Adobe has finally announced the release of Flash 10.1 mobile to be built into smartphones. Flash 10.1 has been in beta for a while on the Android platform, and will be released to Android 2.2 devices in the market today. Adobe is also releasing Flash Mobile to platform partners so it can be included in [...]
RIM recently held an event in New York recently to show off their forthcoming update to the Blackberry App World. This update comes with several big new features including QR codes, carrier and credit card billing, and a new Blackberry ID infrastructure.
Google has updated it’s Maps application for Blackberry with a couple of new features. First off it shows you biking routes and offers directions for those of you on two wheels. As Google points out, this feature is still in beta (like half of Google’s software), so you shouldn’t go blindly following the biking directions [...]
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Wondering when the Bump payment functionality in the PayPal iPhone app would make it to PayPal’s Android and BlackBerry apps? CNET talked to PayPal at CTIA 2010, and were told the updates are planned for release in the “next two to three months”.
Vlingo allows you to do just about everything with your BlackBerry using only your voice – quite obviously making it significantly safer to operate your phone while you’re behind the wheel of a car. The latest version 4.5 completes the picture with SafeReader, a text-to-speech function that reads incoming text messages and email to you.
Today at CTIA 2010, Verizon and Skype announced the imminent release of Skype mobile for Android and BlackBerry handsets on Verizon’s network. Come Thursday, you’ll be able to enter your phone number at verizonwireless.com/skypemobile to have a download link sent to your handset via text message. Android users will also be able to download the [...]
If you’re looking for a little something to tide you over while RIM works on its WebKit-based browser for the BlackBerry, perhaps Bolt 2.0 is worth a look when it hits tomorrow. Features include a 100% score on the Acid3 test, tabbed browsing, and heaps more – read on for the rest.
RIM’s follow-up to the lackluster BlackBerry Storm has just arrived in India, running the latest BlackBerry OS 5.0. Thankfully, it’s backwards compatible with all apps designed for the original BlackBerry Storm. Read on for more.
DIRECTV has finally released the long-awaited DVR Scheduler app for the BlackBerry. While it’s only replicating functionality available on their mobile site, there’s nothing quite like using a purpose-built application.
While Apple’s share of the personal computer market continues to increase, many device manufacturers are still, for whatever reason, lagging behind in releasing OS X versions of their software tools. RIM are the latest company to play catchup – a recent post on Inside BlackBerry, the official BlackBerry blog, lets us know that the release [...]
