When I last posted about Evernote, the comments were pretty upset about availability. First, the download is only available for the BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve 8900 and the BlackBerry Storm. Also, Evernote for BlackBerry is only available for OS 4.6+ only.
In response to this, Evernote has offered the download as an OTA link so if you don’t have App World, you can grab it here.
Please note that you can choose whether to download the app to your computer (ZIP) or to perform OTA (over-the-air) installation which requires that you visit the page specified from your BlackBerry’s web browser.
SHAPE has been getting some bad feedback about their IM clients but they’re listening and are making improvements to their applications. Their latest update to IM+ for BlackBerry includes voice-to-text functionality powered by Yap.
With the latest speech recognition technology, users will be able to dictate their instant messages and send them as text to their contacts in Facebook, AIM/iChat, MSN/Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk and MySpaceIM.
Although I would use this product, it’s fun to joke about the social awkwardness surrounding voice-to-text instant messaging. What about the conversations you text that you don’t want people hearing? Let’s hope SEXting doesn’t make its way to voice-to-text.
I’ll let you know when a Beta version is out for you to try.
Trent Reznor has somehow made the transition from Nine Inch Nails to technology guru, and he’s taking the Nine Inch Nails app to BlackBerry.
When Trent’s iPhone app was denied, he had a few things to say about the current hardware on the market:
The iPhone is THE most elegant, modern smartphone at this point in time and it’s perfect for what we want to do with the NIN app – except for the ludicrous approval process, and that’s what I want to draw attention to. Android is cool, but nobody has an Android phone. Blackberry is OK but the hardware is inconsistent and WinMo straight-up sucks balls. If Apple doesn’t get it together, we will most certainly make it available to the jailbreak community. I didn’t invest in this app to see it languish on the sidelines from an idiotic policy while this tour is in full swing.
I could not agree more with what he had to say about WIndows Mobile and Android but I think he misspoke about BlackBerry. It’s not that the hardware is inconsistent, it’s that the hardware is diverse. The iPhone’s major advantage is that developers can write one piece of software and deploy across the entire Apple spectrum. With BlackBerry, you need to port to many different devices.
As society grows more mobile, we’re going to see mobile money transactions become increasingly adopted. In countries such as Korea and Japan, mobile payments are commonplace. CHARGE Anywhere provides Point-of-Sale technology that allows merchants to capture payments and signatures directly to their BlackBerry.
CHARGE Anywhere was awarded the 2009 ETA Technology Innovation Award at this year’s Annual Meeting & Expo in Las Vegas, NV. CHARGE Anywhere’s Mobile Payment Solution with Signature Capture was chosen as the most innovative solution of the year.
The CHARGE Anywhere mobile payment solution allows merchants to accept payments anywhere by using their BlackBerry devices. With the addition of signature capture, the need for a merchant to produce, carry, and store paper receipts is eliminated. Electronic signature capture simplifies dispute resolution, optimizes operational efficiencies, promotes green practices and generally reduces costs.
Since the BlackBerry is such an incredibly secure device, I believe it will be a leader in spreading these payment solutions.
The Viigo updates just cannot be stopped. Viigo has recently added Craigslist to their application. With 20 countries and approximately 600 cities now supported, you can take the Craigslist classifieds with you on the go. Located in “local interest,” you can select from categories including Community, Housing, Items For Sale, Services, Jobs, Gigs, Resumes, Personals and Events.
Magmic Social’s resident poker pro: the Pirate is back. This week he’s giving away lots of BlackBerry booty for anyone who can beat him at his favorite game: Texas Hold ‘em King 3 Connected.
To win, track down, and eliminate the Pirate in a connected play money game. Once you’ve tracked down the Pirate, you’ll have to message him in-game so he knows you’re from BBCool. Say something like “hey, I’m from BBCool, yarr.” He’ll be playing all week on the $5-$10 tables. If you want to know exactly what table he’s playing on, check out Pirate’s Magmic Social player page
and it will tell you all about his recent activity.
Magmic Social is a great tool to connect with Friends and other BlackBerry gamers. If you’re a BlackBerry game fan you should check it out.
This week’s winners will get set up with Documents To Go Premium Edition for BlackBerry from the BlackBerryCool Store. This Premium app normally costs around $70 and is a must-have for anyone needing to reliably create, open, and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files while on the go.
There is no purchase necessary to participate in this contest as you can still meet and beat the Pirate with a 3-day trial version of THK3 from Blackberry games publisher Bplay. Once the Pirate has been beaten we will announce the winner in the comments below as well as in this contest’s discussion on Magmic Social.
