Posted on May 13, 2009, at 1:29 PM .
Image courtesy of Will Park from IntoMobile.
Sprint has announced it plans to launch the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 intelligent mobile hotspot device for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement (excluding taxes).
MiFi allows users to connect to the Internet by bridging WiFi enabled BlackBerrry devices to Sprint’s 3G network – the EVDO Rev A Sprint Mobile Broadband Network. MiFi creates a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be shared among up to five users and a variety of WiFi-enabled devices through its connection to the network. Sprint is calling the service Sprint Mobile Hotspot, and it will be the first in the U.S. to support MiFi’s GPS capabilities, allowing users to take advantage of select location and mapping applications.
Stay tuned because Sprint’s MiFi service will launch the first week of June.
Pricing
Business and consumer customers may choose from the following service plans for the MiFi 2200: $59.99 per month mobile broadband only plan (excluding taxes and surcharges).
or
$149.99 per month Simply Everything Plan + Mobile Broadband (phone plus device connectivity — excluding taxes and surcharges).
Both plans include up to 5 GB per month and 5 cents per megabyte overage for the MiFi 2200. The plan includes unlimited text, picture and video messaging, GPS navigation, email and Web surfing on their phone, plus 5 GB of 3G Internet access on your BlackBerru – for $149.99 per month, a savings of $599 per year vs. comparable Verizon plans. For that same price, customers can use the MiFi 2200 and connect to more devices at once.
Posted on May 13, 2009, at 12:16 PM .
RIM and SAP have announced a new BlackBerry Sales Client for SAP CRM. This client gives sales reps, a major client base for RIM, the ability to get secure, real-time access to customer information in SAP CRM with the same seamless and intuitive experience they have come to expect from BlackBerry. The new solution is being showcased by SAP and RIM at SAPPHIRE 2009 and was recognized at the show with an SAP Pinnacle Award for Innovation.
The BlackBerry is an incredible tool for sales people and companies such as Maximizer CRM are always looking to improve the sales rep’s ability to track clients and increase sales. SAP and RIM are providing a custom solution for SAP CRM clients that will help organizations generate additional revenue in a time when cash flow is crucial.
Features of RIM and SAP’s solution include:
- Instant Access to Up-to-Date Information – In just one or two clicks, users can gain access to up-to-date client information from a BlackBerry, including contacts, sales leads and logged activities.
- Push-Based Notifications – The new solution can automatically push all customer data updates in the SAP CRM system immediately to the user, as well as pushing sales leads immediately to the sales representative’s BlackBerry inbox with one-click access to the new information.
- Access to CRM Data Anytime, Anywhere – This new solution enables contacts and account information to be continuously accessible on BlackBerry, and a local cache system allows access to certain information even if the user is outside of network coverage.
- Advanced Security – SAP’s established enterprise application security combined with the renowned wireless security of the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution provides end-to-end encryption to help protect confidential customer information whether stored on a BlackBerry, in transit, or in the SAP CRM application. IT administrators can also securely deploy the BlackBerry Sales Client for SAP CRM to users over-the-air.
Posted on May 13, 2009, at 11:43 AM .
Everything looks beautiful on the BlackBerry Storm. At WES, many of the booths were demo’ing their products on the Storm because the combination of a big screen and smooth UI, makes for the best way to showcase your application. Video is stunning on this device and I found a good post explaining how to get NBC prime television streamed to your device for free.
Just visit http://m.nbc.com/fullepisodes.shtml
If the link does not work, visit m.nbc.com
Shows include The Office, 30 Rock, Crusoe, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Kath and Ki, Knight Rider, Lipstick Jungle, My Own Worst Enemy, The Biggest Looser and more.
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Posted on May 13, 2009, at 11:21 AM .
One thing that might frustrate you about the BlackBerry Storm is that you have no control over when the screen rotates from landscape to portrait and vice versa. Although you can try to keep your device still and stop it from rotating, it will almost always rotate by accident. Storm Rotation Wizard from Mobireport addresses this issue.
Storm Rotation Wizard costs $2.99 and allows you to lock the Storm’s display in portrait or landscape, or you can choose to leave it on auto-rotate, the default setting. This is the cheapest app out there to get this sort of control.
Purchase Storm Rotation Wizard for $2.99.
Posted on May 13, 2009, at 10:55 AM .
So it looks like the BlackBerry Tour 9630 will be heading over to Bell with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $599.95 CDN ($510 USD). We’re not sure what the subsidy will be, but sometimes you get $100 discount per year of contract. That could put the Bell BlackBerry Tour 9630 at $299.95 on a 3 year contract. BGR is predicting an even lower price of $199.95 on a 3 year contract, so let’s hope he’s right.
Congratulations on getting a sweet device Canada.
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Posted on May 13, 2009, at 8:13 AM .
At WES 2009, some of the guys behind the BlackBerry community were asked to present their thoughts on where BlackBerry is going in the next 3 years.
Five of the top BlackBerry Bloggers make their Top 3 BlackBerry Futures predictions at the BoxTone Annual User Conference 2009 co-located with WES 2009 in Orlando, FL on 5-May-09. Hear the great predictions from Al Sacco of CIO.com/MobileWorkHorse, Kyle McInnes of BlackBerryCool.com, Simon Sage of IntoMobile.com, Howie Rapapport of Port3101.org, and Kevin Michaluk of CrackBerry.com.
Al Sacco – CIO.com
1. BlackBerry hardware will become more robust.
2. More BlackBerry device management.
3. Improvement of the BlackBerry user experience.
Kyle McInnes – BlackBerryCool.com
1. Increase in smartphone adoption and lower-end BlackBerry devices.
2. Greater enterprise functionality.
3. Globalization of BlackBerry devices and new foreign markets.
Simon Sage – IntoMobile.com
1. Mass adoption of BlackBerry-based LBS apps.
2. Pay as you go BlackBerry plans.
3 A slider BlackBerry device.
Howie Rapapport – Port3101.org
1. Availability – the ability to properly monitor and scale your environment.
2. Compliance – knowing which apps have been deployed and controlling this system.
3. Convergence – the device will replace your laptop to be your mobile office.
Kevin Michaluk – CrackBerry.com
1. BlackBerry hardware will become faster and more intelligent.
2. RIM eats Palm (potential buyout?)
3. Smartphones, and BlackBerry, will remain a powerful industry.
