Updated BlackBerry PlayBook Poynt Application Demo. (Video)

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Watch from your Mobile Device Here.

For those that currently use Poynt on your BlackBerry device it is nice to see the pairing with the PlayBook and takes advantage of the push services capabilities, but keep in mind if you do not have a BlackBerry, Poynt still works great on the PlayBook by simply entering your zip-code for results.

Poynt via my PlayBook actually let me know that gas has dropped 30 cents a gallon this morning. Woot.

Details: Use Poynt to find businesses, retailers, people, restaurants, movies, gas prices (US only), events and weather information around you. Poynt uses GPS or cell-site location to quickly deliver the information you need, whenever and wherever you need it.
- Find phone numbers, browse websites and map directions with one click
- Reverse look-up missed calls from the BlackBerry® Call log
- Plan a night out without exiting the application – find restaurants, read reviews and make dinner reservations (US/CA/UK only) then watch trailers, view showtimes and buy movie tickets (US/CA only) for a theatre near you or find a local event by venue, performer or nearby
- BlackBerry® Messages notification of movie ticket receipts (US/CA only)
- Add listings to your BlackBerry® Address Book, add movies, restaurants and events to your BlackBerry® Calendar, share listings with friends via email on your BlackBerry®
- Integrated weather display changes based on the conditions around you, click to view 5-day forecast
- Complete a search, then map a route using BlackBerry® Maps
- Pair your PlayBook tablet with your BlackBerry smartphone to enable pushing calls, contacts and directions from your tablet to your smartphone
Poynt is free and available in Canada, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain and is now available in Australia

Price Free

Available in BlackBerry App World Here.

from PlayBook Daily

Control your Blackberry Storm device from your PC

You may have noticed applications that claim you can use Blackberry Messenger on our PC, the truth is that you can’t directly have an application just for BBM. Even though you have tried it, it may work. There is an official application recognized by RIM, that allows you to control the Blackberry Storm, and not only can you BBM, but also do anything at all.

Pocket Controller for Blackberry is a great application if you too lazy to stretch for your phone. There’s a catch here, you may think you just download the application on PC and your device, it isn’t that easy. The catch is that you have to either connect the device via WiFi or USB. The Linux users will be lucky if they have Wine installed, they can use the WiFi method, Trust me, the Virtual Box will just get you confused and it doesn’t work 100%.

The Virtual Box is pretty slow. The developers didn’t quite notice something when they made this, just download it and you can use it lifetime in trial mode rather than wasting money at all. This isn’t guaranteed to work with every Blackberry Storm device, especially the Blackberry Storm 9550, this does gladly work with the Blackberry Curve 8520.

foursquare and BBM: A Super App Meets the Social Platform (VIDEO)

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One of the highlights for me this week at BlackBerry® World™ 2011 was having the opportunity to showcase some of the amazing work from developers starting to leverage the BBM social platform. Social networking application foursquare is one such example, and was demoed during the Tuesday General Session keynote by Senior Director of Developer Relations (and fellow Inside BlackBerry blogger) Mike Kirkup.

The above video is really three videos in one! First, I speak with Mike about the overall opportunity available to developers that integrate BBM social platform APIs into their application. Then, foursquare developers Pete and Jeff provide a great demonstration of foursquare for BlackBerry integrated with BBM. I then pass the mic to Mike for a brief sit down with Pete about developing for BlackBerry and how the coming BBM social platform integration enhances the foursquare super app experience.

from Inside BlackBerry 

Download BlackBerry Traffic

BlackBerry Traffic version 2.0.0.1749 adds several new features and improvements including the following.
•A new route selection screen displays two route choices to a destination.
 selection screen.
•A revised simple drive view displays the next maneuver with corresponding
•A new future traffic view can be accessed by selecting an ETA on the rout
e icon in a large font.
•Frequent search terms are now available on the search screen.
•Updated keyboard shortcuts are listed under the help menu.

System Requirements
•Activation with data plan including internet browsing capability
•A GPS-equipped BlackBerry® smartphone
•BlackBerry® Maps installed

Sprint Delays the 3G BlackBerry PlayBook

The 3G BlackBerry PlayBook was scheduled to release on April 19th, but was then later pushed to May 8th. According to the leaked slide above, the 3G has been delayed indefinitely, but is still said to be releasing, as dealers are said to hold on to promo materials and pedestals. Sprint is also set to release a 4G WiMax version later this year. It isn’t certain what has caused the delay, some have speculated the CDMA radio technology, while others say to clear stock of the WiFi-only version from retailers.

via BriefMobile

Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones v2.0 (Beta Refresh): Support for OS 5.0

We’ve been really pleased with your feedback on the initial beta release of the Facebook® for BlackBerry® smartphones v2.0 app that launched just six weeks ago. In terms of beta user satisfaction, Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v2.0 has achieved some of the highest ratings ever received on a BlackBerry smartphone beta app. We’re pleased to announce that the beta refresh of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v2.0 is available in BlackBerry® Beta Zone today, and that it includes the much-anticipated support for BlackBerry® Device Software v.5.0.

What’s New?

In addition to BlackBerry Device Software v.5.0 support, we’ve also added several new features and performance enhancements to improve the initial beta version. Let’s take a look at some of the new additions:

Facebook Chat Enhancements

While chatting with your friends, you will now know when they’re typing a message by the visual cue of “is typing a message”. As well, you can filter your Online Contacts to quickly find a specific friend and start a Chat message.

View Mutual Friends and Friends List

The ability to view Mutual Friends and Friends List is available from the Info tab on Profiles. With the new Mutual Friends feature, you can discover which friends you have in common with another user. You can also now view a user’s Friends List from their Profile if their privacy settings permit this.

Enhanced Integration with BlackBerry Native Apps

Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v2.0 is more integrated with native BlackBerry smartphone apps than ever. You can now click on PINs, phone numbers and email addresses that are displayed on Wall posts, messages on the Info tab, and either perform the respective action (e.g. place a call) or save the information to your BlackBerry Contacts application.

Performance Enhancements

As mentioned above, we also added these performance enhancements to Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v2.0:

• Improved Facebook Chat connection.
• Cursor no longer disappears while scrolling through the News Feed.
• Consistent Chat message delivery notifications.
• Improved Online Contacts list loading time.

To download the latest beta version of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v2.0, you need to register to become a BlackBerry Beta Zone member. Please note that you must reside in one of the countries listed here in order to participate in the beta.

BlackBerry PlayBook How To Demos

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!

from Inside BlackBerry