RIM Rolling Out Incremental Twitter v1.0.1.12 Update

RIM usually does not roll out incremental updates unless there are some bugs that need squashing or compatibility updates. The latest update to v1.0.1.12 is just incrementally higher than the previously leaked v1.0.1.11 but a tiny bit higher than the previous official v1.0.1.7. As usual RIM does not even use their own change log update notification feature in App World. I am sure Mike Lazaridis is screaming in his office about all of the data wasted by what may simply be an unnecessary upgrade for most users…

You should get a notification in App World soon about the update but alternatively it should be available at www.BlackBerry.com/twitter. I can confirm it was there for me on my BlackBerry Torch.

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Foursquare for BlackBerry Beta v1.9.66 Released

After a few Alpha releases throughout yesterday and today Foursquare has released a new Beta build v1.9.66. A few serious issues cropped up in the previous beta build and this version supposedly implements the fixes found in the Alpha release. Otoniel over @PocketBerry managed to snag the following change log:

Resolution of no visible response for adding tip/todoShows venue mayor on venue pageResolves bug where “add photo” option missing if no photos present for that venueChanges in localization welcome message to show blackberry hard key iconResolution of screen lock up issue after login on some devicesResolution of checkin results lock up issue on some devicesResolution of “send to twitter/facebook” not showingUI fix with viewing photos on a smaller deviceLandscape/Portrait rotational fix on some touch devices

You can pick up the latest beta of Foursquare for BlackBerry at this link

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RIM Releases News Feeds v1.0.1 in Beta Zone

North American BlackBerry Beta Zone users were welcomed to a new Beta update for News Feeds for BlackBerry today. The new version 1.0.1 fixes a bunch of bugs along with some new additions. Nothing major here but you can see a full list below:

What’s new in this build?

When viewing a feed, or viewing All Unread Items, you can now delete all prior articlesWhen viewing a feed, or viewing All Unread Items, you can now mark the list of items as readIf you swipe left or right in a feed, the screen now moves to the previous or next item in the feedYou 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.

What’s been fixed?

BBID login issues for email address with 30+ characters, and passwords with a "+"Pressing space bar did not jump a page in items viewFeed 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.

The full information and download link are available now to North American users in the Beta Zone at this link. RIM stated that this version will only be available for a limited time so jump on to it if you want it. My guess is they will be pushing this update to the Test Center once it is verified.

Now if only we could get some more features in News Feeds…

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Nokia Was in Talks With RIM Before Choosing Microsoft?

In an interesting rumor coming out of TechCrunch EU we are hearing that Nokia was in talks with Google, Microsoft, AND RIM for an OS platform partnership. As many of you know by now Nokia chose Microsoft and Windows Phone 7 but its kind of interesting that they talked to RIM at all. Unlike Microsoft and Google, RIM actually makes the OS and the phone and, except for a short while with BlackBerry Connect, has never licensed their OS.

In a totally spin around we had Nokia’s CEO call the mobile ecosystem a three horse race with Apple, Google, and Windows Phone forgetting to mention BlackBerrys. This even drew a response from firebrand RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie saying “I don’t know how you can say we are not in the race.” He also answered that RIM is not enterprise focused since 80% of their subscribers are consumers.

Still it is funny to learn that while Nokia was talking with Google and Microsoft they were also talking with RIM. Makes you wonder why they would do that if they are not even in the race… It is just a rumor but a fun one at that. I just wish RIM would finally get around to announcing and releasing these upcoming BlackBerry Smartphones so that they can bring a figurative gun to a gun fight in the CPU and screen resolution race.

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Another Video of Gaming on the BlackBerry PlayBook

I just cannot get enough of these video demos of Need for Speed and Tetris on the BlackBerry PlayBook. The main thing going through my mind is “I wish my BlackBerry Torch could do that” but still its impressive even for a tablet. Jon let me know that Engadget has a video of EA demoing the two games at MWC that provides some details we have not seen before. The coolest feature that might not ship with the game at launch is the ability to project the game onto HDMI at the same time as you are playing. Very cool for app demos if all apps can do that.

Here are some other things I noted:

Need for speed has over 20 cars in the game with all the major racing names licensedIt also has 3 game modes with 2 specific to the PlayBook platformThe games will be free in all markets not just the US, Canada, and UK like RIM sometimes does.Even though they are showing off the game running in the background while other apps are running that will be an option you can turn on or off

Let us know if you spot anything else in the video or even other videos!

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