Posted on February 18, 2011, at 4:55 AM .
McAfee has a pretty cool infographic about how you lose your mobile phone and some basic statistics around the mobile security situation. It’s interesting to note that we embed so much personal data in a device that is so often misplaced and stolen. As consumers, we should be more conscientious of our data and the potential for identity theft. Whether you want to buy a product like McAfee is up to you. Keep in mind, you can always take free steps like encrypting your phone’s data and setting a password. It’s too bad RIM has ditched BlackBerry Protect because we would have recommended that too.
Check out McAfee’s mobile security platform at wavesecure.com.
Posted on February 17, 2011, at 6:14 PM .
BerryGrab.com is a cool site we haven’t covered yet. The site is designed to display the data stored on your BlackBerry in a readable and user-friendly way. This is done through an IPD file, which is created when you backup your BlackBerry using the Desktop Software. Once you have the IPD file, you can export the data to a .CSV format, allowing you to make use of the PIM data such as contacts, calendar, BBM, call logs, SMS and more. Another benefit to this service is that your backups are stored online, meaning you can retrieve them if you lose your harddrive for whatever reason.
Posted on February 17, 2011, at 5:50 PM .
RIM’s @blackberry4biz account is promoting a case study of the band Hot Peas ‘N Butter, a children’s musical group that also sells merchandise to fans who attend their live shows. The band used MobileVision and the MobileChargePro for BlackBerry and they were able to use their BlackBerrys to process credit and debit card transactions. As a result, sales went up for the band, and also impressed their clients with the cool payment technology they had implemented.
Continue reading ‘How Hot Peas ‘N Butter Sold Their Merchandise With a BlackBerry’
Posted on February 17, 2011, at 3:03 PM .
It has been some time since RIM announced the PlayBook and it seems like consumers are starting to wonder what the holdup is. A recent rumor suggests that Apple has created tight supply in the global touch panel capacity market in an attempt to reach its goal of shipping 40 million iPads in 2011. Apparently, these component shortages are affecting competitors such as RIM, Motorola and HP, and could be contributing to delays.
Continue reading ‘Apple Locked Up Close to 60% of Global Touch Panel Supply’
Posted on February 17, 2011, at 1:46 PM .
Citi analyst Jim Suva has turned 180 on RIM’s stock due to the recent news between Nokia and Microsoft. With Nokia adopting the WIndows Phone 7 OS, carriers are seeing Nokia (a sell rated stock) as unstable with an unrealized product strategy. Suva thinks that this will push the carriers to promote other devices such as BlackBerry, Android and Apple.
Continue reading ‘Nokia and Microsoft Merger Could Benefit RIM Through Carrier Promotions’
