Posted on November 15, 2010, at 11:27 AM .
FileScout, one of the best file explorer apps for the BlackBerry, has been updated with a screenshot app called ScreenScout, and some playlist enhancements. The new screenshot app is even included in the free version of FileScout, FileScoutLite. While there are a lot of free screenshot solutions on the market right now, FileScout’s comes with customization to fit your needs.
Check out FileScout and FileScoutLite in the store.
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Posted on November 15, 2010, at 10:39 AM .
Papped let us know that the popular Tetris clone game BlockBerry has been updated to support the Storm and Torch. A few improvements and bug fixes have been made as well including:
v6.03 (Torch + Storm versions only)
- Game no longer needs to be started in portrait mode. It will correctly force portrait mode.
v6.01 (Torch + Storm versions only)
- Redesigned level select, options and score entry screens.
- Support for touchscreen controls, trackpad controls and keyboard controls (Torch only).
- Changed Tetris sound back to original (Torch only).
Download the donationware Tetris clone game BlockBerry from Papped.
Posted on November 12, 2010, at 3:46 PM .
This past week in San Francisco I had the pleasure to attend the Open Mobile Summit held at the Marriott Marquis. This year marked the largest Open Mobile Summit with over 650 attendees from across the mobile industry. Google, Verizon, Sprint, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Samsung, Motorola, and RIM were among the speakers and panelists discussing all things mobile.
Topics that dominated discussion included 4G, mobile advertising, tablets, applications, and monetization strategies. In an effort to show some Silicon Valley presence RIM’s Tyler Lessard, VP Developer Relations and Global Alliances, attended the summit and spoke to the crowd about the virtues of BlackBerry and where it’s going. Lessard spoke about the new tablet and how it will come “enterprise ready” so that existing RIM enterprise clients will be able to immediately adopt the solutions into their businesses.
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Posted on November 12, 2010, at 1:48 PM .
Rdio (pronounced “ar-dee-oh”) let us know that they’ve added support for the Curve 85XX, Storm and Torch. If you’re not familiar with them, Rdio is a subscription music service that lets you listen to as much music as you want from the web or your phone, even when you’re offline. The service also has a social component that lets you discover music through friends or influencers.
Rdio Unlimited costs $9.99/month, and supports both web and mobile use. Rdio Web costs $4.99/month, and supports web use only. Check out Rdio at this link.
Posted on November 12, 2010, at 12:51 PM .
The PlayBook is going to be very enterprise-friendly and there are a lot of businesses that could potentially benefit from a tablet connected to a BES and synced with the corporate email servers. Recently, Sun Life Financial said it plans to use the PlayBook to help companies increase the number of employees who sign up for group retirement plans.
Sun Life has found that a lot of employees will attend information sessions about group retirement but will leave without having signed up. With a PlayBook, Sun Life will be able to sign up employees on the spot, and the PlayBook will pay for itself quickly.
What other businesses can benefit from a PlayBook? Clinics, hospitals and the healthcare industry will surely grab the PlayBook as patient data is so sensitive, and a secure RIM tablet would be complementary to their services. Anyone in sales will surely want a tablet for presentations and accessing analytics on the go. Do you think your company could benefit from a PlayBook?
Posted on November 12, 2010, at 11:29 AM .
BlackBook is a really cool app that lets you hide information on your BlackBerry from prying eyes. Sure, you can always put a password on your device, but that makes it obvious that you might have something to hide. What’s more innocent about someone with an unlocked device and everything there for you to see? The app doesn’t even have an icon and launches only with a secret key input.
New to BlackBook:
- ENHANCED SMS FILTERING: To hide SMS, there’s no more Setup Guide to follow. No firewall settings to change. No complications. BlackBook now instantly hides SMS’ from newly added, and imported contacts!
- THREADED SMS: Chat intuitively with hidden contacts using BlackBook’s new Threaded SMS feature!
- REVAMPED INTERFACE: The Graphical User Interface has been totally overhauled and now offers a richer experience.
- BACKUP & RESTORE CONTACTS: Never lose your contact list from an OS update, or changing phones again. All BlackBook contacts can now be backed up and restored.
- REAL-TIME SEARCHING: Real-time Contact Searching lets you quickly locate, and communicate with your hidden contacts.
- FAKE APP NAME: To keep it as hidden as possible, BlackBook will be listed as Clock in your Applications list.
BlackBook has a variety of other features that allow you to hide information on your phone so be sure to hit the store link and read up. Check out the latest version of BlackBook in the store, reasonably priced at $4.99.
