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Cellfservices have a new unlocking promotion for Canadian BlackBerry Storm users. The new express service will get your Bell or TELUS BlackBerry Storm unlocked within 24-48 hours, rather than 2-3 weeks. Once your BlackBerry Storm is unlocked, you can use it on any GSM carrier.
Get your BlackBerry Storm unlocked within 48 hours for the promotional price of $74.99.
Check out the BlackBerry Cool unlocking page for more deals.
Sure, everyone is excited about the BlackBerry Tour’s launch this weekend. Even the GSM folks. Sprint wants you to not forget the BlackBerry Curve 8330 and 8350i, though, by launching new colors. Soon you’ll be able to pick up an 8330 in Inferno and an 8350i in Red. Anyone excited about these new hues?
Update – BlackBerry Curve Inferno is available
myCopernic is a web-based application that lets you search and access data stored on your PC.
Once you’ve registered your account, and downloaded the Copernic Connector to your PC, you can access your files OTA from your BlackBerry. Over the web, you get access to documents, emails, email attachments, pictures, music, movies, contacts, etc.
This application, with competitors such as Cortado, is most likely aiming at a Power User and consumer market. If you’d like to see how it holds up for enterprise, you can download a professional version which gives you access to calendar items.
TenDigits Software have announced the launch of their MobileAccess V4.5, mobile CRM solution.
With MobileAccess 4.5, users can have the same Microsoft Dynamics CRM functionality that they get in the office, on the go. From your BlackBerry, you get access to core CRM functions such as CRM record searches and lookups, and creating, editing, deleting and assigning records. Additionally, MobileAccess gives you the ability to:
* Open and forward documents and attachments
* Set independent user personalization
* Quickly share CRM records by email with others
* Receive Alert Notifications of newly created or assigned records
This latest release of MobileAccess includes the Smart Actionable Alerts feature. This feature takes a different approach to alerts in that it does not rely on email or SMS messages. The alerts are available directly on the device, allowing the user to take immediate action. While I am not positive of the technology behind this alert system, I suspect it uses the RIM Push API’s, to have alerts immediately sent to the device.
This latest release also includes the ability to upload photo images, GPS coordinates, or any file (i.e. audio, video) from your BlackBerry to Dynamics CRM. The software also includes support for some of the latest BlackBerry devices, including the Storm and the Tour.
In general, BlackBerry and mobile have had an incredible impact on CRM. Managing contacts is a core strength of smartphones and CRM solutions utilize this technology well. While there are many CRM solutions for BlackBerry, it’s important to evaluate what competitive advantages each solution offers, and which is right for your organization.
ReportAway! is an app to help you capture expense and time sheet information. With ReportAway!. data is stored locally which helps reduce the amount of time it takes to access pertinent information. When you enter a coverage area. your reports are filed through the secure BlackBerry email service.
Features of ReportAway! include:
* Simple User Interface
* Import directly from Calendar and Task applications
* Expense editor is integrated with BlackBerry camera for attachment of receipt pictures
* Time and Expense editors with add, modify, duplicate, and delete functions
* Flexible Over The Air Reporting
* Selectable QuickBooks® “iif”, or “csv” formatted reports
* Direct import of time reports into QuickBooks
* Configurable csv format: selectable fields, field order, and configurable labels
* Integration with DocSnaps online book keeping service
* Offline Operation
* Minimal mobile data usage
* No sensitivity to lack of cellular coverage
* No waiting for web servers to respond over the network
* Customer, Project, Activity, and Expense administration
* Time and expense entries can be associated with locally configured Customer, Project, Activity, and Expense Type data
* 40 built in currencies to choose from
* Configurable expense types with 17 commonly used default types
Purchase ReportAway! for $8.99.
Get software directly from your device with the BlackBerry Cool App Store.
Some carriers are really harsh when it comes to voice plans and will bill you an extra minute for going even a second over 60. With Fabian’s latest free app, you get a short vibration after every 55 seconds into each outgoing call so that you know when a new minute will start.
By using this app, you’ll know that you aren’t being charged for extra minutes. It’s an easy way to save on your voice plan.
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