Vodafone UK have dropped the official OS 5.0.0.545, but you can put it on your 9700 regardless of you carrier by following these instructions on how to upgrade your OS.
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Xobni for BlackBerry is officially out of beta testing and available to all. Xobni (inbox backwards) are well known for their popular Microsoft Outlook add-in that allows you to manage your email and contacts, as well as discover more about those you work with. Xobni for BlackBerry automatically logs profile data about anyone you have emailed, and gives you quick access to their contact information.
Alongside the Xobni for BlackBerry announcement is a new feature called Xobni One, a service that connects your Outlook and Xobni for BlackBerry. This feature adds cloud functionality to the Xobni service, allowing you to get the same rich profile data but for anyone you have ever emailed, regardless of when the app was installed.
Combining the two applications, Xobni for BlackBerry gives you:
- Email addresses for everyone with whom you communicate.
- Automatic phone number extraction.
- Access to contacts using Xobni within the email compose screen or in standalone application.
- Prioritized contacts using Xobni Rank, which lists contacts by how often you communicate with them versus alphabetically.
- Saving of Xobni profiles in the event of hard drive crash or lost phone.
- One-click access to Facebook and LinkedIn profiles, including photos.
- Access to recent SMS, phone calls and emails exchanged, and shared appointments.
- Access to a shared network of people.
- Ability to send your calendar availability to all contacts.
Continue reading ‘Xobni for BlackBerry and Xobni One Now Available for Download’
Slacker and FILTER Magazine have announced a free radio station featuring music from the Cedar Street Courtyard – the most attended day party at SXSW. The station includes artists such as Miike Snow, BRMC, Dr. Dog and Frightened Rabbit.
To listen, go to slacker.com/filter or head over to the spotlight section in the BlackBerry app.
More information about the Slacker app for BlackBerry in the BlackBerryCool Store.
I recently caught up with an old friend, RogersDude69, and had a long conversation about retail and smartphones. I sent him a few questions over email to get some answers about how retailers market and sell BlackBerrys.
Tell me about smartphone sales where you work, which platform is being pushed the hardest right now?
I work at Rogers Plus, the corporate retail store. Our current lineup of phones are:
- iPhone 3G 8GB, iPhone 3GS 16GB, iPhone 3GS 32GB
- BlackBerry 8220, BlackBerry 8520, BlackBerry 9000, BlackBerry 9700
- HTC Dream, HTC Magic+, Samsung Spica
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
- Nokia N86
Our particular store sells more BlackBerry devices than iPhone devices, because there is a larger selection, and the iPhone in particular has been the same device for nearly the last 2 years.
Internally, we have a big push to sell the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, most likely because the X10 is coming out soon. There are sales incentives to sell the device even more so than our regular commission.
Continue reading ‘Interview with a Rogers Sales Associate About Selling BlackBerry, iPhone and Smartphones’
I’ve spoken to a few companies that are cutting back their conference attendance given a general recession and tightening of resources. I thought I’d remind everyone that Zenprise are running a contest right now for a free pass to WES 2010. We’ll remind readers a couple more times leading up to the conference in case you missed it, because we think every company in the BlackBerry space should attend this event. Head over to their Facebook page facebook.com/zenprise and share your smartphone support story.
Seregon let us know that they have released version 3.1 of their Mobile Application Platform (MAP). MAP allows you to build enterprise applications in a timely manner, by taking advantage of their MAP Design Studio for importing databases, web services and building drag and drop GUIs. Once the application is complete, Seregon allows you to deploy OTA to a variety of devices.
Continue reading ‘Quickly Develop and Deploy Enterprise Applications with Seregon MAP’
