Yesterday some BlackBerry Beta Zone members received and email about the new BlackBerry Podcasts app that is now available for download. This one really flew in out of nowhere, but its great to see RIM dropping some apps that we haven't heard about into the Beta Zone. Reports are mixed so far, but it does look like the app has some potential down the road. There are a variety of options and settings, but for now not such a huge catalog of podcasts to download. The app is only available to Beta Zone members at the moment, and no word of when it will be publicly available. We have no idea what to takes to get included in the available downloads, so for now maybe its best to stick with the CB Podcasts app :-)
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BlackBerry now sending out invites for new app beta program
Did you sign up for the new BlackBerry beta program? If so, BlackBerry has begun sending out invites for users to join the apps program. Just as with the old BlackBerry Beta Zone, the new program offers beta versions of the BlackBerry Hub+ Suite.
Hub+ Services update brings Facebook Messenger to the Hub!
If you're a BlackBerry Beta Zone member who is testing all of the Hub+ Services apps, there are some new updates waiting for you in Google Play. For the most part, the changes are noted being bug fixes for BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Calendar, Contacts by BlackBerry, Tasks by BlackBerry and Notes by BlackBerry but one, arguably, larger change is the addition of Facebook Messenger to the...
BlackBerry Device Search and Hub+ Services betas updated
If you're among the many participating in the Android app betas through the BlackBerry Beta Zone, you'll want to go ahead and check the Google Play Store for some new updates. The beta releases of BlackBerry Device Search and Hub+ Services have both been updated.
BBM for BlackBerry 10 gets a beta update
If you're using a BlackBerry 10 smartphone and you have a Beta Zone account, then this one is for you. There is a beta update available for BBM. There isn't much to the update, but it's always nice to see app updates come along.