LyricFind Embraces BlackBerry PlayBook
30.08.11
LyricFind is feeling the love for the BlackBerry PlayBook, even if Sprint has decided not to carry the 4G version of Research in Motion’s flagship tablet. The leading provider of legal lyrics services has expanded its popular lyrics app with a version specially designed to take advantage of the PlayBook’s screen and capabilities.
As with its existing Apple iOS and Android apps, LyricFind gives PlayBook users access to the lyrics of more than 1.5 million songs, representing over 40,000 artists and 200,000 albums, which the company reports is the largest legal collection available. Songs are searchable by artist, title, the lyrics themselves and other criteria, and a bookmark option makes content readable offline.
Source: Digital Media Wire
BlackBerry PlayBook Review: The First Professional Grade Tablet
06.09.11
Before going into a review of the PlayBook, it’s worth taking some time to talk about the tablet market in general. For some reason, we all need tablets now. There’s been a lot of hype surrounding tablets since the launch of the iPad and whether or not you need a tablet is something you should really figure out for yourself. There’s a few key things that a tablet is better for than a smartphone or a laptop. For example, tablets are great for consuming content but if you’re going to be coding, you should definitely be sticking to a laptop.
The synergy between tablets and smartphones is clear: phone screens are tiny and the mobile experience can be dramatically improved with a bigger screen coupled with more powerful architecture. The marketers see it differently; they feel that tablets are laptop killers and that people should do work on them. This seems like a bit of a stretch.
Source: Blackberry Cool
GADGET WATCH: BlackBerry Bold 9900
18.05.84
, But not mushy, and it’s firm but not too firm. It’s also properly sized without being too big to type quickly – in short, it’s the best physical keyboard I have ever typed on as far as a mobile device goes.”
CNET also said the web browser was a “killer feature”, and that it successfully avoided navigation problems and some latency issues seen in other models.
“With the combination of the touchscreen and physical keys, you always feel like you have multiple ways to achieve your next step in this browser. You can press and hold on the screen to bring up a full menu, or use the ‘BlackBerry’ button to see the standard menu overlay.”
However, despite the improvements over previous Bold models, reviewers aren’t overly impressed with some issues. Although reviewers have praised audio, speakerphones and battery life, there are problems with OS7. TechRadar writes that some of the new user interface updates such as swiping through app drawers, are pointless.
Source: SmartCompany.com.au