Antenna has announced the availability of a collection of business apps called the AMP Approvals Suite. The suite features core administrative and operational tasks used daily by executives including the submission and approval of purchase orders, travel and expense reports. Antenna describes the apps as Web apps, and it’s not clear if they run through the web browser of if they’ve taken the time to bundle them as native apps using the WebWorks platform. Continue reading ‘Antenna Announces AMP Approvals Suite of Mobile Business Apps’
WeReward is a pretty cool service that lets you earn points by checking in and completing tasks and then lets you cash in those points for real dollars. The company was founded in 2006 by IZEA, and now has a BlackBerry app to complement their service.
It would be great if services like Foursquare started to reward the user in a financial way but you have to wonder if anyone will ever make any real money. The social media elite may be able to rake in a significant amount of money if checkins and Twitter followers directly correlate to dollars, but even then, it’s not like you can quit your day job.
WeReward is only supporting OS 5 and 6 at this moment, and the app is currently in an alpha stage.
Myxer has launched a music app for BlackBerry that claims a catalog of more than 2 million MP3s. The app joins a long list of music apps for BlackBerry such as Pandora, Slacker Radio, Thumbplay Music, Music WithMe, etc. With so many music apps out there, guys like Myxer and Thumbplay need to offer more than just an MP3 database. The best music apps build an experience around your music. Slacker Radio gives you a cool radio-style way of discovering music and Pandora tries to learn what you like with a Genius-style algorithm. Users want cool new ways of discovering music and not just another database of relatively expensive music.
Then again, if you’re a long-time Myxer user, you’ll probably appreciate getting access to music natively from your BlackBerry. Check out the BlackBerry App here.
So as CTIA winds down I can’t help but wonder where RIM is? The theme of this CTIA is enterprise and applications. The majority of enterprise devices are BlackBerrys and RIM is trying to increase their reputation regarding apps. It seems like such a natural fit. The reality is they don’t even have a booth at the show. I’ve been investigating and all I could find was this gray, windowless, cubicle “meeting room” (MR-412). Now, I know they just held DEVCON last week but does that even matter?
As someone who is deeply tied to RIM and their success this is very frustrating. A typical excuse I’m hearing is that CTIA is not what it used to be…”Just look at the floor” some say. To this I say bollocks, the mobile industry is growing and at an incredible rate, all major handset manufacturers continue to show strong growth, and the outlook is great. Continue reading ‘CTIA 2010: Where is the BlackBerry Presence?’
This year at CTIA there is a lot of buzz about cell phone radiation and limiting your exposure it. Fish Phonics is coming to market with a slew of new Bluetooth wristbands and neckbands. One of them, Earzee, is a wristband with a nub that comes out and wraps around your fingers, allowing you to limit the distance to your phone. The product looks cool but it’s sort of odd to have a Bluetooth product that isn’t hands-free. Check out their promo video and look out for their products which should be hitting the market in 2011.
Printing from a BlackBerry? There are a few companies that offer printing solutions and BreezyPrint is here at CTIA showcasing their solution which looks easy and efficient. BreezyPrint lets print directly from your BlackBerry to any networked printer.
Key features of BreezyPrint:
The fastest way to print any document from your mobile device
