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Feel free to Tweet us question’s about the events or post your questions in this article. Everyone that is traveling to BlackBerry Live 2013 and BlackBerry Jam 2013 have a safe and fun trip!

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Raluca Vlad. reached out to us to let us know about their cool wallpaper application for the BlackBerry Z10, HomeScreen Shelf Wallpapers Slideshow. Raluca Vlad. has a bunch of photo applications in BlackBerry World that are really worth checking out. HomeScreen Shelf Wallpapers HD Slideshow contains over 50 icon shelves-like wallpapers for your phone(50 different borders around the icons)!

Each wallpaper is custom designed to look awesome on the screen of your phone, making your icons to look very stylish.
Check out the SCREENSHOTS to view more!!

Using this app you can set the wallpaper to change periodically using intervals from 1 minute to 1 day!

Features:

• Over 50 HD wallpapers included in the app, no download required! – use them to create a beautiful slideshow!
• The wallpapers can be previewed in a grid
• Click one picture from the grid to preview it in fullscreen (to close click the image again)
• You can also set only one wallpaper, not slideshow
• Sequential or Random playback
• Slideshow intervals from 1 minute to 1 day
• Low system resources usage
• No monthly payments
• Free updates for life
• Free unlimited support by email, 24/7
• There is also a Share button to let your friends know about this app.
• You can also invite your friends to download this app by using the Invite button.

Head on over to BlackBerry World to purchase HomeScreen Shelf Wallpapers Slideshow for the Z10!

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For quite sometime now it has been rumored that BlackBerry 10 would bring some sort of theme in to the device, well the above screen shot shows off the BBM Dark theme on the BlackBerry Dev Alpha C. Well the reson we do not have the Dark them for the BlackBerry Z10 is simple. The Z10 uses a regular LCD whereas the BlackBerry Dev Alpha C and BlackBerry Q10 will be using an OLED display.

With the dark theme you will be able to save some battery life as dark images do not require a tom of juice on the OLED displays. I ma digging the dark them for BBM, hopefully BlackBerry will at some point offer it to the Z10 users (probably not..).. Let us know what you think about the dark theme in the comments.

Via: N4BB

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Established in 2004, MMMOOO is a young and energetic company based in Shanghai. Ever since 2006, MMMOOO has been developing with a strong focus on the BlackBerry® platform and has submitted over 300 applications to BlackBerry World, bringing in nearly 70 million downloads worldwide. MMMOOO’s BlackBerry apps cater for an entire range of customer needs, from highly practical apps to games and entertainment. Its “Weather Plus” application was granted a patent in Mainland China in 2011.

Jonah Lin, CEO of MMMOOO, talked about their fruitful experience and achievements on the BlackBerry platform, as well as the advantages BlackBerry offers to developers, compared to other platforms. He also shared his enthusiasm for developing applications for the revolutionary BlackBerry® 10, and highlighted his confidence and commitment to developing BlackBerry apps.

Check out MMMOOO at BlackBerry World.
Q: Could you share with us some of your developer experience and achievements on the BlackBerry platform?

Jonah Lin: Established in 2004, we have developed applications for many mobile platforms such as Symbian and QT. In 2006 we started developing apps for BlackBerry, and we have gradually shifted our focus to this platform since then. We have achieved great success on the BlackBerry platform. As of mid-2012, our annual revenue reached US$200,000, and we have around 500 paid downloads and 150,000 free downloads per day on average. Our total app downloads on the BlackBerry platform has now reached 70 million.

One thing that I would like to highlight is that BlackBerry customers are highly engaged, they always provide a lot of positive and constructive feedback. This feedback is helpful for BlackBerry developers as it helps them to optimize and improve their applications based on customers’ preferences, and helps provide the best user experience.

Q: Undoubtedly, MMMOOO has achieved great success on the BlackBerry platform. Which application is your most popular one?

Jonah Lin: To date, MMMOOO has developed over 300 BlackBerry applications which are widely acclaimed among BlackBerry customers globally. Our most popular application is called “Weather Plus” which has had a total of over 5 million downloads to date. It offers accurate weather forecasts and pushes weather information to the home screen. With its powerful features, “Weather Plus” was granted a patent for its specialized technology in Mainland China.

Q: Based on your cross-platform development experience, what are the important factors that differentiate the BlackBerry platform from other mobile platforms?

Jonah Lin: In my opinion, a key factor that differentiates BlackBerry from other platforms is that its customers are much more willing to purchase apps. A survey showed that BlackBerry has a higher percentage of paid app downloads, compared with iOS and Android.

BlackBerry also provides customers with three convenient options to pay for applications which include carrier billing, PayPal, and credit cards. These payment methods help developers monetize their applications via BlackBerry World more easily.

The usage behavior of BlackBerry customers is very different to that of other smartphone customers. Thanks to the advanced BlackBerry Push technology, BlackBerry customers frequently check their smartphones and this significantly increases their dependence on their smartphones and BlackBerry applications.

Another differentiator is that the interface of BlackBerry World is clearer than that of other application storefronts, customers can quickly search for the applications that they need. Unlike other application storefronts, applications submitted by developers onto BlackBerry World will not be overshadowed by numerous other applications, thus our applications can gain more exposure and attain more downloads, which translate into higher return on investment.

Furthermore, the BlackBerry platform has a very powerful application—BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™). With over 60 million users globally, BBM helps customers stay connected with their contacts in an efficient and secured manner globally via BlackBerry Push technology. RIM has already released the API of BBM for developers to develop applications that are tightly integrated with BBM. This level of integration allows customers to share the applications that they are currently using with their BBM friends, generating effective word-of-mouth marketing for these applications.

Q: As MMMOOO is already developing applications for BlackBerry 10, could you share with us some of your experiences with this platform?

Jonah Lin: The BlackBerry 10 platform is remarkably easy for application development. It supports various development languages that include Native SDK (C/C++/QT/JS), WebWorks (HTML5/CSS3/JS), Adobe Air Flash and Android Runtime. This means that BlackBerry 10 offers greater versatility and developers can easily transfer their previous applications to the new BlackBerry 10 platform.

From the perspectives of its features and functions, BlackBerry 10 is a truly revolutionary mobile computing platform: “Flow” enables customers to smoothly switch from app to app; its advanced gesture-based navigation allows customers to do various complex actions in a swift manner and its excellent multi-tasking capability allows customers to switch between applications seamlessly. In addition, the innovative UI of BlackBerry 10 is a huge differentiator compared with its rivals.
Q: Why is it so important for your company to develop applications for BlackBerry 10?

Jonah Lin: MMMOOO is committed to being innovative and interactive, which exactly mirrors the characteristics of BlackBerry products. As a long-term, loyal partner of BlackBerry, we will continue to support BlackBerry 10 and develop the best applications for this platform.

The US$10K Developer Commitment guarantees that high quality applications can earn at least US$10,000, which encourages professional developers like us to develop applications for BlackBerry 10. Moreover, I am very touched by the passion of RIM’s developer relations team. Their local Developer Relationship Manager and their Global Vice President all pay very high regard to accommodating our needs. We are also encouraged by the high level of technical support that RIM offers we can communicate with the APAC developer managers in Chinese which indicates their full commitment to localization.

RIM has put in tremendous resources, both locally and globally, to make the BlackBerry 10 platform a real success. We have actively participated in a number of events organized by RIM, these include the BlackBerry Jam World Tour in Beijing, BlackBerry JamHack, a local BlackBerry developer salon and BlackBerry Jam Asia.

As a brand new platform, BlackBerry 10 brings lots of new exciting opportunities to us. With our solid experience in applications development, MMMOOO will provide high quality BlackBerry 10 applications for our customers.

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One of my all-time favorite Twitter applications for BlackBerry is Blaq (next to UberSocal). Blaq has been around for a few years ans up until now we have not heard anything from Kisai Labs on them bringing Blaq to BlackBerry 10. That has all changed Kisai Labs and Baselime have teamed up to collaborate on bring Blaq to BalckBerry 10!!  Kisai Labs has set up a new webpage letting us know that “in the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing more and more about our all-new rebuilt-from-the-ground–up Blaq experience, designed to delight you around every corner, and provide the most intuitive, original interaction you’ve ever had with Twitter, on BlackBerry10 and beyond.” Hit the break for more.

Here is what Kisai Labs had to say about Blaq for BlackBerry 10:

We know your options are far from limited when it comes to interacting with Twitter. You probably even have several of them on your phone or tablet right now. If you’re a BlackBerry user, Blaq is probably one of them.

For the last three years, we’ve been bringing you some of the best Twitter experiences the BlackBerry platform has to offer. From smartphones to the BlackBerry PlayBook, we’ve set the standard for getting the most out of your timeline.

Now, we’re doing it again.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing more and more about our all-new rebuilt-from-the-ground–up Blaq experience, designed to delight you around every corner, and provide the most intuitive, original interaction you’ve ever had with Twitter, on BlackBerry10 and beyond.

Be sure to follow @Blaq on Twitter for all the latest announcements, and if you’re really impatient, following our development/design team of Jerome Carty (@jcarty) and Ryan Hamrick (@Hamrick) could very well earn you some sneak peeks along the way.

If you’ve been using Blaq since the beginning, we can’t wait to share this massive leap in usability and smart design with you.

If your needs have changed over the years, and you’ve been spending your time with other clients lately, we get it.

Welcome back.

Learn more by visiting http://www.backtoblaq.com/

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Note this is only available for BlackBerry 99XX series OS 7

I have reached out to the developer, keep it locked to Nerdberry and we’ll let you know when its available for 98XX

Download MINI_Banner LIVE 10 v10.0.0

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Across the 36 hours, we saw over 5,000 BlackBerry 10 apps built on the App Generator. And what’s more, for each app we automatically built a separate binary for BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry OS5/6, OS7 and PlayBook… a total of over 20,000 unique app binaries.

Let us know in the comments if you built an application using Mippin’s BlackBerry App Generator this weekend.

Download the free NerdBerry app (NB News Free) Ad Supported from App World

Purchase the NerdBerry app (NB News) Ad Free from App World for only $.99

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In the coming weeks, BlackBerry customers will also see the new name on BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets, followed by BlackBerry® smartphones.

The BlackBerry World storefront offers a sleek experience that lets our customers discover incredible apps to personalize their BlackBerry smartphone and PlayBook tablet, so they can kick back with some of the hottest entertainment and social networking apps around. When they’re in work mode, they can find great new ways to get access to the information they want and need, and boost their productivity. It all starts on the home screen, where the carousel shows off what’s new and exciting.

Apps and games have their own channels, and each one offers up a wide range of categories.  Customers can scope out top lists, as well as new arrivals. And if they find a cool new app? They’re able to share it with their friends over BBM, Facebook and Twitter or simply tap their smartphones together and invite them to download it*— just like that.

With BlackBerry World, there are various ways to browse, download, buy, and manage apps using a BlackBerry smartphone, desktop or laptop computer, or BlackBerry PlayBook — inspiration is at your fingertips.

Check out the re-branded BlackBerry World!

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Marmalade has released 6th Planet by Monkube for the BlackBerry PlayBook. As you can see from the above video 6th Planet is also available for the iPhone. 6th Planet tells the story of a near future, where the planet Saturn suddenly changes into a possible place for humans to live. To find out what is going on, a monkey is sent into space. This is the beginning of a series of events that will determine mankind’s future.

The goal of the game is to guide your space pod to the landing site on the other side of the level. With only two buttons to work with, it is a simple concept that’s easy to pick up, but hard to master. The Story Mode contains 50 levels, divided across 7 worlds. This stands for at least four hours of gameplay. If you succeed in finishing this mode, you unlock the Master levels, which is a collection of very challenging levels for you to try out. This mode will be updated in the future with more content.

The comic story, in between the levels, consists of a total of 188 screens, which is two comic books worth of images. The story is co-written and drawn by the studio that’s responsible for the Oscar nominated animation films The Triplets of Belleville and The Secret of Kells. Screens are colored by Raymund Lee, famous for his work on Marvel’s Wolverine series.

Head on over to BlackBerry World to purchase 6th Planet for PlayBook for only $.99.

Thanks @rezn  for pointing this one out!

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While lucky for us the guys over at BlackBerryOS got their hands on the BlackBerry Theme Studio Version 7.1 Beta and have decided to release it to the masses.  While BlackBerry 10 is right around the corner, hopefully we see some new themes for our BlackBerry 7 devices in the next few weeks to hold us over.  Here is what BBOS had to say about releasing the software,

Keep in mind, this 7.1 Beta version has it’s fair share of bugs. That’s not to say you won’t be able to create a working BlackBerry 7 theme for your device. It just won’t be bug free.

BlackBerry Theme Builder 7.1 supports most of the OS 7 devices out there, which include models; 9981, 9930/9900, 9860/9850, 9810, 9790, 9380, 9360/9350, 9320/9220, and 9310. You can also export the theme for OS 7.0 or OS 7.1 compatibility.

I wasn’t going to release this to the community. But after some thought, and with BlackBerry 10 not that far away, now is the right time. Furthermore, if this gets RIM to finally finish off the software to a more complete state and release it like they originally promised, then I succeeded to help the theme dev community.

Now unfortunately RIM has asked BBOS to take down the download link, but I am sure that some theme developers managed to get their hands on it before that happened.  Hopefully we will start to see some new BB7 themes very, very soon.

Source:BBOS

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