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JeeoSuite Connector Released for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted: 19 May 2011 02:12 AM PDT

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In case you don't know JeeoSuite is a free Wi-Fi portal app for your BlackBerry smartphone that lets you perform many tasks on your BlackBerry from your computers browser. JeeoSuite just released a free Connector app for the BlackBerry PlayBook that lets you perform all of those same web browser actions from your BlackBerry PlayBook. Nothing fancy but if you are a JeeoSuite user you might want to check JeeoSuite Connector out in App World. You can pick up the JeeoSuite Wi-Fi portal for your BlackBerry smartphone here.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 19, 2011, 5:12 am. | JeeoSuite Connector Released for the BlackBerry PlayBook | Leave a comment |


SuccessFactors Goes Mobile with BlackBerry Client

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:55 PM PDT

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A friend let me know that the popular SuccessFactors solution now has a mobile BlackBerry client. I know that companies use SuccessFactors to help in different ways but if your company happens to use them you may want to check out what the app has to offer. It seems like a way to simply access parts of the SuccessFactors suite in a mobile friendly interface.

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Check out the features and free SuccesFactors app in App World

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 18, 2011, 3:55 pm. | SuccessFactors Goes Mobile with BlackBerry Client | One comment |


SmartWiFi Updated to 1.7.11 – Bug Fix Edition

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:59 AM PDT

SmartWiFi has updated to 1.7.11.  Not much on what has changed except that is has some bug fixes.  AppWorld will be pushing the update over the next few days. If you purchased it from MobiHand, the update should be there for you as well.

If anyone knows the changes, feel free to chime in, in the comments section.

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Posted by Fubaz for ©BerryReview, May 18, 2011, 1:59 pm. | SmartWiFi Updated to 1.7.11 – Bug Fix Edition | 3 comments |


Rogers Wireless New Upgrade Policy Explained

Posted: 18 May 2011 09:18 AM PDT

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To all you Canadian BlackBerry users out there, many of you are subject to the wills of Rogers Wireless and their iron clad 3 year contracts.   Canadians have always been the victims of outrageous cell phone contracts and plans, but, the tide seems to be turning in our favour with all the new competition coming from players such as Koodoo, Public Mobile, Mobilicity and Wind.

With this new competition comes better prices and in this case, better upgrade policies.  Rogers Wireless quietly announced on May 6, 2011, a big change to their Hardware Upgrade Policy. Now this is going to get lengthy and might be complicated, but, I will try to break it down. 
Lets start with the old system.


Old System:

  • All users were eligible for the  Hardware Upgrade Program, HUP, after 24 months from their last use of the HUP or 24 months after a new activation.
    • This means that if you newly activated with Rogers or last used the HUP at least 24 months previous, you were eligible for the HUP again
    • The old HUP basically allowed you to pay the  "3 year activation price" for any device.  For example if you had a Bold 9700 and wanted to upgrade to a Torch 9800, you would only have to pay the $99.99 list on the website as the only available on "select 3 year plans"
    • The price you pay for the using the HUP is that you renew your contract for an additional 3 years
  • In the old system, if it was under 24 months from your last use of the HUP or new activation, you were up the creek without a paddle
    • If you wanted a new cell phone you were forced to pay for it at the off contract price
    • In Canada through Rogers the price of a new Bold 9780 is $574.99 and a Torch 9800 is $624.99
    • Quite the hefty hit to the wallet.

New System:

  • First off.  They have changed the length of time you have to wait to access the HUP depending on the last phone you purchased from Rogers:
    • Premium Device Wait Time
      • Currently they list the Iphone 4 and Torch 9800 as "premium devices"
      • You must  now wait 30 months from new activation or last use of the HUP to be eligible to use the HUP program again
      • This sucks because you have to wait 6 months longer now to get the HUP, from 24 months to 30 months
    • All other Smartphones
      • This includes the 9780, 9700, 9300 and 9100 and all other blackberries other than 9800
      • The wait time remains 24 months, as in old system
    • Any non smartphone, ie regular cell phone
      • The wait time is 18 months
      • This has now improved the system for people who were using regular cellphones before and now want to venture into the Smartphone world
      • With the growing market of Smartphone users, this is good offer from Rogers
  • Secondly, now that we have established the new wait times, we move on to the second change to the HUP.  That is the application of a new Early Upgrade Fee, EUP
    • In the old system as I noted above, if it was under 24 months from your last use of the HUP or new activation, you had no access to any discounted prices on phones
    • The new EUP is outlined as follows and depends on your current device
      • If you own a "premium device" (9800 or Iphone 4)
        • If you want to upgrade before the new "30 month wait time" you can pay a fee of $20 per month you are away from the 30 month date
        • Ie.  If it has been 22 months from your last use of the HUP or new activation, you are 8 months away from 30 months
        • 8 months x $20.00 = $160.00
        • You would be able to have access to the "new 3 year activation" prices for phones by paying this $160.00
        • Not that you would, but, if you had a Torch now and wanted another Torch, in the example above you would pay $160.00(EUP) + $99.00 (HUP) = $259.99
        • This is a big difference from the $624.99 off contract price
      • If you own any other blackberry (9780, 9300, 9100, 9700)
        • The fee per month has been deceased to $15.00/month for every month you are away from the "24 month wait period"
        • Lets say you have a 9780 and want to upgrade to a 9800
        • It has been 18 months since your last use of the HUP or new activation, which puts you 6 months away from 24 months
        • 6 months x $15.00 = $90.00
        • So by paying the $90.00 EUP you would have access to the "new 3 year activation) price of the Torch 9800 of $99.99
        • So in total you would pay $90(EUP) + $99.99(HUP) = $199.99 for a new Torch 9800
        • Again, very good discount from the $624.99 off contract price

So as you can see above.  The system has become a more complicated and has some pros and cons.  The big improvement is in the regular smartphone category.

The increase from 24 months to 30 months if you own a "premium device" is a little hard to swallow and hopefully Rogers just changes it to 24 months like all other Smartphones.  There is a precedent for quick changes to the HUP as just several months ago Rogers tried to apply a 30 month wait time to ALL ACTIVATIONS.  There was such a uproar in the community they withdraw the new program and took a couple months to revise it into this one listed above

Of course there are the pros and cons of using program such as this, but, I won't get into that now.  The bottom line is, there are many people out there who love gadgets and always want the new product, but, aren't able to pay the "no contract price."

The other big question is what will Rogers classify the new Bold Touch 9900 that is coming out.  I called Rogers today and posed that question and the rep I talked to wasn't able to comment on that, but, indicated it would likely fall into the same category as the previous Bold.  The Torch 2 will likely be the new Blackberry "premium device"

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Posted by BB Addict for ©BerryReview, May 18, 2011, 12:18 pm. | Rogers Wireless New Upgrade Policy Explained | 13 comments |


Viira v3.0 Released With Productivity Enhancements

Posted: 18 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT

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Viira is probably the most comprehensive GTD (Getting Things Done) app available for BlackBerry. They have just released an update to their app bringing it to v3.0 which packs in more productivity features and enhancements users have requested. A friend of mine is a hardcore GTD user and he loves Viira.

Here is what's new in Viira 3.0:

  • In-Basket: Designed specifically for the collection phase of Getting Things Done, Viira's In-Basket provides a convenient place to quickly enter a number of tasks, ideas and reminders. All tasks, native tasks, email and SMS tasks that have not been assigned a project, context or day will appear in the In-Basket.
  • Search. Quickly find the task that you were looking from Viira's Tasks View with Viira's fast search.
  • Reminders. Many of you have asked for the ability to add a reminder to a particular task, and we are happy to bring this feature to you! Although David Allen warns against relying too heavily on reminders in your GTD system, if used properly they can be a powerful ogranizational tool.
  • BlackBerry Tasks integration: Viira loads all tasks from your BlackBerry's native Tasks application in the In-Basket from where you can further assign then to a project, context or day.
  • Hide Completed. Hide all completed tasks and focus on what remains to get done. Hide completed is available from all of Viira's views and all your completed tasks will appear once again when you select "Show Completed".
  • Quick new project/context creation: Have you ever started entering a task only to realise that the project or context you want to classify it under has not been created yet? With Viira 3 you can quickly create a new project or context right from the new task editor without having to switch views!
  • And more! Viira 3.0 contains a number of other smaller enhancements, too numerous to list here.

There is a free trial of Viira 3.0 available on their download page or from your BlackBerry. Current Viira 2 users can choose to upgrade at their special upgrade price of only $19.99. Karta Mobile has creatively allowed you to run Viira 2 side by side with Viira 3 so you can test out the trial before deciding to purchase this update.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 18, 2011, 11:30 am. | Viira v3.0 Released With Productivity Enhancements | 2 comments |


Giveaway Winners: Cut the Cable Game From Aztux

Posted: 18 May 2011 07:45 AM PDT

screenshot_2Cut the Cable is a fun addictive game that I've had the chance to play the last few days, and think that all the winners of the giveaway are going to enjoy playing it.

The game is on sale through the BR Store for $2.99 at this link.

Description:

Cut the Cable is BlackBerry's equivalent of the fantastic Cut the Rope physics game.
A piece of candy is placed somewhere on the screen and attached by cables to anchor points. Somewhere else on the screen is a green monster who you have to deliver the candy to. By slicing the cables in the right order and at the right time, you can deliver the candy to the monster. Whilst delivering the candy to the monster, you need to collect as many stars as you can! As you progress through the levels, new interactable components are added (special anchors, cable extenders, bubbles, etc). The levels get harder as you progress through the game!

The following winners will be hearing from us, later today or tomorrow with instructions on how to claim their prize.  Congratulations.

Winners:

Victor
garymait
hkwon
sam81
Terrence T
Stan
mje5270
pReStRo
kameleon
Jeff
Doug G.
Steven Friedmann
workspam
leiyachiko
MrSimmonsSr
Tashanna
stark
MrFun
pgillam
thevisions

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Posted by Luis Merlos for ©BerryReview, May 18, 2011, 10:45 am. | Giveaway Winners: Cut the Cable Game From Aztux | 6 comments |


Change Log for Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 OS 6.0.0.524

Posted: 18 May 2011 07:07 AM PDT

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We usually do not mention every new official OS update otherwise we would be posting them all day. With that said Tom sent over a change log for the newly released OS 6.0.0.524 for the BlackBerry Bold 9650. That is such a unique occurrence that I just had to mention it. The change log is actually quite interesting since it mentions this upgrade brings support for BlackBerry Balance which I thought was in all OS 6.0 builds. There are also some nice a vague improvements like "New messages will accurately display in the Inbox."

Check out the change log and let us know what you think. You can pick up this OS 6.0.0.524 for the BlackBerry Bold 9650 from Verizon. That same OS is also available for the BlackBerry Curve 9330 at the same link.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 18, 2011, 10:07 am. | Change Log for Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 OS 6.0.0.524 | 2 comments |


Free TuneIn Radio App Updated to v2.1

Posted: 18 May 2011 05:47 AM PDT

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Nikolaus let us know that the popular TuneIn Radio app got a significant update to v2.1 from the previous v1.9. I am not sure what is new in this update but my guess is a single digit upgrade is a big deal. Let us know if you spot anything new.

You can pick up the update at: radiotime.com/bb though App World still has the older version.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, May 18, 2011, 8:47 am. | Free TuneIn Radio App Updated to v2.1 | 4 comments |


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