Both highly regarded in design & development really came together on this one. I’ve spent a couple weeks testing the client, thanks to them both for their generosity and I love it. We think you’ll love it too! See the list of features below but note that they’ll always bring more as well you’ll discover even more features within the application.
Additional features include:
* Beautiful, intuitive NATIVE user interface
* Fast scrolling – no need to wait
* Interactive gesture engine for quick actions to keep you moving
* REAL-TIME Twitter streaming support
* Power-conscious – When minimized, Blaq goes into low-power mode to save battery
* The most advanced muting system – mute based on multiple criteria
* Sharing – Share from just about any app to Blaq and vice versa!
* Active Frame – Know when you get new tweets, mentions or direct messages
* BBM integration – share tweets updates with your BBM contacts
* Native or editable retweet support (hold down on RT icon in detail screen)
* In-app notifications
* Twitter Username auto-completion
* Full user profile view
* Image previews within Blaq
* View your lists curated from Twitter.com
* Multi-account support
* Search people and tweets
* Photo posting – Twitter
* Q10 support
Blaq is available at an *introductory* price of $2.99 where it will then go up about two-three weeks from now
With Twitter’s new limit (100,000 logged in users max), they want to make sure they don’t run out of tokens. This is the reason for a two-user limit. Version 1.1 will increase that limit.
Source: CrackBerry
Purchase Blaq for BlackBerry 10 On SALE here!
[Review & SALE] Neatly for BlackBerry 10 – 80% OFF
When it comes to Twitter many of us are abusers, hardcore social junkies because of the halls of tweeps waiting to converse, discipline & lol your behavior. There’s still many users who haven’t actually gotten the hang of Twitter though and these users are quick to call it dumb or say “I don’t get it”. All they really need is to find other users that love what they love, hobbyists’ if you will. And they’ll rue the day they ever disregarded the lifestyle.
With the recent slew of Twitter rules for 3rd-party development reigning down on the good vibes, we’ve seen a lot of 3rd-party developers call it quits, move to App.net or just focus their time elsewhere. Building and maintaining an excellent Twitter client is expensive and will likely take the majority of your time away from other projects. So when I first saw the development of F16Apps NeatlyApp for BlackBerry 10 I made sure to ask for a copy and kept my eye on it. Built using Cascades and available for just about every mobile device sets it apart. Each update makes this client better and more gorgeous. I had a chance to play with iPhone and view Android versions as well, and each is unique in it’s own way. Using code to match that smartphone for which it was created. Let’s dig into the BlackBerry 10 version which is built on their own Cascades, shall we.
FEATURES
Smart Timeline – Looks exactly like twitter regular timeline but you will notice it is not sorted by time, it is sorted with what is important to you, the more you use the application the more it learns from you and make the timeline more efficient with important tweets first.
Topics Timeline – Neatly collects similar Tweets together in a “Topic”, in each topic you will have list of users wrote tweets about this topic, the topics are contextual, for example you will find Apple, iPhone and iPad in one topic.
Custom timeline – You will create a custom timelines by selecting users and select what they say, in same time custom timelines has filters where you can select Tweets that has media or location only to show.
Direct Messages - Threaded direct messages will help you followup with your friends with what you were talking about, it looks like chatting so you will be able to connect more efficiently.
Super Lists - Using Twitter’s Lists we will add Smart and Topic timeline to it, so you don’t miss the amazing features of Neatly
Tweet View - You will see everything about the tweets with the full view of the location and media preview, Neatly support multi image preview in one tweet
Search – Search bar integrated in almost every part of the app, so at any moment of time you can find a keyword in the list.
Conversations – In conversation you will be able to list all the tweets in the conversation + the contributors in this conversation.
Extended Profile - Now before you follow you can know the “Common and matching” between you and the people on Twitter, you will know social status, common friends, active friends and set visual indicator for tweeps tweets.
Multi users – The best of all you can use Neatly with as many account as you like.
Settings – If you have to follow someone and you don’t want to see his/her tweets simply mute him/her. Your timeline is crowded about event you are not interested in, simply mute this topic. Are you sick of “who ever ousted whoever in x”, easily mute the source of this tweet.
Visual Markers - Usually when you are busy, you skim the timeline but what about important tweeps, just asssign visual indicator for them then all their tweets will be “take another color” that your eyes can easily spot while skimming your timeline.
PREVIOUS v1.2.4.1 UPDATE INCLUDED
* Load More
* Instant Reply (Swipe from right to left on a tweet in a timeline – can be turned off from settings
* Help Screen (Find it in the settings)
* The App opens in “Regular” by default
* More Notification Options
* Manual Auto Refresh option
* Timeline Options
* Faster Page Loading Times
* Bug fixes
UPDATE v1.2.7.1
** Corrects the Login Crash
LAST UPDATE v1.2.9
*** Bug fixes. Swipe to reply (Instant reply)
