Thread: BlackBerryOS.com Weekly Recap 8/14 - 8/20

Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 8/14 - 8/20, 2011. The links below are the "in a nutshell" of what happened in everything BlackBerry last week. Leave us a comment on what you thought was the most memorable moment of the BlackBerry weekly recap!

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News from the BBM Hackathon Event - From Aug 11-12, New York City

• Sit down with Kathryn, creator of PowWow
• Interview with Daniel Brannon with Switch
• BlackBerryOS sits down with Jerome from BBM Hackathon
• BBOS gets a sneak peak of a Turn Based Football Game
• Sit down with Ryan from Poynt
• BBOS and Mike Kirkup Discuss the PlayBook's Recording Capabilities
• BBOS Chats with Theban Ganesh about BBM SDK
• Interview with Gavin Bennett of BGC Digital Media
• BBM Hackathon Event 2011 NYC Comes to an End

Other Breaking News of the Week:

• Leaked: OS 7.0.0.340 for BlackBerry Bold 9930 - Now with NFC support!
• BlackBerry Bold 9930 - Lights Out
• BlackBerryOS.com Weekly Recap 8/7 - 8/13
• How to change app icon positions on the PlayBook
• BlackBerry Bold 9930 now available from Verizon
• Hammerdown Monday: Hypoxia Media Player
• Official: OS 7.0.0.261 for BlackBerry Torch 9810 from several Canadian carriers
• BlackBerry Bold 9930 Unboxing
• QNX-powered BlackBerry Superphone could launch before end of 2011?
• Editorial: Why the BlackBerry Curve series will be on top again
• Pictures and Video of the BlackBerry Curve Touch Appear Online
• AT&T to launch Torch 9810 on August 21st
• Press Release: RIM Announces BlackBerry Management Center for Small Business
• Bling your BlackBerry Bold 9930/9900 in 24ct Gold
• Official OS 7.0.0.296 for the BlackBerry Torch 9860 from Vodafone and others
• Desktop Manager for Mac updated to 2.1.2
• Leaked: OS 7.0.0.308 for the BlackBerry Bold 9930
• T-Mobile launches the BlackBerry Bold 9900
• BlackBerry Torch 9850/60 v7.0.0.261 found for Multiple Carriers
• BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry Smartphones Updated to v2.1.1
• Live Play of EA Game's Dead Space on the BlackBerry PlayBook
• RIM securing deals with record labels for BBM Music release
• BlackBerry Torch 2 9810 Available in white from Rogers and Telus
• Official: OS 7.0.0.317 for BlackBerry Torch 9810 via MTS Mobility
• Verizon 4G LTE Announcement - More Cities Now With Coverage

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• iOS7 Theme by Adastra
• Haven Theme
• Glow Theme for Torch 9800

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• TinyLock - Lock your BlackBerry Keyboard
• BlackBerry App World Upgraded to 3.0.0.59 in Beta Zone
• Hong Kong Mortgage Calculator - S4BB Limited
• Social Scope Lite Updated to v0.9.6.30
• Clock King - Alarm App
• QuickLaunch for BlackBerry has been updated to v3.8
• Google Search Updated to V3.9.9
• Gist updated to v1.5.46 (Brings BBM Integration)
• App World 3.0 to Officially Launch August 22
• Facebook for BlackBerry updates to v2.0.0.45
• EA Games Releases Dead Space for BlackBerry PlayBook
• RIM Updates BlackBerry News for PlayBook to v1.1.0.1
• Battles On BBM updated to v1.0.2
• Poynt for BlackBerry Updates to v1.8.1 - OS 7 Support & BBM6 Integration

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• Giveaway: Get 1 of 100 BlackBerry Unlock Codes from Horizon Wireless Online
• Giveaway: Win a free copy of Fightin' Words for BlackBerry