Mini Review: BlackBerry PlayBook USA On-Device GPS Map (Offline Map)

Developer: Skylab Mobilesystems Ltd.
Web Site: AppWorld
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Price: $9.99

[qrcode pix=120]http://nhcbba.com/downloads/Skylab_Offline_Playbook[/qrcode]

Skylab recently released a bunch of city and country offline maps for Blackberry Playbook. This was very exciting news, as currently most the map applications require downloading the maps online and caching the trip. However, Skylab seems to be playing marketing games here, as the data is only on device when you browse to a location and cache it online.  So this is really not a real on-device map like many other GPS apps in different platforms (TomTom, Igo, Navigon) where the full map is stored on your device. Those apps will work fine perfectly without any data connectivity. On the other hand Skylab’s software will not.

More BBM 6: Apps Made Social

Did you know that seventy percent of BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™) users use BBM every day to communicate with friends, family and colleagues (if you’re anything like me, you use it every hour – Ed.). Today I am very excited to announce the launch of BBM 6, along with BBM connected apps from the BlackBerry® developer community to deliver a whole new social app experience to #TeamBlackBerry – one that’s only available on the BlackBerry platform. What are BBM connected apps? Quite simply, they are BlackBerry applications that leverage the power of BBM 6 to incorporate your favorite aspects of BBM – and a few new ones!

Please note that to take full advantage of these BBM connected apps, you must first download BBM 6. The BBM 6 update and BBM connected apps may take up to 24 hours to appear in the BlackBerry App World™ storefront for some users.

Check out some of the new social experiences BBM 6 enables:

Find Near Me PlayBook App Locates ATMs, Banks, Restaurants, WiFi Spots and More

It’s always important to find a good WiFi spot with your PlayBook and the Find Near Me app can help you do that and more. The Find Near Me app for the PlayBook helps you find ATMs, Banks, Restaurants, WiFi spots and more. The app uses the built-in GPS in the PlayBook and plots pointers as overlays on a map to show points of interest in the vicinity of your current location. Find Near Me also allows you to find other locations and search for places around them. It even remembers the locations you have previously searched in. Features of the app include:

• Automatically finds your current location and plots it on a map.
• Find interesting and useful places such near you from a predefined set of commonly used keywords.
• Customize the application to include custom search terms.
• Search around other locations. Find Near Me remembers the locations you have previously searched.
• Find details such as distance from your current position, address, contact numbers and street view of searched locations.
• Use it on-the-go to search for places of interest and to plan your trips to new locations.

Check out the Find Near Me app in App World.[qrcode pix=150]http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/49262?lang=en[/qrcode]

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Travel the world on your BlackBerry PlayBook with What's It Like In… by jbloomDesigns!

If you travel frequently for business, you may know what it feels like to be headed to a new town, and not know anything about it. Sure, you could use Google and hunt around for information, but why do that when an app like What’s It Like In… is available? This new app for the BlackBerry PlayBook by jbloomDesign is a good way to discover upcoming events, weather, and recent pictures on Flickr of the destination. With over 22,000 cities worldwide that you can choose from, you’re sure to find some cool stuff. And if you’re not a traveller, this is a fun way to find out about what’s going on around the world. Take the kids on a vacation without ever leaving the couch, and it only costs $1.99. I hope with future updates they can include local attractions and tourist hotspots, but for now it’s an interesting little app and fun to browse through.

For more information/screenshots and to purchase What’s It Like In…[qrcode pix=150]http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/37149?lang=en[/qrcode]

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