WIND Mobile is now allowing PC tethering for mobile internet access and media streaming on their BlackBerry Bold 9700. Understandably, these were big features that people were expecting and nagging about after enjoying them on any of the Big Three Canadian carriers, but it’s good to see WIND was listening (true to their tagline) and…
DataInherit Password Safe iPhone app lets you access your super secret passwords while on the go
DataInherit.com, which is an online bank for private password and document storage, it joining the “iPhone race” with a dedicated application. Apparently developed by Swiss online banking security experts, DataInherit Password Safe allows users to manage and access their passwords anywhere and anytime. So why on Earth would you want to use DataInherit’s service, instead…
Qualcomm, GreenRoad team-up to offer complete mobile resource management and driver safety solution
Qualcomm and GreenRoad (driver safety and efficiency service provider) signed an agreement to offer the “first integrated solution that addresses mobile resource management (MRM), safety and driving behavior.” The solution combines Qualcomm’s GPS-enabled Service Fleet Manager and the GreenRoad 360 service, enabling fleets to better manage their assets, gain greater fuel efficiency and improve safety.…
Video: Google Maps 4.1 for Android [Maps Live wallpaper, Latitude widget]
Google has just released Google Maps 4.1 for Android devices running 1.6 or higher, and it’s a pretty minor update. New features include: New search results page that shows everything you need all in one place. You can also go through the different search results by swiping left to right versus having to go back…
BlackBerry Push Services Now Available for Developers
Back at the BlackBerry Developer Conference, RIM announced that it would be offering free push APIs to application devs to allow them to use the same mechanism that enables the BlackBerry’s world-class e-mail, and today, it’s available for all. If you’ve yet to see it in action, push is essentially server-initiated content fetching – that…
Juniper Research: Web 2.0 mobile revenues to reach $18.9 billion by 2014
Revenues from Web 2.0-related apps and services will hit $18.9 billion in 2014, according to the new report by Juniper Research. Among the apps/services that ride this wave are various presence-enabled communities such as mobile VoIP, (location based) social networking services, user-generated content and mobile dating sites, as well as chat and professional applications. The…
Snaptic note-taking tool nears 2 million installs on Android
It’s time to give space on IntoMobile to some other note-taking tool other than Evernote (which I love). 🙂 We’ll be talking about Snaptic, which announced that its note-taking application (3banana) on Google’s Android has reached nearly 2,000,000 active installs. As far as I’ve understood, we’re not talking about “pure” Snaptic client installs, but all…
Rogers My Account Comes to Android, Helps Count the Kilobytes
Anyone packing an Android phone from Rogers, like the Dream, Magic+ or the soon-to-be-released QUENCH, Liquid e, and Spica, will probably want to pick up the new MyAccount application to keep tabs on their wireless voice and data usage. You can also monitor how many text messages you’re chewing through, check your balance, and make…
BIS 3.0 Rollout Begun, BlackBerry Gmail Plug-In to be Updated
There has been a lot of confusion regarding the state  of two-way Gmail syncronisation in BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0 lately, but after seeing an official forum post, it all seems to make sense now.  The official knowledgebase article for BIS 3.0 had the sync nowhere in the features list, and there’s nary a sign of…
AT&T announced 4 new Quick Messaging devices, new services
AT&T announced a line-up of four new Quick Messaging Devices, which according to the company’s David Christopher are among their most popular and fastest-growing phones, offering consumers a great value for the money. The new phones announced include: Samsung Strive – highlights include a 2-megapixel camera and vertical sliding QWERTY keyboard. It will be available…