Sure, there are other services that try and do the same thing, but Qik holds a special place in our hearts. Ever since they announced and released the first streaming client for the Nokia N95, we’ve been pressuring them to release a BlackBerry client. As you are all well aware, RIM doesn’t exactly give [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Oct 25, 2008 12:02 pm
Filed in Apple, Handsets, Software
Look, we don’t want to get into it this time. Apple seeded new firmware to developers, it doesn’t do any of the things we all want it to do, end of story. Well, almost end of story. Version 2.2 beta 2 of the iPhone firmware might not let you copy / paste, type an email [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Aug 26, 2008 10:17 am
Filed in Services, Software, Windows Mobile
If there are two things that Adobe knows like the back of its collective hand, they are photos and mobile software. We don’t know anyone young or old who doesn’t automatically say “Photoshop” when someone mentions photo editing. As for mobile software, Flash Lite currently resides on over 500 million handsets and that figure will [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on Aug 15, 2008 8:21 am
Filed in General, Software, Symbian, Windows Mobile
If you haven’t been lucky enough to try out the awesome mobile browser that is Skyfire, now is your chance. We’ve got 100 beta codes which will give you immediate access to either the Windows Mobile or Symbian clients. In our usage, the Symbian version smokes the Windows Mobile version, but that might just be [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Aug 7, 2008 1:48 pm
Filed in Nokia, Services, Software, Symbian
Readers who own an S60 handset from Nokia may or may not have heard of an application that Nokia has has done a fairly good job of keeping relatively hush. One of the biggest complaints S60 users have in general is the lackluster email client and less-than-reliable performance that comes along with it. There are [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on Jul 26, 2008 9:09 am
Filed in Apple, BG's Corner, Software
We’ve got around 80 open spots for anyone who wants to get in on some sweet beta test action! We’re pretty far along in terms of development, but we’d love some input on features you’d like to see most. You can already view our content, view comments, post a comment, become an honorary BGR informant, [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jul 17, 2008 10:56 am
Filed in Software, Windows Mobile
News of the latest build of Opera’s ever-popular Opera Mobile browser has been floating around for a while now as anticipation grew. Now it’s here and well, it’s looking really good. Opera has given version 9.5b a pretty extensive overhaul both inside and out. Some highlights from Opera’s site:
Pan and zoom - Using the same [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jun 24, 2008 10:29 am
Filed in BlackBerry, RIM, Services, Software
If you haven’t yet heard of Fusion Voicemail Plus by PhoneFusion, prepare to be impressed. In a nutshell, Fusion Voicemail Plus centralizes all of your voicemail boxes and presents your voicemail messages visually on your mobile handset. Instead of receiving voicemails in separate boxes for your mobile number, home number, VoIP number, office number, etc [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on Jun 23, 2008 5:07 am
Filed in Software, Windows Mobile
This is a happy, happy day for any AIM addicts toting around a Windows Mobile device. There are 3rd party solutions (JiveTalk, what up!), but it’s always comforting to get a piece of software directly from the source. AOL has finally released an updated AIM client, and boy does it look sexy! We’re giving it [...]