ALK Technologies Inc has launched the first “off-board” version of its Co-Pilot satellite navigation mapping application. The BlackBerry Pearl and 8800 are both compatible with the system. There are types of GPS systems - on-board and, not surprisingly, off-board. On-board systems carry all the amps from which routes are calculated on the device, while off-board systems carry only the...
Seventy percent of all professionals will be using e-mail pushing devices by year end according the results of a survey released this week. Visto Corporation, a company RIM has tangled with in the past over patent infringements, published the findings of a survey it commissioned late last year to identify those mavens who drive the desire for mobile e-mail adoption. Based on the...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nielsen Business Media announced today that its top web sites, including HollywoodReporter.com , Billboard.com , Adweek.com , and Backstage.com , have been mobilized using the mdog.com technology platform. From breaking news articles and story archives to contact directories and casting notices, on-the-go readers can now access alternatively-formatted versions...
It’s a PDA dog eat PDA dog world out there and the Blackberry has to be more than just a business tool. The BlackBerry needs to do so much more these days than just push e-mail. Now, thanks to a new service from QuickPlay Media you can get streaming audio on the Berry. Dubbed QuickPlayer, this subscription-based service grants you access to "over 100 audiocasts". Among the...
You know you have too much money when... Pharell Williams showing off his 18 karat gold Blackberry. In 2005, he was voted "Best Dressed Man in the World" by Esquire magazine. He owns an Enzo Ferrari, built a half pipe into his house and now he sports this wonderful piece of bling. And yet he tops it all with a trucker's cap because he wants to keep it real.
'CrackBerry' was the word of the year for 2006. The word for 2007 might be 'techno-stress.' BlackBerries and laptops are contributing to a unique form of anxiety. You are probably familiar with it yourself. That feeling that any minute that e-mail will arrive. That slavish feeling you get when your BlackBerry buzzes and you just have to answer it. The way your laptop beckons to you if...
Seriously, look up and you'll see the CrackBerry. LOOK UP! Pamela Anderson testing the waterproof qualities of her CrackBerry.
Oscar time is upon us and one of the nominees is the ultra-hot Penelope Cruz. She is now so successful she can hire someone to carry her CrackBerry for her.
Research In Motion announced this week at the 3GSM World Congress plans to offer BlackBerry Connect software on five new Microsoft Windows Mobile-based devices from HTC to carriers around the world, including the HTC S710 launched at the 3GSM World Congress 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. BlackBerry Connect on HTC handsets supports push-based wireless email access, wireless email...