The DataViz team today launched Documents To Go version 2 for BlackBerry this morning. Some of the new features include desktop synchronization, enhanced PDF support and support password protected 2007 files.
Version 2 of Documents To Go allows you to sync with your desktop using via USB cable. From the application, you can select individual files, or entire folders to synchronize with your computer. DataViz uses a technology called InTact, which maintains your document formatting throughout the sync process.
Also included in the latest version is increased functionality for Adobe PDF files. With the new Docs To Go, you can find and copy text, save as, send file via email, bookmark and more.
Google Voice allows users to make calls and send SMS from your Google Voice number. You can listen to your voicemail and read transcripts of the message too. Like almost everything Google does, they’re helping propel the industry forward and this particular app is going to save you money.
While the BlackBerry app requires a Google Voice account, Google has let everyone know that they are allowing users to invite friends. This means that the app will take a leap in the beta testing phase and make its way to the average consumer in the near future.
If you have Google Voice, you should see the latest update is version 0.1.5.1. Nothing crazy to report but we aren’t sure because a change log is not included. So far the forums are reporting improved compatibility with OS 5 and that the Google Voice access number has changed.
Citysearch have updated their BlackBerry app with more social functionality. The app offers relevant information for over 75,000 neighborhoods nationwide.
Key features of the app include:
Instantly submit user reviews from a BlackBerry smartphone.
Browse Citysearch editorial picks to help your weekdays and weekends.
View editorial, user reviews and advice from business owners and bookmark your favorite listings.
Calendar Integration: Send immediate Outlook calendar invites to multiple friends and coordinate party planning, meals, or impromptu get-togethers from your BlackBerry Contacts list.
Twitter: Post to your followers by tweeting reviews, tips, and more to friends, directly from any listing page.
Tip Calculator and Split the Bill: Avoid awkward calculations by determining your ideal tip and easily splitting the bill among friends when dining.
Social networking has become a popular component of Viigo. In Tango 9, Release 3, Viigo introduced a feature rich Twitter client. With this new feature, you can initiate a tweet, follow the public timeline, your friends timeline or your followers timeline. You can also view direct messages, favorite messages, mentions and more.
Here is a breakdown of features available:
Follow the public timeline, your friends timeline (home) or your followers timeline.
Read Direct Messages, Favorite Messages and Mentions
Initiate a Tweet, Retweet and Retweet all
Perform searches on key words so you can see when people are discussing a topic of interest to you.
See whether a person is following you, or not, by the color of the text (green being yes and red being no).
See if a person has been validated by Twitter
If there is a picture added to a tweet it will appear within the post.
If the tweet included a hash tag the hash tag will also automatically appear in your reply.
The reply all feature will show up automatically if more than one person was included in a tweet.
Getting set up to use Twitter in Viigo is easy:
From within Social Networks select add a channel. From the list of available channels select Twitter. Then select Add Account.
Enter your Twitter username and password, then select all the options I spoke of earlier that you would like included.
To include a search select add search then type in the word you want to search on.
Shazam is one of the coolest applications in App World. The app is an incredibly simple way to discover and purchase music. One of its features includes being able to tag a song you’re listening to, and Shazam will figure out what song it is and let you purchase it, if it’s available.
Shazam now offers full support for the BlackBerry Storm. Now, Shazam is available for all BlackBerry trackball smartphones (including the Bold, Curve and Pearl) as well as the Storm, featuring full touchscreen support.
The application works the same way as the existing Shazam application for BlackBerry handsets. Users can choose from a free basic version of Shazam with limited functionality or a full-featured version for just $4.99.
The full-featured version includes:
· Unlimited Tags
· Tag charts
· Recommendations for similar tracks
· Biographies of artists
· Reviews of tagged music
· Discographies
· The option to buy and share discovered music
Shazam is currently offering a free, seven-day trial of the full-featured version.
Viigo’s latest release, Tango 9 (release 3) or version is 3.1.330 has had several updates. With this new version, 3 new modules are available including Audio & Podcasts, Social Networking and Deals. Below, we’ve done a roundup of the services that have been added since the release of Tango 8.
Viigo has made several enhancements in Tango 9 (release 3) including:
· Social Networks including Twitter, Friend Feed and Identica are now supported.
· Audio & Podcasts is now available and, because of a partnership with Podcast.com, comes with more than 10,000 podcasts across 22 categories to get folks jumpstarted.
· A Deals module has been added. Now you can buy the best sale items or hottest promotions using Viigo and the Gazaro service.
· Keep track of credit card, bank or frequent flyer accounts for example in the new My Accounts service, the first premium service in Viigo found in the Business & Finance Module.
· An improved Weather module now gives you real-time updates, day and night forecasts, radar and much more info.
· And at the core, a new real-time channel framework has been implemented. Click through for a roundup of the services offered with Viigo
Sometimes I wonder if Viigo will ever hit a maximum capacity for content. What happens when the entire Internet and all its services can be found in Viigo? It seems that we’re going in that direction.
This morning Viigo announced a partnership with Gazaro. The additional means a new Viigo module called Deals and Gazaro is the founding service. The module offers the ability to monitor and identify the best deals on computer and electronics and allows people to make purchases directly from their BlackBerry any time they want.
Like any useful application for BlackBerry, Viigo has an enterprise version. Included in this enterprise version, is the ability to get financial data pushed to your device. The above video demonstrates how an enterprise may choose to use Viigo.
Viigo has got 2 solid updates for you this week. The first is Viigo’s tennis service now offers the ability to quickly and easily access live match results, the schedule of upcoming tournaments and the world rankings for both the ATP men’s professional tennis tour and the WTA or women’s professional tennis tour.
The second update is that there are a couple of big media/television conferences taking place in Banff starting tomorrow where Viigo is the official mobile app for both events.
vPost has been working hard at updating their product for both consumer and enterprise. The foundations of this application are very robust and the potential for it includes almost every industry, which is why the app has gone through so many updates. As the app evolves to provide consumers with new features and better functionality, the number of enterprise uses grows.
The most recent update to vPost, which is called version 2.2 tentatively, includes the ability to use your vPost app as an “email messenger.” The application lets you add a list of contacts to the app, where you can share a variety of rich media with the user in a few simple clicks.
What’s new in the next version of vPost:
Unlimited favorites (add pictures to contacts then from address book hit menu -> ‘vpost favourite’). This is the feature that can turn vPost into an ‘email messenger.’
The ability to move around and delete widgets.
Take screenshots. Once vPost is launched, an option to take ‘vPost screenshot’ will show up in the menu.
Full thumbnail view mode for attaching existing media.
Scribble mode. This will enable users to mark-up pictures with text, lines, and objects.
Restaurant review widget. Prepare your post and use this new widget to easily rate and review your dining experience.
