Posted on January 20, 2010, at 10:37 AM .
Try downloading the above QR code for the foursquare beta app with this method.
Whenever we post a link about an app on BlackBerry Cool that you can download OTA, I’m sure there are many of you who pick up your BlackBerry and hit the site by typing it in your web browser. There is a much more fun way of downloading apps OTA and it involves 2D barcodes, or QR codes.
To do this, get a plugin that generates a QR code from a web link. With FireFox, a good plugin to use is Mobile Barcoder. Once you’ve downloaded and installed the plugin, it allows you to generate a qr code from a link with a simple right click.
Now that you can generate QR codes from links, you just need to scan them on your BlackBerry. For a good barcode scanner, see the BlackBerry Cool guide. I suggest adding the barcode scanner to a Convenience Key, so that with a touch of a button you can be downloading any app off the site.
Try it out with the foursquare beta app found at http://foursquare.com/blackberry/beta-pacman
[Hat tip Sonya at BBDownloads.net]
Posted on January 20, 2010, at 10:16 AM .
I just finished reading Josh Sookman of RBC Venture Partners and the BlackBerry Partners Fund’s article about “Creating a Better BlackBerry Experience.” He touches on some good points and the article is definitely worth a read.
The article is based on the above diagram, which addresses the various levels from developer to end user in the BlackBerry Experience. The first part of the diagram involves addressing fragmentation in the platform. Developers don’t want to waste time and money porting their app to the various screen sizes, and RIM needs to do a better job of offloading this frustration. Acquiring a company or technology that can alleviate porting costs would go a long way for developers.
Continue reading this article
Posted on January 20, 2010, at 9:23 AM .
Registration has opened for WES 2010 and if you register before February 19th, you get $400 USD off with the Early Bird rate. WES 2010 will be from April 27-29 at the Orlando World Center Marriott. If you’re going to attend one conference this year in the BlackBerry space, it has to be WES.
For more information, see AttendWES.com or join their facebook group facebook.com/WESConference.
Posted on January 19, 2010, at 1:27 PM .
Mongolia is only about 3 million and Ulaanbaatar is around 1 million, so isn’t going to have a big impact on RIM’s sales, but nonetheless RIM and Alcatel-Lucent have launched the BlackBerry solution in Mongolia. The Bold 9000, Curve 8320 and BlackBerry 8700 are all launching in Mongolia, as well as BES and BIS. We’re not sure on price, but it’s going to be a small subset of the population buying BlackBerry. With China being Mongolia’s biggest trading partner, and BlackBerry set to launch in China, this could be of big help to businessmen in the region.
