Posts Tagged ‘Wikipedia’

New free LBS app Centrl integrates web, maps and social networks

September 21st, 2009 BBerryNews

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Location based services have been getting an incredible amount of attention by investors and consumers alike. LBS adds another layer of data to our mobile experience, and has the ability to enrich almost any application we use today.

Centrl is the latest LBS application for BlackBerry (also available for other platforms) and it is completely free of charge. The service also lets you login from your existing accounts (Facebook, MySpace, iGoogle, Friendster, Ning, Hi5, bebo, Orkut, iTimes, or Sonico) which means there’s no need to register.

Like any good LBS application, Centrl pulls in data from Yelp, Citisearch, Wikipedia and other databases, in order to help users find location sensitive information. The app will also broadcast your whereabouts, and help you connect with friends and users.

One particularly unique feature of this application is that it offers a free IM client that is displayed on the map. Users who are viewing the service on a PC, can communicate with users who are on their mobile, virtually in real-time and without fees for both sides.

Try it out for yourself! Again, Centrl is a free service that will only get better as more users get on board. See who is using it in your area.

Download Centrl for your BlackBerry OTA by pointing to http://centrl.com/bb/centrl.jad from your BlackBerry browser.

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© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2009



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Barnes & Noble Announces Free eReader: eBook Reader For BlackBerry, iPhone, and iPod Touch

July 21st, 2009 BBerryNews

Barnes & Noble eReader for BlackBerry

Barnes & Noble recently announced that it has launched the worlds largest  e-bookstore with nearly 700,000 titles and a free eBook reader application called eReader for the BlackBerry, iPhone, and iPod touch with eReaders for a “bunch” coming in the following weeks.

The B&N eReader for BlackBerry can be downloaded by pointing your BlackBerry Browser to http://www.bn.com/ebooks-bb.  eReader for Apple devices can be picked up on the App Store.  Once you’ve installed eReaderyou can enjoy these benefits:

  • Automatic downloads of your latest Barnes & Noble eBook purchases and samples
  • Access to download eBooks from your Online Library anytime
  • Bookmarks, note taking & highlight functionality
  • Lookup function for dictionary, Wikipedia or Google
  • Portrait or landscape display modes
  • Customizable font, margins and page gestures

There is no question that Barnes & Noble is going after the same market targeted by Amazon and the Kindle.

While Barnes & Noble does not offer a similar gadget, it announced a partnership with Plastic Logic, which is developing an e-book device that would compete with the Kindle. It is expected to be the size of a sheet of notebook paper and would have wireless download capabilities similar to the Kindle and be on the market in early 2010.

This isn’t Barnes & Noble’s first attempt at selling eBooks.  They actually got out of the business back in 2006, a year before the Amazon Kindle came out.  It will be interesting to see if they have a better go at this this time around.

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Available for BlackBerry Barnes & Noble Launches eBookstore!

July 21st, 2009 BBerryNews

I am definitely not one that would ever read a book on my BlackBerry, but I do know several people that do. So for those that do……. Enjoy!

The world’s largest bookseller, announced today the launch of the Barnes & Noble eBookstore , the world’s largest eBookstore, for a range of platforms, including the BlackBerry® smartphones.

Get 4 FREE eBooks!
Just install the eReader and sign into your B&N.com account — it takes less than a minute.

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Then start enjoying these great features:
* Automatic downloads of your latest Barnes & Noble eBook purchases and samples
* Access to download eBooks from your Online Library anytime
* Bookmarks, note taking & highlight functionality
* Lookup function for dictionary, Wikipedia or Google
* Portrait or landscape display modes
* Customizable font, margins and page gestures

Press Release Excerpts:
* Barnes & Noble’s eBookstore offering its customers seamless access to more than 700,000 titles, including hundreds of new releases and bestsellers at only $9.99, making it the world’s largest selection of eBooks available in one place. The company expects that its selection will increase to well over one million titles within the next year, inclusive of every available eBook from every book publisher and every available eBook original, which is a fast growing marketplace.
* More than a half-million public domain books from Google, which can be downloaded for free. Readers can discover and explore this rich treasure trove, including everything from classic works by well-known writers to long-forgotten and obscure titles that are historically much harder to access.
* An upgraded version of its eReader application, which was part of the company’s Fictionwise acquisition earlier this year. This device-agnostic eBook application supports both wireless and wired access to the new Barnes & Noble eBookstore. Millions of internet-enabled devices are currently supported by eReader, including the nation’s two leading smartphone device families from Apple and BlackBerry®, as well as most Windows® and Mac® laptops or full-sized computers.

The celebrated short story “Benjamin Button” comes free with the B&N eReader, so you can start reading immediately. Sign in or create a B&N.com account and you’ll also get these FREE titles waiting for you in your Online Library:
* Dracula
* Pride and Prejudice
* Little Women
* Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Dictionary

Requires at least 1.1 MB of free memory.
Supported Models:
BlackBerry 7130
Curve 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, 8350i, 8900
Pearl 8100, 8110, 8120, 8130, 8220
BlackBerry 8703e, 8707, 8800, 8820, 8830
Bold 9000
Storm 9500, 9530

You need to login  to your B&N account or sign up for one HERE!
To download ereader OTA you need to go HERE!
To download via Desktop and get more information go HERE!
Full Press Release HERE!


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