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Elertify is a great new app that sits on your PC, and allows you to preview messages without the need to take out your BlackBerry and check.
Elertify will display a popup message on your PC when you receive incoming email, SMS and calls on your BlackBerry. You can even get audio alerts of who is texting, or emailing you.
BlackBerry Cool readers are very familiar with the application Beyon160. It allows you to use more than the 160 character limit, imposed on BlackBerry users by Verizon, Sprint, Alltel, U.S. Cellular, Bell, Telus, and all other CDMA carriers.
Vlingo recently completed a study that reveals teens use text messaging as their primary method of communications and 60% admitted to reading incoming messaging while driving.
The survey comes as the nation observes National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 18th-24th. According to the study, 94 percent of teens use their mobile phones to send text messages. Fifty-four percent send more than 500 text messages per month and 79 percent send more text messages than make phone calls. Teens use text messaging primarily to communicate with friends (72 percent).
While email is central to communication on a BlackBerry, the device is also used heavily for SMS. Many teens buy BlackBerry devices, not for the email capabilities, but for the QWERTY keyboard and the brand.
It is for this reason that BlackBerryCool.com would like to remind you not to drive while using your BlackBerry. Even though using voice-based user interfaces may show an improvement in your ability to focus on the road, the absolute safest thing you can do is just wait until you arrive at your destination.
Visit Vlingo and register to read the full survey.
MessageSchedule allows you to send SMS or email messages at whatever time you would like. There is a clean user interface where you can keep track of your message schedule, and templates make sending the same message much easier.
The application has recently been updated as well. Some updates in version 2.0 of MessageSchedule include:
MessageSchedule is available for $9.99.
SMS VCard Add-on is a BlackBerry app that enables your BlackBerry to receive, import and send contacts using the same SMS protocol as Nokia.
If you’re not familiar with the feature, with a Nokia device you can bring up a menu that allows you to send someone else’s contact information to a friend via SMS, MMS, Bluetooth and InfraRed. Note that only the Name, Phone and Email fields are sent due to SMS size restrictions.
SMS VCard Add-on is available for $1.99.
Threaded SMS has always been the feature that BlackBerry users covet. Threaded conversations make the texting experience that much more enjoyable because you can keep track of multiple conversations and it’s easier to start up a conversation where you left off.
SwooshSMS is a 3rd party app that takes BlackBerry text messaging to the next level. You now have the ability to have to have your own text folder where all your texts are threaded. SwooshSMS also integrates your contact’s photo so you can see who you are talking to. The pic can be taken from the contact folder as well as from Facebook.
One of the downsides to this app is that it lacks the ability to end an entire conversation. You have to delete a message one at a time; a little annoying to be honest. Other than that, if you’re looking for a neat threaded SMS client, try it out.
Purchase SwooshSMS for $9.99 from the BlackBerry Cool Store.
S4BB generally puts out quality software and they have recently released MessageSchedule for BlackBerry.
MessageSchedule allows you to prepare an SMS or email, and schedule them for automatic delivery at any time and date.
Features of MessageSchedule include:
* Create, view, edit and deleted scheduled SMS and E-mail messages.
* Send an SMS or E-mail at a specified time.
* Record the sizes and number of SMS and E-mail messages sent.
* Keep track of the total cost of all SMS and E-mail messages which have been sent with MessageSchedule.
* Schedule a reply or forward easily from the BlackBerry SMS and E-mail application.
* Create message templates for quick scheduling of previously scheduled messages.
Purchase MessageSchedule from S4BB for $9.99.
LaterDude is a free application that lets you create events from the Call Log. The premium version, LaterDude Pro has been released and features some great new features.
LaterDude Pro is an application that reminds you to call, SMS or email someone by integrating with your native calendar. After installing the app, you always have the reminder options available to you in the menus.
You can populate LaterDude Pro from the following applications:
- Call Log
- Messages/email Application
- SMS Application
- Address Book
Just enter menu and select “Remind me later!” to set a notification. It’s easy!
Purchase LaterDude Pro for $2.95.
TimelySMS is an easy way to schedule your SMS messages. Scheduling your SMS messages can be useful in a variety of situations, much in the same way scheduling emails can be. If know you’re going to miss a birthday wish or update, schedule it.
Features of TimelySMS include:
* Schedule SMS messages.
* Set frequency as one time message, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly.
* Pick recipients from address book.
* Keep history of all sent messages.
* Enable or disable schedules.
* Invoke TimelySMS from address book, phone application, phone logs, browser, email, SMS and related windows.
TimelySMS for BlackBerry is available for $3.99.
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SMSLink allows you to get your text messages pushed to your Mac or PC where you can reply to them just like you would in a normal SMS conversation. This is good for users who are at their desk and receive a lot of text messages because you don’t have to stop what you’re doing, unlock your device, and reply to the message. With SMSLink, you can do it right from your desktop.
The software has been recently updated. With the new version you’ll find:
Buy SMSLink for $8.99 USD from R10Software.
Before you purchase SMSLink, make sure you’ve seen Cortado’s SMS2Desk and compare the functionality of the two products. Sometimes similar products will often a particular feature you find uniquely beneficial.
Purchase Cortado SMS2Desk Premium for $6.98.
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