Posted by Mauricio on Feb 23, 2009 at 12:35 PM | Comments
Some highlights from the press release:
Absolute(R) Software Corporation (”Absolute” or the “Company”) (TSX: ABT), the leading provider of firmware-based, patented, computer theft recovery, data protection and IT asset management solutions, today announced that it launched Computrace(R) Mobile for the BlackBerry(R) platform. The new solution delivers asset management, data protection and geolocation tracking for the popular BlackBerry line of smartphones.
The launch follows a successful beta program that allowed select Absolute customers to test Computrace Mobile for BlackBerry smartphones within their live IT operations.
After Computrace Mobile is installed and activated on smartphones, it reports asset and location information every 30 minutes. IT administrators can detect hardware and software changes on the smartphone, as well as run daily reports to see its locations using Google Maps(TM) within the secure Absolute Customer Center.
Computrace Mobile is currently available for BlackBerry OS versions 4.2.1 and later, including consumer models and all future models, as well as all Windows Mobile(R) 5 and 6 handheld devices such as the MOTO Q(TM), Palm(R) Treo(TM) and Samsung(R) BlackJack(TM). Computrace Mobile is available for purchase with an MSRP of $13.95 for a 1-year subscription through Absolute Software at 1-800-220-0733, or go to www.absolute.com for more information.
Posted by Mauricio on Feb 18, 2009 at 12:27 PM | Comments
Yahoo! has just announced their upcoming Yahoo! Mobile website and smartphone application.
Consumers will be able to:
Discover: via results from Yahoo!’s award-winning mobile search, editor-selected content, and new maps tools.
Stay Connected: through access to their email and social network accounts from the most popular Web providers, as well as instant messaging, address book and calendar tools.
Stay Informed: by bringing together favorite content – websites, sports teams, news sources, RSS feeds, weather, stocks, horoscopes and more – into a single location.
Expected launch of Yahoo! Mobile is in late May 2009, but if you want to beta test it click here to join the managed beta program.
Posted by Mauricio on Feb 18, 2009 at 10:28 AM | Comments
Unlock Your BlackBerry Storm let me know about their new BlackBerry unlocking service. You can remote unlock the Storm 9530 to be used on the GSM and EDGE network!
Unlock Your BlackBerry Storm has also provided me with a coupon code just for BlackBerry Rocks! readers to get 10% off the sale price, which is $39.99. The coupon code is BBROCKS.
Here are other services they offer for BlackBerry remote unlocking:
Posted by Mauricio on Feb 17, 2009 at 11:41 PM | Comments
Came across this press release about a new GPS tracking service that is being offered by Rocky Mountain Tracking for a monthly fee of $14.95. It seems like most GPS-enabled BlackBerrys are supported.
Benefits:
Can supply you with peace of mind by knowing:
Location by address of family member, business associate or asset.
Speed of travel
Has left or entered a predefined zone
Twelve states have mandatory insurance discount laws for use of gps
Can aide in parenting children and managing teen driving habits
Provides historical data about where your family members have been
Some highlights from the press release:
Rocky Mountain Tracking, Inc. (RMT) is releasing its newest tracking application for GPS-enabled cell phones. “Anyone with a Blackberry or Windows Mobile device can track their cell phone from any computer through web-based tracking software,” says Brad Borst, President of the company.
With the introduction of the NavIQ Mobile technology, the safety and security benefits to the individual user are significant.
In 2003, the Federal Communications Commission passed a directive which required all cell phones manufactured after 2005 to be GPS capable.
The launch of NavIQ Mobile now offers a more advanced technology which provides more information, such as, address, speed, heading, longitude, latitude, date, time, and a history of everywhere it has been.
Obviously, the ramifications for both business and personal use are enormous given the wide ranging scope of this newest level of technology. GPS-enabled cell phones allow business owners to not only keep a watchful eye over their employees, but also to track their entire fleet of vehicles used by their mobile workforce.
Be sure to leave some comments if you decide to try it out!
Posted by Mauricio on Feb 4, 2009 at 4:49 PM | Comments
*UPDATE* Here are some photos of Pongr in action on my BlackBerry Curve 8900. I noticed that using the Barcode search results in more desirable prices, probably because it is more precise. Let me know if you try it out!
Just found out about a cool new BlackBerry application called Pongr. This application basically helps you find the best price available for a certain product, like books, movies, music, and video games, etc. This application is currently in public beta and is FREE!
The way it works is you take a photo of the product, email it to ping@pongr.com or send a text to SHOPP (74677), then Pongr will send back a list of the best prices and websites where you can purchase your item right to your BlackBerry. Nice!
YouMail, Inc. (http://www.youmail.com), the mobile industry’s premier consumer voicemail service, today announced the availability of Visual Voicemail Plus, its free, visual voicemail application for BlackBerry phones including the Pearl, Curve, Bold and Storm.
“YouMail’s Visual Voicemail Plus allows BlackBerry users to enjoy the speed and convenience of visual voicemail, for free, in addition to having access to all of the other voicemail enhancements in YouMail’s award winning voicemail service.”
YouMail’s time-saving Visual Voicemail Plus, gives BlackBerry clients access to a voicemail inbox right on their mobile phone.
In addition, customers that currently use YouMail’s free and premium transcription services will also be able to read their voicemails directly from the new application, saving even more time.
YouMail’s BlackBerry application was built entirely on top of its open API. The API allows developers to write their own applications that extend YouMail’s offerings to handset applications, browser plug ins, widgets, and more.
Posted by Mauricio on Feb 3, 2009 at 9:46 AM | Comments
This is interesting. Apparently, the GOP (among other officials) are now on Twitter!
I had to post this under the Humor category also because it made me laugh. “jasoninthehouse”
By Ki Mae Heussner:
Republicans Embrace Twitter, Even During Closed-Door Meetings
President George W. Bush wasn’t exactly what you’d call an active user of “the Internets.”
And, during the presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain admitted his own lukewarm relationship with the computer.
But now that the GOP is without a branch of government to call its own, Republicans in Congress are turning to technology’s latest trend to re-establish their political power, 140 characters at a time.
Fifty members of Congress use the micro-blogging service Twitter to communicate with constituents, according to the Sunlight Foundation, a non-partisan watchdog group that advocates for greater transparency through technology.
One might think that the party of our BlackBerry-wielding, text-happy president would be the one to lead the way in this ever-expanding Twitter-verse.
But, in Congress, it appears that, according to Sunlight, Twittering Republicans outnumber their Democratic counterparts almost 2 to 1.
Posted by Mauricio on Feb 2, 2009 at 8:58 PM | Comments
Skydeck let me know that their service is now out of beta and available for BlackBerry smartphones.
Some Skydeck highlights include:
Skydeck moves all the functionality of your Blackberry device onto the web, and lets you track, archive and search VoIP and wireless calls, voicemail and text messages online.
Skydeck keeps a complete record of your activity by capturing every incoming and outgoing call and lets you search them and attach call notes. It also captures full text of text messages and incoming voice mails.
Skydeck organizes the address book on your Blackberry device based on who you interact with most, putting the people you talk and message with the most right at the top.
If you lose your phone, or are traveling and want to avoid costly roaming charges, you can use your smart phone from Skydeck on the web.
Skydeck lets you initiate VoIP calls and text messages that look like they are coming from your cell phone.
Some of the new features include:
All of your calls – including missed calls and voicemails, which never showed up in the original version of Skydeck.
All of your text messages – including the content of your text messages.
All of your voicemails – including the audio of your voicemails, plus a transcribed version that gets sent to you by text and by email, all stored on Skydeck.com.
All of your contacts – sync your cell phone directly to Skydeck.
In real time – not one day late.
Search – including the content of your texts and the content of your voicemails.
Reply – take advantage of your broadband connection, your headset, and your keyboard to place calls and send texts from Skydeck that appear to be coming from your cell phone.
Price: Starting at $9.95 per month
Be sure to leave some comments if you decide to try this service out!
Posted by Mauricio on Jan 21, 2009 at 3:48 PM | Comments
Google and New York City partnered up to bring everyone a new website and Information Center.
NYCGo.com is the new, official resource website for New York City. They didn’t just create a new website, but an entire new Information Center as well! The Official New York City Information Center is at 810 Seventh Avenue, between 52nd and 53rd Streets. You can browse NYCGo.com and use the integrated Google Maps links to find hotels, restaurants and entertainment, and exclusive citywide savings and promotions.
The Information Center features interactive map tables, powered by the Google Maps API for Flash, that let you navigate venues and attractions as well as create personalized itineraries, which can be printed, emailed or sent to mobile devices. Additionally, there’s a gigantic video wall that utilizes Google Earth to display a 3D model of New York City on which you can map out personalized itineraries.
That’s pretty cool! I’m going to have to check it out soon.
Don’t have Google Maps Mobile on your BlackBerry? Download it by visiting google.com/gmm through your PC or BlackBerry Browser.
Posted by Mauricio on Jan 7, 2009 at 11:57 AM | Comments
Press Release
Feature Pack supports mobile printing of HTML e-mails and browser pages directly from a BlackBerry smartphone
The new Feature Pack from Cortado transforms a smartphone into a PC and lets users take office functions on the road. The feature pack, released today, makes Cortado the first to offer printing and faxing from improved BlackBerry browsers.
The Feature Pack now allows users to print HTML e-mails or web browser pages to Bluetooth or network printers – or send via fax. Furthermore, administrators can easily manage network printers, and users can search for these from a BlackBerry smartphone. The new feature pack supports Microsoft Office 2007 formats as well as the mailing system from GroupWise, a Groupware software from Novell. { Continue reading }
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