For many this update is a sign of relief since you really needed to get on to third party applications to get all your Google Reader feeds up and running.  BlackBerry News Feeds for the BlackBerry PlayBook has updated today to version 1.2.0.5 adding Google Reader subscriptions and a few other things.  Here’s the full change log:

• Import Google Reader subscriptions
• Delete or mark articles as read or unread
• View additional information about any feed you are subscribed to

Not only did BlackBerry News for PlayBook update today, but also for BlackBerry smartphones as well.  The update is to version 1.1.0.23 which is also coming along with a change log.  There’s a few new features including UI enhancements which is always good to see.  Back in version 1.1.0.21 which was only for OS 7 devices,we saw the same change log come out but here it is in case you missed out on it last time around.  PocketBerry reader swicknam let us know that the update is for OS 6 users as well.  So here’s that same change log once again:

• UI enhancements
• Provides an indicator for new content since last update
• Article search across your news subscriptions
• Performance improvements
• Import Google Reader subscriptions
• Backup and restore through BlackBerry Desktop Manager
•  Language support for: English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, German

Earlier today BlackBerry News Feeds for smartphones had an update which seems to be exclusive for BlackBerry OS 7 devices.  I saw an update for BlackBerry News App for PlayBook and thought there might be some connection between the two updates but it looks like this one’s just a bug fix.  As listed in the app description (seen above), this version fixes a known issue with timestamp.  You can grab the update in My World on the BlackBerry PlayBook.

BlackBerry News Feeds for PlayBook >>

UPDATE: This seems to be for OS 7 users only, as the update is not coming of for OS 6 users.  Anyone have an OS 7 device to confirm it works for them?

BlackBerry users are waiting patient for OS 7 devices to launch.  There’s numerous applications out there updating to supports OS 7, which only means we’re getting closer (hopefully).  BlackBerry News Feeds just got an update to version 1.1.0.21 adding OS 7 support and a few more goodies for that.  Here’s the change log for OS 7 users:

• UI enhancements, and performance improvements
• New indicator to show you content that has been recently added
• Article search across your news subscriptions and integration with universal search
• Import Google Reader subscriptions
• Support for backup and restore through BlackBerry desktop to retain your settings and content
• Language support for: English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, German

BlackBerry News Feeds for BlackBerry smartphones has updated as the PlayBook gains the application natively.  Perhaps we’ll see some sort of syncing between the two, although I don’t see the purpose when you get the same feeds any way thanks to BlackBerry ID.  Any way, you can pick up BlackBerry News feeds version 1.0.1.7 at App World.  Some many not see the update available yet, but feel free to manually pull them using the links below.

Download from BlackBerry App World >>

Download for OS 6 >>

Download for OS 5 >>

Source: @rr_yy

It looks like RIM has officially launched BlackBerry News v1.0 for the BlackBerry Playbook.  If you think about it, the tablet really needed a native RSS feed reader.  The advantage? If you use BlackBerry News on your BlackBerry smartphone, it makes life easier using your PlayBook with it as well since it requires nothing but the sign-in of your BlackBerry ID.  So by doing so you’ll have access to all of your saved RSS feeds.

• The cool part of this application is that it uses swipe gestures your PlayBook is able to handle.  Here’s a few:
• Touching the “News Library” button feeds to easily find and add new feeds
• Using the BlackBerry PlayBook bezel drop-down gesture from the “My News” home screen pulls up the options menu to update content, or edit and delete any subscriptions
• Selecting a subscription provides an abbreviated summary view of articles within that  news feed, allowing for quick scanning of content
• Swiping left on the tablet screen turns the page

You can grab it free at BlackBerry App World for both your BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook keeping your feeds organized.  The beauty about that is it recognizes your BlackBerry ID as soon as you download and open, no prompt required!

Download BlackBerry News >>

Looks like in BlackBerry Beta Zone they’ve updated BlackBerry News Feeds app to 1.0.1.5. Looks more or less maintenance  Here’s what the Beta Zone Team said about BlackBerry News Feeds:

• Issue where users may have No Current Subscriptions (not even default) and user is unable to add any feeds

So if you are part of Beta Zone head on over for the update. If you are a member head over to blackberry.com/beta and sign up now to take part in Beta Zone.

Yesterday we had a quite a few leaked apps coming from an OS 6.1 build via BlackBerry 9850/9930.  We spoonfed you guys the first two leaks, but they just kept coming to rapid. We posted up BlackBerry News Feeds and BlackBerry Radio and now the rest are listed below with their OTA links.

• BlackBerry News Feeds v1.1.0.12
• BlackBerry Messenger 6.0.0.56
• BlackBerry Radio v1.0.0.34
• BlackBerry Podcasts v1.5.0.18
• Visual Voice Mail v3.0.0.122
• BlackBerry App World v2.1.3.2
• Facebook for BlackBerry v1.9.1.8

BlackBerry News Feeds v1.1.0.12 just got ripped out of an OS from a BlackBerry 9850/9930. Before downloading, keep in mind that this app is intended for OS 6.1 devices.  With that said, you’ll need to download a file that will bypass the BlackBerry ID requirement (don’t forget).  I’m still in the process of trying this bad boy out now as we speak.  OTA link available below.  You’ll need it to download a lot of the leaks for OS 6.1.

Download BlackBerry News Feeds v1.1.0.12 >>

Download BlackBerry ID “plugin” >>

Source: BBH

The launch of BlackBerry News Feeds was overall disappointing to many.  The original RSS feed reader we all loved called Viigo was acquired by RIM, and then News Feeds was their relaunch.  The application is just missing so much to it which other RSS feed readers have a lot more features.  So the folks over at BerryReview spotted that a new v1.0.1 is available for North America BlackBerry users in BlackBerry Beta Zone.  Here’s the change log:

• When viewing a feed, or viewing All Unread Items, you can now delete all prior articles
• When viewing a feed, or viewing All Unread Items, you can now mark the list of items as read
• If you swipe left or right in a feed, the screen now moves to the previous or next item in the feed
• You can now zoom in on images and text in feed items.
• New message, wireless network, and battery (while charging) indicators appear in the app’s header.
• BBID login issues for email address with 30+ characters, and passwords with a “+”
• Pressing space bar did not jump a page in items view
• Feed favicons have been restored
• [All unread items] showed 0 unread items when there were unread items on the device.
• When hitting ‘u’ shortcut key for next unread, it took you to another feed instead of the next unread item in the current feed.
• Error messages are now more clearly displayed.
• Sign in screen is more user-friendly.

Head over to Beta Zone to download BlackBerry News Feeds v1.0.1 >>