Groovy Notes, by XLabz Technologies, works just like your personal diary right from your BlackBerry PlayBook! Use Groovy Notes is a valuable tool for managing notes, lists, audio recordings, plans, messages, agendas and other details on the go. It is your ticket to getting your life, be it personal, work or social, better organized. Groovy Notes leverages the ease of use of a diary by employing the capabilities of your BlackBerry Playbook such as the ability to record voice notes and touch gestures to navigate between views.
Features added in V1.2.1:

• View your notes in both Portrait and Landscape modes
• Read-only and edit modes
• Password Protection
• Ability to record audio files of longer duration
• Improved Calendar: Choose a date from the calendar to view notes for that date alone

Please let us know if you installed Groovy Notes for BlackBerry PlayBook and what you think of this application by posting a comment!

• Download Groovy Notes for PlayBook in BB App World
• See more screenshots and discuss Groovy Notes with us in the BBOS forum

DDPB has updated the popular PlayBook side loading utility to v1.0.9. This update includes bug fixes and a improved app icon. DDPB is probably the easiest way to sideload apps to your BlackBerry PlayBook, using your Windows based PC. Grab the latest version 1.09 for free!

Download: DDPB 1.0.9 for Windows

• See our how-to sideload Android apps tutorial and discuss findings/fixes in the forums

The islands of your Empire have been invaded, and only you and your war balloon can save them!! Tilt and swerve your balloon through an array of different missions and enemies. Use cannons, missiles and bombs to blast your way to victory! This is a Android based app that runs great with the new PlayBook Android Player!

Features:

• Stereo sound effects as your enemies buzz around you and attack from all sides!Simple, fun, addictive gameplay.
• No tutorials and complex controls - just point and shoot!
• 40 levels spread over 4 different environments.

• Download Balloon Gunner 3D in BB App World
• Discuss this game with us in the forums

• Left-handed users can now more easily play on their BlackBerry Playbook
  
• Send your best scores to Facebook and Twitter from your Blackberry OS 7 device

• Download Pixelated for your BlackBerry device and PlayBook in the App World
  
• For more difficulty levels and move counter, download Pixelated Plus in the App World
  
• Share your technique to fellow players in the forums

Hello Everyone, There have recently been many requests on where to find converted Android apps for the PlayBook. There are many places to find them out there, but few have actually tested them. So we have decided to create a thread that will list the top 50 working .bar files. We also have a helpful guide for sideloading, and users who are new to how to install Android apps on your tablet. Hit the break for all the goodies!

• See our list and download top 50 Android apps for the PlayBook

Another little PlayBook giveaway was spotted today. This time it was on the TV show Extra on NBC. Mario Lopez, host of Extra, broke it down on the show tonight. After going into details about the "PlayBook 2.0," as he called it, they went on to give each of the audience members a PlayBook. Then they let the TV audience in on how they can win one too. Well, in case you missed the show tonight, we have the hook up for you guys. Check out the link below to enter for your chance to win one of five BlackBerry PlayBooks.

• Enter the Extra PlayBook Giveaway here
• Discuss this in the forums!

Yes you heard right! In celebration of our 3rd Birthday and our 100,000 member milestone, we have compiled a massive giveaway extravaganza for BBOS members! To get a chance at some of this BlackBerry goodness, you must first be a registered member. We also would like to thank once again to all the developers that joined us to make this giveaway extravaganza happen. So please support them!

Below is a list of current giveaways we are running that we will continue to update each day as we post more and more freebies for you! So what are you waiting for? Register Now and go get you some!

Current BlackBerryOS Giveaways:

1. Giveaway: Win A BlackBerry PlayBook From BlackBerryOS.com! (contest closed)
2. Giveaway: 20 Themes From Hedone Design! (contest closed)
3. Giveaway: 30 Copies Of Screen Shot Pro From S4BB Limited! (contest closed)
4. Giveaway: 10 Copies Of Vampire Hunter From Smarter Apps! (contest closed)
5. Giveaway: 10 Copies Of Fancy Widgets From FancyApps! (contest closed)
6. Giveaway: 10 Copies Of Fancy Characters From FancyApps! (contest closed)
7. Giveaway: 30 Copies Of Photo Studio Pro From BerryBlowApps! (contest closed)
8. Giveaway: 20 Copies Of SayIt From BachKhoa University! (contest closed)
9. Giveaway: 5 Invites To Test Lab From Kisai Labs! (contest closed)
10. Giveaway: 50 Copies Of Blink LED Notification App From VikySoft! (contest closed)
11. Giveaway: 5 Licenses For BeejiveIM From Beejive! (contest closed)
12. Giveaway: 20 Copies Of Silent Camera From Toysoft, Inc.! (contest closed)
13. Giveaway: 20 Copies Of Missed Call Alert From MLH Software! (contest closed)
14. Giveaway: 20 Copies Of Simply Solitaire From MLH Software! (contest closed)
15. Giveaway: 20 Copies Of Blurts Pro From MLH Software! (contest closed)
16. Giveaway: 10 copies of TinyController From Yohanes Nugroho!
    (contest closed)
17. Giveaway: 1 License For Tiggit Controller For Sonos From Tiggit Software Ltd!
    (contest closed)
18. Giveaway: 10 Copies Of Tiggit Controller For iTunes From Tiggit Software Ltd!
    (contest closed)
19. Giveaway: 20 Copies Of BuddyGuard Pro From Terra Mobility!
    (contest closed)
20. Giveaway: Toronto Maple Leafs Protective Silicone Skin For 99xx From Gentec International! (contest closed)
21. Giveaway: 2 Copies Of Rdio Unlimited (3-Month Subscription) From Rdio! (contest closed)

• Discuss this with us in the BBOS forums

With World Mobile Conference 2012 thoroughly underway, with that includes the launch of BlackBerry Video World by Rovi. If you know nothing about Rovi, here's a tiny scoop. Rovi is the owner of DivX which streams and downloads at a remarkable 1080p along with all the goodies that come along with Blu-Ray (i.e. chapters and audio commentaries). After the underwhelming support received for PlayBook users by Netflix, I believe that this may even be better and a big enough deal that within a matter of time, PlayBook owners will be saying "Netflix who?" as they gaze adoringly at their tablets and envious onlookers will wish they could only be this lucky.

With BlackBerry Video World, you can:

• Download thousands of movies and television shows right from your PlayBook
• Connect your PlayBook to your television via HDMI for other viewers' pleasure
• Purchase or rent movies and shows without the hassle of a subscription

• Register for BlackBerry Video World today!
• Share your favorite part of BlackBerry Video World in the forums

A few days ago, to put it lightly, havoc broke out on Twitter as PlayBook users galore basically ambushed @Netflixhelps. Why you ask? Because Netflix is yet to be available for our precious tablets, and that's just not sitting nicely with most, if not all, PlayBook and Netflix lovers alike. What started as a disastrous tweet stating that Netflix had no real intention of ever bringing a Netflix app to BlackBerry devices, became such a colossal uproar that Alex Saunders himself politely attempted to call off the attack. While the tweets presumably slowed about how angry PlayBook owners were, off to the side, other things were brewing. Since then, a petition to have a Netflix app for PlayBook has promptly begun its way around the BlackBerry community. Even Alex Saunders retweeted with a link to where you can sign. Whether this pertains to you now, in the future, or not even a tiddly bit, help a PlayBook owner out and sign the petition! As of right now, only 500 signatures needed remain.

• Sign the petition to bring Netflix to the BlackBerry PlayBook
• Discuss how you feel about Netflix neglecting PlayBook in the forums

• Download Night Of The Living Dead Defense in BB App World
  
• Share your top score with us in the forums

• Discuss this in the forums!

Word Feud, the popular mobile word puzzle game, is currently only available for the iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone platform. In this highly addictive game, you can either play at your own pace, or participate in up to 30 games simultaneously, playing in a multi-playing mode frenzy!

Even though the makers of Word Feud have a BlackBerry version in the making, we can already install and play the Android version of Word Feud on our PlayBooks using the built in Android emulator. With a little bit of help from our how-to guide, you'll be up and running Word Feud on your tablet in just a few minutes!

• Continue reading the how-to install Word Feud tutorial

• Discuss this announcement in the forums