Archive for the 'Utilities' Category
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
MobiReport just let me know about their latest software release called Berry Locator. At first I was skeptical just like I am with most of these anti-theft software solutions but I actually found the program extremely useful. On top of that it is reasonably priced at $4.95.
The softwares use is actually quite simple. It installs [...]
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
WorldMate just sent me an email describing a few new features they have added to the table. If you don’t know what WorldMate is then check out the description on their site. Simply put the software tracks your itinerary and travel schedule and gives you some pretty good information along the way.
To get the new version [...]
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Have you ever been stuck on the highway in the middle of nowhere and needed to process a credit card? I thought so. Pipeline data has released a perfect solution for such an situation by teaming up with Sprint to offer wireless Bluetooth payment processing. Even though I know how high the demand is for such a product [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Earlier GadgetCanada.ca posted some screenshots of BlackBerry Unite. They have since taken them down but the pictures are already out. For all of those people (including me) who thought BlackBerry Unite would turn out to be vaporware we have some more proof that it may come to to a continent near you soon. I just [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
I know many power users were having issues with the 3.0.7 version of the Funambol client that this new version is purported to fix. You can pick up the new version here:
http://funambol-bb.sourceforge.net/
If you have no idea what Funambol is then let me give a little bit of background. Funambol is a SyncML”ish” opensource server that allows [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Hopefully marketers will start using this new app from ExactTarget. Simon at BBCool just found an interesting press release about a piece of software by ExactTarget. The idea behind the software is that it will allow marketers to find out what their SPAM marketing campaign will look like on different mobile devices including BlackBerrys.
If you have [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
I guess there are quite a few OB/GYN BlackBerry users to warrant a new application from UBSMIS just for them. Quite a few people sent me a link to this software so I guess I will share it even though in my opinion it has really limited market appeal. The software seems to be a mobile reference [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
WinScribe is a nice dictation/transcription/voice recognition software that has finally made a debut into the BlackBerry world. The new WinScribe now has a client for BlackBerry devices. Josep just sent me a link to the press release.
The software is targeted towards lawyers but I can see other professionals benefiting from the application especially doctors. You [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
I just got this urgent email on my BlackBerry. It turns out that some registered users of Empower, including myself, have been getting error messages in the latest version of Empower Mail Viewer Pro. A bug seems to be causing the program to incorrectly notify you that your registration has expired. By downloading the new update [...]
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
During CES we mentioned the new FranklinCovey PlanPlus application for BlackBerry. At that time their website was confusing and offer very little in terms of details about the application. They finally got their act together and created a portal just for BlackBerry users. You can check out the info at the following link:
http://www.planplusonline.com/rim/
The service is [...]
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