Would Android apps on BlackBerry be a smart move for RIM?

The Guardian (blog) - 26 Feb, 2011
Speculation this month suggested RIM's upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will be able to run Android apps. Photograph: Reuters Nokia CEO Stephen Elop described the smartphone market as a "three-horse race" at the Mobile World Congress, ...

Video: Hands-on with BlackBerry PlayBook, other tablets

Sync (blog) - Marc Saltzman - 26 Feb, 2011
In this Cineplex “Gear Guide” video, here I chat about three tablets " BlackBerry PlayBook, Samsung Galaxy Tab and Dell Streak " and be sure to drop into Sync next week to read all about the iPad 2 as we'll be there for the ...

Is RIM Working on BlackBerry Support for Android Apps?

LAPTOP Magazine (blog) - Kenneth Butler - 26 Feb, 2011
Boy Genius Report reports that when the BlackBerry PlayBook is released some time this year, it will not only support all applications in BlackBerry App World, it will offer support for any and all Android applications as well. ...

Why the Cisco Cius, BlackBerry PlayBook Are Better Than the HP TouchPad

Channel Insider - Don Reisinger - 26 Feb, 2011
The tablet space has always been a bit of a conundrum to the average company. In some cases, they companies find that they might be useful in helping keep employees more productive. However, in other cases, firms across ...

BlackBerry Devices Poised to Run Android Apps?

Channel Partners - 26 Feb, 2011
ShopSavvy, a Dallas-based company that has developed a barcode scanning application for smartphones, disclosed this week that someone in Canada has been running the company's app for Google's Android operating system on various BlackBerry devices. ...

Android Apps Running On A BlackBerry, The Evidence Seems To Be Mounting ...

TFTS (blog) - Robert Nelson - 26 Feb, 2011
We have seen the story before, all about how the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will be able to run Android apps. Well, needless to say while that sounds good there has always been some skepticism. That is, maybe until now. It looks like someone from RIM ...

Android Apps Spotted Running on BlackBerry Devices

ReadWriteWeb - Sarah Perez - 26 Feb, 2011
This post is part of our ReadWriteMobile channel, which is dedicated to helping its community understand the strategic business and technical implications of developing mobile applications. ...

How BlackBerry PlayBook App Code Signing Works

BerryReview - Ronen Halevy - 26 Feb, 2011
I have been going through the process of creating and submitting a PlayBook app to App World and one of the new steps is code signing BlackBerry PlayBook apps. RIM has been kind enough to post up the two processes ...

Android apps 'already running on BlackBerry phones'

Top10.com - Jonathan Leggett - 26 Feb, 2011
Reports that Android apps are crossing the OS divide to BlackBerry phones were lent fresh credence today, after a developer claimed to have evidence that some users are already running applications devised for phones running Google's platform. ...

BlackBerry Twitter Access Gets Version 1.1 Update

GizmoCrave - Leo Xavier - 26 Feb, 2011
Research In Motion (RIM) has updated Twitter for Blackberry to version 1.1 now. Though the new offering from RIM is not likely to match up to the ones on its iOS and Android counterparts, it has got exclusive and worthy features of its own. ...

BlackBerry Smartphones Running Android Apps: PlayBook Too?

Online Social Media - Tim Ollason - 26 Feb, 2011
When it comes to the BlackBerry smartphones one of their major criticisms of the devices is the lack of apps that feature on them. The same things are true of the BlackBerry PlayBook, which with a decent app store behind it would do extremely well. ...

Android Apps Play Nice on BlackBerry

Phones Review - 26 Feb, 2011
A while ago we reported that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion was working on software so that Android apps could work on the new BlackBerry PlayBook, you can check out that report by hitting up (here), but apparently it's not just the BlackBerry ...

Will RIM Make New Device Announcements at CTIA?

BerryReview - Ronen Halevy - 26 Feb, 2011
We have been waiting patiently for RIM to announce two pieces of information. First of all there is the obvious need to know exactly when the BlackBerry PlayBook will launch. Secondly RIM has been super quiet about ...

Android apps may reach BlackBerry handsets

Rethink Wireless - Mark Jones - 26 Feb, 2011
It has been reported by app developer ShopSavvy that an upcoming Android application it has created has been tested on a number of BlackBerry handsets. This intriguing news comes not long after rumours that RIM were considering making its ...

Android apps running on BlackBerry phones?

TechRadar UK - Kate Solomon - 26 Feb, 2011
An app developer has noticed that someone has been running its Android app ShopSavvy on several BlackBerry handsets. That someone could well be RIM, as rumours that the company is looking to the Android App Store to bolster its PlayBook ...

Android apps apparently caught running on BlackBerry smartphones

Android Community - Chris Davies - 26 Feb, 2011
Signs that RIM may be testing BlackBerry devices capable of running Android applications have been spotted, with the eagle-eyed developers responsible for ShopSavvy finding mention of various BlackBerry handsets in their flurry logs. ...

BlackBerry 6 OS review

PC Advisor - 26 Feb, 2011
Although BlackBerry 6 OS isn't a complete overhaul to the RIM Mobile operating system, it adds some much-needed improvements and overall refinement. BlackBerry users should be pleased with the updates. But is BlackBerry 6 OS enough to win over new ...

Android apps coming soon to a BlackBerry near you?

Know Your Mobile (blog) - Tony Crammond - 26 Feb, 2011
We were told we can expect to run Android apps on RIM's upcoming PlayBook tablet but it seems that the Canadian developer has a little surprise in store for users of its other devices. Evidence has been uncovered of various BlackBerry devices being ...

BlackBerry Android app capabilities emerge following ShopSavvy deployment

The Next Web - 26 Feb, 2011
Rumours suggesting RIM was building support for Android apps into its BlackBerry operating system are beginning to sound a lot more credible after app developers ShopSavvy stated the Android version of their shopping app was found to be running on a ...

More evidence points to Android apps running on RIM's QNX

Examiner.com - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
Despite the fact that they say you can't have it both ways, late last month, a report surfaced that RIM was looking to do just that. While it decided to eschew Android and use its own newly developed QNX platform for its BlackBerry Playbook, ...

PlayCreator for BlackBerry PlayBook- Make your BlackBerry PlayBook the ...

Berry Reporter (press release) (blog) - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
By Brad on Feb 24, 2011 with 1 Hello BlackBerry fan! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. So as the BlackBerry PlayBook gets closer to being launched ( atleast we hope) more and more apps are being ...

App Developer Confirms Android App Running On A Blackberry Device

wwwery - Christina Doland - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
ShopSavvy the developer of a barcode scanning & shopping app by the same name, has confirmed instances of its Android app running on Blackberry devices. ShopSavvy app is available only to Android and iOS users as of now, while its logs (as seen by the ...

RIM's Blackberry running Android Apps

WirelessGround.com Blog (blog) - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
There is a whole lot of speculation surrounding RIM and the future of their legendary Blackberry line, everything from changing the entire operating system to completely overhauling their hardware it seems that the tech world just won't leave poor RIM ...

BlackBerry Developer Code Signing Keys Are Now Available for FREE!

N4BB - Stefany Baez - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
Last year RIM held a BlackBerry Developer Day conference here at Santo Domingo where they mentioned that they were planning on making signing keys and other BlackBerry developer requirements ...

Evidence of Android apps running on BlackBerry devices

ElectricPig.co.uk - Nick Marshall - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
Rumors the BlackBerry Playbook would be able to run Android apps is nothing new. However, what has been lacking up until today is cold hard evidence. This all changed thanks to server logs from ShopSavvy, a popular shopping application ...

Rumor: Google Android Applications Already Running On Some BlackBerry ...

BlackBerry Rocks! - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
Earlier this year in January we heard a rumor that RIM might consider the Dalvik JVM for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet so it could run Android apps. Soon after that rumor we heard again about RIM's plans to get Android apps running on the PlayBook but ...

Evidence Mounts for BlackBerry Android App Compatibility

Phandroid.com - Kevin Krause - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
Well, what do we have here? More evidence that RIM is hard at work on getting Android apps on their BlackBerry hardware? According to analytics data compiled by popular Android application ShopSavvy, ...

New Blackberry 4G Playbook Tablets Featuring LTE and HSPA+ From RIM Later In 2011

Gulfstream News - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
by FEMax on February 24, 2011 Two more Blackberry 4G Playbook tablets on the way following in the footsteps of the previous tablets. These two models from Research In Motion (RIM) will offer LTE (Long Term Evolution) and HSPA+(High Speed Packet Access) ...

RIM Processing Free Code Signing Key Requests Faster?

BerryReview - Ronen Halevy - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
We let you all know yesterday that RIM has finally dropped the $20 charge for code signing keys for BlackBerry developers. That price used to once be $100 and then went down to $20 a year or two ago. ...

Android apps running on BlackBerry devices? It may already be happening

Androinica - Andrew Kameka - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
Bloomberg news reported earlier this month that RIM was working to make its BlackBerry Playbook tablet compatible with Android apps. The report cited only unnamed sources and seemed to be a strange development. Price comparison app ShopSavvy says that ...

 

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