- Scroll to top by double tapping respective icon
- Show lock when account is protected
- Maximize Web view
- Delete tweet
- Pull-down Options Menu (non-functional)
- Search
- Trending topics
- Link hashtags to search
- Better support for non-english languages when displaying tweets
- Progress bar for image upload
- New reply icon
- In-app notification system
- Link @ mentions to profile card
- Lists
- Multi-account
- New search icon to toolbar
Blaq is available for $1.99, but of course this update is free.
More info on Blaq for the PlayBook in Blackberry App World
Press Release
BLAQ FOR PLAYBOOK™ V1.1 SUBMITTED TO
BLACKBERRY® APP WORLD™, BRINGING SEARCH, LISTS, MULTI-ACCOUNT SUPPORT AND
MORE
NEW YORK/PITTSBURGH (July 8, 2011) — Blaq for
PlayBook™, the first full-featured Twitter client for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™
tablet, just got a whole lot more interesting.
On Thursday, July 7th, Kisai Labs and Baselime
submitted a version 1.1 update of Blaq for PlayBook™ for review and entry into
BlackBerry® App World™.
When Blaq for PlayBook™ first launched on May
30th, 2011, it did so without a ton of fanfare or pageantry. There was no
feature in App World™, no extensive coverage with major online tech publications
and for the first 48 hours or so after approval, Blaq wasn’t even attainable in
the Social Networking section of App World™.
However, in the first 5 hours after launch, Blaq
for PlayBook™ was already the top paid tablet app in the store. Within the first
24 hours, it sat atop all other paid apps in all of BlackBerry® App World™,
PlayBook™ and BlackBerry® smartphone apps included.
In its initial 1.0 release, Blaq was the first
app for the PlayBook™ to offer even a moderately full Twitter experience with
photo upload capability, in-app web and media previews, real-time streaming and
more, but it was still far from its full potential. It was released when it was
to finally give PlayBook™ users a suitable alternative to resorting to the
mobile web for Twitter.
Now, things are getting serious. The competition
is heating up, and its time for Blaq for PlayBook™ to turn that heat up even
higher once again.
With Blaq for PlayBook™ v1.1, users can now add
multiple accounts and switch between them effortlessly. With just a swipe of a
finger from the top bezel, users are presented with a menu (soon to contain a
plethora of customization and settings options) where they can tap their avatar
and select from any of their added Twitter accounts quickly and easily.
Version 1.1 also brings trending topics, list
functionality and a robust search capability on par with the best of the best in
mobile Twitter clients.
Take all that, together with a brand-new in-app
notification system and countless other cosmetic changes, and Blaq for PlayBook™
stands to sit comfortably at the top perch in BlackBerry® tablet Twitter
experience for a while to come.
The v1.1 update should be available in
BlackBerry® App World™ as soon as today, Friday, July 8th, pending approval.
As always, Blaq for PlayBook™ is just $1.99 for
new users and can be found in App World™ here.
Here is the full changelog for v1.1:
- FIXED: Mentions show as new on refresh
- FIXED: “Remove Photo” stays after tweeting a picture
- FIXED: Composed tweet runs behind avatar
- FIXED: Cannot send a tweet with special characters
- FIXED: Fix composed tweet with … turning into shortened URL
- FIXED: Real-time streaming fails after upgrading to OS 1.0.6
- FIXED: User can only retweet once then only old-style RTs afterwards
- FIXED: Keyboard doesn’t show up on reply or compose
- ADDED: Scroll to top by double tapping respective icon
- ADDED: Show lock when account is protected
- ADDED: Maximize Web view
- ADDED: Delete tweet
- ADDED: Pull-down Options Menu (non-functional)
- ADDED: Search
- ADDED: Trending topics
- ADDED: Link hashtags to search
- ADDED: Better support for non-english languages when displaying tweets
- ADDED: Progress bar for image upload
- ADDED: New reply icon
- ADDED: In-app notification system
- ADDED: Link @ mentions to profile card
- ADDED: Lists
- ADDED: Multi-account
- ADDED: New search icon to toolbar
- REMOVED: Compose icon from toolbar
- ADDTL: Minor cosmetic changes and performance improvements
About Blaq for PlayBook™
Blaq for PlayBook™ is a premium Twitter client
for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet from Kisai Labs and Baselime Ltd. Kisai
Labs provides applications for mobile devices based on creative ideas from
people like you. It aims to provide quality applications and exceptional
customer service. For the last two years, Kisai Labs has delivered innovative
applications such as Show Me the Images and Mancala Multiplayer (the first
commercial application to utilize BlackBerry® Messenger™). Learn more about
Kisai Lab’s other popular top-tier BlackBerry® applications and services at
kisailabs.com. Baselime Ltd. features the design of Ryan Hamrick, specializing
in branding/identity and user interface and experience design. Learn more about
Baselime and get your project rolling today at baselime.com.
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