HP had already made two official announcements at WES (CloudPrint and Operations Manager), but they also offered a sneak peek of what they’re working on next at yesterday’s keynote. Details were slim, but the long and short of their new app, Friendlee for BlackBerry, is that it lets you get in touch with your closest…
7digital to Offer DRM-Free Music to BlackBerry this Summer
DevelopIQ is getting in on the mobile music scene in a serious way at WES 2009 with 7digital. With a number of music licenses comparable to Apple, 7digital will offer DRM-free music downloaded over the air to BlackBerrys this summer. That alone is pretty sweet, but 7digital’s massive license library has attracted the attention of…
Vlingo Goes Premium, Adds a Few Features
@Vlingo at #WES09 on 12seconds.tv Vlingo is my favourite hands-free app for BlackBerry, bar none, and they’ve launched version 3.0 which now lets you send your transcribed messages without having to hit a key. There are some additional read-back functions but, sadly on the surface it looks like Vlingo is cutting features (sending transcribed e-mails…
Poynt Adding Reverse Lookup, Restaurant Reservations for BlackBerry
Poynt is one of the cooler location-based applications for BlackBerry out there, currently supporting local search for movies and Yellow Pages, but at WES 2009, they’re showing off new features in Restaurant and White Pages services. Using both cell site recognition as well as GPS to figure what’s near you, Poynt plugs right into the…
Streaming Podcasts come to Viigo
It’s been a long time a-coming, but streaming podcasts are finally here for Viigo on BlackBerry. Twitter and Facebook integration also got a bit of an upgrade for the social networkers out there. While podcasting is a big step for Viigo, I’m not sure if it will replace PodTrapper as my primary podcast client, it’s a…
Replacing Pagers – Medical Industry Using BlackBerry to Catch up to Communication Standards
I just got back from a small and cozy sideshow here at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium called the International Mobility Forum, where RIM zooms in on developers and experts from particular niches; this year, they’re looking at the medical field. It’s not an area that we get a chance to take a look at too…
Gwabbit Scans BlackBerry E-Mails for Contact Info, Updates Address Book
One of the cooler products that caught my eye on the Solutions Showcase floor at WES 2009 was Gwabbit. It’s a simple, new app for BlackBerry that scans your incoming e-mail for contact information (stuff usually thrown into a signature), sends it off to their servers, figures out what fields the information would go into…
WES 2009 Day 1 Keynote
RIM’s biggest BlackBerry show of the year is now officially on and the the keynote is gonna kick things off. We aren’t expecting anything big (like the a device announcement), but will probably have some cool stuff for enterprise and admins. Woop! Show’s starting. Time to liveblog. 8:44 – Mike Lazaridis talks up BlackBerry’s birthday,…
Smart Card Security Being Built into microSD Memory Cards
While RIM’s press briefing today at WES 2009 was boring for the most part, but there was this little thing that their security VP brought up that looked really cool. MicroSD cards with embedded Smart Card security have apparently been around at least two years, but it’s certainly new to me. Giesecke & Devrient have…
IntoMobile at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2009
Y’know, MWC, CES, and CTIA might be bigger shows, but Research in Motion’s Wireless Enterprise Symposium really lets you focus on one platform: Blackberry. Everywhere else you have to keep an eye on a bunch of different carriers, often to the detriment of anyone else trying to grab your attention. This is my second year…