PicDial is a picture caller ID app that uses social networks to give a little more context to calls. The app is geared more towards users that don’t have social media applications on their device, so BlackBerry users probably aren’t the ideal market for this app. With a BlackBerry, you can easily set your contacts’ Facebook profile pictures to your caller ID, making this app not all that useful for users. On the other hand, there are a couple features such as the ability to backup your contacts, and select which of the Facebook/MySpace pics you want your contact to use is helpful.
The BlackBerry Developer Conference is coming up soon and on the heels of the conference is GigaOM’s Mobilize 2010 conference on September 30th. If you’re at the Developer Conference and you’re looking to check out something on the mobile web side of things, this could be a good show. Some of the topics covered at the event will include: Continue reading ‘GigaOM hosting Mobilize 2010 Mobile Web Conference in San Francisco’
Qwell is a Do Not Disturb service for BlackBerry that lets you silence calls while not missing the important ones. The service is initiated by pressing a single button, and you don’t need to create “Allow and Don’t Allow” lists that limit your connectivity to numbers that are predetermined.
When Qwell is enabled, Callers will hear that you are not taking calls at this time, unless it is an urgent matter. If the call is urgent, Qwell gives the caller the option to connect the call so you do not miss it! If the call is not urgent, they can leave a voicemail or simply hang-up without your phone ringing so you remain undisturbed. A Qwell call log keeps track of all call activity while you’re in “Qwell Mode” so that you can see Missed Calls and Voicemail at a glance. Continue reading ‘Qwell Do Not Disturb Service for BlackBerry with Free Trial’
BlackBook is a popular app by mblware that is getting another major update to version 3. If you’re not familiar with the app, BlackBook is a hidden contact list for BlackBerry which hides your private contacts and conversations from public view. There is no icon to launch the app, and instead users much enter a customizable key combo on the keypad to access it. Continue reading ‘BlackBook V3 by mblware Now Accepting Beta Testers’
Nimbuzz has recently been updated to version 1.3 with more ways to discover other Nimbuzz users. Nimbuzz is a free IM app that features quite a few clients such as AIM, Google Talk, MSN, Skype as well as Facebook. New features in 1.3 include:
Chat history – so you can continue your chats where you left off.
Facebook connect – no more disconnecting errors!
See which of your phone contacts are already using Nimbuzz and when they are online
Send free SMS text message invites to your phone contacts so they can join Nimbuzz
Apparently Microsoft is set to spend $500 million in marketing to promote the upcoming Windows Phone 7, but if this parade is any indication of how they’re going to spend it, you have to wonder where the money is going. The above picture is a great example of how little they spent on this event. It looks like everyone was asked to put together their own costume, which meant most people just grabbed a couple of kooky wigs or something around the house. They also couldn’t take the time to even make a decent banner, opting for some gravestone clipart, ugly font, tacky colors, and to top it all off, it’s duct taped to the U-Haul rental.
