Bipper has just launched their free personal safety app bSafe on BlackBerry. Already available for iOS and Android, bSafe broadcasts text-based SOS messages to your pre-selected contacts along with your GPS location with the press of a single button.
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Augmented Reality browser Wikitude has been updated to version 6.0.13 on BlackBerry App World. Augmented Reality takes advantage of the GPS, magnetometer and camera found in BlackBerry 7 devices to show all sorts of content displayed through your phone’s screen on specific locations.
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GPS Logger II is a free all-in-one GPS solution for BlackBerry. Born out of the success it’s predecessor, GPS Logger II has been fully re-written from the ground up with plenty of new features. This most impressive of these features is the ability to share your location with your BBM friends.
Here’s a list of new features:
I’m excited on how developers are using BBM integration to increase functionality and boost app visibility. Download GPSLogger II today at BlackBerry App World.
This is where Protect places my BlackBerry
Dear BlackBerryCool,
You guys write about apps like BlackBerry Protect and SmrtGuard all the time, and I thought I would give Protect a try. Just my luck, last week I had my BlackBerry stolen and I turned on Protect to see if I could find it. Protect gave me a map with a pin of where my device is, accurate to about 6 meters (ED NOTE: pictured above). So I decided to call the police and report it stolen because it’s technically theft over $500, making it worth police attention. In the report I said I have software installed to help find my BlackBerry and an investigator called me back a few days ago. I gave him the screenshot and he said he would get back to me. This is what he said:
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