BlackBerry Messenger is an incredibly powerful app, not in the features it offers, but in its ubiquity. There is so much potential for an IM platform with so many millions of users. RIM has announced the BBM Mobile Gifting Program, a service for carriers that allows users to use their post-paid or pre-paid account to conveniently, securely and instantly approve and pay for airtime, apps or other carrier services requested by another BlackBerry subscriber.
The service makes for some really interesting interactions on BBM. There are so many different use cases such as families giving out airtime minutes, friends exchanging and gifting apps, and more. Read more about the platform at the press release below: Continue reading ‘RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Messenger Mobile Gifting Program’
Poynt has a cool update to their app today that lets users share their Poynt searches and location via Twitter and Facebook. The feature is available across all geographic regions including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Australia. Users can also share directly from a search results page, enabling them to post the restaurant, retailer or movie theatre where they are currently located. Continue reading ‘Poynt Introduces Sharing Searches and Location via Twitter and Facebook’
Both WorldMate and RIM let us know about a new partnership to create the BlackBerry Travel app. In an email from WorldMate, the company states: “WorldMate and BlackBerry have partnered to evolve your travel experience with the new BlackBerry Travel app – available now in US, Canada, UK and Spain. More countries & languages will be available throughout 2011.”
The app is an all-in-one travel service that allows you to search for travel options; plan and manage flight itineraries; book hotels, transportation and other activities; and tap into your social networks by connecting with friends and family while traveling. Features include: Continue reading ‘WorldMate and RIM Partner for the BlackBerry Travel App’
A long time ago Rove offered a great mobile SSH product which was taken down and then much later offered on App World. The product is now available free to download through App World and offers some great features to boot. The Rove Mobile SSH client connects to: Unix and Linux machines, IBM mainframes, AS/400 and iSeries and routers and switches. Features of the app include: Continue reading ‘Rove Mobile SSH Now Available Free in App World’
The most recent publication to come out of Distimo covers the major smartphone marketplaces and this report focuses on the Google Android Market and Windows Phone 7 Marketplace because they have the highest growth. It’s a little odd that Distimo would focus on these two stores considering the WP7 growth is a little contrived and still around half that of App World. Microsoft has been paying upfront royalties for developers to port their apps to WP7, which would explain a lot of the growth. Initial sales of Windows Phone 7 devices weren’t stellar, and the business case for porting apps isn’t obvious just yet. Then again, it’s possible Distimo doesn’t take any of this into consideration and is just taking the numbers at face value. Hit the jump to check out the Top Free BlackBerry apps. Continue reading ‘Distimo Report Shows Top Free and Paid BlackBerry Apps’
There have been several stories circulating the web about major banks, financial institutions and large corporations testing iPhone deployments, but are they secure? A German engineering firm Fraunhofer posted a video that shows how an iPhone, running the latest firmware can be easily hacked, giving the hacker access to WiFi networks, saved website logins and anything stored in the keychain file. Could this German company do the same with a password protected BlackBerry? Doubtful.
