Archive for the 'News' Category
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Over the last few weeks we have been twiddling our thumbs waiting for AT&T to get its act together and release the BlackBerry Bold. AT&T is notorious for botched BlackBerry launches so this is no surprise. The nice part is that our friends north of the border have been writing up some great reviews that [...]
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Chris let me know that Google has released version .4.6 of their calendar sync application. This latest version fixes the issues with OS 4.5 that some users were experiencing.
You can pick up the latest version from m.google.com/sync
2 Comments » | Posted in Calendar/Tasks, Free Software, News, User Submitted, Utilities
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Oliver just let me know yesterday that Google as updated their Gmail application for BlackBerry to version 2.0.5 from 1.5.1.1090. The new version brings quite a few new updates according to Oliver including:
New support for mobile drafts + outbox
full contacts view/call
multiple accounts
seems faster
Sadly there is still no html support. You can pick up the latest [...]
13 Comments » | Posted in Email, Free Software, News, User Submitted, Utilities
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Tashanna sent me a link to a great website full of free ringtones. It also lets you create your own ringtones from an MP3 file or URL. The coolest part is that you can even enter in a YouTube URL and it will create a ringtone out of the audio from the video. It then [...]
5 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, Music, News, User Submitted
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Gareth pointed out this funny post on IntoMobile that I had to mention. Turns out that some team at North Carolina State University is working on printing solar panels onto jackets & ties. These will supposedly allow you to charge your cellphone just by standing in the sun… I can’t say that I would be [...]
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Eric pointed out this application by Concrete Software that we had not mentioned before. Turns out that Concrete has released yet another Golf scorecard application for BlackBerry. Talk about a crowded market. Links Scorecard joins GreenFinder, IntelliGolf Eagle, mScorecard Golf, and the free Wireless18. I guess quite a few people are playing golf and tracking [...]
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
When I read about this site on WapReview I had to mention it. Mike created a free site using MobileSiteGalore which lists the FBI Most Wanted Fugitives. This is the same list they have published around the country. The developer also added the most wanted terrorist, missing children, murders, and quite a few others. Very [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in Mobile Websites, News
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Sally sent in this interesting link on Google’s Mobile portal. It looks like they are compiling the scores and information about each Summer Games category. They even have a cool mobilized version of the news if you click the link on the bottom of the page…
Check it out by heading to this [...]
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
A friend of mine pointed out the mobile version of MSN’s website to me and I was pleasantly surprised to see that it actually looked quite good on my BlackBerry. Obviously I have some gripes like the video not working but that is to be expected since the site is targeted at Windows Mobile users. [...]
7 Comments » | Posted in Mobile Websites, News, User Submitted
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Frank just let me know that the Jawbone II has dropped a bit more on some major retailers. I know quite a few people who have been waiting for the price to go down so this is a welcome turn. The two places I have found with it at this new price are Newegg [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in Coupons, News