Anytime over the past year-and-a-half or so, whenever someone asked me what I thought about the CrunchPad , my answer was pretty much always the same: you’ll never get your hands on one. Call me a cynic, but I just found it difficult to believe that Mike Arrington would be able to pull off what no other major consumer electronics manufacturer has been unable to do as of yet. Today, Mike announced that the CrunchPad is dead. No more.
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The CrunchPad is no more
It’s been a few days (almost a week) spent with the N900, and I have to say it’s been used as a 2nd device predominantly. Mainly due to one issue – at this current time it will not work with a new 3G only 3UK sim card, but apparently there is a firmware update coming which will fix this issue. I think that would be a wise decision 3UK are very much like the N900 – open (well more than their competitors) so it makes sense to make it widely available. Whether using the N900 as my 2nd device has affected my opinion of it so far I have to say is unlikely
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Nokia N900 – Initial Impression
Looking at the data of Black Friday purchases over mobile phones, one would wonder if we’re recovering from a deep recession. On Black Friday 2009, mobile online payments through PayPal were up nearly 650 percent year-over-year, according to the eBay-owned payment company, in data reviewed by Dow Jones . The data was compiled from eBay’s PayPal and TheFind.com, a product search engine. Searches from mobile devices increased from about 5,000 on Black Friday 2008 to about 200,000 this year according to product search engine TheFind.com.
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Black Friday Sees Mobile Shopping Explosion
The musical Avenue Q might want to update it’s lyrics to “The Mobile Phone is for Porn.” While Apple has avoided allowing a porn store on its iPhone, Google’s Android device won’t judge. Called MiKandi , the world’s first adult-only app store was recently launched for Android devices. In the porn-only store, users can search a range of free and paid applications. Users can post reviews and join discussions. What does adult videos have to do with mobile marketing
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Should Porn Be Apple’s Biggest Fear?
For many corporate employees the Christmas season can be both a time of stress and joy as the push to complete projects on time goes into overdrive and employees look forward to year end Christmas bonuses. Likewise, the year end for many corporate computer users can be a source of both stress and cheer as end users learn about plans to upgrade their computers and laptops. An upgrade can be as simple as adding more memory or as ambitious as replacing slower and less efficient computers. Or sometimes the upgrade is software
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Performing Outlook Migrations
India will effectively “kill” some twenty-five million Chinese cell phones beginning tomorrow, December 1st. India’s Department of Telecommunications has given the order to operators to “block cellphones” without a valid IMEI number. The move leaves millions of Chinese using mobile phones without IMEI number with only two options: buy a new phone with a valid IMEI number or get the number implanted in your current phone using available software through the Cellular Operators Association of India. India’s Ministry of Communications remains concerned that, if not handled appropriately and swiftly, these anonymous phones could fall into the hands of unsavory characters and potentially be used for terrorism
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25 Million Chinese Phones Will “Die” Tomorrow
In the run up to the coming festivities, amongst the planning of which family member to invite, which one not, who to buy for and what to get them, there is a core of people whose mind is occupied with nothing else but getting away from it all. For some, this will involve going on a retreat, to deepen their understanding of the true meaning of Christmas, but for many it means planning a winter break holiday, going somewhere for Christmas and New Year, to rest and relax, and enjoy the holiday. Amongst all that planning, one thing that can often be overlooked is the cost involved in using your mobile phone abroad .
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Sim Cards for travelling abroad
There’s a few apps out there that seem to compliment the BlackBerry OS, as though they are the missing piece of the puzzle, the “mini Me” that complete the OS making it as close to perfect as it can be. This is one of those apps. With The Mobile Heist today, I thought this would be a great time to review AddOnIs by Twinkler Software and let you know what I think of it. This app is really interesting. It normally sells for $9.95 in the BlackBerry Sync Store, but for one day only you can grab it for $4.97.
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Review: AddOnIs v1.3.0 By Twinkler Software, LLC.
I’ve got a question. How many of you have had the opportunity to try out the new BlackBerry Bold 9700, regardless of the carrier? Pretty cool device, don’t you think? I mean with WiFi, HSPA, new optical trackpad, even the battery life has improved quite a bit. So all in all, seems like the perfect BlackBerry, right? Well, not exactly. While I do feel that the Bold is probably one of the best BlackBerry devices ever due to all that’s mentioned above, it is my opinion (and I’m sure I’m not alone) that the Bold, along with other newer devices, is way too small. It seems to me that RIM isn’t considering the fact that not everyone has tiny hands. I’ve got pretty large hands, and have a hard time using it. That’s why I haven’t purchased one, and will not. I have service with Telus here in Canada, and now that we have the new HSPA network, it seems to me that my only viable option is to get a Bold 9000 and unlock it if I want the HSPA speeds on my BlackBerry. Smartphones are small to begin with, and this doesn’t help. I find it very hard to type on and make frequent spelling mistakes when I tried writing a long message on it. If RIM would have made it just a bit bigger, then I think it would be perfect. Now this is not to say there shouldn’t be smaller form factor BlackBerrys, because I know a lot of people who find some other ones too big and don’t want a Pearl due to the SureType keyboard. So that’s all fine. Then there are those who want the smallest phones possible, so the SureType works for that crowd. So what about us? I think RIM should come up with 3 major lines of device… SureType style – Keep the Pearl line the way it is so those who want a small device with BlackBerry features can have the best of both worlds. Curve/Tour/Javelin/Bold 9700 style – Those who want the full QWERTY keyboard without the bulky device Bold 9000 style – Make some bigger phones with a bigger keyboard so I don’t feel like Shaq trying to use an iPod Nano.
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Editorial: What About Us?
Cyber Monday is shaping up to be pretty sweet here at BlackBerry Sync. We’ve got 10 of our top selling BlackBerry apps at 50% off! Here’s a list of the top selling apps you will find: TetherBerry, QuickLaunch, Empower HTML Viewer, BerryBuzz, AddOnis, MobiScope, Beyond160, Pocket Informant, Druglord Wars, and Real iBerry Blocks Theme – All of 50% off. Check out the sweet list below, and start shopping! Visit the Mobile Heist Sale in the BlackBerry Sync Store You can also visit the sale page from your BlackBerry. Point your browser to: www.tinyurl.com/bbsyncsale You’re reading a story which originated at BlackBerrySync.com , Where you find BlackBerry News You Can Sync With… This story is sponsored by the new BlackBerry Sync Mobile App Store .
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50% off 10 Top Selling BlackBerry Apps! It’s a Mobile Heist in the BBSync Store
Customers Have Defense Capabilities of Cisco Security Intelligence Operations in the Palm of Their Hand Photos Cisco today announced Cisco SIO To Go, an Apple iPhone application that puts the power of the Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO) in users’ hands, giving them real-time access to a wealth of actionable global security information no matter where they are. Available soon at the Apple iTunes Store, the Cisco SIO iPhone application enables users to personalize alerts to show only those security threats that could impact their network and provides added assurance that they are being protected by their Cisco security solution
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Global Security Information Now On-the-Go with Cisco iPhone Application
LG IQ The new LG IQ / Monaco is coming to Telus before the end of the year according to MobileJaw.com . They also said that a Pico projector can be attached to this device by removing the battery cover, I cant wait to see how well they perform. Features : Windows Mobile 6.5 LG’s S-Class user interface 1500 mAh battery 5 mega pixel camera MicroSD Snapdragon 1 Ghz processor finger scanner- which also act as a touch pad. Video of LG IQ in action ©
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Telus LG IQ / Monaco – Specs, Pics and Video
I know a lot of you are doing your Black Friday 2009 shopping online today, and apart from the great stuff that’s going on in the Amazon Black Friday sale , we know that Apple gear is all the rage. To that end, we had a quick tip for you. Yes, Apple has a Black Friday sale going on , and you will find some discounts on a bunch of Macs and iPods, among other things.
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The real Apple Black Friday deals are at MacMall
Okay guys, if you are looking to do some Black Friday 2009 shopping, we think that the Amazon Black Friday deals page is a great place to start. Why? Well, so far today they’ve had full music albums for 75% off, The Dark Knight on Blu-ray for 72% off, and a Garmin nuvi GPS for 50% off. Oh, and there’s plenty more where that came from. Sound interesting?
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Hit Amazon for some great Black Friday deals
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
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Future of QR Codes-Japan’s Colour Code Technologies
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.
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Samsung S7070 Review
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
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Samsung M3310 Review
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
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soocial is coming to Windows Mobile
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.
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Download 3 of the best Windows Mobile games for the HTC HD2
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.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness Review
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
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bbOSalert – OS Notifications App for BlackBerry is 50% off Today Only!