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Description
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Branding changes for BlackBerry® Pushcast™
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The Chalk Pushcast product name was changed to BlackBerry® Pushcast for all instances of the product name in the BlackBerry Pushcast Software including the Chalk logo, all components, file names, and UI references.
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Pause and resume functionality for the BlackBerry Pushcast Player
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The BlackBerry Pushcast Player can pause a content download in the following scenarios: - when a BlackBerry Pushcast Player user does not have a wireless connection or is outside of a wireless coverage area
- when a user receives a phone call on a device that uses a 2G data network
- when a user can download content over a Wi-Fi network only and the user does not have a wireless connection
The BlackBerry Pushcast Player resumes the content download when the device can establish a wireless connection or after a user ends a phone call. |
Preview feature for the BlackBerry Pushcast Plug-in for Microsoft
PowerPoint
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BlackBerry Pushcast Plug-in for Microsoft
PowerPoint users can preview the content that they create before they send it to BlackBerry Pushcast Player users.
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Universal search feature for the BlackBerry Pushcast Player
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The BlackBerry Pushcast Player uses the universal search feature in BlackBerry® 6 to permit users to search for content titles in the BlackBerry Pushcast Player.
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Updated support for a BlackBerry Pushcast Software installation
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A BlackBerry Pushcast Software installation supports Microsoft® SQL
Server® 2008, Microsoft® IIS 7, and Windows Server® 2008 Standard R2 (64-bit). The BlackBerry Pushcast Software supports an on-premises installation in a distributed environment that includes three servers.
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Video enhancements for the BlackBerry Pushcast Plug-in for Microsoft® PowerPoint®
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The BlackBerry Pushcast Plug-in for Microsoft
PowerPoint: - maintains the aspect ratio and frame rate for a video, and decreases the resolution for a video only when necessary for BlackBerry® devices
- does not increase the resolution for a video
- supports the H.264 encoding formats for a higher resolution video
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Zoom feature for the BlackBerry Pushcast Player
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When using the BlackBerry Pushcast Player on a BlackBerry device that uses BlackBerry 6, users can zoom content in or out.
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