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First Look: BlackBerry App World for the PlayBook

by Adam Zeis on 7 Jan 2011 11:28 AM
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BlackBerry App World PlayBook

While running around in the chaos that is the BlackBerry booth here at CES there was definitely a lot going on. From the demos to the accessories we're really getting our fill of all that is the BlackBerry PlayBook. During one of the on-screen promos RIM has running, we noticed this screen of what will be BlackBerry App World for the PlayBook. Simply put it looks great. It's a big jump from what we know now as App World and we'll welcome it with open arms. We know that apps can only be installed to the PlayBook from App World (at least at the start) so having a great interface is definitely needed. While we haven't seen it on an actual device the image above is really all we have to go with for now. 

Filed Under: News & Rumors; Tags: BlackBerry App World, BlackBerry Playbook
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Posted by the brother Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

Now that is some sexiness right there

 
 
Posted by thegoodboy66 Saturday, Jan 15, 2011 492 days ago

Looks pretty similar to Apple appstore on the iPad ... hm... c'mon RIM you can do better !!, I like Blackberry Playbook but don't do that please !!

 
 
Posted by Agent00J Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

Looks pretty cool. Looking forward to seeing more. Still, I can't help but want to see RIM make some kind of steps towards making this OS work on their phones.

 
 
Posted by EarthRyno Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

http://www.blackberryos.com/forums/content/rim-produce-super-phones-361/...

It is on its way, my friend. It's on its way. :)

 
 
Posted by TheRock2.0 Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

Nice. Can't come quick enough.

 
 
Posted by barrist Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

hah showing the harshness of appworld reviewers right there. three stars for BBM lol.

 
 
Posted by joandrade Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease can we have Skype for the Playbook, since we don't have it in GSM BB's?

 
 
Posted by alainas Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

I second that, that is exactly what caught my eye

 
 
Posted by kcmo Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

Yup, I saw that too and really hope it works on the PB!

 
 
Posted by q649 Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

You're a bit too excited ;^)

Take a look at the screenshot at the top of this article!

 
 
Posted by Efstathio Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

Is connecting to your blackberry only possible via Bluetooth? Is bluetooth fast enough to stream Netflix or YouTube to the Playbook?

 
 
Posted by barrist Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

Maybe. Bluetooth 2.1EDR transfers at around 2.1mbit/sec..

which is around the average 3G speed is. So either could be a bottleneck.

I could have sworn that i read somewhere that it can be connected to a blackberry through USB as well.

 
 
Posted by joandrade Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

I don't thing the pairing process is well explained. Quite frankly, it would make much more sense if the bluetooth only worked for transfering device information (contacts, calendar...) to and from the Playbook. I don't think we're going to see any tethering, at least for now.
It's much more reliable (and faster, too) to access the internet through wi-fi (or 3G, in future models) than Bluetooth.

 
 
Posted by acwyau Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

I found that the Blackberry Bridge software seems to work pretty well. I'm really not too concerned about the speed of a bluetooth-tethered internet connection, as the majority of the time I have access to wifi. However, having the convenience of the bluetooth option for occasional access is a huge plus for me. The speed is a fair trade-off for me, if I can avoid paying for another data plan with a contract committment.

 
 
Posted by Hwycop Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

If Mike is saying that putting out a super phone is part of their 10 year plan, the mobile world will leave RIM so far behind it is not funny. A BB with QNX needs to be out this year, not 2 or 3 years, let alone 10. Please RIM tell me something that will give me hope for the near future.

 
 
Posted by BerryDiva Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

You should reread. RIM has a 10 year business model that they've put together. A business model doesn't mean that we won't see the device in 10 years. A business model is just about strategy and has less to do with production. It assures the "street" that the company is viable and plans to remain such.

 
 
Posted by Frank2029 Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

Relax. I think this is just their strategy by keeping quiet. Maybe they want Apple and Android to think they have plenty of time on their hands. RIM acquired QNX on April 9th, 2010. Not even a year later they are releasing the playbook that is QNX enabled. Do you really think they haven't been testing this on some of their current and future smart-phones? Just stay calm. You will see something soon.

 
 
Posted by xtremesniper Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

I'm pretty impressed with this new OS, but if they really want to keep my as a BB user after my 9000 goes kaput, they really have to start talking about when QNX is going to show up on the actual blackberries. They have until fall of this year before they potentially lose me as a client.

 
 
Posted by andrewmcwhirter Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

Skype and Netflix please

 
 
Posted by HectorBusyBee Saturday, Jan 15, 2011 492 days ago

I'm already excited about the PB as it is. But Skype and Netflix would be heaven!

 
 
Posted by ibizalover Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

OK now I can see skype, good news...
But please RIM just show me more apps such as Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Smurf Village, french newspapers, kindle... I want to see and to be sure that developpers are following you on QNX OS.

Unless I'll be sure about that, I will certainly leave you for an Android Tab. The G-Slate from LG, the Motorola Xoom, the coming HTC Scribe have all the same tech specs than the PB so the OS and the developper community will lead my choice... Even the Dell Streak 7" that will be released with Android 2.3 at first but will have an update to Honeycomb seems more appealing with the 200k from Android Market...

There's no use to start your superphone program if you don't have any developpers (and developpers from all around the world not only US developpers!) following you.

Even with a Flash enabled device, you'll need a thousand of good apps to gain market shares in the tab market... OK, there's no doubt the PB will be better than the ipad to work, OK it will be OK for an enterprise environment, still no doubt...

But even if I need a tablet to work, I also need a tablet for entertainment: good games, multimedia capabilities and video-calls through skype...

So please stop saying you're aiming the entreprise world, we all know it's not true and that you want to compete with the ipad and the android-based tablets...

I so want to stay with you RIM, but I'm so sure to be dissapointed as I currently am with my Torch and the lack of apps developped for your BB OS 6!

 
 
Posted by 123berryaddicted Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

Kevin, could you please demo for us some better examples of flash games/apps via the web. We have seen on countless demo vids that the playbook runs flash very well, could you please catch some video of it playing a flash game other than a puzzle type (Ryan already did that, wasn't "wow" impressive")... Let's see some sort of action flash game running full screen on the PB!! Please please please. And than you for all the wonderful coverage thus far from CES...

 
 
Posted by elche1988 Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

I want skype on my torch!!!!!!!!!! Every other platform has it damn!!! Even symbian!!!

 
 
Posted by Thetnaung Friday, Jan 07, 2011 500 days ago

As for me, seeing skype on playbook is more bonus to have my playbook. Can't wait!

 
 
Posted by velkcro Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 499 days ago

i am not a touch screen person but the day RIM turns this tablet into a phone im camping out at best buy future shop where ever its gonna be at for it.

 
 
Posted by migo809 Sunday, Jan 09, 2011 498 days ago

Well it looks way better than the smartphone version which feels empty..

 
 
Posted by icycoldice Sunday, Jan 09, 2011 498 days ago

THERE'S A SKYPE APP!! When we will get skype for nonVerzion blackberrys?