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  • Truphone goes BlackBerry

    Truphone has recently launched a beta of its mobile internet telephony service, Truphone Anywhere, for BlackBerry smartphones. The service works in 33 countries worldwide and it’s designed to save BlackBerry users’ money on international calls. The service works alongside domestic service providers, but reduces international call costs to as little as $0.06 per minute. Here’s how Truphone [...]

  • Garmin introduces 'Lifetime of Navigation' plan for GPS-equipped BlackBerry handsets

    Having GPS integrated into your handset is one thing. But, having to pay for monthly navigation service just isn't something most people look forward to doing. So, to help ease the burden of navigating around town with your GPS-equipped BlackBerry smartphone, Garmin has introduced their new "Lifetime of Navigation" service. The navigation hardware giant is now [...]

  • BlackBerry users get 1GB free online storage with Cortado and Box.net

    As RIM's BlackBerry smartphones keep overtaking Palm Treos in the enterprise world and finding traction outside of the corporate environment, BlackBerry users will be facing an ever-increasing need to store and access secure data. To that end, Cortado has announced that they are giving BlackBerry users 1GB of free online storage. In partnership with Box.net, [...]

  • BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 overview

    Research In Motion is set to release their BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 platform next Friday, February 29th and BoyGenius got his hands on the slides from RIM's platform overview. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 platform is an enterprise mobile messaging solution from Research In Motion and the new release will bring a host of [...]

  • Google announces new 'My Location' service for Google Maps Mobile - find yourself without GPS

    Maps are great if you know exactly where you’re currently located, but what good are they when you’re completely lost? Navizon is a great solution to help locate your approximate position based on cell-tower signal triangulation (we’ve been using on our iPhones with great results for some time now), and now Google is treading all over their turf. With Google’s announcement of their new “My Location” service on compatible phones with Google Maps for Mobile marks the launch of a public test of the new faux-GPS position location feature. Google says they’ve compiled a database of cell-tower locations through previous Google Maps users, and has employed some “algorithms” (we call them “triangulation equations”) to quickly give Google Maps for Mobile users a fairly accurate lock of their current position. By simply pressing ‘0′ on your keypad, the service can pinpoint locations to within several meters in optimal condition - presumably with at least three cell-towers in range. The “My Location” service is available for free to anyone with Google Maps for Mobile and a compatible cellphone - its in open beta testing, but is available to most BlackBerry, S60, and Windows Mobile users. Users with integrated GPS receivers can use the new “My Location” service for Google Maps Mobile to complement their satellite position-fix when buildings or mountains obscure the line-of-sight required for a GPS signal-lock. Head on over to Google’s download page to find out if your phone is compatible with the upgrade. [Via: Reuters ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Google Maps mobile goes UK; Adds GPS supportTI announces new GPS chipGoogle Maps now native on Windows MobileGoogle Phone = MVNO using O2's network in the UK + Nokia + Google's secret sauceGPS location data on your iPhone - kinda, sorta

  • Rumor alert: Research In Motion working on wireless file transfer for BlackBerry - use RIM's BES servers to transfer data

    We love rumors - especially when they have a distinct possibility of becoming reality. We’re not sure how legit this particular rumor is, but it sure is enticing. Word on the street is that Research In Motion, makers of the addictable (yes it’s a word, we just made it up) BlackBerry handsets, is hard at work on a wireless file transfer tech. The new feature would allow CrackBerry addicts to move files between their computer and their mobile phones sans cables, wires, or even Bluetooth. RIM is allegedly planning to pull this off by routing all your files through the same type of server that makes the BlackBerry’s legendary push email functionality so, uh, legendary. The Globe and Mail is reporting that the technology will be dubbed BlackBerry Home Server (BHS) - complementing the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) that’s responsible for that push email we just mentioned. Cross your fingers, people. We’d love to see this tech actually reach the market in the near future - if not from RIM, then from someone else. Wireless file transfer could transform the way we interact with our converged handhelds. It’s great to have all our electronic gizmos in one powerful device, but if we have to get within 30 feet of, or physically connect with, our computers to actually synchronize files. Microsoft had the right idea with their wireless ActiveSync options, but they just didn’t go far enough. We’ll keep you updated on this one, stay tuned! [Via: Boy Genius Report ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Rumor: Nokia may be looking to buy Research In Motion (RIM)Verizon to debut BlackBerry 8830 on May 14Nokia 9300 feature BlackBerry Connect in USNokia 9300 feature BlackBerry Connect in USRIM to introduce WiFi enabled BlackBerry this year
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