The concept of charging on the go has always been either a car charger or having to carry around wall adaptors for me. The ability to easily charge devices while on the go is something that has plagued me for a while now, and most solutions seem promising but in the end they aren’t what I really need. When I saw a Powerbag for the first time I realized that my ideal solution was right in front of me and that I needed to get one ASAP. So of course we reached out to the folks over at MyPowerbag and got a Powerbag Backpack with a 3,000mAh battery to take a look at the bag that is taking the tech world by storm.
Kodak Receives Notice of Initial Determination in ITC Patent Infringement Action against Apple and Research In Motion
May 21st, 2012 
Sleepracer ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 21, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Eastman Kodak Company today announced that it has received notice of the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) initial determination in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) action brought by Kodak against Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Limited (RIM). The ALJ concluded that the Apple iPhone 3G and the accused RIM BlackBerry devices infringe Kodak’s patent, although his recommendation is that the patent claim is invalid.
Pirate Wings now available for the BlackBerry PlayBook
May 21st, 2012 B_ren A new 3D game has made its way to the BlackBerry PlayBook today. Now this isn’t exactly a new game, as it has been around for a while on iOS, but it has been ported over to work on our PlayBooks. Now when we say “port”, we truly mean a straight port as there are stil some references to iPhone in the tutorial. Either way this is still an awesome game.
RIM reaches deal with Ingram Micro to distribute the BlackBerry PlayBook to re-sellers
May 21st, 2012 B_ren RIM and Ingram Micro has reached a deal that will help to make the BlackBerry PlayBook a more common name in the UK. RIM has reached an agreement that will allow for Ingram Micro to distribute BlackBerry PlayBooks to re-sellers throughout the UK. Hopefully this will help RIM gain a little more market share in an ecosystem that is dominated by iOS and Android.
OnStar RemoteLink Now Available for BlackBerry Smartphones
May 21st, 2012 Sleepracer OnStar RemoteLink has been released in to the BlackBerry App World. OnStar RemoteLink for BlackBerry is compatiable with 2010-2012 model year Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC. The application offers real-time dated sent directly to your BlackBerry smartphone. If your vehicle supports remote start you can actually use your BlackBerry to start your car and get it cooled down for that summer road trip while you are gathering up the kiddos. Hit the break fore more.
DesktopBridge app will allow you to BBM from your desktop
May 21st, 2012 B_ren The gang over at N4BB have spotted a new app that is awaiting approval from RIM to get into AppWorld. The app is called DesktopBridge from developer Xitij Ritesh Patel, and it will basically allow to access any Bridge apps from your PlayBook from within a browser window on your desktop. The app uses a SSL connection with your PlayBook and will wirelessly allow you to access your Bridge apps.
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.1 Security features explained
May 21st, 2012 B_ren When Alec Saunders first made a statement regarding how RIM was going to do to curb piracy on the PlayBook everyone assumed that RIM was going to eliminate side-loading of apps. Saunders was in fact not referring to side-loading, but rather the efforts that have been baked into the PlayBook OS 2.0.1 update to help deter piracy.
New BlackBerry commercials arrive in the UK
May 21st, 2012 B_ren Today RI has released three new BlackBerry commercials in the UK that highlight what they feel are the best-selling features of the BlackBerry 7 devices. The basic premise behind all of the commercials are that ”There are people who don’t, and people who do”. This theme was previously seen in some advertising that came out a few weeks ago in the UK, and it looks like RIM has decided that it is working.
InstaBook – Instagram Client for the BlackBerry PlayBook?!?
May 21st, 2012 Sleepracer I was browsing through App World on my PlayBook this morning and came across this new application called InstaBook- Instagram client for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Now I am not a huge Instagram fan but I do occasionally use the application on my Galaxy S2 so when I saw this app I thought great now I can use Instagram on my PlayBook. Judging by the description below this application is not really an Instagram Client, number one “registration for Instagram is NOT required”? Huh? Hit the break for more.
BlackBerry 7 and 7.1 Operating Systems Approved for Use by Australian and New Zealand Governments
May 21st, 2012 Sleepracer Sydney, Australia – In conjunction with the release today of the BlackBerry® 7.1 Operating System in the Australian market, Research In Motion (RIM) announced that BlackBerry® smartphones running the BlackBerry® 7.0 and 7.1 Operating Systems (BlackBerry 7) have been successfully evaluated and approved for Government use by the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) of the Australian Government. The certification from the DSD affirms that the BlackBerry 7 Operating System meets the Australian and New Zealand Government’s strict security standards for a wide range of the Governments’ information classifications, representing the majority of day-to-day operational communications.
BlackBerry 7.0 and 7.1 Operating Systems, when used in accordance with Government guidance, can be used to secure information with a classification of up to and including PROTECTED for the Australian Government and up to and including RESTRICTED for the New Zealand Government.
