Want to sleep with Android? Now you can.
Do you love Android? Like, really love Android? So much so that those Android action figures just don't seem like enough? Well, now there's a way for you to show the world how much you really care about your favorite OS: by bringing it to bed with you.
Now, now, get your mind out of the [...]
Video: Samsung explains why their Super AMOLED is better than your normal AMOLED
Samsung's pretty proud of their Super AMOLED technology – and why shouldn't they be? With next to no fanfare, they managed to knock out the readability issues that plagued AMOLED handsets any time they were within view of the sun. And if vastly improved readability wasn't enough, they went and slimmed the whole thing down [...]
Video: Samsung explains why their Super AMOLED screen is better than your normal AMOLED screen
Samsung's pretty proud of their Super AMOLED technology - and why shouldn't they be? With next to no fanfare, they managed to knock out the readability issues that plagued AMOLED handsets any time they were within view of the sun. And if vastly improved readability wasn't enough, they went and slimmed the whole thing down into a package considerably tighter than the competition's not-so-sun fri...
Sprint Touch Pro 2 to finally get Windows Mobile 6.5 later this month?
Given that the HTC Touch Pro 2 saw upgrades to Windows Mobile 6.5 on just about every other carrier months ago, Sprint Touch Pro 2 owners might be feeling a wee bit rebuffed right now. On the brightside, chances are good that the upgrade is coming eventually, right?
Well, it looks like "eventually" might be sooner [...]
BlackBerry App World bumped up to version 1.1.0.33
If you've been messing with the App World on your favorite BlackBerry device lately only to be plagued by some nasty glitch, you might want to check out the brand-spankin'-new App World update that just went live -- it might have fixed it.
Palm launches PDK beta, brings C and C++ development to webOS
Good news, everyone! We've got another acronym for you to remember! Back at CES 2010, Palm announced that they'd be launching a "PDK" at some point in the future – and, well, it's here, and it's time to pay some attention to it.
You see, "PDK" stands for "Plug-in Development Kit" (as opposed to "SDK", or [...]
Never Ending Goldrush: Doodle Jump for iPhone Smashes Through 3 Million Sales
Doodle Jump for the iPhone is something like a developer's fairy tale: two brothers set out to make a game using only the talents they've got at hand, and end up striking gold. They keep pushing out minor updates, and the game just keeps selling .
Tomorrow morning, Lima Sky will be announcing that Doodle Jump has just surpassed 3 million sales -- a feat, they claim, is a first for any Indie d...
Nokia files patent for kinetically-charging mobile phone battery
Question: can you file a patent for something that's existed for a long time? I guess the question is of implementation. While self-winding watches and shake-to-charge flashlights already harvest kinetic energy to store and later discharge, I suppose they do it in a different way than this proposed system from Nokia. Not sure I trust [...]
Review: Case-mate Hug Wireless Charging Pad and Case for iPhone 3G/3GS
Short Version: A bit of a twist on traditional induction chargers, Case-mate's "Hug Wireless Charging Pad and Case" attempts to offset its $100 price tag by adhering to the Wireless Power Consortium's universal charging standard, which promises interoperability with other charging pads and devices that are developed using the same technology.
Oh no you didn't: woman stabs man after looking at his call log
Such are the perils of technology. A Las Cruces woman is being charged with battery after stabbing her ex-husband repeatedly after looking at his cell phone's call log. No word on exactly what calls she was upset about, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the ones he made to the local Pizza Hut. Word of [...]
Video: HTC Supersonic briefly caught on camera
We started drooling about the HTC Supersonic as soon as we heard the words "Android" and "WiMax" in the same sentence. Once "4.3 inch display" got thrown into the mix, our salivary glands just couldn't be stopped.
While HTC hasn't made even the smallest of official peeps about this thing yet, it looks like someone out there has gotten their hands all over it - and just as anyone with early acc...
Swype for Android rolls into a semi-public Beta
Swype for Android's finger-dragging input method goodness has been available to some extent through other means for a while now — some legit, some not quite as legit. Legitimate means or otherwise, Swype has still only been made available to pretty small group of people.
Well, things are about to open up — if only just [...]
Swype for Android rolls into semi-public Beta
Swype for Android's finger-dragging input method goodness has been available to some extent through other means for a while now — some legit, some not quite as legit. Legitimate means or otherwise, Swype has still only been made available to pretty small group of people.
Well, things are about to open up — if only just [...]
Sausage iPhone stylus shipping to US
You may have seen the "Sausage Finger" iPhone photos making the rounds early last month. I could have sworn we posted it but I can't seem to find it. Anyhoo, it was a photo of two guys on a South Korean subway car using little sausages to manipulate their iPhones while wearing gloves. Everyone had a chuckle and then we all moved on—UNTIL NOW!
Stuck in the iPhone mindset, AT&T locks down apps on their first Android phone
Our full review of the Motorola Backflip should be up in a few days, but a few words of wisdom in the mean time: Don't buy it. Between its crazy form-factor and the hidden trackpad tucked on the back of the display, everything we took as merits at face value have devolved into novelties.
Worst of [...]
Xachi Pets fuse iPhones and Stuffed Animals into one Cute and Cuddly iToy
What do you get when you mix a Unicorn and a Nexus One? I've got no idea – but if you put an iPhone and Furby together, you get a Xachi pet. Announced last week at the American International Toy Fair, a Xachi (pronounced "ZAH-chee") Pet is an iPhone-controlled toy. It looks kind of like [...]
SPIDERSS For Android: Browser, RSS Reader And Social Network Update Aggregator In One
Tokyo-based jig.jp has been developing mobile browsers since 2003, claiming its "jig browser (which was downloaded over 4 million times so far) is the world's first Java-based browser that made it possible to view PC sites on cell phones. And now the company has released an ambitious Android app called SPIDERSS , which combines a browser with an RSS reader and an aggregator for social netw...
Indian telecom releases AAA battery-powered cellphone
Olive, an Indian telecom, is releasing a phone that can be powered for a brief period using a single AAA battery. While it still has a main, rechargeable battery, this wonk-tastic phone has polyphonic ringtones, an FM radio, and a calculator! Best of all you can play Bollywood hits on it!
Obviously this is for a [...]
CrunchDeals: All AT&T phones free on Wirefly until midnight tonight
Wirefly.com is selling its entire stock of AT&T handsets for free after instant discount with a new two-year contract. Note that the store doesn't sell iPhones, though. You'll have to go to Best Buy or directly to AT&T for those.
More BlackBerry slider photos for you, guv'nor
It looks a little bit better than it did before when it's in focus, and with a Bold for comparison. Click for the high resolution version, or head over to BlackBerry Leaks for the rest.
People are falling over themselves trying to decide whether this is going to be Bold-branded or Storm-branded. I see no reason [...]
The BBC is looking for your favourite blogs
Got this in from MIR
The BBC is looking for the best of the blogosphere - submit your suggestions on Twitter
The BBC World Service is looking for the most interesting blogs from around the world and is asking for suggestions. People can Tweet their suggestions to @bbc_blogworld or with #blogworld on Twitter or they can email super.power@bbc.co.uk.
Blogworld is a part of the BBC's ...
Smart mobs says about open mobile: It is not often one comes across a book which encourages an entire industry to reflect upon its essence and purpose ..
Smartmobs writes about Open Mobile
It is not often one comes across a book which encourages an entire industry to reflect upon its essence and purpose ..
:)
You can download the entire book in pdf format HERE
Carnival of the mobilists 214 and 213
Carnival of the mobilists No 214 is now live at the mobi thinking blog Some excellent contributions.
Also, here is a link to Carnival of the mobilists no 213 at wipconnector which I forgot to post.
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra on Government 2.0 - excellent talk
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra on Government 2.0 - excellent talk
Innovation: Practical innovation, Radical innovation and Incremental innovation at the Mobile World Congress
There has been a lot of coverage of mobile world congress. I have said before that the event was a success and also that we, as an industry are adding value when there is so much economic chaos around us . GSMA also validates this trend by their statistics and attendee numbers GSMA Releases Congress Visitor Stats
If there was an underlying theme for the event, then I think it was 'practic...
I am speaking at CTIA las vegas - and meeting me at CTIA
I am speaking/chairing the Mobile Web and apps event at CTIA Las Vegas. Happy to meet up if possible. Please email me at ajit.jaokar at futuretext.com if you want to meet up for a coffee.
My latest book Open Mobile: Understanding the Impact of Open Mobile - Implications for Telecoms/Devices, Web, Social Networks, Media and Personal Privacy is now available as a free pdf download
My latest book Open Mobile: Understanding the Impact of Open Mobile - Implications for Telecoms/Devices, Web, Social Networks, Media and Personal Privacy is now available as a free pdf download you can see more and download HERE
link http://openmobile.futuretext.com/
The ethos and vision of Open Mobile has been the foundation of my work for many years. But only now, since the launch o...
Dinosaurs Unleashed Oxford Street
My son and I spent Saturday at this show. Its cool and especially if you have kids you will enjoy it. The 'life size' element in the heart of central london is cool!
Some very nice innovations like 'Dinopaint' where you paint dinosaurs on the screen and it gets rendered on a real image on the floor and hunting for fossils.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers wireless industry reports
PricewaterhouseCoopers released two wireless industry reports: its annual North American Wireless Industry Survey, as well as its point-of-view report on Wireless Customer Profitability.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers 2009 North American Wireless Industry Survey is an annual publication that covers the financial and operational reporting policies and practices of wireless service providers. The ...
LTE Forum 2010â€
LTE forum 2010 is in April.
Some good comments about last years event;
Alan Hadden: "A superbly organised conference - focused agenda, top speakers, international audience - with real experiences, facts and news shared - simply the best LTE event this year!"
Claudio Adriani: "A first class event, very well organized and attended. Informative and stimulating with the benefit of an e...
Open source is anti-capitalism says confused International Intellectual Property Alliance - reminds me of pharma companies suing Nelson Mandela
Another bizarre headline this week .. Open source is anti-capitalism says confused International Intellectual Property Alliance
It turns out that the International Intellectual Property Alliance, an umbrella group for organisations including the MPAA and RIAA, has requested with the US Trade Representative to consider countries like Indonesia, Brazil and India for its "Special 301 watc...
Mobile Cloud Computing: Issues and Risks from a Security Privacy Perspective: An analysis and a survey for my talk at secure cloud conference
Hello all
I am presenting a paper/speaking at the secure cloud conference on ' Mobile Cloud Computing: Issues and Risks from a Security Privacy Perspective'
This event has some very interesting co-speakers including Enisa, US Federal Trade Commission, eBay, qualys, European commission, BT innovation, fujitsu, Verizon, NIST. So, should be a good event.
I have covered mobile cloud...
Google - Italy verdict: A sad day for privacy laws and the Net ..
A sad day for privacy laws and the Net .. The Google - Italy verdict is ridiculous
Richard Thomas, the UK's former information commissioner and consultant to privacy law firm Hunton & Williams, "It is like prosecuting the post office for hate mail that is sent in the post," he told BBC News. and I agree ..
This sets a bad precedent and also makes the position of other Web firms(and ...
Mobile Cloud Computing: An analysis and a survey
Hello all
I am presenting a paper/speaking at the secure cloud conference on 'Mobile Cloud Computing: Issues and Risks from a Security Privacy Perspective'
This event has some very interesting co-speakers including Enisa, US Federal Trade Commission, eBay, qualys, European commission, BT innovation, fujitsu, Verizon, NIST. So, should be a good event.
I have covered mobile cloud com...
Mobile Monday Berlin
Mobile Monday Berlin has an event on the 8th of March and the theme is
the Big Picture in Mobile .
The big picture covers in-depth keynotes about what has changed in larger trends and
where the market stands both from a consumer and an industry perspective. I was hoping to speak at this event but could not make it.
Fee Beyer and her team have put in a lot of effort for this inaugura...
Bloom boxes .. very interesting development - one to watch
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Whitepaper: Mobile VoIP - Approaching the Tipping Point by Ajit Jaokar and Chetan Sharma
I wrote the white paper Mobile VoIP - Approaching the Tipping Point alongwith Chetan Sharma .
Exec summary is:
Over the course of the last decade, mobile devices have become the most ubiquitous consumer electronic devices ever invented. Even in the poorest of the nations, mobile phones have evolved from being a luxury to an indispensible necessity. The paradigm of communication itself h...
Solving the minimum disclosure problem: The significance of Claims based Identity system
I first saw this initiative at Kim Cameron's Identity blog where he talks of Microsoft's announcement at the RSA conference about Minimal Disclosure, End to End trust and Claims based Identity system.
The service has been implemented in Germany in partnership with Fraunhofer FOKUS - who are good friends (I have been invited to speak at FOKUS events for a few years now and I highly reco...
Two star review of Avatar by Guardian journalist: But does anyone care for old media reviews any more?
Seeing Avataar this weekend yet again, I googled for a review and was amazed to find this two star review of Avatar by a guardian journo
The Titanic director's monstrously-hyped creation does look fantastic but, in trying to cover all the bases with militarist sci-fi, vacuous eco-waffle and an intra-species love story, it's too baggy
and
Be that as it may, Avatar tries to have i...
Two star review of Avataar by Guardian journalist: But does anyone care for old media reviews any more?
Seeing Avataar this weekend yet again, I googled for a review and was amazed to find this two star review by a guardian journo
Be that as it may, Avatar tries to have it both ways, to be preachy and a thrill-ride at the same time. I can't in all honesty say it pulls it off - it's baggy, longwinded and, for all the light-speed imagery, just not quick on its feet. Cameron used to be the ta...
Palm's webOS PDK beta adds Pixi native development, PDK'd apps will hit the Catalog mid year
We just sat down with Palm here at GDC and fished out a few more details on the PDK beta front . Firstly, and most interestingly, Palm has confirmed that the PDK now works on all of its handsets (instead of just the Pre and Pre Plus), which means Pixi buyers can stop hating themselves pretty soon. Apparently the level of performance degradation should be comparable iPhone 3G vs. 3GS, which doe...
Eternal optimist Verizon calls iPad launch 'an opportunity' to sell some data plans
That's the "glass is half full" attitude we like, Verizon -- always looking for a way to sign a few more of those lucrative data contracts, no matter the circumstances! Turns out Big Red is tipping off its staffers on how it can encourage customers to go with the WiFi-only version of the iPad and pair it up with a device like the MiFi rather than shelling out $130 more for integrated AT&T 3G ...
Samsung SHW-M120S to be first Android phone with Bluetooth 3.0?
Samsung's all about records: firsts , biggests , smallests , thinnests , you get the idea. Indeed, it was just a few weeks ago that the company managed to slip the very first Bluetooth 3.0 certified handset through -- but these guys never rest, and it looks like they're already prepping to follow up that feat by throwing Android into the mix. The Bluetooth SIG is showing certification for...
iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 4 drops in
Suspense! Drama! Surprises! Unrealistic expectations! It's always a veritable roller coaster of emotions whenever Apple gets around to cutting a new SDK build -- and without a doubt, iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 4 is no exception. We don't yet have a good read on what's new here, so if you're a member of Apple's $99 dev program and happen to get it downloaded and installed, let us know if you find any...
Customer greeted with malware on Vodafone-issued HTC Magic (good thing it's discontinued)
Crapware's bad enough, but having your life torn asunder simply by plugging in that shiny new (insert USB-connected device here) is an exciting new trend -- viruses find their way into the darnedest places, don't they? It seems an employee at anti-malware firm Panda Research who'd ordered a new Magic off Vodafone UK's site was greeted with no fewer than three nefarious executables upon plug...
Microsoft bringing XNA Game Studio 4.0 to GDC this week, does 3D gaming for Windows Phone
We've all had a feeling that Microsoft is holding back some pretty big surprises (or at least completely reasonable revelations) when it comes to Windows Phone 7 Series and gaming, and here at GDC this week it sounds like we're going to get a little glimpse into that. Microsoft is unveiling its new XNA Game Studio 4.0, which lets developers work on games for Windows Phone 7 Series, Xbox 360...
Motorola Devour review
While Motorola's vanilla-Android Droid has become the most recognizable Android device on the market -- thanks in part to a bombastic ad campaign -- Motorola's primary focus has been on its own custom Blur UI. At least, if quantity of devices are any indication. Hitting Verizon just as the Blur-powered Backflip heads to AT&T, the new Motorola Devour is an odd cross section of the "consume...
Cricket tacks on Samsung's Stunt
Looking for a rightful successor to your now-aging SCH-R211 ? Samsung and Cricket would like you to look no further than the SCH-R100 Stunt, a dead ringer for the candybar of the same name that launched on MetroPCS back in December of last year. It turns out this is a little bit more than your average ultra-basic phone, though: Cricket says this device is introducing Bluetooth to the lowest ...
Meizu MStore open for business, Mr. Jelly on sale now for 29 cents
We have some news on the app store that Meizu announced for the M8 a while back . The official name is apparently MStore, and it is indeed open for business with its first paid app, Mr. Jelly, going for about 29 cents (we believe it's a productivity tool for managing your, um, jelly). If that sounds familiar, it is -- the game is a port of an iPhone App Store gem. Regardless of its somewhat KI...
Palm unleashes webOS PDK beta on the public
If you've been looking to get in on some of that red hot game development action that Palm's been all about lately, check it out: among the announcements at this year's GDC , Palm has announced the release of its public beta PDK for webOS. This bad boy promises to let devs "use C and C++ alongside the web technologies that power the SDK and mix them seamlessly within a single app," just the ...
NFL Mobile comes to Verizon with livestreaming RedZone channel
We'd heard that the NFL would be bringing the RedZone channel to phones this season, and it looks like Verizon's scored the first big partnership: NFL Mobile will launch on Big Red next month with the draft, complete with live streaming video of the event, on-demand video analysis from NFL Network, a pick-by-pick draft tracker, and other content. Once the season starts, customers will get Red...
Ubuntu hits HTC's Touch Pro2, is any Windows Mobile handset safe? (video)
If there's one thing we're pretty sure Windows Phone 7 Series will be worse at than its Windows Mobile precursor it's in the running of various and sundry other operating systems. We've seen Android running on seemingly every WinMo handset ever created and more recently Unbuntu has been receiving the mobile treatment. Last month it was on an Xperia X1 , now an HTC Touch Pro2 is getti...
Case-Mate's Hug wireless iPhone charging solution shipping now for $100
Remember that wireless induction charger that we saw poking around at the CES iLounge Pavilion earlier this year? Seems that Case-Mate has finally given that little doohickey a name, a price and a ship date. The aptly-titled Hug (which consists of the Hug Case and Hug Pad) slips onto one's iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS and allows Apple's darling to get recharged by simply laying on the aforemention...
HTC Supersonic meets Mr. Blurrycam, leaves us wanting more (video)
Being drip-fed information on the HTC Supersonic is unlikely to be as pleasant an experience as actually having one, but it's all we can do to fill the time until this beast of a phone finally makes its official debut (probably on Sprint ). Today's appearance shows what looks to be a majorly insecure Mr. Blurrycam sporting gloves and gingerly handling a handset purporting to be HTC's lates...
AT&T's LG eXpo pico projects itself right out of stock, production problems to blame?
As Windows Mobile 6.5-based handsets go, LG's eXpo unquestionably stands near the top of the pile thanks to its WVGA display, 1GHz Snapdragon core, and optional pico projector hump for the rear -- but there's a problem: it's really, really hard to find. Nigh impossible, actually, especially now that AT&T has pulled it off its online store altogether (it had been showing out of stock for wee...
T-Mobile's CLIQ XT pamphlet out and about
Want to know how to sell Motorola's CLIQ XT for T-Mobile in 60 seconds? Look no further than this pamphlet that's circulating now that the carrier is (well, probably is) just days away from release, where we learn all about its 3.1-inch display, touch controls, Flash Lite support (avert your eyes, CLIQ users), and pinch-and-zoom browser navigation, all paired up with a 5 megapixel camer...
T-Mobile invites us to 'come experience the HTC HD2' on March 16; release on the 24th? (update: or 23rd!)
Like clockwork, we've just been dropped a line by T-Mobile USA asking us to join them for a very special media event to check out the HTC HD2 -- "a larger than life entertainment powerhouse" -- in fabulous New York City on the evening of March 16. That lines up nicely with the company's earlier assurances that we'd see a launch in March -- but what day in March, exactly? Well, we're hearing...
Another one bites the dust: Cisco steps out of the WiMAX game
It's still far, far too early to call WiMAX a dead technology, but with the second major infrastructure supplier moving away from it in as many months, that's a pretty damning sign, isn't it? After Alcatel Lucent's announcement that it would be scaling back WiMAX investment last month, Cisco has now pulled the plug on its own efforts, citing a desire to stay as "radio-agnostic" as possible ...
Sausage stylus for the iPhone now on sale in the US
So you thought awesome gear never made the transition from Korea to the USA, huh? Not so in the case of the infamous sausage stylus we spotted a month ago. That cold weather peripheral -- allowing its ingenious users to operate a capacitive touchscreen with gloves on -- has made the big leap over to the Americas and can be yours for the low (seriously low) price of $0.99. Naturally, it's a ...
Android NDK hits Release 3, brings OpenGL ES 2.0 access to devs
We know from a brief spat of iPhone 3GS controversy that OpenGL ES 2.0 brings a new level of immersive realism to 3D gaming on mobile devices, so Android developers (and users, for that matter) should be delighted to hear that a new release of the official Native Development Kit exposes its capabilities to anyone targeting Android 2.0 or higher. As a refresher, the so-called NDK is a bolt...
Emergency Cell Phone Charger
If you've ever been involved in building out a large scale network, you've undoubtedly heard about single points of failure. The BlackBerry network itself is a single point of failure as we saw last week: if it goes down, every single person that relies on BlackBerry email is hosed (pun intended: it is a Canadian device!). But for you personally, the biggest single point of failure is probably...
DVD Converter for your BlackBerry
If you've got a young kid, you've probably got a video camera for capturing all the seemingly normal stuff that we can do as adults but that is just plain amazing when a one year old does it. Thing is, most people don't carry about portable DVD players to show off all the new stuff that the kid... but you have a BlackBerry. If you've ever wanted to show a movie on your BlackBerry that you've ...
Big Brother, Google Maps and your BlackBerry
The guys at Skylab Mobilesystems have done it again: they keep creating these applications that I can't imagine living without. The latest is called Mobile Tracker and is described in their press release like this: By taking advantage of the already built-in GPS receiver of the BlackBerry 8800 series, MobileTracker is able to record tracklogs. Those tracklogs are saved on the BlackBerry's inter...
Bored? Try wattpad.com
I honestly can't imagine that you're bored if you have a BlackBerry since you probably don't stop receiving emails, but in case you're all caught up with your email (just as unlikely), you should head on over to wattpad.com and download their BlackBerry client to start reading and sharing stories via your mobile. The site and software is free of charge.
Documents To Go for BlackBerry
Jason from DataViz wrote in a couple weeks ago about the port of Documents To Go to the BlackBerry platform. If you've been living under a BlackBerry bush for the last couple years you may not have heard about DataViz: Documents To Go will enable users of BlackBerry devices to access, view, edit and create Native Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint® files on their devices. Natively. Pretty ...
Mologogo Public Beta for Blackberry 8800
Noah from Mologogo is looking to get some beta testers for the new version of Mologogo (a free service that will track you and your friends using GPS). If you've got a BlackBerry 8800 and you use Cingular or T-Mobile, follow the directions below to get started and test it out: You can download the software over the air by using your Blackberry Internet browser to go to bb.mologogo.com. Follow t...
vCardMaster from S4BB
The guys over at S4BB have released yet another program for your BlackBerry. This one is called vCardMaster and it is a program to attach vCard, vCalendar and iCalendar files to a mail.
You can purchase it from their website for $19.99.
Impatica ShowMate: PowerPoint via Bluetooth
BlackBerryBlog reader Jessica Morgan sent in the news that the Impatica ShowMate won an award for most "Innovative Wireless Device" at the CTIA 2007 show. The device is only useful for a small segment of BlackBerry users, but man is it cool. A quick poll: raise your hand if you've been in a sales presentation where the sales guys laptop didn't boot or couldn't sync up with the projector. Wai...
Radio Cognos
The guys over at Cognos (business intelligence and performance management software) have started a podcast channel called Radio Cognos where they been discussing some really cool mobility related topics with some big hitters (Jim Balsillie anyone?). You can can subscribe to the show using iTunes or using your own podcatcher software. If you're not an audio kind of person, they also ...
Pinger... really cool
Joe from Pinger.com wrote back March (wow I'm way behind, sorry!) about some new functionality that they're offering over via Pinger.com that gives you the ability to send voice mails to anyone in your Pinger.com address book by calling pinger (858-274-6437), saying the name of your contact and then leaving a voice mail. The really cool part come next though: you can create 'groups' on pinger.c...
MySpace for your BlackBerry?
A couple weeks ago I got an email from Marc at MobilePlay about a new service they're offering called eXpress It!, which is billed as a Social Networking Service for mobile phone users. The service allows you to create a web page via your web browser that you then send to your phone (which they can do for you) and then you can forward that page to any of the people in your address book either ...
New Leather Cases for BlackBerry 8800 from Sena
Ramsey from Sena Cases wrote to let me know about the new leather cases they're offering for the BlackBerry 8800 model. The website shows 4 different models: a vertical pouch, a leather skin, a magnetic flip case and a flip down case. The Croco Red case looks pretty sweet from where I'm sitting, but you can see them all here .
BerryDialer: Use multiple calling cards on your BlackBerry
With the cost of international phone calls through Skype and other VOIP providers so low, I'm not sure why someone would ever choose to use a calling card, but I guess if you're on the go and don't have a laptop, then a calling card makes sense. If you're one of those people, you absolutely must check out the BerryDialer program, available from mobilesoftmarket.com , which gives you the abi...
NewsGator Go! for BlackBerry v2.1.8
The guys at NewsGator released version 2.1.8 of the NewsGator Go! for Blackberry product, which is an RSS reader for your BlackBerry. Since I'm a giant feed fan, I though I'd point out two things about this product that are especially important for the enterprise:
synchronization: If you read a post in NewsGator Go!, it's automatically marked as read in any other NewsGator client you us...
Tube 2 for BlackBerry
There's a number of subway / metro applications available for your BlackBerry, the one Ryan sent me today looks like one of the nicer ones. The screenshots of the maps look really nice, crystal clear almost and the application can overlay your route on map.
Tube 2 is available for London, New York City (soon!) and Paris, each city is $10.
BlackBerry Trade Up program
If you're stuck with an old BlackBerry but don't want to spend a wad of cash on a new one, you should hop on over here to run through the BlackBerry Trade Up program. The BlackBerry Trade Up program makes upgrading to a new BlackBerry easy by turning your old 7xxx series into cold, hard cash that you can use to persuade your wife to let you buy the new one. Because really, it always comes...
Product of the Week: BlackBerry GPS Receiver
If you've got a BlackBerry with Bluetooth version 2.0, you need to check out the USGlobalSat GPS Receiver, available on ShopBlackBerry.com for $129.99 and Amazon.com for $117.45 (prices as of 4/4/2007). The GPS receiver will get you the ability to super charge the BlackBerry Maps application , instead of having to type in an address, your BlackBerry will know your address, which will way i...
SplashPhoto: image management for the BlackBerry
Kevin sent me a link to a new software tool called SplashPhoto made by a company called (naturally) SplashData . SplashPhoto is both handheld / BlackBerry software and desktop software. The desktop software gives you the ability to edit and organize images and then synchronize the catalog of images to your BlackBerry. Looks like a great tool to me, especially for BlackBerry users in real e...
Squirting with your BlackBerry
You guys have all heard about that other MP3 player right ? The one that squirts? Well, it turns out you can 'squirt' using your BlackBerry as long as you have a Pearl or an 8800. You can read the feature length story here or the BlackBerry Blog short and sweet version here: Turn on Bluetooth on both devices, set the trusted field to 'yes'. From the sender: Home screen --gt; Media. Sel...
Splash ID: should you store your bank, credit card and password information on a BlackBerry?
One of the featured items in the October 2006 IT BlackBerry newsletter is a piece of software from the same company that makes SplashPhoto (which I just blogged about ) called Splash ID . The article describes Splash ID as software that allows you to store information "... including user names, passwords and credit card, calling card and bank account numbers -- in a secure Blowfish encr...
