BerryBuzz has gone version 2.0 and it includes lots of new features and bug fixes. They’ve even added BlackBerry Messenger support, which has been considered “technically not possible.”
Another great feature is the Disco LED, which is demo’d in the video above.
The upgrade is $2.99 for previous owners of BerryBuzz 1.0 and free for users who have purchased BerryBuzz 1.0 after June 25th, 2009.
The BlackBerry Tour has been taken down by the guys at GSMPhone-Unlocking. I’ve been to their office in Montreal and it’s hilarious watching them use a card to open the device. According to them, the credit card is one of the best tools for taking apart phones. Who would have thought?
It’s a long video, but the die-hards are going to like it.
BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 has been available for OTA download over the weekend and you’ve probably seen people Tweeting about it. The good folks at Omie Tech have been creating mirrors and redirects for the downloads because they keep getting pulled and exceeding their bandwidth.
While RIM assured us that MyBlackBerry would be available to the public this week, it still requires an invitation key. I’ve seen many people on Twitter asking to get an invite, so I thought I’d let you know what’s going on in the community, so you don’t feel left out.
As you may know, the focus of MyBlackBerry is around the forum discussions. The forum is divided into 3 categories: Applications, Tips and Tricks and General. Keep in mind, this is still very much in an early development phase and so the user base is small and the conversations are fairly bland. Read the most popular discussions on the MyBlackBerry forums
Voice-to-text is an incredible technology that will transform the way we interact with our devices, send emails, write documents and transcribe audio.
SpeechExec for BlackBerry is developed by Phillips, and gives you the ability to record, edit and download dictation files from your device. The software is relatively simple to use, just press the record button, and when recording is finished and you are ready to download files, they will be transmitted to your company’s dictation server via email, FTP/S or HTTP/S.
Some of the core features of SpeechExec include security and efficiency. In order to increase security during file transfer, SpeechExec Enterprise allows for additional, 128bit dictation file encryption. This security feature is independent of RIM software, and therefore unique to the market. Should a device become lost or stolen, BlackBerry users can have their devices remotely wiped and disabled to prevent encrypted files from being played back by unauthorized users. Thanks to high-quality compression – 1 minute recording takes only 100kByte – reduced transmission time and substantially lowered phone costs are guaranteed.
Another feature of this product includes the ability to work offline. As soon as a working connection is available again, users can immediately send the dictation to a transcriptionist anywhere in the world.
