Posted on March 3, 2010, at 11:32 AM .
Zoompass have made several announcements today that position them as leaders in wireless payments. With the Zoompass Tag, and the Zoompass app for BlackBerry, the company is helping to push the industry away from paper and onto our smartphones.
The Zoompass Tag is a sticker that you put on the back of the device, allowing you to make payments by swiping your smartphone rather than a physical card. The 43mm by 33mm sticker is currently accepted where MasterCard’s PayPass is offered, such as Tim Hortons, McDonalds, Petro Canada and Loblaws.
Another initiative related to this venture is the news that TELUS are pushing the Zoompass BlackBerry app. All of the major Canadian carriers are on board, and we’re going to be seeing this app on more devices. The app can be used to send, receive, and request money, instantly and securely, on your mobile phone. While it’s free to register, there are still fees associated with the service.
[Pic from MobileSyrup]
Posted on March 3, 2010, at 11:02 AM .
There are reports coming in from around the Internet that Verizon is experiencing data issues this morning. It seems New York is fine but other regions are down. Let us know where you are and if it’s down.
Posted on March 3, 2010, at 9:02 AM .
BBleaks got the first images of the upcoming BlackBerry Slider, and while it’s not confirmed legitimate, it seems to have all the branding and makings of a BlackBerry. From the blurry images, we can see that the device has a trackpad, but we can’t confirm the touchscreen element but BBleaks seems pretty sure of it. This definitely looks like the device we heard about earlier from BGR, with the following specs:
- It’s a portrait-oriented slider. While most people assume a device with slideout keyboard would end up being something like HTC’s devices, we’ve been told this particular handset is more like the Palm Pre in terms of layout.
- The phone will run BlackBerry OS 6.0
- The rumored device will 100% support Wi-Fi 802.11n
- The resolution unfortunately has not improved, it is still 360×480.
- No word on if this will have a touch screen, but we’d assume so, and our source alluded to this possibly being what the rumored BlackBerry Magnum/Dakota evolved into. Not saying there won’t be a Bold-like device with touchscreen, optical trackpad, and physical keyboard, but this might be released first.
- If it does have a touch screen, this could in fact be the mythical BlackBerry Storm slider — picture a Storm 9520 with a slide up Bold-esque keyboard.
- The phone will not be a Verizon exclusive — it’s supposed to be a GSM/HSPA device.
What are your thoughts on a BlackBerry Storm slider? Is it something you’ve been waiting for, or is the hardware design turning you off?
Posted on March 2, 2010, at 6:38 PM .
Longtime readers will know this guide will pop up from time to time. Last time we touched on battery conservation was when we were putting the Storm2’s battery through an advanced users’ typical usage test.
So you’ve been using your BlackBerry for the better part of the day for selfish purposes. Taxing the battery by listening to radio using Nobex radio companion, checking out the Bermuda triangle on Google Maps, downloading and playing some free games from App World, and taking pictures of everything you eat for your mobile gourmet BBM group.
The workday is almost over and you receive an urgent email: An office emergency means you’ll need to spend some time across town diffusing the situation with a client. You’ve got 25% left on your BlackBerry battery and can’t afford to run out of juice what do you do?
Continue reading ‘Basic tips for improving BlackBerry battery life’
Posted on March 2, 2010, at 12:35 PM .
TripIt have announced a new feature they call TripIt Groups, which gives business travelers an easy way to see where and when other employees in their company are traveling. With TripIt Groups, an employee simply joins their company’s group on TripIt and can instantly see other employees on their company’s travel map. And like TripIt, Groups is a free service that helps travelers and their companies.
For more information, check out tripit.com/uhp/groups and if you’re using TripIt with your work email, there’s likely already a TripIt group set-up for your company that you can join.
