Posted on July 7, 2009, at 11:55 AM .
TimelySMS is an easy way to schedule your SMS messages. Scheduling your SMS messages can be useful in a variety of situations, much in the same way scheduling emails can be. If know you’re going to miss a birthday wish or update, schedule it.
Features of TimelySMS include:
* Schedule SMS messages.
* Set frequency as one time message, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly.
* Pick recipients from address book.
* Keep history of all sent messages.
* Enable or disable schedules.
* Invoke TimelySMS from address book, phone application, phone logs, browser, email, SMS and related windows.
TimelySMS for BlackBerry is available for $3.99.
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Posted on July 7, 2009, at 11:35 AM .
London-based Origin8 Technologies have released iWitness for BlackBerry. iWitness is a personal safety solution that provides a suite of GPS enabled alert and reporting tools, with server side location tracking and one touch ‘panic button’ emergency activation.
iWitness features include:
- Create an iWitness Alert Group of up to 16 friends, family members or professionals. One touch instantly sends an email alert to group members, including the user’s GPS location.
- Customise Alert Group settings and compose alert texts in advance. Store personal information, medical conditions and GP details for easy emergency access.
- A remote server can track the user’s GPS location at automatic intervals for added peace of mind.
- Record events with the BlackBerry’s camera or microphone, then email recordings to contacts in an iWitness Alert Group. Recordings are also stored on a secure server, meaning evidence is not lost even if the phone is stolen, broken or confiscated.
Purchase iWitness for BlackBerry for $4.99.
Posted on July 7, 2009, at 10:15 AM .
At WES 2009, RIM made it very clear that cloud computing was on the long term agenda for developing useful services for enterprise. While handsets are becoming more powerful and network infrastructure can handle stronger loads, cloud computing will help push the industry even further by taking the lion’s share of these stresses.
A new architecture based on software running in the cloud will drastically change the way mobile applications are developed, acquired, and used. According to a new study from ABI Research, this will be a profoundly disruptive development that could eclipse the current mobile application model by 2014, delivering revenue of nearly $20 billion annually by the end of that year.
“Mobile application developers today face the challenge of multiple mobile operating systems,” says senior analyst Mark Beccue. “Either they must write for just one OS, or create many versions of the same application. More sophisticated apps require significant processing power and memory in the handset. Using Web development, applications can run on servers instead of locally, so handset requirements can be greatly reduced and developers can create just one version of an application. This trend is in its infancy today, but ABI Research believes that eventually it will become the prevailing model for mobile applications.”
Continue reading the ABI Research data regarding cloud computing and software development
Posted on July 7, 2009, at 9:51 AM .
The WordPress BlackBerry client has finally launched in public beta. The app is Open Source, as per the guiding ideology of the WordPress organization, and has been long awaited by micro-bloggers everywhere.
The app is a collaboration with the fine folks at Danais, who lead the MoPress Open Source project.
Here are some things to consider while taking a tour of this new BlackBerry app:
* The app is for WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress version 2.5.1 or newer
* This app should work with any of the new BlackBerry devices such as the 8700, Pearl, Curve, Bold, and Storm
* BlackBerry OS requirements are OS 4.2.1 or newer
Being a public beta, it’s important to realize the large amount of potential bugs that can occur, before writing this app off as not what you want. If you’re not interested in trying a pre-release version of this software, you should wait until 1.0 is out.
To install the beta application: Point your BlackBerry browser to http://blackberry.wordpress.org/install and follow the instructions.
We’ll keep you posted about updates on this application.
If you find bugs: Review the How To Report a Bug documentation and submit tickets over on blackberry.trac.wordpress.org.
For developers out there wanting to get involved, you can browse the source code and check out a copy of the app via SVN.
Posted on July 7, 2009, at 6:46 AM .
Bonus Yachtzee is two Yachtzee games rolled into one. Classic Yachtzee closely follows the rules of the classic Yahtzee dice game that you have played for years.
Bonus Yachtzee plays very much like Power Yahtzee. It is the high scoring, action packed cousin of Yahtzee. Bonus Yachtzee is played with a bonus die in addition to the 5 regular dice. The bonus die may allow a player to earn 2 or 3 times the regular score for a given roll. It also may have the player freeze, and be forced to score their roll immediately. Additionally, the bonus die may allow the player to record the roll under 2 scoring categories or allow them an extra roll (very helpful when going for a yachtzee). Bonus Yachtzee also has additional categories in which a player can record a score.
You choose whether you want to Shake to Roll or Click to Roll your dice.
Features:
- Shake to Roll (uses Storm’s accelerometer) or Click to Roll
- 1 – 4 Players. Play by yourself or with some friends.
- 2 games for the price of one. Bonus Yachtzee and Classic Yachtzee.
- Great soud effects.
- Addictive game play.
- Easy and instinctive game play.
The first 25 BlackBerry Cool readers can use the coupon BBCOOLFREEYACHT for 25 free apps.
If you miss the free copy, you can always use the coupon BBCOOLDISCYACHT
This is a $1 discount good through 7/12/09 for BlackBerry Cool readers only.
Download the BlackBerry Cool App Store or use the code in our online store.
UPDATE: The company has removed the Shake to Roll feature from the current version of the software. They are currently working on refining the Shake algorithm. When the Shake algorithm is done, it will be included as a free update so that it can be dowloaded by all.
Posted on July 7, 2009, at 6:09 AM .
Cellfservices Wireless Usage and Roaming Survey – Are we ripping ourselves off?
On May 22, 2009, Cellfservices took a survey on wireless usage and travel. The wireless carriers are not to blame since they are doing their job, running a successful business. But what are we doing to ourselves? Is this sign true? Are we ripping ourselves off? Let’s find out…
After some extensive research, approximately 70% of cell phone users in Asia are using unlocked phones. In Europe, approximately 80% use unlocked mobile devices. Finally, North America is in last place with a whopping 5% of unlocked cell phone users. Bloggers, theorists as well as tech gurus think that it’s primarily because wireless phone providers in North America provide massive subsidies on hardware in return for an extension of their contract. Makes sense doesn’t it? Another interesting fact: people in Europe and Asia are more willing than North Americans to spend $600-$700+ USD on unlocked mobile devices, while we’re a little more hesitant. So what’s stopping us from purchasing a $20-$60 unlock code to give us mobile freedom when traveling?
Here are the answers that I’ve heard from some clients, friends and the random end users I meet in coffee shops etc. Underneath, I’ve left my own comments.
Continue reading this wireless usage and roaming survey
