Posts Tagged ‘Segment’

Check Out The Simple Mobile Review Podcast!

July 28th, 2010 BBerryNews

Simple Mobile Review Podcast

As many regular RIMarkable readers know, I participate in a weekly podcast about wireless technology news and gadgets called the Simple Mobile Review Podcast.  It’s a fairly new show that we (myself and the guys over at Simple Mobile Review) started recording around the beginning of the year and we’ve just completed our 29th episode, of which every single last one of them has been absolute blast to record.

The SMRpodcast isn’t specifically about devices coming out of Research in Motion, however, BlackBerry news is a big part of what we talk about and is a major segment of the show each week.  You can listen to the show directly from the web, or, you can subscribe to it and have it automatically downloaded to iTunes, your Zune, or subscribe to our RSS feed to listen in your podcast player of choice.  We even have a free SMRpodcast application for BlackBerry users that you can install to your device and have the show automatically downloaded every week.

When you get a chance, listen to the show.  Follow our new Twitter account, @SMRPodcast, and leave us comments telling us what you like about the show, what you dislike about the show, and if there is anything that you’d like us to cover in an upcoming episode.

Oh yeah, I am not above bribing new listeners.  We are going to do some really good giveaways in upcoming episodes, however, they will only be mentioned during the show and via the @SMRpodcast Twitter account.  You’ve got to listen to the show and follow us on Twitter to get in on them…

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Is A BlackBerry Pearl With A T9 (regular phone) Keyboard A Good Idea?

April 19th, 2010 BBerryNews

BlackBerry Pearl 9105 with T9 Keyboard

Pictures of the upcoming BlackBerry Pearl 9105 with the T9 keyboard have been making their way around the web and it really got me to wondering if putting a regular keyboard mobile phone keyboard is a good idea.  To be completely honest, I don’t know how to call this one…

On one hand, the biggest segment of new potential BlackBerry users currently use phones with T9 keyboards.  On the other, I doubt that any of them have said that they aren’t interested in the BlackBerry because RIM makes it too easy to type out texts and emails and they would rather keep it challenging.

I know that there a lot of T9 users out their that can text unbelievably fast as they have memorized the layout and sequence of the alpha numeric keypad, however, these folks kids aren’t the ones that would be interested in candy bar form factor BlackBerry if interested in a BlackBerry at all.

Personally, my BlackBerry 8130, was my favorite BlackBerry of all time.  I love SureType and still use it in portrait mode on my BlackBerry Storm.  I can’t imagine, however, trying to use the Pearl with T9 keyboard, and, although there is probably someone or sometwo  who would love a BlackBerry with a T9 keyboard,  I am struggling with why this is a good idea for RIM.

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Related posts:

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  2. BlackBerry Pearl 2: Smaller, Lighter, And Takes Better Pictures Than Its Predecessor
  3. Steve Jobs Tossing Around The Idea Of An iPhone With A Slide-Out Keyboard
  4. Will An Angled BlackBerry Keyboard Improve Typing Accuracy And Speed?



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CEO Zeebu Mobile Dan Gagliardi on Business News Network

March 16th, 2010 BBerryNews

In a segment that BNN calls “BlackBerry for Babies”, Zeebu Mobile’s Dan Gagliardi talks about their product BabyGo, and its success in App World. While the product is available for iPhone, it was interesting to see the focus remain on BlackBerry. According to IDC Canada, Zeebu Mobile Inc. is one of the top 10 software companies to watch.

Watch Zeebu Mobile on Business News Network.
Check out Zeebu’s free app BabyGo in App World.
If you’re a fan of the free app, you’ll definitely want to check out the premium version Super Baby GO!

© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2010



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A New Version Of Poynt for BlackBerry, Now With Restaurant Search, Avaialable

August 27th, 2009 BBerryNews

Poynt

We received a notification early this morning that a new version of the BlackBerry local search application, Poynt, has been updated and now includes restaurant information.

Poynt, since first coming out, has been, in my opinion, one of those must have free BlackBerry applications that no BlackBerry user should be without.

You can get Poynt on BlackBerry App World or download it OTA by pointing your device to http://m.mypoynt.com.

The official press release went out at 9:00 a.m. EST and is now posted after the jump.

MULTIPLIED MEDIA ANNOUNCES ABILITY TO SEARCH RESTAURANTS, READ REVIEWS AND BOOK DINING RESERVATIONS IN POYNT

Calgary—August 25, 2009—Multiplied Media Corporation (TSX:V MMC), an award-
winning, Calgary-based provider of mobile local search services, is pleased to announce the
addition of restaurant search for over 880,000 Poynt customers in Canada, the United
States and the United Kingdom.

Poynt’s restaurant search feature rounds out the already robust business, movie and
people search offering, while maintaining its ease of use and outstanding graphical user
interface. The section features enhanced restaurant listings and enables users to easily find
nearby restaurants, read reviews and book dining reservations. To enhance the user’s
experience, icons are displayed when restaurant reviews or dining reservations are
available for a restaurant listing.

.Dining and restaurant queries comprise approximately 50% of business searches in
Poynt,. said Andrew Osis, CEO, Multiplied Media. .With a feature this important to our
customers, it made sense to deepen their experience with a standalone restaurant module.
More restaurants to search, the added functionality of restaurant reviews and the ability to
book a reservation will satisfy a large segment of our customer base..

Once in the restaurant section, Poynt’s customers are offered three ways to search:
Restaurants Near Me, Restaurants By Name and Restaurants By Cuisine. Features that
users have come to expect such as click-to-call, mapping, driving directions, integration
with BlackBerry® Calendar, BlackBerry® Contacts and BlackBerry® Messages are all
standard within the new restaurant module. As with the existing sections, all search
results are based on the consumer’s location – whether acquired by GPS or cell-site, or
manually entered – and are sorted by distance.

Poynt is a free** application and is available for the BlackBerry® Pearl™ and
BlackBerry® Curve™ series smartphones, as well as the BlackBerry® Bold™, BlackBerry®
Storm™ and BlackBerry® Tour™ smartphones and takes advantage of capabilities
including locates by GPS* and cell-site, click-to-call, click-to-map and click-to-browse-
website. Poynt is available to BlackBerry smartphone owners in Canada, the United States,
Germany and the United Kingdom. The latest version of Poynt is available for download on
BlackBerry App World™ (www.blackberry.com/appworld) or by visiting
http://m.mypoynt.com from your BlackBerry® Browser.

Poynt is also in development for the iPhone with a private beta scheduled for Q3 and
a commercial release expected in Q4 this year.

*Requires a GPS-enabled BlackBerry smartphone.

** Wireless charges may apply. Please check with your wireless service provider.

About Multiplied Media Corporation

Multiplied Media (www.multiplied.com) has developed the award-winning
application Poynt (www.mypoynt.com), the mobile local search service available over
BlackBerry smartphones. Through agreements with directory and vertical content
providers in Canada, the United States and Europe, Poynt simplifies finding and
connecting with businesses, retailers and events wherever and whenever it is most
convenient for the consumer. Headquartered in Calgary, AB, Canada, Multiplied Media
trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol MMC.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies
of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and
trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

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For further information, please contact:

Andrew Osis

CEO & Director

Multiplied Media Corporation

403-444-4102

andrew.osis(at)multiplied.com

MEDIA CONTACT:

Margaret Glover-Campbell

Director, Communications

Multiplied Media Corporation

403-444-4105

margaret.glover-campbell(at)multiplied.com



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