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InfoSpace Find it! For BlackBerry

March 27, 2007 by Robb Dunewood 8 Comments

InfoSpace today announced the launch of InfoSpace Find It! for BlackBerry, a free location based application “that distills millions of listings into six easy categories tailored to the on-the-go user.”

InfoSpace provides a valuable search application that helps BlackBerry users find nearby locations of interest,” said Jeff McDowell, vice president, global alliances, Research In Motion. “Location-based applications, like InfoSpace Find It!, provide an added dimension that can simplify and enhance the mobile experience.


I must say that InfoSpace Find It! for BlackBerry is a pretty cool application with a very nice GUI and is fairly quick. The spoken Turn-by-Turn Directions, although I have not gotten them to work on my BlackBerry 7130e, is an awesome feature (if it works) that can keep you from having to look at your device while driving. I am still trying to figure out if the spoken Turn-by-Turn Directions are available on devices older than the Pearl.

I would be interested to hear how the GPS functionality works from any of you BlackBerry 8800 or BlackBerry 7520 users out there.

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  1. AC says

    March 28, 2007 at 4:00 am

    I installed this on my 8700r. The program itself “works”, but it doesn’t support Canada. Am I doing something wrong or is that how it is?

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  2. mingo says

    March 28, 2007 at 10:04 am

    I installed on 8703e and it seems to work. I like the inteface and the GPS integration. My only addition would be a airport lookup.

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  3. Bill Andrews says

    March 28, 2007 at 12:24 pm

    It works on my Pearl however not with my external GPS “puck”. ANy clues???

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  4. Bill Andrews says

    March 28, 2007 at 12:25 pm

    It works on my Pearl however not with my external GPS “puck”. ANy clues??? Please help

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  5. MrBigBen says

    March 28, 2007 at 2:13 pm

    I also have been using it since this morning, the service does locate me in canada (relatively well) but I cannot search for canadian addresses or businesses yet I can see myself on the map.

    odd or expected?

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  6. Jeremy says

    April 8, 2007 at 10:56 am

    I installed it last night on my 8800 and it’s really hit or miss. 2 out of 3 times I can’t start the application. It simply tells me to try again later. Once the application starts, I can easily navigate the menus as there doesn’t seem to be major bugs. However, whenever I attempt to use any of the features, I sometimes get a timeout. I’ve yet to successfully get audio to work.
    To me, the problem seems that the InfoSpace folks don’t have an infrastructure capable of handling the traffic.

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  7. Dave says

    July 13, 2007 at 10:34 am

    Installed on my 8830 and looks great in the US but does not able to use for Canadian addresses. Will this be corrected or am I missing something?

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  8. deborah says

    August 20, 2008 at 8:10 pm

    spoken turn by turn worked on my 8703, but does not show up as an option on my 8330 curve…??

    what gives?

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