Alec Saunders, VP of Developer Relations, just took the stage at RIM’s DevCon gathering in Amsterdam to build up and promptly knock down a few “myths” about RIM’s state of health. First up, he tackled the notion that BlackBerry is a declining platform by saying that App World is seeing six million downloads per day, which is up 30 percent from three months ago. He also rejected the idea that BB apps devs don’t make money, revealing that 13 percent of them have made over 0,000 from their products and that App World generates 40 percent more revenue than the Android Market. Lastly, Saunders said “we’re sorry” that RIM’s strategy has been “hard to understand” for “some people”, but added that BB10 will solve that problem. He said that the new OS represents a “simple and easy-to-understand strategy” that is about combining the best of QNX and the current BB OS, offering consistent cloud services and making software that is both backwards and forwards compatible.

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Via its Research Blog, Google has announced the donation of the Sky Map project to the open source community. Originally developed by Googlers during their “20% time,” the stellar application was launched in 2009 to showcase the sensors in first generation Android handsets. Four years and over 20 million downloads later, Sky Map’s code will be donated to the people — with Carnegie Mellon University taking the reins on further development through “a series of student projects.” Hit the source link for the official announcement and a bit of nostalgia from Google.

Google Sky Map boldly explores open source galaxy originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here at Engadget, we like to live in this wild, ever-changing world called “The Internet.” Last month, Google launched yet another branch for internet dwellers to explore, and explore we have. We’re happy to say that you can now find each and every Engadget post within Google Currents, a Flipboard-esque reader that nicely formats your favorite websites for magazine-style enjoyment. We’ll be working on tweaking the experience based on feedback received, and we certainly hope you’ll have a gander if you’re already building out your subscriptions.

Currents is available for both iOS and Android platforms, and while Google’s limiting the official downloads to accounts based in America, there’s a decent chance you can use Google’s own search engine to find an APK to sideload. Give it a look if you’re clamoring for a more subtle design (just hit ‘Add’ and look in the Science & Tech category), and while you’re at it, have a gander at Engadget Distro, too. Enjoy!

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Garmin S1W

You’ll find so quite a few GPS these days. But, only a number of that can be used for golfing user. And, Garmin S1W is one of them. This The game of golf GPS helps people who play golf in many ways with his or her beneficial functions.

I have this GPS too. Why performed I purchase this GPS NAVIGATION? Because My spouse and i was a new golf beginner, and I’d difficulties with predicting how far the hole that i am focused. This Garmin S1W Golf GPS can help to solve the problem along with measuring shot distance correctly and just. There can also be other advantages that we get. First positive aspects that aware me is I will get this specific devices along with watch also a single package. Awesome. It’s very flexible, so I could use Garmin S1W in many occasions. Another fine detail advantages will be reviewed in below text.

Cool and Sporty Design

Garmin S1W features a cool and sporty layout. I including their style because it’s not look older and far too rigid, like additional GPS on the whole. Garmin S1W GPS Watch’s design and style offers flexibility, so I will use this revolutionary product not only inside my golf pursuits, but also in my casual actions.

Lightweight GPS

This kind of GPS is extremely light in the event you compare along with another GPS. I imagine it’s possible to bring Garmin S1W GPS DEVICE Watch everywhere easily, even far more this Garmin S1W can be used in your own wrist as watch.

Measure Shot Distance

It is my most liked features because I could measure shot distance correctly. So, I could shot nicely. Then Garmin S1W may track how long you go. This features is very helpful pertaining to golf consumer, especially golfing beginner.

FREE 19.500 U.S. and Canadian Course

I’m able to get 19.500 U.S. and Canadian courses directly in Approach S1W without downloads or perhaps subscriptions. I may play golf anywhere in U.S. in addition to Canadian place although My spouse and i don’t know the site before.

Watch with Alarm as An Additional Function

Watch is added feature which is offered by this Golf GPS. I believe this more feature choose this product much more valuable. I make use of this GPS Watch every day as watch and alarm security alarm too. I don’t have to arrange the time in that watch, because the time is arranged automatically. Their alarm great for individuals, to stand up each day.

Waterproof GPS

That feature is incredibly helpful inside rainy season. You may use this GPS Watch even you will find there’s big rain and My partner and i don’t ought to worry when this Garmin S1W can be broken.

There tend to be my review relating to this product, and My spouse and i conclude that benefit you can obtain from this device is over the price that you should pay. Hope this particular review can help you.

Well, it seems as if the holiday freebies won’t stop coming. Chances are, if you own a smartphone you’re an app collectionista (sorry, guys), and if you’ve got a certain Samsung Galaxy device in particular you’re about to get a major boost to your application arsenal. In the spirit of the holidays, or maybe its 100 million downloads, Sammy’s going to hook you up with some free virtual treats from its Apps store. The selection of up to 16 games won’t be available for the entire line of galactic phones — and may vary by region — but if you own a Galaxy WiFi 5.0, Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Ace or Galaxy Gio, then you are amongst the lucky ones. Included in the deal are games such as: Air Penguin, Air Attack HD, Bubble Fish, Samurai 2 and a few others (full list after the break). There’s no word on when the bargain ends, so hop into the store before you miss out.

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If you’ve still got the 3DS price drop blues, perhaps a fresh (and final) infusion of free games will help. Early adopters that signed into the Nintendo eShop before August 11th will find ten GameBoy Advance games tacked on to their handheld’s purchase history, retrievable via the same clunky redownload system that delivered the 3DS Ambassador program’s NES titles. Thankfully, the unintuitive process is relatively simple — just hop into the eShop’s menu, scroll down to “Settings / Other”, and select “Your Downloads,” to claim your (potentially-exclusive) games. Short of having a 3DS guide us through the Louvre, we can’t think of a better use for Nintendo’s fledgling handheld.

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