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How to load Android apps on your BlackBerry PlayBook from your Mac
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How to load Android apps on your BlackBerry PlayBook from your Mac

Posted by Adam Zeis on 27 Feb 2012 12:39 pm
When it comes to sideloading Android apps on your BlackBerry PlayBook, using a Windows PC has pretty much been the way to go. Sideloading is the process of getting PlayBook apps (which carry the .BAR format) onto your tablet without the use of BlackBerry App World. Well loading up BAR files from your Mac isn't quite so hard either. Originally, you had to install the PlayBook SDK on your Mac (...
How to enable / disable threaded emails on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0
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How to enable / disable threaded emails on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0

Posted by Jared DiPane on 25 Feb 2012 1:50 pm
Threaded email is a life saver for me, and a must have for my organizational needs both on device and on my computer. When I lauched the email on my BlackBerry PlayBook after updating to OS 2.0 and I saw individual emails instead of threads, I immediately went into panic mode. That was until I remembered there are settings for a reason, and probably a way for that to be changed. Luckily once I...
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iPad 2 vs. PlayBook 2.0: Tablet Smack Down!

Posted by Gary Mazo on 24 Feb 2012 4:03 pm
Two months ago it might have seen crazy to speak of the iPad 2 and the BlackBerry Playbook in the same sentence. The iPad 2 is the grand-daddy of the tablet world and the Playbook was received like the poor step child. No native email, contacts or calendar - only useable with a BlackBerry Smartphone - the list was lengthy and the comparison of the two tablets was not a fair fight. Enter Playbook...
The best BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 apps, Android apps, and games! [From the Forums]
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The best BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 apps, Android apps, and games! [From the Forums]

Posted by Michelle Haag on 24 Feb 2012 12:24 am
Both the blogs and forums are still on fire with all the discussion surrounding the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS and all the cool new features. Now that a few days have gone by since the release, talk is turning to apps and what is available, what works, and what doesn't. We rounded up some of the OS 2.0 app forum posts you may be interested in which you can check out at the links below....
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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Walkthrough

Posted by Team CrackBerry on 23 Feb 2012 11:55 am
A full walkthrough of the new features introduced in the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update! While the original release of the BlackBerry PlayBook left many users wondering where native email, contacts and calendar were, the long-awaited PlayBook 2.0 software has finally arrived and brings good news. It's sporting a load of new features including the noted native apps, a revamped home...
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Interview Recap: Talking OS 2 with BlackBerry PlayBook Product Manager

Posted by Michelle Haag on 22 Feb 2012 7:23 pm
[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] Yesterday Kevin had an opportunity to sit down with Michael Clewley, one of the Project Managers of the PlayBook team at Research In Motion, about the launch of PlayBook OS 2.0. Held over video chat on the BlackBerry PlayBook, Kevin asked Michael about not only the launch of the new OS and some of the new features, but also about the future of...
Where did my BlackBerry Bridge Browser icon go?
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Where did my BlackBerry Bridge Browser icon go?

Posted by Bla1ze on 22 Feb 2012 5:21 pm
By now, I'm sure most CrackBerry readers have updated to PlayBook OS 2.0 and have already been through the ins and outs of it all but in case there is anyone out there who hasn't updated yet -- when you do, you will notice there will no longer be a "BlackBerry Bridge Browser" on your PlayBook. It's not something wrong with the OS, in fact -- it's done that way by design as noted below:...
How to get Kindle, Google Maps, DropBox and other Android apps that are not available in App World onto your BlackBerry PlayBook
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How to get Kindle, Google Maps, DropBox and other Android apps that are not available in App World onto your BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted by Adam Zeis on 22 Feb 2012 4:08 pm
If you're looking to get some big name apps like Kindle, Google Maps or DropBox onto your BlackBerry PlayBook after upgrading to OS 2.0 - have no fear. You now have the ability to sideload (aka load outside of BlackBerry App World) many Android apps with just a few simple steps. All you'll need a Windows PC and your PlayBook, and by following a few simple steps which we'll go over in detail,...
CrackBerry Asks: PlayBook owners, how are you liking the PlayBook OS 2 software update so far?
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CrackBerry Asks: PlayBook owners, how are you liking the PlayBook OS 2 software update so far?

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 22 Feb 2012 3:05 pm
Creepy... we know. :) PlayBook owners, How are you liking the PlayBook OS 2 software update? We're barely through 30 hours of use following yesterday's 5am EST release of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, but we figured given all the PlayBook 2.0 craziness on the site and in our PlayBook forums that it was time for us to check in with a quick owner's poll.  When we originally reviewed...
How to sync your Outlook contacts and calendars to the BlackBerry PlayBook
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How to sync your Outlook contacts and calendars to the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted by Joseph Holder on 21 Feb 2012 6:26 pm
Okay, this may be a bit of a shocker, but Research In Motion released the BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 OS today! We here at CrackBerry have spent of most of the day poking and prodding the new OS to learn of its secrets. It seems you have as well. One of the biggest questions we're seeing from you is how do you sync Microsoft Outlook contacts and calendar entries with the PlayBook? Outlook is a very...

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