Posted on 20 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
I bet lots of smartphone users have been out and about when they received a message or document that they really wanted to print out. Unless you have a portable printer, printing things on the go is not an easy task.
A company called PlanOn has a cool mobile printer called the PrintStick that is small enough to take on the ...
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Posted on 20 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
The use of social networks is one of the most popular features for many mobile phone users. People are able to upload to Facebook, MySpace and post to Twitter all from their phone. Getting video from the mobile phone to Twitter can be complex for some users.
The first Twitter video application for Blackberry devices has hit the Blackberry App World. ...
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Posted on 19 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
One of the cool things that you can do with some smartphones is control home automation and alarm systems. A company called Platinum Protection has announced that it is now offering apps for the iPhone and Blackberry devices.
The apps allow users to access functions of security systems directly on the smartphone. Users can view live camera fees, tilt, and adjust ...
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Posted on 19 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
The language barrier can be a difficult thing to overcome for people who spend lots of time in the field in foreign countries. Medical relief workers and other business people need to be able to communicate effectively to remain productive in foreign locals.
A company called Sakhr Software has announced a new translator application for the Blackberry that lets English and ...
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Posted on 13 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
Before I was a full time geek, I spent over a decade working in critical care in the hospital setting. One of the things that anyone who works in a critical care setting will tell you is that one particularly ill patient can prevent you from taking care of the other people you are charged with.
AirStrip Technologies has announced a ...
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Posted on 11 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
When it comes to smartphones, the RIM Blackberry line is among the most popular out there. Business types are especially fond of the Blackberry. Perhaps the best thing about the RIM smartphones is that just about every mobile carrier around has one or two to offer, unlike the iPhone.
CrackBerry spied the T-Mobile flavor of the 9700 with its slick track ...
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Posted on 07 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
I try to be careful with my phone, but as careful as I am I have dropped it on occasion. Luckily, I never broke my iPhone when I dropped it, but it did get all scratched up. I do know one guy that broke several smartphones by dropping them before he invested in an OtterBox case to protect his phone.
OtterBox ...
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Posted on 06 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
There comes a point when all the music and content you have crammed onto your computer at home simply can’t be put on your Blackberry practically. Sure, you could go around with multiple memory cards and swap them out, but that is a pain.
A new app is now available on the Blackberry App World called Didiom. The app allows users ...
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Posted on 03 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
Anyone who follows the smartphone world knows that RIM has its own app store for the Blackberry called the App World. App World has a few bad points in my opinion like you have to use PayPal to pay for your apps.
Blackberry is now offering the latest version of the App world for download that brings the offering to version ...
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Posted on 03 August 2009 by Shane McGlaun
Typically when we see products leaked before their official launch the culprit is some insider with blurry images of the products. Other times products are outed by the FCC or an overzealous reseller posts specs early.
Walmart has sold and activated the new Blackberry 8520 early to one geek who lovingly went home to give the rest of us a video ...
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