I have dabbled in development for the BlackBerry Playbook, having created a couple of small applications using the Adobe Air platform. Recently, I decided that since I enjoyed it so much, I wanted to take a look at the other development options available, with the aim of creating a larger, more complex application that has [...]

Good news for you BlackBerry users as the wait is finally over, opera Mini is now available in the BlackBerry App World. The browser has been available for download from Opera’s site but, now with version 6.5.2 you can now download it straight from the App World. With Opera Mini, Opera’s server do all the [...]

Good news for those fans of BBM Music, the app has finally passed the beta stage and is now available from the BlackBerry App World. For $4.99 a month you are able to select 50 songs from millions in the cloud that will be shared with your BBM Music friends and the songs those friends [...]

We got word via the tip line today that Facebook for BlackBerry has been updated to version 2.0.0.50. Nothing huge to report with this build, as the changelog lists various bugs that were addressed in this latest build, including a forced logout issue and a nasty bug that caused a device freeze when a notification [...]

We might be a little bit late to report this, but we figure now is as good a time as any to report that an update for BlackBerry Bridge — v1.0.4.9 — is awaiting you in App World. We’d be lying if we said we knew exactly what has changed since the release of v1.0.0.93, [...]

Just a quick heads up to all of you BlackBerry users who rely upon WhatsApp Messenger, as an update for the the popular cross-platform messaging application is now available in BlackBerry App World. Apart from various bug fixes, the update allows the app to take advantage of BlackBerry OS’s drop down notification bar. [via App [...]

On the day of a very contentious Annual General Meeting, RIM revealed that BlackBerry App World recently served up its one billionth download. The exact time the download occurred and the name of the application were not disclosed. App World, which launched in April of 2009, is available in over 100 countries and sees an average of 3-million [...]

Great news for PlayBook owners who have a BlackBerry smartphone from AT&T, as it was announced today that BlackBerry Bridge has been approved for use on AT&T. Available for free through BlackBerry App World, BlackBerry Bridge is a useful application which allows BlackBerry smartphone owners to mirror all of their calendars, contacts, messages, and more [...]

A few hours ago Foursquare released a new version of their app in BlackBerry App World. They tweeted about the release of the new version - 1.9.97 - at 11 AM (Toronto time) this morning. As they wrote in the tweet above and in the release notes on the screenshot below, the new version of [...]

When the PlayBook launched just over a month ago consumers were shocked to find that two popular applications - Twitter and facebook - were not available for download. They were there, but only as on screen links to web apps. Needless to say, it isn’t easy to get people on board with your product when two [...]