Mobile Updates

Bing to be Default Search Engine on BlackBerry devices

Wow , what a surprise , at the BlackBerry World keynote today. Joining RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis was Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to announce a strategic partnership with RIM. Bing will be the Default Search Engine on all Blackberry Devices. We also saw a mention of Bing Maps which confirms that Bing will also be integrated deeply into the BlackBerry OS. Microsoft showed a video promo of the integration which we will be uploading soon.  We also saw a demo of Bing Search on a Torch 9800 and it looks inspired by the Metro UI by Windows Phone 7 It is actually an interesting move from both Microsoft and BlackBerry and a a big threat to Google.

Facebook App now available for BlackBerry PlayBook

 

RIM has announced new Facebook app, optimized for Blackberry Playbook. This lets you chat with friends on Facebook, view news feed, post and view photos, send and receive Facebook messages and get notifications. Features of Facebook for Blackberry Playbook There is a Navbar on the top to access the news feed, notifications and settings. Facebook chat shows active chat lists and conversions side by side. News feed lets you view, comment, like or post status and images easily. Post, view, tag and upload images to the picture library. Connect the Playbook to an HD TV and view photos and videos on in full 1080p HD. Send and receive Facebook messages, also view sent messages and messages from groups. View list of your friends in grid or list view, search friends and accept friends requests. Other than these, usual Facebook features like viewing friend's profile, pages, Facebook search and notifications are also available. Download version 1.0.2 of Facebook for Blackberry Playbook app from Blackberry App world. Source: Blackberry Blog

Nokia announces Pink N8

Few weeks back, there were reports that Nokia would launch Nokia N8 in pink color. Now, Nokia has officially announced the pink colored Nokia N8. This phone seems to be running the recently announced Symbian Anna OS looking at the new icons on the home-screen. Only the color of the phone differs from others and the specs of like 12MP auto focus camera with xenon flash, 3.5 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1200 mAh and other features remains the same. Rachael Bell, Senior Designer, Nokia, said Following the fantastic response to the range of colors we launched for the Nokia N8, it seemed a natural step to extend this choice. The Nokia N8 in pink complements the original line up well with its expressive, intense hue. Nokia N8 is already available in Silver White, Dark Grey, Green, Blue and Orange. I am sure this pink colored Nokia N8 will definitely attract lot of women (and also some men). There is no official announcement about the availability of the device in the market.