After a day filled with food, what’s better to wash it down than a helping of BlackBerry? It was a short week, but we still have BlackBerry issues on the front burner, including the continued dominance of the Curve. So click on over here to hear the BBGeekcast (8 min, 34 sec) And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you won’t miss future episodes! You can also subscribe to the BBGeekcast in iTunes . Highlights include: Once again, the Curve was the top selling smartphone in America. It beat out two iPhone models in the third quarter, including the 3GS, which was released at the end of the second quarter but which had a full quarter in the third to rack up sales.
Parrot Grande Specchio by Martin Szekely Ships Dec 17th and is Available for Pre-Order
The Parrot Grande Specchio by Martin Szekely is available for pre-order at Parrot for a whopping $650. They are expected to start shipping on December 17 and will probably turn digital photo frames on its ear. For those not familiar with the Parrot Grande Specchio it has Wi-fi, Bluetooth, can display more than 1,500 photos on a 10.4” high-definition LCD screen. You can transfer your photos from your PC, Mac, mobile phone, SD card slots and USB port. The real kicker is the multiple applications that can be accessed via Wi-Fi. Google Android will let you access websites, and other information at any given moment
How to Automatically Startup in 64-bit mode in Snow Leopard
There is a good chance if you’re using Snow Leopard, that you’re not using your Mac to its full potential. Most Macs bought within the past yer or so have 64-bit processors which can take advantage of Snow Leopard’s 64-bit mode, but Snow Leopard defaults to booting into 32-bit mode. Running your computer in 64-bit mode will generally be faster, though you do have to keep an eye out for some software with incompatibility issues. The easy way to boot in to 64 bit mode is to hold down the 6 and 4 keys each time you boot
Hey it’s Friday! I was just about to leave to catch a train (going home-home first then London for the weekend) but thought that I couldn’t let the weekend go by without a blog post. This is just an absolute quicky showing off the N900’s autofocus video. Unlike the N97 or other Nseries that are stuck to a fixed zoom point (N97 horribly set to infinity, so anything closer than, um 1 mile is blurry), with the N900, the subject can be very far away, within a few cm and the infinite degrees in between. This was literally all shot, edited in 2 minutes.
Future of QR Codes-Japan’s Colour Code Technologies
TOKYO – Colour Code Technologies showcased their patent-pending QR code innovation at the Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong last week. Their innovative Colour Construct Code (CCC) is capable of storing more than x100 the amount of data of more conventional barcodes by using pixellated colours. Through their technology, QR codes can be used to encode any type of digital data without requiring an internet connection to import information. Chris Carey, Director at Colour Code, showed me some examples of the kind of content they are converting into QR codes
It seems there is no let up in Samsung’s determination to become the number one handset manufacturer in the world, as we have notice of even more devices that will swell their already large ranks of mid range handsets. It seems that Samsung are determined to keep on producing high quality touch screen devices, to flood the market with their products, so whatever you are looking for, prepay, contract, low, mid or high use, there will be a Samsung device to suit your needs. The Samsung S7070 is another in this long line of Samsung touchscreen handsets, sporting a large, 3.0 inch TFT resistive display, supporting up to 256,000 colours and with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels.
To be noticed in a crowded mobile industry, a handset needs a twist, a unique feature or look; otherwise there is a real risk of slipping into mobile phone obscurity. Some phones fight it out by being top of the tree and offering all the features possible, whilst others offer a new operating system, high end camera or online integration of contacts and services. The M3310 from Samsung comes to the market with a rather unique twist on a somewhat common design, a dual slide handset that hides stereo speakers in the upper slide out compartment. With DNSe support built in, you can be assured that the music quality is of the highest order; DNSe stands for Digital Natural Sound Engine, and this proprietary Samsung feature aims to offer the end user the best audio experience possible
soocial soocial the hassle-free address book solution is coming to windows mobile according to a tweet . Features include Keep your contacts in sync: Your phone, your computer and web applications will have the same address book. Never lose your address book again! :Automatic daily backups of your contacts, so you’ll be prepared when disaster strikes. Keep your address book clean : Your duplicates are automatically removed, or you can merge them with our easy to use tools
SneakText 1.0 – encrypt/decrypt any text message on windows mobile
sneaktext sneakText 1.0 is a pocket pc software that can encrypt or decrypt any text on windows mobile. Should work with WinMo 5 and up. Uses a custom built alphanumeric text cipher to secure just about any text-related operations you can think of. Enter a message in the interface, followed by a codeword, select ’sneak’ or ‘unsneak’, and hit ‘do it’.
Download 3 of the best Windows Mobile games for the HTC HD2
We recently posted some info about some new games on Windows Mobile which really changes the way people look at windows mobile gaming. Now the guys at pda.pl has put together a video showing these games on action on a HD2. ( via wmpoweruser ) The 3 games are : Electopia DEMO [ Download ] Experiment 13, hacked from the Xperia X2 [ Review ] [ Download ] Xtrakt, ripped from the Xperia X1.
[ SALE - Deal of the Day ] 50% off MagiCall – call and sms filtering app
MagiCall MagiCall is a smart, rule based software for dual-way calls filtering and SMS filtering. You can block unwanted callers, delete SMS spams, and prevent numbers from being dialled. And you can also easier use calling cards because MagiCall can automatically insert card number and pin in front of the original number for you. In addition, MagiCall can send SMS or launch application with filtering, such as replying SMS to the caller or the sender or playing music. Features: Rule based (more powerful than just blacklist/whitelist) Time schedule for each rule Filters missed calls Filters predefined numbers (supported wildcard: * and ?) Filters unknown (not in Contact, private) numbers Filters by Pocket Outlook Category Filters by Appointments Filters SMS by its number and/or by its content Filters SMS using regular expressions Auto changes dialled outgoing numbers (often used for calling card) Send SMS or launch program when rules are triggered Password protection Detailed log information And much more Try the fully functional demo today and see for yourself. Instead of $24.95 you can grab it for sale price $12.48.
Research In Motion BlackBerry Pearl 8110 RED Quad-band Cell Phone – Unlocked
2G Network – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Display Type – 65K colors Display Size – 240 x 260 pixels, 2.2 inches QWERTY keyboard with SureType – SureType keyboard technology combines a traditional phone keypad and a familiar QWERTY-based keyboard to create an efficient and familiar typing experience Alert Types – vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones Product Description The Unlocked BlackBerry Pearl 8110 by Research in Motion combines all of the essential features of a PDA into a sleek and stylish bar phone that blends comfortably into your lifestyle. It features a smaller then average QWERTY keyboard with SureType keyboard software, so you can easily send text messages without having a bulky cell phone protruding from the side of your waist or bag
Why Doesn’t BlackBerry App World Come Pre-Installed On New Devices?
I would have to imagine that most people reading this post have probably already installed BlackBerry App World , Research in Motion’s version of the iPhone App Store, but, for the BlackBerry. I would venture, however, that many BlackBerry users, maybe even the majority of them, have never heard of it. BlackBerry App World is still fairly new, coming out just this passed April and Research in Motion hasn’t exactly advertised the heck out of App World, but, you would figure that it would become more popular as RIM releases new BlackBerry devices into the wild, unless, of course, BlackBerry App World doesn’t come pre-installed on new BlackBerry devices
The wait is over! The highly anticipated Nokia X6 “Comes with Music” edition is now available for purchase. The smartphone features a 3.2-inch (640 x 360 pixels) capacitive touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera with a dual LED flash, 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi and a 32GB of internal storage that is enough to store approx. 7,000 songs. The Nokia X6 is the first Nokia device with a capacitive touchscreen that provides more precision and quicker response than resistive displays. The Nokia X6 “Comes with Music” edition is priced at 450 Euros or around $698.
The sharp eyed regular reader of the blog will have noted a little footnote to our news-of-the-week roundup back at the beginning of September , when we mentioned a forthcoming device in the Sony Ericsson range, news of which only came to light in document from a business update meeting. The press release talked about a device which would be marketed under the name of the Xperia Pureness , and the marketing blurb spoke of a handset designed for “Talk, Text, Time – a holiday from technology” a handset that would be designed to “reflect the purity of water and a sense of calmness when not in use” and most intriguing of all the Xperia Pureness would be the world’s first handset with a totally transparent display.
Nokia N900 with the Apple iPhone, BlackBerry Bold/Storm 2, Nokia N97 Mini/N86/5800/E71, Palm Pre, Samsung i8910/Omnia II, Sony Ericsson Satio/Aino and…
Here are some shots of the N900 with some current high end phones. In Alphabetical Order: Apple iPhone BlackBerry Bold/Storm 2, Nokia N97 Mini/N86/5800/E71, Palm Pre, Samsung i8910/Omnia II, Sony Ericsson Satio/Aino and Toshiba TG01 Initially the intention was to give a jist of the size of the N900. But since I was snapping away in phone retail stores, I didn’t get appropriate angle shots so you can see how easy it is to be deceived by comparison photos unless you see them flat, centre and horizontal with comparisons of [layered] length, width and thickness. www.sizeasy.com/ helps if you want to compare phone sizes and you’ve got their dimension.
bbOSalert – OS Notifications App for BlackBerry is 50% off Today Only!
You may have seen bbOSalert before. It’s an app designed to notify you of official and leaked OS releases for your BlackBerry. Usually this app costs a one time fee of $2, but today only its on sale for 50% off. So if you want to stay on top of the latest OS releases then pick up a copy of bbOSalert today! Purchase bbOSalert for only $1 today only! Here’s a blurb from our store: Is your F5 button about to pop off of your keyboard? Or even worse, already gone
China Transforms Manufacturer Center to Outsourcing Base
Wuxi, a picturesque city that lies along the Taihu Lake resort of the Jiangsu province, is planning to build an outsourcing base in years to come in order to become a major service outsourcing center. Wuxi is traditionally a manufacturing city, but with a focus on environmental protection, and especially after a serious blue-green algae outbreak in Taihu Lake, city leaders started to study how to transform the city’s development. Wuxi decided to replace manufacturing with the service outsourcing industry, which has far less pollution and consumes much less energy, the China Daily reports. The city is expected to attract 30 to 40 billion dollars in service outsourcing business and help create jobs for one million people by 2020, equivalent to that of India as a whole in 2007.
Overview of Gravity’s Features: · Compatible with Twitter and Laconica · All functions available on your S60 phone: tweet, reply, retweet, DM, follow & unfollow, block, create favourites, search, auto-update and many more … · Tabbed view of your Timeline, Replies, Messages, Friends, … · Profile View to see information about a Twitter User · Configurable Audio Alerts for Timeline/Replies/DM’s & Searches · Auto-Connect to any Access Point and Auto-Fallback to WLAN · Setup and use as many accounts as you want at the same time · Group support for creating custom tabs with user-defined filters · Post URLs from tweets to del.icio.us or Instapaper · Twitter-Search section with multiple search tabs and Twitter Trends · Post pictures to MobyPicture, TwitPic, TwitGoo, Posterous, Yfrog or img.ly · Preview pictures from MobyPicture, TwitPic, TwitGoo, Flic.kr, Yfrog and img.ly · Ping.fm support by simply sending “p message” or “p #group message” · Open URLs from any Tweet · Kinetic scrolling on S60v5 ( Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97 ) · Theme support ( fixed dark and bright theme ) · Full-Screen mode · Includes a Homescreen Widget for the Nokia N97 · Built-in auto-update function and beta access for testing the latest features Download People Who Liked This, Also Liked The Following: November 26, 2009 — Epocware Handy Shell v2.0 For Nokia 5800XM, N97, S60v5 (0) November 26, 2009 — AfriDoctor: First Personal Mobile Health Clinic For Nokia s60v5 (0) November 26, 2009 — Swiss Manager Pro 3.0 For Nokia 5800XM, N97 (0) November 26, 2009 — Hotelzon Mobile v2.1.0 (Find hotels with GPS support) For Nokia s60v5 (0) November 26, 2009 — Ant Colony Comic Book #1 For Nokia Xpress Music (0) November 26, 2009 — Killermobile TotalRecall v4.1 For s60v3, s60v5 (0) November 26, 2009 — Y-BROWSER V1.00 ALL Files Repacked For Nokia s60v5 (0) November 26, 2009 — Offscreen Chess Clock Touch v1.0 For Nokia s60v5 (0) November 26, 2009 — Handy Shell 2.0 Panatta Mod For Nokia 5800XM, N97 (0) November 26, 2009 — Epocware Handy Calendar V2.00 For s60v3, s60v5 (0) Tags: 5800 applications , 5800 apps , 5800 Xm , 5800 Xpress Music applications , 5th edition applications , free 5800 apps , free s60v5 applications , Full-Screen mode , Kinetic scrolling on S60v5 , Mobileways , Mobileways Gravity v1.30.6201 , n5800 applications , Nokia 5530 Xpress music applications , Nokia 5630 XpressMusic , Nokia 5730 XpressMusic , Nokia 5800 XpressMusic , Nokia 5800xm applications , Nokia 6710 Navigator , Nokia E55 , Nokia N78 , Nokia N79 , Nokia N86 8MP , Nokia N96 , nokia n97 applications , s60v3 applications , s60v5 applications , Samsung Omnia HD Applications Related posts ZXStyles ZXReader v1.4.3 Release S60 5th Signed (0) Y-BROWSER V1.00 ALL Files Repacked For Nokia s60v5 (0) Windows Live Messenger For Nokia 5800Xm, N97, s60v5 (0) WebGate Voice Inbox v1.10.120 For Nokia 5800XM, N97 (0) WebGate Easy Mute v1.0.20 For Nokia s60v3, s60v5 (0)
Core Features Include: * No Beep Recording ** (See notes below) * Record up to the Limits of your Memory in AMR or WAV formats * AutoSend Clips via MMS, HTTP* & Email * Manually or AutoSend Clips via MMS, HTTP* & Email * Intuitively Named Clips, rename, add notes and more! * Extremely flexible recording scenarios * Use as a full featured dictaphone app when not on calls, start recording using a convenient hot key * Password Protection, Autostart and many more features! Whats New : Total Recall v4.10 for Nokia S60 3rd & 5th edition devices. This is a HUGE update, hardly anything was left untouched: * Brand new beep suppression technology delivers perfect audio quality on FP2 devices with NO beep (E52, E55, 6710, 5530 and N97 may beep on the device side only at a very low level)