Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Ronen Halevy on 31-07-2009
DavidB let me know that the BlackBerry Bold has been awarded Telstra Australia’s “Blue Tick” which recommends devices for handheld use in metro, rural and regional areas. They claim it is because:
Telstra Product Management, Executive Director, Ross Fielding, said Telstra worked with Research In Motion (RIM) to develop a software upgrade that boosted the device’s coverage performance.
If you take a quick gander at Telstra’s device software download website you will see they have upgraded the Bold to OS 4.6.0.282. My guess is that the upgrade is the reason for the new rating. This makes me wonder why AT&T has yet to release the same OS version! AT&T is still sitting with the dated/crappy 4.6.0.167.
So what are you waiting for? Get your “Blue Tick” on and download OS 4.6.0.282!
via Telstra via Engadget
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BlackBerry Bold Gets Telstra Australia “Blue Tick” For Great Reception – Due to OS 4.6.0.282? |
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Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Ronen Halevy on 31-07-2009
Sorry to all the iPhone fanboys. I feel bad kicking the iPhone while it is down but this is just a bit ridiculous. Sith Apprentice sent me a link to an article yesterday about how a iPhone can be totally owned through a malicious text message. This is really just mind blowing!
I know that Nokia had an SMS flaw late last year that blocked all incoming SMS and HTC had a Bluetooth flaw but those had a minimal impact. Today at the Black Hat security conference two security experts, Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner, exposed a iPhone virus that really blows my mind.
Using one crafty SMS message a hacker can remotely control an iPhone including the camera and more and access your address book. The malformed SMS message crashes the iPhone and then when it reboots your phone is owned. You don’t even need to open the message to get hacked it just needs to be received. The two experts reported the hack to apple in July and did not get a response!
Right now iPhone users are more or less safe since hackers have yet to write their own exploit code but doesn’t this seem like some cruel joke? Charlie and Collin look pretty happy with themselves…
via Mashable & Cnet (image credit to Cnet)
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Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Ronen Halevy on 31-07-2009
Mobihand let me know that they are running a slick discount in the store for RDM+. RDM+ is a nifty little remote desktop solution from Shape Services that I use myself. It does not rely on VNC or Terminal Services and instead uses their own desktop client. I definitely recommend it if you are looking for a simple remote desktop solution.
RDM+ is pretty pricey at $39.95 but for today only it is going for a more reasonable $19.95.
From the description:
RDM+ Remote Desktop for Mobiles allows you to access remotely your desktop or laptop computer from RIM BlackBerry handheld. You can send and receive emails, surf web, edit documents in word processor, copy, cut, paste files or folders and do hundreds other things that you typically do sitting in front of your home or office computer. Interface is user-friendly and navigation is simple.
You can try RDM+ for 7 days absolutely free.
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Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Adam Zeis on 31-07-2009
I got a message from David last night that he has just updated his popular weather app SimpleWeather. The application is a great way to track your local weather right from your device. You can choose up to 3 zip codes, set the update interval and more. The icon will change on your homescreen to reflect the current conditions. SimpleWeather runs on any device with OS 4.3 or higher. The application normally sells for $2.99, but David has thrown us 100 copies to give away free! To enter, just leave a comment on this post. Contest ends this Sunday at Midnight PST. Only one entry per person - so please don't leave more than one comment or only your first entry will count!
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Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Ronen Halevy on 31-07-2009
We mentioned Viira back in October of 2008 as a interesting Getting Things Done client for BlackBerrys. Since then it has gone through a few upgrades so I thought it would be worth mentioning it again.
What’s new in 1.3:
- Track project-less and context-less tasks. Project and Context Views now provide an easy way to locate tasks without a project or a context and prevent these tasks from “slipping through the cracks”. Simply select <No Project> and <No Context> in Projects View and Contexts View and all tasks without a project or context assigned to them will be displayed, respectively. (Thanks Sean for suggesting this one!)
- Start in Last View Used . A new setting available through Viira’s options lets you start Viira in the last used view, making it easier to return to where you left things off.
- BlackBerry Storm support. As the momentum behind the BlackBerry Storm adoption grows we are pleased to the Storm to the list of supported devices. Long-time owners of and recent upgraders to the BlackBerry Storm can take full advantage of the device’s unique capabilities like the touch screen and orientation sensitivity to get things done on the go with Viira.
- Performance enhancements. An engineering optimization put in place in Viira 1.3 drastically boosts the speed with which appointments stay in sync with the native BlackBerry calendar, making it possible to integrate a large number of appointments in your GTD system. (thanks Rajesh for helping us through this one)
- Appointments sorted chronologically. Day View now lists all appointments in chronological order, making it easier to get a quick and intuitive glance of what lies ahead for any given day.
- Free trial limits raised. The Viira 1.3 Free Trial comes with raised limits on the number of projects, contexts and tasks.
Viira 1.3 is a free upgrade to all previous owners. To get upgrade OTA point your BlackBerry to www.kartamobile.com/bb. A free trial of Viira 1.3 is also available.
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Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Luis Merlos on 31-07-2009
Some of you may be familiar with Phoneface or Flipside MP3 player from www.electricpocket.com and today some of you may get a free copy of one of this nice apps. Kevin wanted to to share 5 free copies of each with 10 lucky winners. If you are not familiar with either you can read about it on some of the past reviews we have done.
Here is a list of features for Phoneface:
- Get fast access to the people you call most often.
- Pick full color, full screen pictures from your BlackBerry or storage card.
- Connect to Facebook & Twitter to find the best pictures of your friends.
- Take photos with your BlackBerry camera.
- Pick from included images for home, office, sweethearts and more.
- Flick to the friend you want to call with your trackball or finger
Flipside MP3 Player Features:
- Bring your music alive with full color cover art
- Find missing art direct from your BlackBerry
- Discover new music at FlipSide Extras
- Make playlists of your favorite tunes
- Plays MP3, WMA, M4A and AAC files
- Auto-pause when a call comes in
- last.fm audio scribbling support
you are wondering what you need to do to be consider to win a free copy just simply leave a comment on the forums side of this post why you like reading Berryreview. Once we have chosen the winners will contact you by e-mail with a free code so make sure you leave correct information. If you want to know more or buy this application you can find them at our Berryreview store, or at www.electricpocket.com they both have a free trial.
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Filed Under (Blackberry News) by James on 31-07-2009
Just a little over 14 hours remaining on this sale (as I type it). The RDM+ Remote Desktop for Mobiles in on sale today in the BlackBerry Sync Store. RDM+ allows you to to access remotely your desktop or laptop computer from RIM BlackBerry handheld. You can send and receive emails, surf web, edit documents in word processor, copy, cut, paste files or folders and do hundreds other things that you typically do sitting in front of your home or office computer.
You can pick up a copy of RDM+ for only $19.97 today only! By visiting the BlackBerry Sync Store >
Features:
- All connection types are supported: BES, BIS, TCP/IP, Wi-Fi and HTTP connection are supported.
- Blackberry joystick and keyboard navigation.
- New Feature for Storm! Enlarging Glass:Touch and enlarge any fragment of the Desktop.
- User interface is available in two languages: English and German.
- Quick commands.You can use quick commands for starting/stopping system services and processes, viewing the list of desktop windows, checking system performance, displaying system information and rebooting or shutting down your computer.
- One-time fee. All further updates are free.
- All data, screen images, mouse movement and keys are encrypted for security reasons.
- You can create a password when starting up application. Without this password no one can access your client address book.
- Executing any console commands (like ping, netstat, ipconfig) is available.
- History feature allows to find and re-send stored commands.
- Full-screen view and zooming. In full-screen mode you can see the remote screen on the entire screen of your device. Zoomed mode lets you see enlarged fragment of the desktop in more detail. In zoomed mode you can also scroll the desktop up/down, right/left.
- Switch between different modes using the predefined and your own hotkeys and create device-specific keys for mouse click and open desktop menu.
- Navigational mini-map of your desktop whcih appears in the right upper corner while you scroll. Wi-Fi detection on your device.
Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Adam Zeis on 31-07-2009
Here's a fun Friday story thats good for a chuckle. CrackBerry member Jacob K. was in his local AT&T store last week and saw this ad on the wall for the Nokia E71x. Notice anything odd? If you look closely you can see the banner is clearly that of the BlackBerry OS. Reminds me of this ad that RadioShack ran last year featuring a BlackBerry Curve running Windows Mobile. Thanks to Jacob for sending this in!
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Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Bla1ze on 31-07-2009
Hedone Designs is having a huge sale on all their themes from now up until August 10th. We've covered a lot of nice and uniquely designed themes from Hedone and his team in the past. So if you have been holding back on picking any of em up such as TPXpert or FutureX or maybe Bussfast is more your liking, be sure to check em out now. All great themes, all priced at only $3.
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Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Kevin Michaluk on 31-07-2009
This Wednesday Sprint held their BlackBerry Tour launch party in NYC at the Thompson Hotel (I tried to make it in for the event but due to a 10 hour weather delay landed in NYC at 1:30am!!). Our friends from Coveroo made it to the party though and etched over 200 custom BlackBerry Tour battery covers there. Some celebs made it to the event and got Coverooed up - Brooke Shields got NYC on her Tour; Chloe Sevigny got CSS and Ian Somerhalder got his initials done up. Check out more photos below.
Win a BlackBerry Tour Coveroo Contest: In honor of the launch of the BlackBerry Tour, Coveroo is offering up 10 free BlackBerry Tour Coveroos (I just love typing that word) to 10 lucky members of CrackBerry.com. Just leave a comment to this blog post and you'll be entered to win. Contest ends Sunday at Midnight PST.
Visit Coveroo.com: If you haven't dropped by Coveroo's website in a while, you should check it out. They've redesigned it so it's easier than ever to personalize your BlackBerry with the Coveroo that suits you. Head to Coveroo.com >>
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