Posted on May 5, 2010, at 10:32 AM .
Rogers have launched a new service called Rogers: Extreme Text Messaging. The new service means that text messaging features are included at no extra charge for all Rogers customers.
The following are new text features included:
- Text Blocker
- Distribution Lists
- Text Copy
- Text Forward
- Text Auto Reply
- Personal Signature
This plan will be really beneficial to the many BlackBerry users who text a lot from their device. More details are available from Rogers.
Rogers also let us know that there are more details about the My Account app available on their blog. We recently wrote saying the app was being pushed to devices, and now Rogers have all the specifics including device availability and how to download.
Posted on May 5, 2010, at 10:00 AM .
Mobile Spy is software for BlackBerry that is used to silently record user activity of children or employees. The app logs usage information which is then viewable online in real time. Several log types are included such as entire SMS text messages, actual GPS locations and call information. All logs can be reviewed from anywhere inside a secure online control panel.
With Mobile Spy version 4.0, employers and parents now have the ability to view every photo captured and every email sent or received. Other features added in version 4.0 include the ability to view all contacts, calendar events, memos and identification information of any cell tower the device enters into range of.
Mobile Spy runs on all modern BlackBerry devices, and costs about $100 per year.
Posted on May 5, 2010, at 9:48 AM .
Quelos is a decent theme with a carousel of 12 3D icons on the homescreen. The theme also features a numbered battery and signal meter on either side of the carousel, making it a unique way to check your device’s status. Quelos has a Today preview for the first 4 icons, so make sure you organize them as such. With all that space on the homescreen, this theme should be accompanied by a nice wallpaper.
More information about Quelos in the BlackBerryCool Store.
Posted on May 4, 2010, at 4:34 PM .
Click here to listen to an interview with Gayle Guilford, Director of Management Information Systems for the Baltimore Police.
I conducted an interview at WES 2010 with Gayle Guilford, Director of Management Information Systems for the Baltimore Police. She and her team have been working hard piloting and implementing the use of BlackBerry smartphones as an integral part of a beat cop’s tool belt.
PocketCop by InterAct can access the police database for outstanding warrants, mugshots, and info. The system also uses GPS asset tracking so that dispatchers can get a bird’s eye view of police coverage, and dispatch backup much quicker and from closer positioned units than ever before. The camera can also be used to gather evidence instead of calling a police photographer in from the station.
Continue reading ‘[Audio] WES 2010: Interview with Baltimore Police on BlackBerry’
Posted on May 4, 2010, at 3:55 PM .
We’ve said it a million times, but filing a patent doesn’t prove RIM is going to implement, but at least it puts it a little closer in the realm of possibility. RIM recently re-filed a patent for a conference call interface that looks very much in line with the sort of uber-visual interface we’ve seen with BlackBerry 6. From the patent drawings, we can see the conference call interface displays avatars of those in the call, along with some information about the person such as name and phone number.
While there isn’t much to see here other than some design mockups, it looks like a great start. A more visual conference call experience is something I would love on my BlackBerry, and would add a little more functionality to the experience. I’m going to assume this new conference call feature allows you to select those on the call and interact with them over email, BBM etc.
What would you like to see improved in conference calls on BlackBerry?
More patent information available here.
Posted on May 4, 2010, at 12:04 PM .
S4BB have a free beta of a data backup tool that backs up your personal data on the microSD card. DataBackup also lets you restore the data back to the device’s internal memory. DataBackup for BlackBerry has gone beta 4 and is now available with new features bug fixes.
New features since version 0.1.7 (beta 4):
- Feature add: backup & restore of categories.
- Feature add: backup & restore of phone call log.
- Feature add: wipe data before restore (optional).
- Feature add: use current ISO date as default file name (can be adjusted in options).
- Feature add: report for items that could not be backed up.
- Feature add: periodic backups added (daily, weekly, monthly).
- Feature add: background color customizable.
- Change:: general user interface improvements.
- Change:: splash screen added.
- Change:: better error handling.
- Bug Fix:: email backup did crash.
- Bug Fix:: task backup/restore; priority was wrong.
- Bug Fix:: minor bug fixes.
Join the free and open beta program for DataBackup by S4BB.
