Unless you’re the type who’s really paranoid about storing personal information on your BlackBerry, here’s a great freebie. The BlackBerry Wallet application, designed to help you store your personal information in an easy to access fashion, is available for free from RIM from their mobile site mobile.blackberry.com. Personally, I wouldn’t worry about security, RIM insists it is 100% secure.
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A new version of the Sprint Mogul Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM has been leaked within the developers community. The new firmware, ROM version 3.49 and radio version 3.39.10, is being billed as an “almost official but still beta” release. Updates include a bigger Start Menu, Sprint TV, faster response times and of course Windows Mobile 6.1. BGR is reporting a potential launch date of June 1st.
The BlackBerry has always been a really unsatisfying device in terms of media. Getting a movie on your BlackBerry involves downloading 3rd party software and although music is a simple drag-and-drop, there aren’t any dedicated keys. To make up for this, RIM is working on a new application for the BlackBerry that will “transfer your desktop iTunes music files” to your BlackBerry. Now they just have to work on the video side of things.
The HTC Diamond’s touch keyboard files have been hacked by a guy over at XDA Devs and are available for all to download and try for themselves. The keyboard isn’t all that revolutionary but nonetheless you can still grab it and upload it to your phone.
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Remember when Unite! was announced way back when? Well it’s finally seeing the light of day. Canadian users can now head on over to bell.ca/unite to download the mini-BES goodness which allows groups of up to 5 to share documents, multimedia, contacts, calendars, sync e-mail, as well as provide administrators with management and security options for their devices.
I’ve got the download going now even though we’re with Rogers, so we’ll see if it works for anyone else. This thing is a goldmine for small businesses considering it’s free, let alone the impressive features it offers. Our personal favorites? Shared calendar and home pc access. Thanks RC!
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BGR brings us the news that the iPhone finally has YouTube support in the web browser. There is no flash support but instead a plugin that enables you to lick on an embedded YouTube video which will then open up a movie player and stream the video. Check out the movie!
At long last, Google has released a 2-way synchronization tool for Microsoft Outlook. Available directly from Google, it syncs your Google calendar to Microsoft Outlook, your Outlook calendar to your Google account, or both. The app installs in your system tray and lets you choose the sync frequency. Read more about it here.
SplashData has released SplashMoney for the PocketPC, letting you see how poor you are in real time:
From their website: Manage your money anytime, anywhere. Connect to your online bank from your desktop computer or wireless handheld and download transactions directly into SplashMoney. Create budgets and then track and analyze your spending with customizable reports and charts. Synchronize your phone with your desktop PC to Includes free desktop companion software for Windows.
It’s $30 with no trial, but it looks full-featured. This PocketPC version is new but it is also available for Palm and on the desktop. Maybe we’ll give it try - keep you posted.
Some news out of Mozilla on their much-anticipated Firefox Mobile: looks like we’ll get to try it out before the end of 2008. According to Mike Schroepfter, VP of engineering at Mozilla, they plan to release a mobile version of Firefox on two platforms before then: embedded Linux and Windows Mobile. And, in true Mozilla style, it will be free of charge!
There are rumours some carriers who might not welcome the free, possibly wicked browser, as it might threaten their ‘walled-garden’ approach of offering only for-fee services. Gee… too bad.