@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…
Viigo Partners with PageOnce for Personal Finance Monitoring
PageOnce is a really great app for BlackBerry and iPhone that pulls information across a bunch of different financial institutions so you can keep a close eye on how your acounts are doing. Viigo, my personal favourite app on BlackBerry, has now integrated PageOnce into their Finance services. The partnership marks a significant departure for…
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 Announced
Admins, rev your engines. RIM has been testing the latest version of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for a long time now to iron out all the bugs, but BES 5.0 is now publicly available. If you haven’t been in the loop, some of the main features for end-users include: Remote access to Windows network file…