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- BlackBerry app news: PlayBook gets video chat
- BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 official
- Tech Today: PSN up this week, Twitter breaks Bin Laden story
| BlackBerry app news: PlayBook gets video chat Posted: 02 May 2011 08:03 AM PDT
T3 in Orlando, Florida for BlackBerry World 2011. The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has upped its game at the BlackBerry World 2011 expo by adding a video chat app in the latest version of the device's software.
The bespoke video app will allow for one-click calling over Wi-Fi, using both the PlayBook's front-loaded webcam and the rear-facing camera. Users will get incoming call notifications, see picture-in-picture and have the ability to preview video before going live.
The app, which will also feature a friends list and more in-call functionality, will provide a rival to Apple's FaceTime app on the iPad and will be launched later this month with the PlayBook software update 1.0.3.
Another newcomer to the PlayBook this month will be a native Facebook app, which will offer all of the functionality served up by other mobile versions of the social networking app.
The 7-inch RIM slate was launched last month to mixed reviews with many citing that the product felt unfinished due to some limited functionality. These new apps will go a long way towards rectifying that criticism.
There'll also be a new version of BlackBerry Messenger coming to the App World.
T3 is here at BlackBerry World in Orlando, Florida so stay tuned to the site for all of the latest news and videos from the event over the next couple of days.
Link: BlackBerry World
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| BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 official Posted: 02 May 2011 05:55 AM PDT
Business as usual for BlackBerry and the Bold RIM has officially outed the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930. After much rumours, the Canadian-based company announced the pair of touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard-sporting smartphones at its annual BlackBerry World conference in Florida. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taking notes from both the previous Bold and the Torch, the new phones will keep the high-performance keyboard but also have a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display. Casing the keyboard and the screen is a 10.5mm brushed stainless steel frame with a high-gloss glass backplate a-la the Apple iPhone 4.
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| Tech Today: PSN up this week, Twitter breaks Bin Laden story Posted: 01 May 2011 09:21 PM PDT
The tech news that broke while you were enjoying your Sunday. Motorola has confirmed that it will build more smartphones like the Motorola Atrix that can be used to power an empty shell laptop dock. Mobile bossman Sanjay Jha says that Android-powered latops with the Webtop skin as used on the Atrix can offer users an alternative to tablet PCs.
The White iPhone 4 is a little bit different to its darker skinned pal after all. As well as being 0.2mm thicker on the outside, it's also smaller on the inside with a more deeply recessed camera lens and a smaller proximity sensor. Rumour has it that these slight changes to the White iPhone 4 are down to light leakage issues.
The Sony PlayStation Network will start to go back online this week, the company has said. Access to account details and online gaming will be the first areas to be restored, with the rest coming online within a month. Sony has said it will offer one month of PSN and one month of unlimited use of the Qriocity service, plus one PSN download as an apology to affected users.
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Star Wars fans awaiting the release of the original trilogy on Blu-ray will find out more on May 4th. The discs will be released on October 30th, but Wednesday is likely to see the first news of the exclusive special features and cover art released. May the 4th be with you.
The biggest news to arise from the United States this Monday morning is of course the reported death of Osama Bin Laden. Twitter once again led the way with rumours of his death circulating way before Barack Obama made the announcement at 10:45pm ET. Rumours that US forces were assisted by Apple who tracked down the terrorist by analysing the location data on his iPhone are yet to be confirmed. Just kidding. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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