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The MLB At Bat app has always been the go-to source for baseball fanatics while on the go. Currently, the app is only available for iOS and Android devices, but Major League Baseball has announced today that the app will also be heading to BlackBerry 10 sometime before the sport’s Opening Day on March 31.

The league announced the news via Twitter, and linked to the MLB At Bat webpage on MLB.com. Unfortunately, the website doesn’t mention anything about a BlackBerry 10 app, but we should definitely be hearing more about it sooner or later. Either way, pending BlackBerry 10 users will be able to enjoy the game through their new phone starting this spring.

Currently, MLB At Bat has dedicated apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad, select Android smartphones and tablets, and the Kindle Fire. The app allows you to follow scores throughout the league, as well as keep up with standings and statistics of individual players. You can also watch games on your mobile device or listen to them with the radio feature.

Since Android devices were given the shaft early on, meaning that Android users couldn’t stream live games right away, we’re hoping that BlackBerry 10 users don’t receive the same fate, although it’s very possible it could happen — the MLB might not want to dive deep into BlackBerry 10 right away, and may hold off on some features for a little while, but only time will tell.

MLB At Bat coming to BlackBerry 10 by Opening Day is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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About a week ago, RIM launched their Last Chance Android Port-A-Thon event where the Canadian company promised developers $100 for every app that was approved with a maximum of 20 apps per developer. The last time RIM held such an event, a whopping 15,000 apps were submitted, although it looks like round two managed to nab close to 20,000 apps. According to the reports, 19,071 apps were submitted, meaning that based on these two events alone, RIM has about 35,000 apps submitted for the Blackberry 10 platform. Of course not every app will be approved, but it’s safe to assume that based on the sheer volume, RIM will have plenty of apps to choose from and it is possible that they will be able to keep to their promise of at least 70,000 apps at Blackberry 10’s launch which will be taking place on the 30^th of January.

Of course volume isn’t everything, especially with platforms such as iOS and Android who not only have RIM beat in terms of volume, but they also have a huge selection of quality titles to choose from. After all what good there to have 70,000 apps but none are which you have heard of before? Either way we guess RIM will most likely take advantage of their event on the 30^th of January to share some of these details with us, so check back with us then to see if your favorite app (or apps) have managed to make it onto Blackberry 10!

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The popular automation utility for Android, Tasker, essentially turns your smartphone into a superphone of sorts. It can do any number of things (except make your bed for you), and it’s arguably one of the best utility apps that you can get on Android. Even better, though, is that the app updated today with a new, cleaner look.

This particular version is in beta mode, so it’s not available in the Google Play store just yet, but you can download it off of the developer’s website for free. Otherwise, the final version will just cost you a few dollars, but it’s well worth it. This beta version has all the same features as the paid version, but comes with a new interface that follows the Android UI guidelines.

The beta is available for all Android 4.0-and-above devices. It includes three themes for skinning and also offers new icons. Plus, it’s way easier on the eyes and looks a lot like a traditional Android interface now, as opposed to the dark blue and orange theme that the app has kept for a while now.

If you’ve never used Tasker before, it’s an in-depth automation utility app that can do almost endless actions with your Android device, such as turning WiFi on when you get home, switching the sound profile to silent during certain hours, launching a particular app when headphones are plugged in, and even having certain actions take place when you place a call.

[via Android Community]

Tasker for Android updates with completely new UI is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 – 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.

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