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The Fat Thumb lets you use your touchscreen with one hand

Posted by Adam Zeis on 11 Jul 2012 10:27 am
While we're all big fans of the gesture controls on the BlackBerry PlayBook, we're always ready for new innovations that make using devices even easier. With BlackBerry 10 we're hoping to see some new, fun ways to use our phones. Something that may work its way into many devices down the road is The Fat Thumb. Created by six researchers at the University of Calgary, The Fat Thumb allows you...
PlayBook OS 2.0 quick tip: Closing folders with a swipe of the finger
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PlayBook OS 2.0 quick tip: Closing folders with a swipe of the finger

Posted by Zach Gilbert on 14 Apr 2012 2:17 pm
While RIM rolled out PlayBook OS 2.0 to our beloved tablet some time ago, we’re still uncovering some hidden features, and today I’ve uncovered a neat lesser known feature. If you’re like me you have meticulously placed all your applications into respective folders, sorting them from “HD Games” to “entertainment". While it keeps everything organized getting in and out of a folder could be just...