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 [...]
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 [...]
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Gmail on a Blackberry device is not an easy thing to work with. Since IMAP is near impossible to use on the device, you are left with only two solutions: POP access or the Gmail app. Neither of which provide users with the great experience they are used to. There is hope, however, because RIM [...]
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According to their presentation on Q2 2009 Financials, Adobe will be bringing their Flash 10 for smartphones into beta this fall on several different platforms. More notable, however, might be the platforms that weren’t included in the presentation.
Yesterday Sprint (and Verizon as well) announced details on the availability of the new Blackberry Tour 9630. The Tour is aimed at jetsetting customers, as it will not only operate on Sprint’s 3G network in North America but will allow customers to roam on foreign GSM networks.
Now that Research in Motion has purchased Dash Navigation, it is hoped that RIM will use the software in future models of their product line and provide better GPS technology for their users.
Verizon today announced a new 3G-enabled version of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip will launch on their network on June 19. The Pearl Flip features RIM’s proprietary SureType keyboard, a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash and video recording, visual voice mail, and a microSD slot to provide up to 16GB of storage.
Research in Motion (RIM) has reported another vulnerability affecting the BlackBerry line of devices. Many BlackBerry users may not have been aware that RIM had issued the warning and fix on May 26, 2009.
The vulnerability could occur when BlackBerry users open PDF formatted attachments, which may be from hackers hoping to gain access to servers [...]
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