OS 4.3 Adds Voice Notes To The BlackBerry

BlackBerry OS 4.3 which made it’s debut here in the U.S. on the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 has a added a cool new feature that allows you to create Voice Notes and send them via MMS, Email, PIN, or IM.

The new Voice Notes feature will allow BlackBerry users to record messages up to one minute long, however, there are some restrictions…

• Voice notes larger than 300 KB cannot be sent as MMS text messages.
• Personal indentifcation number (PIN) messages and BlackBerry Messenger voice note messages cannot be larger then 15 KB.
• Voice notes will only be recorded in AMR format; however, files of any recognized audio format will be listed in the voice notes folder on the BlackBerry smartphone.
• The voice notes feature may be disabled using an IT policy.

Get more information about BlackBerry Voice Notes here…

Written by Robb Dunewood on November 8th, 2007 with 3 comments.
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Siebel CRM Mobile Now Available For The BlackBerry

Oracle today announced Siebel CRM Mobile for the BlackBerry. Some of you may be thinking “Weren’t we already able to access Siebel via the BlackBerry Browser?”, and you would be right. We talked about this back wirelessly accessing Siebel via your BlackBerry back in April.

Siebel CRM Mobile for the BlackBerry, however, adds an additional level of integration with the BlackBerry enabling real-time CRM data to be pushed to the device.

BlackBerry smartphones are ‘must-have’ tools for millions of professionals in thousands of organizations around the world,” said Oracle Vice President of CRM Strategy Mike Betzer. “The new Siebel CRM Mobile couples the BlackBerry platform’s renowned ease-of-use with the power of Siebel CRM applications for an unrivaled, on-premise CRM mobile solution.

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Written by Robb Dunewood on November 8th, 2007 with 2 comments.
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Magmic And Vivendi Games Mobile Join Forces

Magmic Games and Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, have announced an agreement that will bring several Vivendi Games Mobile titles to the BlackBerry as well as Windows Mobile devices.

The list of games initially coming to the BlackBerry include CaesarTM, Crash® Tag Team Racing, Leisure Suit Larry®: Love for Sail, Shock Blocks™, Surviving Hollywood™ and The Legend of Spyro™.

No World of WarCraft for those of you wondering…

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Written by Robb Dunewood on November 8th, 2007 with no comments.
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