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Shazam has been identifying, grabbing lyrics for, and allowing purchases of songs on BlackBerry since last spring, with Storm compatibility arriving a little bit later in the summer. Since then, a new version came around to iPhone (and now BlackBerry) called Shazam Encore, which hosted faster song lookup, recommendations, and optimizations for song ID while in the car, so it can pick up tunes on the radio more efficiently. Of course, just to push the free users towards this new premium version, the original app is now limited to only five song IDs (tags) per month, while Encore gets as many as you want. D’oh. There aren’t many alternatives for this kind of software for BlackBerry, but I really hope Midomi makes the port at some point. If you’re big on music, you can nab Shazam Encore for $4.99 in the BlackBerry App World, or hit up Shazam’s homepage for a closer look.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
