The Blackberry Playbook has the the unique ability to load Android apps with the built in emulator. This gives customers the freedom to do business with the Blackberry App World, or load in their own apps! One of the drawbacks of the emulator is that it only accepts BAR files, which are converted Android APK Files. The process of converting files is a bit complicated, so we … [Read more...] about How to Load BAR Files on the Blackberry Playbook
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Top 10 Playbook Android APPS for May 2012
The Blackberry Playbook got a second lease on life when the Android Emulator hit the scene via the OS2 update. In the last four months, our very own Good e-Reader Playbook App Store has attained over 700 fully functional Playbook Apps that have been converted from their native Android. Our top 10 list runs down the most downloaded apps in the last month. Text Me! - Free … [Read more...] about Top 10 Playbook Android APPS for May 2012
GoodeReader App Store reaches 600 Playbook APPS!
The Blackberry Playbook is quickly becoming more relevant again with the advent of the Android Emulator. This feature dropped when OS2 first came out a few months ago and many people are picking up the cheap RIM tablet for $199. On the official release date of the Android update we made it our goal to have the best Playbook App Store on the market. We are now proud to feature … [Read more...] about GoodeReader App Store reaches 600 Playbook APPS!
Blackberry Will NOT Ban Android App Sideloading on the Playbook
Blackberry head of Application Development at Research in Motion Alec Saunders mentioned on Twitter last week that the company would disallow Android Sideloading on their Playbook Tablets. Today he backpedaled and said they will not remove this feature because of the media firestorm that raged out of control when this story broke last week. In a recent blog post, Alec … [Read more...] about Blackberry Will NOT Ban Android App Sideloading on the Playbook
Good e-Reader App Store hits 400 Playbook Android App Milestone
Today our website hit a milestone with our expansive selection of Android Apps converted to work with the Blackberry Playbook. We now have over 400 apps available in the Good e-Reader App Store and are all free for download. Ever since the Playbook Os2 update hit the scene about a month ago it has spurned a ton of interested in the Playbook. Until the new iteration of the … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader App Store hits 400 Playbook Android App Milestone
The 10 Most Downloaded Blackberry Playbook Android Apps
Since the Blackberry Playbook received the fabled OS2 update last month, the tablet has had a new lease on life. It helps when most retailers are now selling it for $199 and it was the top selling tablet in Canada in February. We have been fervently converting Android Apps over to the Playbook BAR format for the last month and have noticed a trend with the most popular apps … [Read more...] about The 10 Most Downloaded Blackberry Playbook Android Apps
100 Blackberry Playbook Apps Now on the Good e-Reader App Store
The Blackberry Playbook received the much anticipated OS2 update around a week ago, and with it came a slew of new features. The biggest enhancement was the Android 2.3.3 emulator that allows you to install Android Apps. The Playbook uses BAR files as its proprietary format and we have been fiendishly converting existing Android Apps to the Blackberry format. We are pleased to … [Read more...] about 100 Blackberry Playbook Apps Now on the Good e-Reader App Store
Over 50 Playbook Apps available on the Good e-Reader App Store
Earlier this week Research in Motion has released the revised update for the Blackberry Playbook. Among other factors it has a built in Google Android emulator that allows developers to port over APK files into the propitiatory BAR format. The average user now is in a unique position to not exclusively depend on App World for your content but you can now side-load in your own … [Read more...] about Over 50 Playbook Apps available on the Good e-Reader App Store