FileScout has announced it is now in version 2.0 with full touchscreen support (Storm, Storm2 and Torch) as well as a new way to browse ZIP file content. A cool new feature to FileScout 2.0 is the addition of a RibbonBar at the bottom of the screen that allows you quick access to FileScout features. To copy or move a file, simply use the shortcuts in the RibbonBar.
This week the BlackBerry Torch launched and we have a lot of great content. Make sure to bookmark this page and watch all of the BlackBerry launch event videos we have on the site (more on the way). The BlackBerry Torch launch has been generally a nightmare for RIM from a mainstream media perspective. Several newspapers have negative stories about the Torch on their front page which is really surprising. It seems everyone is forgetting what makes BlackBerry great and why it’s the number 1 smartphone. We’ll have a review up soon so stay tuned. Continue reading ‘BlackBerryCool Roundup for the Week of August 2nd’
Cortado has recently announced Cortado Corporate Server 5.0 which now allows cross-platform integration of BlackBerry including BIS devices, and other smartphones into corporate IT. CCS 5.0 also includes a new Active Directory search feature which allows users to find network printers more easily. Cortado also allows BIS users to access IT resources as well as access shared corporate drives, view and manage files and send files via e-mail, as well as print, fax, scan, copy or create a PDF.
Cortado Corporate Server 5.0 is available for five users for US $995, including Update Service. A free demo version can be downloaded by visiting cortado.com/corporate.
Best Buy let us know that they’re now accepting pre-orders for the BlackBerry Torch 9800 from AT&T. The device doesn’t seem to be showing up on their site, but hopefully it will go live any minute now. The BlackBerry Torch from Best Buy Mobile will cost $199.99 with a new 2-year contract or upgrade purchase.
Pre-orders can be made by visiting any local Best Buy or Best Buy mobile standalone store, or by going online at www.bestbuy.com/mobile.
Here is a video recap of the AT&T BlackBerry Torch press event in New York. There were a lot of major news outlets there for their smartphone sound byte. Almost every East Coast tech blogger that I had ever seen at a BlackBerry event were in attendance. The clickity-clack of 50 Macintosh-armed bloggers hummed through the tight set list of speakers who spoke with pride about what their teams had envisioned and accomplished in order to make this happen.
The tech demo booths where full of (physically) tethered BlackBerry Torch devices for people to try. In the displays there was a very limited selection of accessory and hardened case offerings. The devices were filled with a bare bones amount of fake information so you could see some notifications and calendar events. All the 1st party software was loaded along with an uninspired media collection. People swiped around the new BlackBerry 6 UI while chatting about the new stuff, mostly the surprisingly enjoyable mobile web browsing.
