We just ended our Tether for BlackBerry giveaway , but, we’ve got some great news for those of that didn’t win. Tether is celebrating it’s first birthday and has dropped the price of Tether for BlackBerry, regularly $49.95, to $29.99 through March 16th , and they are giving away 6 smartphones. Tether is the best solution for using your BlackBerry device’s data connection to get your laptop onto the internet. It’s fast, you can Tether via USB cable or Bluetooth, Tether works on both PCs and Macs, and, best of all, there isn’t a monthly fee. Just head over to the RIMarkable Store and pick a copy of Tether for BlackBerry for just $29.99 , 40% off the regular price.
According to data just released by analytics firm Quantcast , Android and BlackBerry mobile web consumption in the month of February was up while that of the iPhone was down slightly. Android’s share of North American mobile web consumption was up 8.3% from January 2010, to 15.2% of total mobile web consumption for the month of February.
When it comes to the mobile app downloads Android users are catching up to iPhone users. In recent report from AdMob, downloads from over 900 smartphone users were tracked and it turns out that Android users download 8.7 applications per month trailing iPhone users by just 0.1 downloads per month
One application that a lot of BlackBerry users have been waiting a long time for is an official Skype client . Just last week we learned that Verizon is bringing Skype Mobile to the BlackBerry as well as Android devices. What we didn’t hear was that Skype Mobile may be exclusive to Verizon subscribers for some time to come.
Episode 7 is up and we talk Windows Phone 7. Chris is a bit dehydrated from all of the drooling he has been doing. Rod and I are holding final judgment until we see for ourselves. Record Date Wed Feb 17th 2010 Show Topics Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 7 Chris goes all in Robb still has memories of being burned Rod brings up the bad Robb says So far so Good What Standards will it support? RIM Demos New Web Browser Adobe Announces Cross Mobile Platform Support for AIR BlackBerry and Android up first Will this make Apple come around to Adobe
A lot of BlackBerry users are unaware that the browsing the web via your BlackBerry doesn’t have to be as painful as it is via the BlackBerry Browser. There are third party alternatives that are quite good and offer a darn good experience compared to what you get natively. One such thrid party BlackBerry browser is Bolt Browser . It is celebrating its one year birthday, has been updated to version 1.7 , and, now includes Twitter, Widget, and more language support. Press Release: BOLT Mobile Browser Gets Enhanced Capabilities for Its First Birthday Bitstream unveils the most fully featured mobile browser ever for mobile phones of all types with support for widgets, international localization and many other new features at Mobile World Congress MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts and Barcelona – February 14, 2010 – Exactly one year after its public debut, Bitstream Inc.
What Apple has been able to do with the App Store, even if you believe the numbers are fudged, is truly astonishing. Apple claims that they recently eclipsed the 3 billion download mark and it only took them roughly 18 months to do so. Market research firm, Gartner, says that 2.5 billion apps were downloaded from the App Store in 2009 alone. Gartner accounts for another 16 million apps being downloaded from other platforms, so, when you do the math, well over 99% of all mobile downloads were from Apple’s App Store.
Slacker Radio is now available in Canada . You can read the press release that we picked up off CrackBerry.com after the jump. Down here in the States we have Slacker Radio which is completely free, and Slacker Plus, which is a premium service with a monthly subscription. What we aren’t completely clear on is if the basic free version of Slacker is free in Canada as well. The press release, which is a bit confusing, says that Slacker is free BlackBerry app available via www.slacker.com . Later it states that Slacker is only free for the first 30 days. Slacker Radio Now Available in Canada Canadian Music Fans Can Now Enjoy Slacker Personal Radio Wherever They Happen to Be SAN DIEGO, CA – January xx, 2010 – Slacker, Inc.
Slacker Radio is now available in Canada . You can read the press release that we picked up off CrackBerry.com after the jump. Down here in the States we have Slacker Radio which is completely free, and Slacker Plus, which is a premium service with a monthly subscription. What we aren’t completely clear on is if the basic free version of Slacker is free in Canada as well. The press release, which is a bit confusing, says that Slacker is free BlackBerry app available via www.slacker.com . Later it states that Slacker is only free for the first 30 days. Slacker Radio Now Available in Canada Canadian Music Fans Can Now Enjoy Slacker Personal Radio Wherever They Happen to Be SAN DIEGO, CA – January xx, 2010 – Slacker, Inc
Anyone looking to use their BlackBerry as a wireless modem for their laptop, but, not wanting to incur a monthly service fee from their carrier, needs to take a look at Tether (formally TetherBerry), as today is the last day of the 60% off re-branding sale.
