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BlackBerry app developer S4BB has announced the launch of their Junk Call Blocker app. The app blocks unsolicited calls and has an ingenious social sharing component so you can share your blocked numbers list with your BBM contacts.
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Unsubscribing yourself is not always the easiest of processes, users tend to procrastinate managing the marketing emails that they’ve signed for by deleting the message immediately. Unsubsribe.com is an app that uses a menu option to help properly manage email you no longer wish to receive. The app solves this problem by adding an “unsubscribe” option in the BlackBerry menu. When you find an email that you no longer want updates to, select it and then hit unsubscribe in the menu. Unsubscribe.com will use their database to properly inform the company of your wishes. They also put pressure on offenders who do not have an easily accessible unsubscribe option or who don’t conform to CAN-SPAM laws.
In a world where BACN is the new SPAM, Unsubscribe.com is the new SPAM blocker. The app is available for free if you just want to use the service 5 times a month. if you need more you can choose from a number of unlimited-use subscription plans, $5 monthly, $20 annually and $100 for a lifetime subscription.
I caught up with the folks at Unsubscribe.com who have just launched their BACN unsubscription app for BlackBerry. Unsubscribing is not always the easiest of processes and they have found that users procrastinate managing the marketing emails that they’ve signed for by deleting the message immediately.
Unsubscribe.com solves this problem by adding an “unsubscribe” option in the BlackBerry menu. When you find an email that you no longer want updates to, select it and then hit unsubscribe in the menu. Unsubscribe.com will use their database to properly inform the company of your wishes. They also put pressure on offenders who do not have an easily accessible unsubscription option.
In a world where BACN is the new SPAM, Unsubscribe.com is the new SPAM blocker.
Mr. Number is a mobile caller ID and contact backup app that just announced 250,000 registered users and a new version for BlackBerry devices that can identify telemarketers automatically. Mr Number will back up all of your numbers (including PINs) and you can move them to any supported phone if you lose or break your device.
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First Orion announced an update to its popular PrivacyStar app for BlackBerry. PrivacyStar is a call blocking and reverse caller lookup app that now features SmartBlock, a service that takes the top blocked numbers from amongst PrivacyStar subscribers and proactively blocks them across its entire user base. PrivacyStar also features a new Do Not Disturb function that allows users to redirect callers to their voicemail while simultaneously sending them a text message acknowledging their call.
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SmrtGuard have released SmrtSecurity in version 2.24 of their product. SmrtSecurity includes Anti-SPAM and Anti-Virus features. With Anti-SPAM, users can block unwanted calls and emails. With SmrtGuard’s reliable backup technology, the Blacklist of unwanted email and phone numbers are backed up so you don’t have to restart when switching devices. With their latest anti-virus features, you can fully protect your device from spyware. The latest version also includes some improvements and bug fixes, making this a must-download.
To download, point your browser to smrtguard.com/m.
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