We just got word of a new app to join the ranks of Built for BlackBerry branding. AIO Remote is a native, Cascades based app that allows users to control their PC directly from their phone. However, that’s not all it does. There are tons more features in this nifty little app. Connect with both WiFi and BlueTooth Works with Linux, Mac, and Windows Touch-screen mouse control with left/right c... »
Sometimes you need to transfer files to your PlayBook, and while hooking it up via USB is fast and easy, you don’t always have a USB around so you need another option. That’s when Wi-Fi file sharing comes in handy. If you want an easy way, other than USB, to connect your PlayBook to any computer, follow these steps and you’ll be good to go. On your PlayBook, go to Settings > S... »
Today RIM released an update to the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha, which was met with many problems. Many users couldn’t even get access to the download. Nonetheless, a work-a-round has been found for windows users: Close Desktop Manger Navigate to the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Research In Motion\AppLoader (32-bit) or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Researc... »
Research In Motion has said they’re standing by their stance on BlackBerry 10 and how successful they believe it will be. But, what if they were to seek a better short-term by utilizing Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 as the new platform for BlackBerry smartphones? Concept Smartphone pro Michal Bonikowski has visioned just this and created concept images of Windows Phone 8 on a BlackBerry ... »
Remember those rumors about Microsoft approaching RIM for a stake in the company? Reuters is reporting that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had approached RIM in the last couple of months, looking to strike a partnership similar to the one they have with Nokia Oyj. Under that partnership, Nokia will now use the upcoming Windows Phone 8 operating system on their devices. However, RIM declined even a st... »
The smartphone market is a big one, and growing fast. This is an area where operating systems become ecosystems, and where ecosystems become synonymous with their respective companies. Looking to the next few years, the most important mobile ecosystems will come from Apple with iOS, Google with Android, Research in Motion with BlackBerry, and Microsoft with Windows (Samsung has Bada, but who car... »
Last week, the data analytics firm comScore released data regarding the number of smartphone subscribers in the US and how it has changed over the past three months. As expected, the Android and iOS platforms continue to dominate the smartphone industry in the US, as they remain the only mobile platforms to gain market share over the past three months. The BlackBerry platform has lost 2 percentage... »
BlackBerry Desktop Manager 6 is also getting an update with B21 release. In this update there are synchronization improvements for media files and organizer data. 64-bit Microsoft Outlook and Exchange 2010 are now supported. Download Desktop Manager 6.0.1 B21 >> »
