RIM has announced the official dates for BlackBerry World 2012. It will be held next year on May 1st to May 3rd in Orlando, Florida as it has been over the last few years. Next year should be a very exciting time for the company and all its users as we’ll be seeing BBX operating system on mobile devices for the first time.
In best hopes these BBX smartphones are released before BlackBerry World and see more features launch for the product during the event instead. Click the link below for more information on the event.

BlackBerry World 2012

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view video

A cool application we got to see at BlackBerry World was Wikitude.  The application promises “augmented reality” and of course works primarily outdoors where GPS signal is strong.  There’s a lot to the application so it’s best you watch the video and see how cool it is.  It will come preloaded on all BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphones.

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view video

BlackBerry World 2011 was full of many surprises and great times interacting with all sorts of BlackBerry users from around the world.  RIM put out a video showing highlights from the event.  Some memorable moments included when RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis announced on stage that we would all be getting free 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook tablets – always nice to hear.  I think they should of added in the clip that Angry Birds is coming to the PlayBook as well since it is breaking news for some game hungry BlackBerry users.

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view video

An awesome demonstration we got to see at BlackBerry World was the BBM Social Platform.  RIM demonstrated its power by showing us how it worked through Foursquare at the live keynote, and it was pretty impressive.  When you check in to a venue, it gives a pop up notification asking for your permission to update your BBM status where you click “ok” or “cancel.”  Check out the video to see how it works.

The BlackBerry World 2011 Wireless Achievement Awards were given out to winners in three categories: private sector, public sector, and business impact.  RIM put up the videos showing who won and how they use BlackBerry in their fields.  Continue reading to check out all three clips.

(more…)

While visiting Case-Mate at BlackBerry World Solutions Showcase, I got a chance to check out two of their cases that they released for the BlackBerry PlayBook. One of the cases is the Pop Series which is a great case if you’re looking to for some hefty tablet protection. It sports a co-molding of shock resistant plastics, and gel skin, and also sports a kickstand for watching video, using a picture frame, or as a clock. It comes in a few different color combinations such as black/grey, white/grey, and pink/grey.  You can pick up this case from Case-Mate for $39.99

(more…)

Today we got to take a look at the BBM social platform with Foursquare during the live keynote at BlackBerry World.  Kobo just announced new features for their ebook reader application as well since they also will be sporting BBM integration using the BBM Social Platform announced back at DEVCON 2010.  Features include:

• Find out which of their BBM friends have the book(s) they’re considering buying
• Chat with friends in real-time about which books they have in common in their lifetime digital libraries
• Browse friends’ libraries to discover books that may be of interest
• Control privacy and visibility settings to choose who sees their digital library

Continue reading for the full press release.

(more…)

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view video

Native email seems to be a huge deal for the BlackBerry PlayBook.  At the moment PlayBook requires BlackBerry Bridge to get email, calendar, memos, and BBM access.  Today native email was demonstrated and was announced to be available sometime this summer.

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view video

VEVO has grown popular among iOS and Android devices, giving you access to over 25,000 different music videos.  For me, VEVO always came in handy when mobile YouTube music videos were blocked.  Once I accessed VEVO, I would find it available there.  Aside from that, the media player experience is just incredible and works seamlessly as seen in the video above.  The application will be hitting BlackBerry App World some time this summer.

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view video

We were all waiting to see if RIM would come out on Android application support for the BlackBerry PlayBook here at BlackBerry World, and surely they did.  In the video above we see a quick demonstration of the Android Player and how well Android apps work on the BlackBerry PlayBook, and how easy it is to download Android applications.

It looks like all Android applications will be on the same as other apps, BlackBerry App World.  It’s not even in another section or anything.  Also, Android applications get icons just like regular BlackBerry applications so they won’t stand out or anything.