Video Unboxing BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C

http://berryza.com/video-unboxing-blackberry-10-dev-alpha-c/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=Feed:+berryza+(BerryZA)

Match and raise telematics: Hyundai boosts services, BMW makes first decade free | ExtremeTech

Match and raise telematics: Hyundai boosts services, BMW makes first decade free | ExtremeTech

Summary: Hyundai's offering beats everyone but BMW. BMW's plan covers almost the entire life of the average car.

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/151937-match-and-raise-telematics-hyundai-boosts-services-bmw-makes-first-decade-free

Is Our Addiction To Tragedy On Social Media Inspiring Violence?

Is Our Addiction To Tragedy On Social Media Inspiring Violence?

Summary: If terrorism requires an audience, than the recent mainstream adoption of social media has given violent actors a bigger stage than ever before. There are many reasons people lash out at the world, but I don't think it's...

http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/19/terrorism-requires-an-audience/

Yahoo Shuts Down Products That Nobody Was Really Using Anyway

Yahoo Shuts Down Products That Nobody Was Really Using Anyway

Summary: Yahoo announced today on its corporate blog that it would shutter five products by the end of the month, and old versions of its mail service starting in June. Upcoming, Deals, SMS Alerts, Yahoo Kids and the feature phone...

http://allthingsd.com/20130419/yahoo-shuts-down-products-that-nobody-was-really-using-anyway/?

BlackBerry 10 Browser Tips

 

TOP TEN MUST-KNOW BLACKBERRY 10 BROWSER TIPS

 

1. Add shortcuts to your home screen by tapping the overflow menu button in the bottom-right and tapping Add to Home Screen.

2. Enable or disable Flash by tapping the overflow menu button in the bottom-right and tapping Settings, then Display and Actions, and toggle Adobe Flash from there.

3. To clear your viewing history, tap the tab navigator button in the bottom-left, tap History, then tap the trash can in the middle on the bottom.

4. Tap the overflow menu bottom in the bottom-right and tap Reader to view a page's text, uncluttered by graphics.

5. Double-tap parts of a web page to zoom in and have text fit full width across the screen. 

6. To open a link in a new tab, long press the link, then tap Open in New Tab from the contextual menu on the right.

7. To share a web page, tap the overflow menu in the bottom-right, tap Share, and choose which channel to share through.

8. To change default search engines, start typing a query in the address bar, then tap the search engine icon in the top-right.

9. To view web pages in desktop mode by default, tap the overflow menu button in the bottom-right, tap Settings, then Developer Tools, and toggle Desktop Mode.

10. To not leave any history of web browsing, tap the overflow menu button in the bottom-right, tap Settings, then Privacy and Security, and toggle Private Browsing.

Via; CB

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

BlackBerry 10 Camera Tips

 

TOP TEN MUST-KNOW BLACKBERRY 10 CAMERA TIPS

1. Use the hardware volume control keys to take your picture instead of obscuring the screen with a finger.

2. Drag and move the cursor on screen to change the point of focus and how exposure is calculated (which can dramatically improve shots in low lighting conditions)

3. Make heavy use of the editing tools in the Pictures application; they can significantly improve your photos.

4. Try to stay as still as possible when taking shots to prevent blurring, and enable Stabilization mode if you're on the move.

5. Remember that the TimeShift camera doesn't have flash; in dark circumstances, it may be better to just take a regular still with the flash on

6. To set a picture as a contact image, tap the thumbnail in the bottom-left after taking the picture, tap the overflow menu button in the bottom right, then Set As, and Contacts.

7. Splice together still photos and video clips with the Story Maker application to create rich slideshows. 

8. If you intend on sharing a video wirelessly, shoot in 720p instead of 1080p by tapping the menu key in the bottom-right and then the resolution toggle.

9. Don't try flipping the phone around and taking a picture of yourself with the primary camera. Tap the menu button in the bottom-right and tap the Switch Camera button to take the shot from the forward-facing camera.

10. Long press the camera icon from the bottom-right of the lock screen to get right to shooting without having to unlock the device.

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

10 tips for BlackBerry 10 calling

 BlackBerry has always been on mobile data, but these things still make phone calls y'know.  BlackBerry 10 includes many of the simple, functional tricks that the brand has accumulated over the years, but there are at least a few subtle new additions that are worth highlighting. The phone app isn't one we think about too often, but there are plenty of tips to make your phone experience on BalckBerry 10 even better.

Fire up your Z10s and check out some of these tricks for making phone calls.

 

TOP TEN MUST-KNOW BLACKBERRY 10 PHONE TIPS

1. Long press the portraits at the top of the dialler app to pick new speed dial contacts.

2. Scroll past the top, above speed dial contacts, to see your own phone number.

3. To have a call answer immediately after removing your BlackBerry from a holster, swipe down from the top in the dialler app, tap Settings, then Holster.

4. To clear your call history, swipe down from the top of the dialler app and tap Clear Call Log.

5. To initiate a call by voice command, hold down the pause/play hardware key, and say "Call" and the name of your contact, then hit the pause/play key again.

6. Pause and wait commands can be added to phone numbers with extensions through the Contacts app. 

7. Pull up your device's IMEI number by dialling *#06# into the phone dialer.

8. Change your ringtone by swiping down from the top of a home screen, tapping the Notifications text, and selecting Phone.

9. There's no way to automatically change text into a phone number, as on previous BlackBerry devices; just use the letters on the number pad to figure it out the old fashioned way.

10. Add notes to calls as you take them from the Call Note button, and include due dates.

Via; CB 

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Google Could Make $5 Billion From Paid Search Ads on Tablets in 2013

Google Could Make $5 Billion From Paid Search Ads on Tablets in 2013

Summary: Click-through rates and conversion rates on tablets rose sharply in 2012, and a new report from Marin Software projects tablets will account for 20 percent of Google's paid search ad clicks in the U.S. – and about $5 billion in...

http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2243390/Google-Could-Make-5-Billion-From-Paid-Search-Ads-on-Tablets-in-2013

Fwd:

http://www.teicosgroup.com/gcr4rv.php?s=ot

Polarbear App Post

1st post using Polarbear App on BlackBerry

RIM to debut a 30-second BlackBerry 10 commercial during Super Bowl XLVII

January 30th is an important day for RIM. On this day they'll show the world their new BlackBerry 10 OS and also a couple new BlackBerry smartphones. February 3rd will also be a milestone date as RIM will air their first Super Bowl commercial.

"BlackBerry 10, its new mobile computing platform that will power the next generation of smartphones and tablets, will be featured in a commercial during Super Bowl XLVII." This 30-second commercial must have cost them a pretty penny and will air both in Canada and the United States. Frank Boulben, RIM's CMO, stated "A Super Bowl commercial, is a great opportunity to show the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry to tens of millions of consumers on the largest advertising stage of the year."

Apart from the 30 second spot, RIM is also planning on having "real time engagement with BlackBerry social fans on Facebook and Twitter, as well as extending and amplifying exposure and fan engagement through Promoted Posts and Sponsored Story ads." Part of RIM's BB10 marketing plan was to celebrity "influencers" to spread the word… so it'll be interesting to see what they have planned.

Source: MobileSyrup

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Get it at BlackBerry World Co-marketing Logos

Get it at BlackBerry World Co-marketing Logos

The top of this week marked the rebranding of our store from BlackBerry App World to BlackBerry World, and with that the BlackBerry co-marketing logos have been updated as well. Visit the following page to start using the new logos to promote your app.
developer.blackberry.com/devzone/blackberryworld/blackberry_world_co_marketing.html

Changes in BlackBerry World 4.3

Changes of note include:

Feature image per platform: Submit a feature image that is specific to each platform

App icon per platform: Submit an icon image that is specific to each platform

Ratings and reviews per platform: Users now view ratings and reviews specific to their platform (BBOS, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry PlayBook)

The Search Algorithm has changed
Details on BlackBerry World Search

With the recent upgrade to BlackBerry World 4.3, the BlackBerry World search algorithm has changed.

It now uses the following product attributes to determine search results. The attributes are listed in order of importance to the algorithm:

•Product Name

•Keywords

•Vendor Name

•Short Description

•Note that the Long Description is no longer considered by the Search algorithm.

Read the following developer blog to learn more about the algorithm changes and how to tweak your meta-data to better market your app.

Marketing Your App – BlackBerry World Search Optimization

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Come Jam With Us At BlackBerry Jam, Now Part Of BlackBerry Live

That is right BlackBerry Jam is part of BlackBerry Live! Which will be held in beautiful Orlando Florida and will be in May when BlackBerry World Conference (Now BlackBerry Live) us normally held! The dates have been pushed back, but will be held From May 14-16. For those not familiar with BlackBerry Jam it's a time where BlackBerry sets their focus on the developers. At BlackBerry Jam Americas you can:

•Get a broad technical mix of content, from development basics to deep dive sessions to development time with experts

•Choose from a wide range of sessions that dig deep into the BlackBerry 10 platform and the opportunities for app differentiation

•Learn how to engage users with a beautiful UI and amazing user experience

•See how the Native SDK and BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK can work for you
Take your apps to the market with a profitable app development model that delivers real return on investment

Understand how to use BlackBerry World (formerly BlackBerry App World™) to turn millions of app hungry BlackBerry users into loyal, profitable customers

Connect with fellow developers and BlackBerry partners to compare and collaborate on ideas
So if you want to develop or are a developer this is for you. Just follow the link below for more information as well as a link to sign up for more information. We look forward to seeing you, so come jam with us at BlackBerry Jam!

http://www.blackberryjamconference.com/americas/event-info/why-attend
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BBM Calls in BlackBerry 10 are Possible without WiFi

With BBM 7, users are able to make calls to other BBM7 users who are on a WiFi network. (without a Sim on GSM Also) This looks to change with BlackBerry 10. A screenshot has surfaced showing the settings for BBM in BlackBerry 10.

As you can see, there is an option for allowing BBM calls over the network connection. If you don't have a reasonably sized data plan, this could get pricey. It will be interesting to see how carriers handle the new BBM call feature in BlackBerry 10.

via BBOS

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RIM Will Be Showcasing BlackBerry 10 At ITEXPO Miami 2013

RIM is leaving nothing to chance for the launch of BlackBerry 10.  They are holding a WorldWide launch event on the 30th, as well as hosting enterprise events starting in February.  Well they are also going to be showcasing BlackBerry 10 at the ITEXPO in Miami from January 30th to February 1st.  This is a chance for RIM to get BlackBerry 10 into the hands of even more people who will be important of the success of BB10.


"ITEXPO (January 30 – February 1, 2013) offers a convergence of education, innovation, and networking. It's the only gathering where the entire community of communications and technology buyers, sellers, resellers, and manufacturers meet to forge relationships and close deals."

So if you are in the IT community, or just looking to do some networking, you can register for ITEXPO here. And don't forget to swing by booth #225 to see RIM and their strategy for the new BlackBerry Experience.

Source: Rapidberry
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AT&T Agrees To Acquire 700 MHz Spectrum from Verizon Wireless

It isn't very often that two large competitors like AT&T and Verizon cooperate with each other, but it does happen.  In an effort from both parties to improve their 4G LTE coverage, AT&T will be acquiring some 700 MHz spectrum from Verizon Wireless pending regulatory approval.  The deal will cost AT&T $1.9 billion as well as Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licenses in several markets, including Phoenix, Ariz., Los Angeles and Fresno, Calif. and Portland, Ore.


Hopefully this deal is approved, as it is does seem like it will benefit both AT&T and Verizon customers down the road.  Hit the source link below for the full press release from AT&T.

 

Source: AT&T
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How to use DDPB using wifi

I have saw alot of post about how to use DDPB through your wifi and not a USB cable. So here's a quick tutorial on how to do it.

These are the steps :

1. Put PB in Developer Mode.

2. Find IP Address of the Playbook (NOT the IP in Developer Mode starting with 192.168.x.xxx - Go to Settings -> about - > network and find IPv4 Address )

3. Open DDPB installer, add files, check the ones you want to Install

4. Enter Playbook's IP address & Password

5. Click on Install....

6. Enjoy

The main element

Ever since the HTML5 Boilerplate debut, we've all likely been using some form of <div id="main" role="main" /> in our documents. If you took some time to research what the role="main" bit was all about, you'd find that it's intended to be the main content of a document. Sweet! For various reasons, though, a number of people felt that main deserved to be an element within the HTML5 spec in and of itself. Well now it is.

Back in November last year I wrote about the proposed HTML5 main element. This new element was recently added to the HTML5 specification.

Actually main has so far only been added to the W3C HTML5 specifcation, the WHATWG have yet to do so.

It has also been added to the next version of the HTML5 specification: HTML 5.1.

Background
This element is the brainchild of Steve Faulkner who has worked tirelessly in putting together an excellent extension specification which now forms the definition of the main element within the W3C HTML5 specification. Steve also produced a thorough use case rationale for the inclusion of the main element.

Definition
The W3C specification defines the main element as being used to represent the main content section of the body of a document or application.

It also goes on to define what is meant by a "main content section", which consists of content that is directly related to or expands upon the central topic of a document or central functionality of an application.

Facts
There should only be one main element per web document.
The main element is not sectioning content and therefore doesn't affect the document outline.
It is recommended to use the WAI-ARIA role="main" role on the main element until such time as user agents implement the required role mapping.
Example usage
As has already been mentioned, the purpose of the main element is to contain the main content or topic of a web document.

If, for example, the web document contains a blog entry, then the entire content of that blog entry should be wrapped within a main element.
<main role="main"> 
   <h1>The Coypu</h1> 
   <section> 
      <h2>Introduction</h2> 
      <p>The 'Coypu' (or 'Swamp Beaver' as it is elsewhere known) is a rodent, related to the porcupine. It is an aquatic animal, making burrows in the banks of streams and feeding on plants in or near to the water.</p> 
   </section> 
   <section> 
      <h2>Location</h2> 
      <p>The coypu's original home is in South America but due to it's beautiful long soft coat, the coypu has been farmed in many parts of the world including Britain, where in particular, it had escaped and established itself successfully in the countryside of Norfolk and North Suffolk to become a major pest by damaging riverbanks and crops.</p> 
   </section> 
   <section> 
      <h2>Appearance</h2> 
      <p>The coypu distinctly resembles an otter and the word 'Nutria' is Spanish for otter. An adult coypu may weigh up to 9kg and grow to 600mm long, it is a powerful swimmer with webbed rear feet. It can hold and manipulate things using it's long-clawed front feet. It's tail is long and scaly, but not in anyway flattened.</p> 
   </section> 
</main>

Any navigation that allows jumps to areas within the blog entry's content should also be contained within the main element.
<main role="main"> 
   <header>    
      <h1>The Coypu</h1> 
      <nav> 
         <a href="#intro">Introduction</a> 
         <a href="#loc">Location</a> 
         <a href="#app">Appearance</a> 
      </nav> 
   </header>    
   <section id="intro"> 
      <h2>Introduction</h2> 
      <p>The 'Coypu' (or 'Swamp Beaver' as it is elsewhere known) is a rodent, related to the porcupine. It is an aquatic animal, making burrows in the banks of streams and feeding on plants in or near to the water.</p> 
   </section> 
   <section id="loc"> 
      <h2>Location</h2> 
      <p>The coypu's original home is in South America but due to it's beautiful long soft coat, the coypu has been farmed in many parts of the world including Britain, where in particular, it had escaped and established itself successfully in the countryside of Norfolk and North Suffolk to become a major pest by damaging riverbanks and crops.</p> 
   </section> 
   <section id="app"> 
      <h2>Appearance</h2> 
      <p>The coypu distinctly resembles an otter and the word 'Nutria' is Spanish for otter. An adult coypu may weigh up to 9kg and grow to 600mm long, it is a powerful swimmer with webbed rear feet. It can hold and manipulate things using it's long-clawed front feet. It's tail is long and scaly, but not in anyway flattened.</p> 
   </section> 
</main>

Got it? Good.

Source: Ian Devlin
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Style Rss with Css

As more and more non-techie websites offer syndication feeds, a growing number of non-technical readers are clicking on the links and filling their screens with confusing XML. The current method of subscribing to a feed--copying the URL from the link and pasting it into your newsreader application--isn't obvious to the new user. Filling their screens with markup or malformed text doesn't help endear your readers to your site's new feature.
But syndication content doesn't have to look like geeky markup or malformed text in your browser. You can make it look quite pretty, and give clues to what the feed is actually for.

How It Works

To make your RSS feed look pretty, you add a stylesheet to the feed. There are two types of stylesheets you could use here. The first, using XSL, is more complicated, but does give the potential for some powerful features; you could convert links within the feed into clickable links in the browser, for example.
The second, which we will explore here, uses CSS. CSS can't do anything but change the display of the feed, but it's much simpler, and most web designers know at least a little CSS.
In these examples, we will concentrate on skinning an RSS 2.0 feed. For RSS 1.0 and Atom feeds, the technique is exactly the same, but with different element names, as you will see.
To start off, we need to provide a pointer within the RSS feed to the stylesheet itself. Here I've called the stylesheet rss.css, and have it hosted athttp://www.example.com.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" 
                    href="http://www.example.com/rss.css" ?>

Add that line to your RSS feed's template, save it, and rebuild the page (or whatever your own system needs to do).

Creating the Stylesheet

Remember, the simplest possible RSS 2.0 feed is this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" 
                    href="http://www.example.com/rss.css" ?>
<rss version="2.0">

<channel>
<title>The Simplest Feed</title>
<link>http://example.org/feed</link>
<description>The Simple Rss Feed</description>

<item>
<description>Simple Simple Simple</description>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>

First, we tell the browser to display all of the elements and define the typeface:

* {
display: block;
}

Then we give everything a nice margin. Notice how we're using the :root CSS selector here, and not the rss element.

:root {
margin: 50px;
}

Now we want to put the feed's name in big letters in the middle of the screen.

channel > title {
font-size: x-large;
text-align: center;
}

Here's the fun part.  We want to tell people that they are not looking at a real web page, just a rendition of a feed. Here we use the advanced features of CSS to place a message after the title. I've styled it as a big grey box with the writing in the middle:

channel > title:after {
display: block;
padding: 50px;
content: "This is an RSS feed, designed to be read in an RSS application.";
background-color: grey;
color: white;
}

With the warning out of the way, we can display some of the information found in the RSS news items.

item {
margin: 25px 0 20px 0;
}

item > title {
font-size: medium;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}

item > link {
font-size: small;
margin-top: 6px;
margin-bottom: 6px;
}

item > description {
font-size: small;
}

item > pubDate {
font-size: small;
}

Of course, the feeds also contain a lot of other information. I don't want to display that stuff, so we use CSS to turn it off.

channel > link,
channel > copyright, 
channel > lastBuildDate, 
channel > generator, 
channel > docs, 
language, 
lastBuildDate, 
ttl, 
guid, 
category {
display: none;
}

Here's the complete code:

* {
display: block;
}

:root {
margin: 50px;
}

channel > title {
font-size: x-large;
text-align: center;
}

channel > title:after {
display: block;
padding: 50px;
content: "This is an RSS feed, designed to be read in an RSS application.";
background-color: grey;
color: white;
}

item {
margin: 25px 0 20px 0;
}

item > title {
font-size: medium;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}

item > link {
font-size: small;
margin-top: 6px;
margin-bottom: 6px;
}

item > description {
font-size: small;
}

item > pubDate {
font-size: small;
}

channel > link,
channel > copyright, 
channel > lastBuildDate, 
channel > generator, 
channel > docs,
language,
lastBuildDate,
ttl,
guid,
category {
display: none;
}

Check out Rx Reminder.

Keep track of when to take your medication, you can set alarm and snooze the alert. This app has great potential its worth giving it a go.


Check out Rx Reminder! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/79388
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