For those on the Windows Insider program you can now enjoy a year - view for
the native Calendar app.
The native Calendar app for Windows Phone 8.1 has just been updated.
If you feel that
the native calendar app for your Windows Phone is somewhat lacking, take a look at the new Windows Phone 8 app Super Calendar.
Super Calendar is a solid Windows Phone 8 alternative to
our native calendar app.
The update to IMM76K introduces enhanced e-mail synchronization across mobile and desktop platforms, as well as new features within the Nexus»
native calendar app.
Not exact matches
Optimized for visitors and
natives alike, the
app includes an events
calendar, photos, videos and local listings for hotels, ranches, golf courses and eateries, complete with GPS - enabled maps and directions.
There you can choose the optional 8 - inch screen with
native navigation, SIRIUS / XM radio, voice activation, hands - free texting, a whole bunch of
apps like parking,
calendar, iHeart Radio, weather, and similar things.
Need BlackBerry phone to get
native e-mail,
calendar apps; Buggy software, low - on - memory messages; Lackluster
apps; No video chat option yet; Android Player coming later
The update is expected to bring along features such as
native calendar, email, and contacts
apps, along with support for Android
apps on the PlayBook tablet.
Android's
native email,
calendar, and web browsing
apps are fine just the way they are.
Pre-installed are the
native BlackBerry
apps that include
calendar, memopad, tasks, messages, browser, camera and others.
However, company officials have stated there will be software upgrade later on that will include
native email,
calendar and address book
apps in the PlayBook tablet itself.
For people who own both a BlackBerry Smartphone and a BlackBerry PlayBook, the BlackBerry Bridge provides a set of additional
apps on the PlayBook that allow you to interact with many of the core
native apps on the BlackBerry Smartphone, including email,
calendar, contacts, BlackBerry Messenger and more.
RIM should also update QNX by the time the PlayBook 2 releases, with the update bringing
native e-mail,
calendar, and other standard BlackBerry
apps.
Research in Motion caught a fair amount of flack for launching a tablet which doesn't include
native email,
calendar, or contact
apps.
PlayBook OS 2.0 is the anticipated release that will include
native email,
calendar, and contacts
apps.
Only
native email, contacts &
calendar app are main features.
In a future software update for the BlackBerry PlayBook, we will also provide
native e-mail,
calendar, and contact
apps for those customers who prefer to have these
apps directly on the tablet.
Without your BlackBerry, there is no
native email or
calendar app — just access through the (admittedly good) web browser.
So while
native e-mail, contacts and
calendar apps along with support for some Android applications are some of the missing features that would be part of upgrade package, there already are reports of something more coming our way.
He also said the
native Google
apps - including Gmail, Google Maps, and Google
Calendar apps - «are WAY better than the ones on iPad,» which is a good segue to one of the things Scoble dislike about the Xoom: the paucity of
apps written for Honeycomb.
One of the biggest shortcoming with the just launched Blackberry PlayBook is its lack of
native support for something as essential and basic as email,
calendar, or contact
apps.
We'll be following up soon with more of a deep dive feature by feature post of the new
apps and what it all means and how it all works (we have some questions we want to get clarification on), but in the meantime you can check out the video above and get intimate with
native email,
calendar and contacts on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
As of now, we're still yet to see the
native email,
calendar and contact
apps arrive on the PlayBook.
Seeing the
native Messages,
Calendar, and Contacts
apps light up with live data without an assist from BlackBerry Bridge and a BlackBerry handset turns the PlayBook into much more useful device.
Version 2.0 finally brings a
native mail client to the BlackBerry tablet, along with
calendar and contact
apps.
However, the lack of exchange support and the absence of
native email,
calendar and contact
apps is an adoption roadblock for non-BlackBerry users.
There is no
native email,
calendar and contacts
apps in the Playbook (yes, you read that right!).
Most of the criticism stems from what the Playbook lacks: No 3G connectivity, no
native mail or
calendar apps, and a lame selection of
apps in the Blackberry
App World app sto
App World
app sto
app store.
We detailed the upgrade at CES in January, which will finally bring
native email, contacts, and
calendar apps to the tablet.
This
native app allows you to stay up to date with the latest TV News, Track your favorite shows with the latest Listings, Schedules, built - in
Calendar Reminders and more!
At first glance, the
native apps for both operating systems are comparable, providing email, contacts,
calendar, maps and navigation, browser, music player, YouTube player, and SMS messaging.
What it doesn't have is
apps and
native email /
calendar — at least yet.
Amazon also cast a critical eye toward other
native apps like e-mail and
calendar as well as adding a new contacts
app.
Well, for
calendar and notes, I do not know what
native apps were supposed to be on my Kindle Fire, but I did not find them before I decided to just get CalenGoo.
What frustrates me is that the Playbook WILL have a
native email and
calendar app..
Aside from Android
apps, the BlackBerry Playbook OS 2 will also bring support for
native email, contacts, and
calendar.
The update will likely bring
native e-mail,
calendar, and other standard BlackBerry
apps.
[youtube video link for mobile viewing] The BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 software brings along some much - awaited
apps like
native Messages (email),
Calendar and Contacts.
RIM will be updating QNX OS for this edition, and the update will include the
calendar app,
native email, and other new BlackBerry
apps.
BlackBerry's
calendar &
native email productivity
apps will be upgraded with the future software update and it also supports Android
app compatibility, but this features also not ready yet.
It made available
native PIM
apps for email, contacts and
calendar, as well as folders, a home screen dock, the Android
app player and much more.
Many consumers were put off by the lack of available
apps and the fact that the tablet shipped without
native email and
calendar applications, an issue that is expected to be rectified by an OS update later this month.
The three main new
apps in PlayBook OS 2.0 are the Unified Mailbox,
Calendar, and Contacts application that are all
native.
There is no
native mail
app, contacts
app, or
calendar app.
While the Web browser is extremely solid, with no
native email or
calendar or contact
apps, the PlayBook isn't a very good standalone product.
The PlayBook OS 2.0 update will include
native email,
calendar and contacts
apps, but unfortunately
native BBM will remain absent from the tablet and can only be accessed through BlackBerry Bridge.
Now I have been using the
native android email,
calendar and contacts client since the Beta of OS2.0 came out and I can say without a shadow of a doubt the new
native OS2.0 email,
calendar and contacts
apps put everything to shame.
Whatever the case, the BlackBerry PlayBook shipped without a
native email
app (or
calendar, or messaging), critics slammed it, and RIM promised to fix it.
BlackBerry Bridge is a patchwork solution to the PlayBook's lack of
native apps and pushes your BlackBerry smartphone's mail, BBM, notes and
calendar clients on the tablet's larger screen but these need to be paired through Bluetooth and WiFi.