Open Data Ottawa’s hackathon kicked off today along with the International Open Data Hackathon. Ottawa’s Open Data event is of particular importance considering it’s not only the capital of Canada, but Ottawa itself has gone through several periods of tech recession and explosion, making for a city with quite a few talented programmers.
Music WithMe lets you wirelessly sync your iTunes playlists with your BlackBerry and the app has been updated to 1.4v. The new version improves download speeds increases the amount of playlists you can sync. The average Music WithMe user has about 18 playlists, and the new version will accommodate the Music WithMe users who are big-time playlist creators. Continue reading ‘Music WithMe Updated With More Playlists and Improved Speeds’
One of the worst parts of calling customer service is having to listen to that annoying automated message at the beginning of every call. If you live in Canada, you’ll have to listen to the language options with every call and it’s a big waste of your time. Call-A-Human helps you get straight to a real person when placing calls to customer support. This application contains will automatically call the requested company’s 800 number and then automatically rush you through the phone menus to get you talking to a real person as fast a possible.
The BlackBerry community is constantly saying “I wish there was an app for that” and with a little funding you could get your project going. Developers could also take advantage of this service and raise money for an app they’d like to build but can’t find the monetary incentive to create. Have you ever had an idea for a BlackBerry app or product but didn’t have the investment? Try Kickstarter and let BlackBerryCool know. We’ll help you promote it and maybe throw a little cash your way.
