After pouring over countless articles, slides, and pictures from RIM’s Developer conference the last couple of days, I have to admit I am really impressed by RIM’s consumer minded showing. The simple addition of BlackBerry Themes in App World combined with Widgets and actual 3D games to boot instantly jumped RIM and the BlackBerry platform up a few rungs in my book. There’s no doubt about it, for consumers focused on multimedia and entertainment, the...
Simple operation is the goal of many smartphone manufacturers and mobile OS developers. The easier and more straightforward you can make your device the better. But sometimes you just want to get your hands dirty or tweak your device a bit. For BlackBerry users longing for such control, they have a new solution in “Task Manager”. Even in the free model, users have access to Applications, Performance, and System Info. The first three tabs give you some...
Do you really want to know how good/bad a particular carriers’ coverage is in your neck of the woods? You could always rely on those overly general carrier maps or if you’re really gullible, the individual carrier reps who over promise the networks they work for. Moving on, what if we end users could relay real coverage info back to some “mother ship” ala Google Maps with their real time traffic info? Well guess what? There is just an app for...
Mobile bloggers and CrackBerry aficionados take note, the WordPress BlackBerry app has been updated to version 0.9.0.175 *correction* 0.9.0.157. Besides a new set of numbers, users can now enjoy: Custom field support Ability to write and post excerpts Support for comment replies Gravatar support Open comment list for a specific post Open URL of author in BB browser Added support for French and Italian languages Overall a welcome update for sure. I know the...
One of the most requested features for BlackBerry App World, a desktop version to more easily and quickly view BlackBerry apps is finally here. A thoughtful feature no less is the fact that you can enter your email address into the web version of apps you have your eye on in order to send an app to your phone that will open app world on your device and take you straight to said app. Not a major feature but certainly one that cuts down on clicking, thumb twiddling, and...
