Blackberry calls christmas early, launches five new Smartphones

Aug 052011
 

Research In Motion (RIM) has launched 5 new smartphones running on its new operating system ‘BlackBerry OS 7’. The new smartphones include three ‘Blackberry Torch’ models (two of which are complete touch phones) and two ‘Blackberry Bold’ models.

“This is the largest global launch of BlackBerry smartphones in our history,” was a statement made by RIM’s  president and co-CEO, Mike Lazardis. The phones bring along with them the good and the bad.

The good being that, the five new phones being launched will be coming out with many software and hardware improvements over the previous Blackberry models. The bad being, that despite the phone making drastic improvements, it is still not capable of competing with the growing Android and iOS market.

All the phones launched are somewhat high end and carry some good specs. All five of the devices have an improved processing speed with a 1.2GHz processor under the hood powering these devices. The smartphones have a high resolution display for quality viewing, and 768MB of RAM to maintain high speed of processing.

All the phones have a hefty on board memory of 8GB, which can be further extended up to 32 GB. Even a good camera of 5MP has been provided with features to support HD video recording, zoom and flash.

Standard connectivity features like WiFi and GPS are also provided. Integrated BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), Enterprise focus with the inclusion of both Documents To Go, as well as BlackBerry Balance are some of the other notable features of Blackberry’s new phones.

All the phones will now come with an improved browser that will provide users with a faster more fluid browsing experience (thanks to OS7). RIM has claimed its new OS to be 40 percent faster at browsing compared to OS6-based smartphones, and 100 percent faster than OS5 handsets.

Though the phones have made a significant leap, the phone is still incapable of competing with its major rivals like Apple inc. and other Android family smartphones. For example, new blackberry comes with a resolution 640×480 for 9810 and 800×480 for the Bold and Torch compared to 450×360 pixels on the previous Torch. But this is modest in front of Apple’s iPhone (960×640), Motorola Droid 3 (960×540), and the HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung Charge (800×480).

We will update you on the pricing and availability of these phones as soon as we receive an update on it.

Blackberry Storm 3 Info Leaked

Jan 142011
 

Are you ready for another Blackberry Storm? Well friends at BGR got info on Blackberry Storm 3 with leaked pictures and release date. Apparently the Storm 3 should come out this year in Q3 (September) and yes this version of Blackberry Storm is going to be quite powerful.

Here are the specs that our friends at BGR posted:

  • 1.2GHz processor
  • 3.7-inch 800 x 480 capacitive display
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
  • Tri-band UMTS/HSPA
  • 5-megapixel camera with 720p video recording
  • 8GB eMMC (storage for apps and data), 512MB of RAM
  • microSD slot
  • Magnetometer
  • Proximity sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
  • 2.4GHz b/g/n and 5GHz a/n Wi-Fi + UMA
  • 3G Mobile hotspot
  • Optical trackpad
  • 1230 mAh battery
  • BlackBerry OS 6.1
  • OpenGL ES 2.0

So what do you think guys? Good Bad?

For more info  and pictures visit BGR

BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Release Date (Soon)

Jan 052011
 

Well Well Well, here comes the Blackberry 4G Playbook latest news and right of the bat we release date is bit unknown but according to press release we should see Blackberry 4G Playbook this summer on Sprint Network.

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BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Coming to the Sprint 4G Network
New 4G Tablet to Deliver Unmatched Power and Web Performance ‐
Available Exclusively from Sprint this Summer
January 6, 2011 – CES 2011, Las Vegas, NV – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM;
TSX: RIM) and Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced plans to launch a new BlackBerry®
PlayBook™ tablet model featuring connectivity to the blazingly fast Sprint 4G network.
The BlackBerry 4G PlayBook™ will be the first BlackBerry PlayBook model to include
wide area wireless connectivity, featuring Sprint 4G to give customers download speeds
up to 10 times faster than 3G1. This new 4G model is expected to be available from
Sprint in the summer.
The BlackBerry 4G PlayBook is a professional‐grade tablet that’s set to redefine the
possibilities of mobile computing, giving users an ultra‐portable design with industry
leading performance, uncompromised web browsing, true multitasking and HD
multimedia, as well as advanced security features and out‐of‐the‐box enterprise
support. Together, the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook and the Sprint 4G network will provide a
high performance platform that will enable a mobile services revolution for both
application developers and customers.
"RIM believes a significant portion of the tablet market will want a higher performing,
multitasking, professional‐grade tablet and that is why we chose to design the
BlackBerry PlayBook for premium performance with a powerful dual‐core processor and
multitasking OS. Together with Sprint, we are now building on that performance
advantage with 4G and providing an unparalleled mobile experience for users," said
Mike Lazaridis, President and Co‐CEO at Research In Motion.
"We are excited to bring this powerful new product to our business customers and
consumers who rely on Sprint for industry‐leading devices as well as one of the best
values in wireless," said Steve Elfman, president of network operations and wholesale
for Sprint. "This tablet is a great example of Sprint’s strong partnership with RIM in
continuing to bring customers powerful devices to enhance their mobility. We are
confident the BlackBerry 4G Playbook from Sprint will be one of the most anticipated
tablets in 2011."
In addition to Wi‐Fi® support, the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook features a 1 GHz dual‐core
processor, 1 GB of RAM and the new BlackBerry® Tablet OS. The ultra portable, ultra
thin tablet will offer an uncompromised, high‐fidelity web experience with support for
Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1, Adobe® Mobile AIR® and HTML‐5 enabling customers to
enjoy all of the sites, games, media and richness of the full Internet, delivered at 4G
speeds. Additional details and pricing will be released closer to launch.
Sprint 4G is currently available in 71 markets2 across the country, including Atlanta, San
Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New York City. Sprint first launched
4G in Baltimore in September 2008 and continues to build it’s 4G service for consumers
and business users across the country. For more information, visit www.sprint.com/4G.
For more information about the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook, visit
www.blackberry.com/playbook or www.sprint.com/4Gplaybook.
About Research In Motion
Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the
mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry® solution in 1999. Today,
BlackBerry products and services are used by millions of customers around the world to
stay connected to the people and content that matter most throughout their day.
Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North
America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the NASDAQ Stock
Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more
information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.
About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications
services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government
users. Sprint Nextel served more than 48.8 million customers at the end of the third
quarter of 2010 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying
innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in
the United States; offering industry‐leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands
including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, Common Cents Mobile and Assurance
Wireless; instant national and international push‐to‐talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1
Internet backbone. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 6 in its 2010 Green Rankings, listing
it as one of the nation’s greenest companies, the highest of any telecommunications
company. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
Forward‐looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the "safe
harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
applicable Canadian securities laws. When used herein, words such as "expect",
"anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "intend," "believe", and similar
expressions, are intended to identify forward‐looking statements. Forward‐looking
statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by RIM in light of its
experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected
future developments, as well as other factors that RIM believes are appropriate in the
circumstances. Many factors could cause RIM’s actual results, performance or
achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forwardlooking
statements, including those described in the "Risk Factors" section of RIM’s
Annual Information Form, which is included in its Annual Report on Form 40‐F (copies of
which filings may be obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). These factors
should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on RIM’s
forward‐looking statements. RIM has no intention and undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward‐looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive
properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, Research In Motion and
BlackBerry are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be
pending or registered in other countries. Wi‐Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi‐Fi
Alliance. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service
marks are the properties of their respective owners. RIM assumes no obligations or
liability and makes no representation, warranty, endorsement or guarantee in relation
to any aspect of any third party products or services.
1 "Up to 10 times faster" based on download speed comparison of Sprint 3G avg. speeds (600 kbps-1.4 Mbps) vs.Sprint
4G avg. speeds (3-6 Mbps). Actual speeds may vary by plan or based on other factors.
2 Sprint 4G is now available in 71 markets: California – Los Angeles, Merced, Modesto, Sacramento, San Francisco,
Stockton, Visalia; Colorado – Denver; Connecticut – Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven; Delaware – Wilmington; District of
Columbia – Washington; Florida – Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa; Georgia – Atlanta, Milledgeville;
Hawaii – Honolulu, Maui; Idaho – Boise; Illinois – Chicago; Maryland – Baltimore; Massachusetts – Boston; Michigan –
Grand Rapids; Minnesota – Minneapolis-St. Paul: Missouri – Kansas City, St. Louis; New Jersey – New Brunswick,
Trenton; New York – New York, Rochester, Syracuse; Nevada – Las Vegas; North Carolina – Charlotte, Greensboro
(includes High Point and Winston-Salem), Raleigh (includes Cary, Chapel Hill and Durham); Ohio – Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Columbus; Oregon – Eugene, Portland, Salem; Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading,
York; Rhode Island – Providence; Tennessee – Nashville; Texas – Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Fort
Worth, Houston, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, San Antonio, Waco, Wichita Falls; Utah – Salt Lake City;
Virginia – Richmond; and Washington – Bellingham, Seattle, Tri-Cities, Yakima.

Picture Source: Engadget.com

BlackBerry Playbook Coming Soon Under $500

Nov 102010
 

BlackBerry Playbook Tablet which is made by RIM (Research in Motion) is going to be sold for under $500 said Jim Balsillie RIM’s yesterday in interview. BB Playbook tablet is expected to be released next year between January and March.

When Jim Balsillie was asked in interview if BlackBerry Playbook is going to be around $500 he said “No, it will be under that.” and no more comments were made.

The late September introduction of BlackBerry Playbook reveled that the tablet is going to have two cameras one on the front and one on the back. It should come with 1Ghz processor with 7 inch display, which is pretty same as Samsung Galaxy Tab that will be released in US next week.

I guess will have to wait until first quarter of 2011 to see what RIM has to offer, and I just hope it’s not going to be called “iPad Killer”

Dell Employees Gets Venue Pro Phones, Replacing BlackBerry

Nov 062010
 

Dell is now on the way in marketing its own smartphones instead of BlackBerry and the move has started with its own employees.

Dell will give new Venue Pro Smartphones to its employees who carry BlackBerry. This step of the company would save about 25% of its mobile communications costs. It will in fact get rid of its BlackBerry servers, said the financial officer of Dell, Brian Gladden.

Dell currently figured out its 25,000 employees carry BlackBerry. It will provide these employees Venue Pro phones with voice as well as data plans. The other 71,000 employees of the company will get Dell phones with only voice plans.

According to the spokesman of the company, the process of replacing BlackBerry phone with its own brand will start soon and it will take few months to complete.

Venue Pro runs on Windows Phone 7 and it will be the first phone that is provided internally. It is also learned that Dell may also offer Android phones to its employees in future.

Currently, Dell has launched its first smartphone in the U.S. market, the Aero, based on Android.

This new step of promoting Dell smartphone is according to overall strategy of the company to carve bigger slice of the smartphone market. The internal move opens door for new services in convincing other businesses in using Dell smartphones instead of other devices. It is said that Dell would also start marketing of the new services to its business customers in near future. However, details of the new services are not yet disclosed by the company.

BlackBerry 9570 Stom 3 Shows Up on Cellebrite from Verizon

Oct 192010
 

Well here is another rumor of the day! Blackberry 9570 Storm 3 should hit Verizon stores pretty soon. Device called Cellebrite which helps rep’s swipe out your contacts between two phones in photo below shows Blackberry 9570 Storm 3 in the list. By reading more news about it this Storm 3 should come with Blackberry OS 6, 528Mhz or 624mhz processor. As you can see below in one of the pictures this Blackberry 9570 Storm 3 should be also carried by Best Buy.

blackberry 9570 Storm 3

Cellbrite Blackberry 9570 Storm 3

Looks like BestBuy might have it before Verizon?

blackberry 9570 Storm 3 - best buy

Either way, I think Blackberry should step up and slap some 1Ghz Chip inside.

Thanks to PhoneArena, BerryFix and BerryReporter for sharing this rumor and pix!

BlackBerry Style Priced at $99 on Sprint, Out on October 31st

Oct 182010
 

BlackBerry Style has been an eye candy since long and now it is going to be a reality on October 31st through Sprint at $99. This 9670 QWERTY flip phone is going to be in the market for all the interested people to grab it. The device runs on BlackBerry OS6, and got one 6-megapixel camera. This camera got two high resolution displays as one internal and other external. Pre-order is available from tomorrow but will be shipped on October 31st.

Press Release

BlackBerry Style 9670, Featuring Compact, Flip Form Factor, Available Nationwide Exclusively from Sprint Beginning on Oct. 31
BlackBerry Style offers an elegant flip design, full QWERTY keyboard, advanced smartphone features and new BlackBerry 6 OS; Reservations begin Oct. 19 at

www.sprint.com/bbstyle

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & WATERLOO, Ontario, Oct 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — For the more than 100 million U.S. consumers who currently use a flip phone, Sprint /quotes/comstock/13*!s/quotes/nls/s (S 4.57, -0.02, -0.44%) and Research In Motion (RIM) /quotes/comstock/15*!rimm/quotes/nls/rimm (RIMM 48.70, +0.01, +0.02%) /quotes/comstock/11t!e:rim (CA:RIM 49.23, 0.00, 0.00%) today announced the much-anticipated BlackBerry(R) Style(TM) 9670 smartphone. BlackBerry Style is an elegant, new flip smartphone featuring a full QWERTY BlackBerry(R) keyboard, the new BlackBerry(R) 6 operating system and a wide range of advanced communications and multimedia capabilities. It will be available in the United States only from Sprint beginning on Oct. 31.

The BlackBerry Style features a full QWERTY BlackBerry keyboard that makes email, messaging and real-time chats with BBM(TM) (BlackBerry(R) Messenger) incredibly easy. It also comes with many advanced features, including a 5MP camera with flash and support for video recording, built-in GPS for location-based apps and geo-tagging, Wi-Fi(R) for faster connectivity and extended data coverage, and an expandable memory slot for up to 32GB of additional storage.

“The beautiful and compact flip form factor on the BlackBerry Style smartphone makes it quite unique within the BlackBerry lineup,” said Fared Adib, vice president — Product Development, Sprint. “Customers will appreciate that the flip form factor is extremely easy to use for calls, and with a full QWERTY keyboard, it provides the same attractive features enthusiasts have come to expect from their smartphone. Also, with the enhancements available through BlackBerry 6, Sprint customers will love the new user interface and the enhanced Web browsing experience.”

The attractive new smartphone includes an optical trackpad for fluid navigation and boasts two large displays, an external screen for quickly viewing notifications and messages, and a high-resolution internal display that makes Web browsing or watching videos a pleasure. The BlackBerry Style smartphone will also be available in two fashionable colors — Steel Grey and Royal Purple.

“The flip form factor appeals to a very distinct but sizable set of consumers in the U.S., and we’re pleased to work with Sprint to bring this unique new BlackBerry smartphone to their customers,” said David J. Smith, vice president of Product Management, Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Style smartphone is a feature rich, premium BlackBerry smartphone that makes the perfect choice for Sprint customers who love the flip form factor but want advanced smartphone features and a full QWERTY keyboard.”

First Sprint Smartphone with BlackBerry 6

BlackBerry 6 features a redesigned interface that retains the familiar and trusted features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand, while delivering a fresh, approachable and engaging experience that’s powerful and easy to use. It includes expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features to simplify the management of social networking and RSS feeds (Social Feeds) and provides integrated access to BBM, Facebook(R), Twitter(TM), MySpace(TM) and various instant messaging applications that are preinstalled on the BlackBerry Style smartphone.

BlackBerry 6 also integrates a new and rich WebKit-based browser that renders HTML Web pages (as well as HTML email) quickly and beautifully for a great browsing experience. It features tabs for accessing multiple sites simultaneously, mouse-like navigation with the optical trackpad and a zoom feature that intelligently auto-wraps text in a column, while maintaining the placement of a page’s key elements for easy viewing and navigation.

Universal search allows users to search through email, messages, contacts, music, videos and more on the smartphone, as well as extend searches to the Internet or to discover applications on BlackBerry App World(TM). The BlackBerry Style also includes a preinstalled YouTube app and Podcasts app.

Worry-Free Pricing

The BlackBerry Style smartphone will be available nationally on Oct. 31 for $99.99 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement with activation on a Sprint(R) Business Advantage Messaging and Data plan or Everything plan with data. Sprint’s industry-leading Everything Data or Business Advantage Messaging and Data plans include unlimited Web, texting and calling on the Nationwide Sprint Network to every mobile in America with Any Mobile, Anytime(SM). Everything Data plans start at $69.99 per month (excluding taxes and surcharges).

With the Sprint Free Guarantee, customers can take advantage of the BlackBerry Style smartphone for 30 days. If not completely satisfied, customers may return the device within 30 days to get reimbursed for the device purchase and activation fee, get both the early termination and restocking fees waived, and receive a full refund for the monthly service plan charges.(1)

Sprint is also offering customers an opportunity to reserve the Steel Grey BlackBerry Style smartphone for purchase beginning Tuesday, Oct. 19, while supplies last. The Royal Purple BlackBerry Style smartphone will be available in November.

Customers can reserve their smartphone for purchase at www.sprint.com/bbstyle. Customers who reserve the BlackBerry Style smartphone will be able to complete their purchase beginning Sunday, Oct. 31, and must complete their purchase no later than 6 p.m. local time on Monday, Nov. 1. Through the reservation process, customers will be able to reserve their new BlackBerry Style smartphone online, pick it up in a Sprint Store and receive the full retail experience, including Sprint’s Ready Now service.

Application developers will have a chance to learn more about BlackBerry 6 at Sprint’s 10th annual developer conference. The Sprint Open Developer Conference, Oct. 26-28 in Santa Clara, Calif., is open to all attendees and will feature information on developing applications for a range of platforms, including BlackBerry 6. Developers can register for the conference at http://developer.sprint.com/devcon2010.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served more than 48.1 million customers at the end of the second quarter of 2010 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, Common Cents Mobile and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. With its customer-focused strategy, you can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

About Research In Motion (RIM)

Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry(R) solution in 1999. Today, BlackBerry products and services are used by millions of customers around the world to stay connected to the people and content that matter most throughout their day. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market /quotes/comstock/15*!rimm/quotes/nls/rimm (RIMM 48.70, +0.01, +0.02%) and the Toronto Stock Exchange /quotes/comstock/11t!e:rim (CA:RIM 49.23, 0.00, 0.00%) . For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used herein, words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “intend,” “believe,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by RIM in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that RIM believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Many factors could cause RIM’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those described in the “Risk Factors” section of RIM’s Annual Information Form, which is included in its Annual Report on Form 40-F (copies of which filings may be obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). These factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on RIM’s forward-looking statements. RIM has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, Research In Motion and BlackBerry are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. RIM assumes no obligations or liability and makes no representation, warranty, endorsement or guarantee in relation to any aspect of any third party products or services.

(1)Refund excludes usage not associated with the monthly service plan, premium content, third-party billing, international charges and associated taxes and Sprint surcharges.

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Some Of The October Edition Smartphone Applications

Oct 162010
 

Currently, there are 225,000 mobile applications available for iPhone and 70,000 for Android based smartphones. Among all these available applications few definitely caught our attention. This is a little effort to bring some of the useful apps to your notice. Among the listed below few in testing and few we’re fallen in love with, some notable updates are also included in it.

Instagram (iPhone): Initially this app was called as Burbn and now transformed into Instagram. This app is a photo sharing and image editing service. The specialty of this app is its built-in numerous filters, which can make an iPhone photo more attractive and amazing. The improved image/photo can be shared easily through this app publicly or privately with the co apps users. Generally you can find your friends photos in various sections of this app as “feed” and “popular”. Another best thing with this app is its easy usage and all can use it quite effortlessly and no need of learning curve for it. Importantly, this app comes at free of cost and tries it.

Foursquare (Symbian): This month mobile check-in service Foursquare arrived on Symbian smartphones (Nokia). This version is quite comparable with the similar application on the other platforms such as Android and iOS. In this version a homescreen widget is included and a user can see the recent check-ins from the friends through it.

Posterous(iPhone): This is a blogging platform Posterous and this is now available on iPhone too. Through this app user can post, manage the settings, upload media and geo-tag updates successfully.

Tango (iPhone, Android): Tango is almost a kind of FaceTime app and allows video chat successfully. This app currently works on iOS and Android and it needs 3G or 4G or Wi-Fi facility for the device.

Swiftkey (android): A beta version of the Swiftkey was made available at the end of September. This app is almost like a keyboard replacement and it learns from the user how typing taking place and suggests words basing on this to include while composing mail or text with a single tap. This is a best option for the people that are fumbled-fingered on touchscreen keyboard. Definitely this app is a real time saver while composing text for various purposes.

Wolfram Alpha (Android): This app is very famous as Wolfram on iOS and this is a computational search engine. Wolfram Alpha is exclusively released for Android platform this month. Its $1, 99 pricing is real worth to your usage as it can respond with voice answers for your factual questions. Also, as an example if you submit your date of birth it will responds immediately with the list of famous personalities that were born on the same date.

Instant Heart rate (iPhone/Android): Currently this app creating waves everywhere and demanding a similar app for the smartphones in the coming days. This idea today kept many mobile app developers quite busy with various ideas. This App is capable enough to measure your heart rate through keeping your finger over the camera’s sensor for ten seconds.

IN TESTING

Macro (iphone): Macros uses SMS to connect a smartphone user successfully to a shared map. Here, importantly the recipient doesn’t need the app for this to work, either. Goggle Latitude can ring a bell about this app well.

TabbedOut (iPhone): This app is to let the users in Austin, Texas to pay their bill via their phone at various bars and hotels. Currently app is live at Texas hotspots like The Mohawk and The Blind Pig, in Austin, Lakewood Bar and Grill in Dallas and Broadway Heights California Cuisine in Chico.

AudioPress (iPhone): This app manages podcasts without any worry about syncing your iPhone with iTunes. Also, this app manages internet radio stations and this is a gift for all the internet radio lovers. Through this app you can avail audio articles from the launch partner Associated Press too.

Paperlinks (iPhone): This is barcode scanning application. What do you get when you combine QR codes with formal (paper-based) invitations, announcements and other sorts of greeting cards? It is a pretty nifty way to modernize your next invite. From the online stationary store Paperspring you can order and customize invitations which include a barcode linked to the company’s iPhone app. Scan the code with the app and you have a digital invite, complete with photos, videos, comments, an RSVP form, maps, and more.

Geomium (iPhone): This app launched at the end of September. This is another check-in app and friend locator and almost similar to Foursquare. It is just mentioned, this app is for the people that are not happy with Foursquare and can try a different one.

UPDATES

PayPal (iPhone): Beginning of October PayPal released an update for its PayPal Mobile app. The latest update is named as Mobile Check Capture. Through this app, a user can snap a photo of a check and use it for the deposit into the PayPal account. The idea behind this update is to save the huge time of a PayPal account holder.

Skype (Android/iPhone): Skype updated its iPhone app to support a new setting option and through this a user can choose offline behavior on interest. The Skype update for Android lets the users to download Skype everywhere and can use it unlike earlier as it was only for Verizon Android users. Here, Android users can only use this app on Wi-Fi alone and of course it was heard that there‘s a hack for that.

TweetDeck (Android): TweetDeck 1.0, which is an Android’s version released just in this week. This is a stable version of the popular Twitter-watching application for the smartphones that are running on Android OS. The app is not restricted to twitter and supports viewing and posting to Foursquare, Facebook and Google Buzz too.

Weather Bug (BlackBerry): Weather Bug app released an update for its earlier version. Through this update improved design and weather content was assured. Through this weather alerts for your city is possible.

Waze (Android): This application is popular “social driving” application and updated to 2.0 version for Android. Through this update users can participate in driving groups, the mobile commuter gatherings that add the “social” element to this mapping application. Through the latest update, which was released this month fixes bug and improved stability along with multi-touch support, zoom and rotation.

Google Goggles (iPhone): This is already a known application for Android. Now, released a version exclusively for iPhone and it is a visual search technology. With Goggles, a part of Google’s Mobile App, you can take a picture of an object and get back Google Search results successfully.

Netflix (iPhone): The current Netflix iPhone application was credited with an update this month. Through this “video out” on the iPhone 4 and 4th generation iPod Touch devices can be enabled successfully. This means that Netflix subscribers can use the app to stream the on-demand programming from their mobile handheld device to their TV set using a connector cable.
Google’s Car Home (Android): Google updated its “Car home” app and through this update big-button access to the phone’s features for use with a windshield/dash-mounted device. In the new version, there is a flood of shortcuts, customizable icon colors and new background wallpapers.

A Gadget Can Reveal More About Its User

Sep 222010
 

The gadget whether it is Mac or a PC, an iPhone, Android or a BlackBerry can tell more about you. Retrevo’s 2010 gadget census revealed this astonishing news. Each type gadget user surprisingly associated with a different kind of behavior and characteristics. The following astonishing facts definitely will leave you awestruck.

Android: There was a phenomenon like most of people used to cut their landline connection through having a cell phone service. Here, the gadget Census revealed that the more Android owners have cut their landline connection than the iPhone users. A concrete reason is not there behind this happening, but succeeded in making a significant impact.

Mac Owners: All the existing Mac OS users are considered this as their primary OS and shown more interest towards buying iPhones and other Apple devices. Currently Windows ruling the OS world and here Mac got very little margin to share. Here, gadget Census revealed another aspect. The Mac users are clearly indicated their interest for OS and shown no interest for PC. Whereas there are few PC owners compromised to go with Mac OS.

IPhone: The iPhone owners are totally different from the other smartphone users in many ways. Most of younger generation is seen using iPhones. This younger generation is more into buying things with their iPhone and watching TV online etc. The easiest adoptability is the mainly witnessed difference with the iPhone users. This adoptability is also witnessed through their interest for renting movies from Blockbuster and many more.

Android Owners are more technical: Android owners are seen to be more into techier type gadgets such as netbooks, e-readers than the owners of other samrtphones. Also, witnessed that these Android users mostly not into any GPS devices for their cars. Perhaps this is due to the sophisticated map technology of the Google camp.

BlackBerry: These BlackBerry users are almost similar technology interested individuals like Android and at the same time behaves differently like iPhone users. These users can be considered more normal and old fashioned. The Gadget Census revealed that these BalckBerry users are still into CRT as their primary TV. Also, radio is their source of music. These users are less likely to use their smartphone to buy things. These users are 15% more likely to recycle their gadgets than Android users.

Footnote: The most common similarity seen with all the phone users is that all these enthusiasts are having passion for the latest gear and gadgets. Here, Apple is considered a company that offers way of life and commitment to a line of electronics by its users. Android users considered that their carrier could make them more confident cell phone users. BlackBerry owners stuck with slogan as slow and steady wins the race.

About The gadget census and this Report: This census conducted online from March, 2010 through July, 2010 and received over 7,500 individual responses from Retrevo users distributed across gender, age, and location. Responses were weighted based on reported demographics to gain accurate estimations of gadget ownership and usage within and across demographics. All data is therefore reported as weighted data in which most responses have a confidence interval of +/- 4% at a 95% confidence level.

Via Retrevo

BlackBerry Curve 3G to be Available Via Sprint

Sep 152010
 

Research in Motion or RIMM has announced that its latest offering BlackBerry Curve 3G will available from Sprint. This model 9330 is likely to be on the shelves on September 26 and will have a modest price tag of $49.99, after a $100 mail-in rebate. However, there will be an obligatory two years service contact latched on it.

In the beginning, the phone will be available only through Sprint’s direct ship sales channels such as Telesales, websales and Business Sales. However, come 10th of October, the phone will be marketed through all the reaming Sprint sales channels.

The new phone is a sleek and lightweight phone and is available in two finishes- Graphite Gray and Royal Purple. The phone sports 512MB of flash memory with a MicroSD/SDHC card, with which you can add up to 32GB of additional memory. Although, this phone comes with BlackBerry 5, but the OS can be updated to the latest version BlackBerry 6. BlackBerry6 is likely to be available in 2011. So, are you going to give this phone a test drive?

Source: Engadget

Verizon to Offer Prepaid BlackBerry, Palm and Android Phones

Sep 012010
 

So you want to tote the shiny new smartphone but do not want to be tied down by a contract. Now, Verizon has come to your rescue. According to the rumors abound, the company has decided to roll out Pre-Paid plans for BlackBerry, Palm and Android. And the line-up of phones to be covered by new scheme is not half bad. Verizon will be covering Droid series and the yet-to-be unveiled Samsungs Fascinate. Similarly, Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixie Plus are also expected to be available on Pre-paid plan.

Although, no news on pricing is available but it is expected that Verizon will go for mandatory $30 a month unlimited data/email plan on top of the minimum $45 voice package. An additional charge of $10 for data to media phones is also expected. The rumored pricing is certainly attractive.

If implemented, the move will help in washing away the stigma attached to “Pre-paid” phones. However, for a consumer, it may mean the beginning of pre-paid era for smartphones. Verizon’s move might prompt its competitors to offer their own version of pre-paid packages for smartphones. The telephone companies have traditionally kept the smartphones out of pre-paid loop, as they stand to earn more from contract packages. Lets see if Verizon can become a trendsetter.

Source: Mobilecrunch

The New Blackberry API, Is There Potential or Are They Just Keeping Up With The Crowd

Aug 202010
 

Blackberry smart phones are meant for the business traveler who needs to stay connected at all times. RIM is now adding a host of features to the existing models so that it is even more helpful to its users, and this will also pre-empt the release of the Motorola ES400. Enterprise users select a personal assistant on the basis of its ability to scan barcodes as well. Thus the Blackberry Torch 9800 was designed to support the barcode scanner API.

API or Application Programming Interface offers the host program to get access to numerous applications which will enhance its functionality and make other jobs more convenient. A typical example of this is the long list of applications on iPhone Apps which make the smart phone API highly successful. This reveals the phenomenal potential of the Blackberry API, which are additionally equipped with cameras. The cameras can be effectively used by developers to design features with multiple scanning options. The Torch 9800 is a higher pixel phone that can scan and decode 1D and 2D barcodes with ease, but these applications will necessitate the use of BarcodeScanner class and the barcode DecoderListener class by the developer. This is not difficult since the net.rim.evide.api.barcodelib package provides these features as a standard practice.

As the world of mobile technology invades the retail sector, the barcode scanning capability of mobile phones opens new avenues for both customers and retailers with individual one-to-one interaction. Customers will be able to compare products and brands within the store and beyond on the internet. They will be able to access customer reviews, product ratings and also find the lowest possible prices.

The API has yet to reach the main stream and have its potential fully realized by developers. Till that happens, it will be mainly enterprise PDAs that will have the ability to scan barcodes. Enterprise PDAs are used primarily in business in its various locations, be it the shop floor or the warehouse. The release of the Blackberry API will change this scenario since the gap between this smart phone and the enterprise PDA will reduce and prove to be a formidable competitor.

Some of the features that can be further developed in the Blackberry API include data storage, messenger, information manager, network connectivity, application integration, security features and GUI or Graphic User Interface. If these features are all combined into a smart phone, its potential and usage will improve considerably and place a powerful tool in the hands of the retailer. A glimpse of what lies ahead can be demonstrated with the following example:

Location based services of the GPS provide details about where you are and your destination, along with what lies on the route. If any of the store apps are active on the phone, it may be able to even send a message to the store revealing you current location, and the store in turn may try to tempt you to visit with some special discount or offer while you are still in the vicinity. The message may also include a barcode that is meant to give you a 10% discount on your purchases. Once you enter the store you inevitably pick up a number of other things. The retailer thus succeeds in getting more business and you as a customer are happy about having saved some money.

The fast moving world is dominated by the mobile concept which provides instant access to information available on the Internet. Companies like the manufacturers of the Blackberry are intensely aware of the potential ahead and that this is the key to their future success.

What you read above was guest post…

Author: Neil is a tech writer, who is presently the marketing head of eMobileScan, one of the UKs leading symbol barcode scanner specialists. His company works closely with firms to help them increase productivity and reduce running costs.

The Burning Experience of the Blackberry Torch

Aug 182010
 

Great Expectations for Blackberry Torch Is Their Biggest Failure.

 It is not bad to have a 150,000 units sold after three days since Blackberry Torch was launched. The real disappointment is how RIM “counts the chicken before they are fully hatched”! They’ve expected to match the sale of course of the iPhone.

RIM CEO Jim Balsillie described the unit as “a quantum leap over anything that’s out there.” A mysterious monolith display in AT&T stores that became mysterious what’s inside? They pushed the phone to the market in a wrong way, resulting to a disappointment that they cannot find a store that is sold out. Online retailers like Amazon sell the unit for $99 since its launch.

Compared with the iPhone 4 that uses iOS, Blackberry Torch has a 480×360-pixel 3.2-inch display and 624 MHz processor.  It has Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities, and while it has less internal storage (4GB) than the iPhone (16GB or 32GB), it has a microSD card slot that can expanded up to 32GB. The most obvious similarity is that they are both on the AT&T network.

To top it all off, the iPhone 4 A4 processor is also significantly more powerful than the one in the BlackBerry Torch, making the iPhone 4 more snappy and responsive and that I think it is the advantage of iPhone.

Via Gizmodo

Blackberry Security Is a Threat

Aug 152010
 

Research In Motion (Blackberry) security, which provides the features like push-email, etc is being considered as threat by several countries like India, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Indonesia. The technology is considered as threat because of RIM’s encryption of the email and web browsing activity which cannot
be monitored.

More than 85% of U.S. population is using cell-phone services, So the companies like RIM is looking into the new prospective markets of Middle East and Southeast Asia. Saudi Arabia has however declared that it will block the services of blackberry like messenger, push-email and web browsing from 11th October 2010. However the RIM’s official has promised technical solution of decrypted data to Indian government which announced that it will block the messaging and push-email facility of RIM if the access is not provided by 31st August 2010.

“It is the security of Blackberry that has helped the company to reach this height. But however its causing threat now.” said Russ Robin, an analyst of NPD Group. It is believed that RIM will have to take the necessary steps sooner to provide access to the decrypted data to the governments.

BlackBerry Curve 3G is Latest Announcement from T-Mobile for the Retail Availability

Aug 092010
 

BlackBerry Curve 3G is the practical and quite functional T-mobile derived to meet the hectic pace of working and adorned with features for play too. Graphic gray and smoky violet finishes are truly attractive along with slim body and stylish features. High-speed 3G web browsing is the special attraction through this T-mobile. BlackBerry App world is well equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity for best voice and data access. Customers busy schedules can be easily managed through the built-in GPS and visual voicemail features of this phone.

Source; T-Mobile

Exterior media keys of this phone make the presence of pre-installed social networking applications quite alive through easy messaging options. Exchange e-mail, personal mail, BBM, SMS, and IM are not needed any special mentioning in this phone. It is also not a necessary to mention about the special features as touch sensitive optical track pad, 2-megapixel camera with zoom option for video recording, calendaring, stereo Bluetooth, and a micro SD slot with 32 GB of expandable memory.

This Curve 3G is a quad-band world phone which indicates a support for international roaming. Very soon this BlackBerry Curve 3G can be seen available at every T-mobile retail stores and with few selected dealers.

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