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Slacker Radio 3.0

Slacker Radio 3.0 For BlackBerry Released: Now With Wireless Caching

February 23, 2010

My favorite BlackBerry Internet radio application, Slacker Radio, has been updated to version 3.0.451 here in the States and now includes wireless station caching.
Slacker Radio 3.0 features include:

Updated interface
Faster application startup time
Significantly smaller application size
Improved touch interface for BlackBerry Storm
Greatly improved battery life
New settings menu options
Tabbed info view for lyrics, reviews and biographies

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Poynt Updated To Verison 1.5.3.14

February 22, 2010

One of our favorite BlackBerry applications, Poynt, has been updated to version 1.5.3.14.  From what we can tell, version 1.5.3.14 appears to be a bug fix, as there doesn’t appear to be any new functionality or features.
Poynt free all-in-one local search application that allows you to connect with the local businesses, retailers [...]

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Report Community Issues With SeeClickFix

February 19, 2010

SeeClickFix is a pretty cool service that I believe that I first saw on DiggNation sometime last year.  The idea behind SeeClickFix is to bring citizens, community groups, and local governments closer together by allowing you to see a non-emergency type issue on your community and report it to the appropriate authorities quickly and easily.
The [...]

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What Am I Missing When It Comes To Foursquare?

February 18, 2010

It seems like more and more of my friends are getting hooked on Foursquare, so,  I’ve decided to give it the honest try.  I’ve got to be honest though.  I am either too anti-social or to worried about being tracked from space, because letting the world know where I am via Twitter and the internet [...]

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Amazon Releases Kindle For BlackBerry In The U.S.

February 18, 2010

It was back at the beginning of January when we first heard that Amazon was working on Kindle for BlackBerry.  It’s roughly 6 weeks later and the application is now available.
You can pick up Kindle for BlackBerry up OTA by pointing your device’s browser to http://www.amazon.com/kindlebb.

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Mike Lazaridis Introduces BlackBerry Super Apps

February 17, 2010

During his keynote at Mobile World Congress 2010, Research in Motion founder and co-CEO, Mike Lazaridis, introduced the concept of BlackBerry Super Apps.
A Super App for BlackBerry smartphones is an app that delivers a compelling user experience by leveraging the unique capabilities of the BlackBerry platform. Super Apps are the kind of apps that people [...]

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10 Things RIM Needs To Address In Twitter For BlackBerry Smartphones Before They Release It To All

February 17, 2010

For those of you that haven’t heard, Research in Motion has put out a limited pre-release of Twitter for BlackBerry.  I’ve been playing around with it for a bit over a day now and I’ve got two words for it.  Not Impressed…
Twitter for BlackBerry is a pre-release, so, it is conceivable that RIM will polish [...]

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Verizon Brings Skype Mobile To BlackBerry And Android

February 16, 2010

Earlier today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Verizon announced that it has partnered with Skype and will be bringing Skype Mobile to various Verizon BlackBerry and Android devices in March.
Skype Mobile Features Include:

Make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype user around the globe on America’s most reliable wireless network;
Call international phone numbers [...]

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BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Officially Announced

February 16, 2010

Research in Motion has officially introduced BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express, a free version of BES intended for small to medium sized businesses running Microsoft Exchange.  BES Express is expected to ship in March and works on Exchange 2003, 2007, and 2010 as well as Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 and 2008.

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