I was just taking a look at numbers published by mobile analytics firm, Distimo , that outlines Research in Motion’s abysmal performance when it comes to BlackBerry applications as compared to their competitors. The best way to describe the number of applications in BlackBerry App World is to call it a complete and utter embarrassment … I would even go as far to say that if RIM doesn’t address application support and development on the BlackBerry in a big way this year, you will begin to see the BlackBerry’s gains in total market share begin to turn into losses, especially here in the United States.
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.
You may have heard that Research in Motion has been working on a new Webkit based BlackBerry Browser that they say will be on par with that found on the iPhone by the summer of this year. To let the world know that they were serious, RIM purchased Torch Mobile , makers of the Webkit IRIS browser back in August of last year. Just the other day RIM filed a patent application describing a proxy based web browsing scheme similar to that found in Opera Mini, and recenytly, analysts over at Canaccord Adams have gone on the record stating they believe the new BlackBerry Browser will be out before May and that the experience will be a “ game changer “. “it is a full rendering engine with incredible speed, sub three second download speeds for the most media-intensive of websites, while retaining significant bandwidth advantages over any other device or browser on the market.” For the sake of argument, let’s say that the new BlackBerry Browser actually turns out to be better than Safari on the iPhone. Is that enough to change the game? I am not so sure that a really good, or even a great BlackBerry Browser is enough to change the game alone
Today at Lotusphere 2010 Research in Motion launched two new BlackBerry applications, one for IBM Lotus Quickr and one for IBM Lotus Connections, that will allow secure mobile collaboration and social networking on the BlackBerry platform. The new BlackBerry clients are respectively called BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Quickr and BlackBerry Client for for IBM Lotus Connections .
I believe that many BlackBerry users are eagerly anticipating the new WebKit based BlackBerry browser to that is supposed to be on par with, if not better than, mobile browsers currently found on devices like those running Android, Web OS, and even the iPhone OS. The BlackBerry Browser, however, isn’t the only thing RIM is looking at to improve your web browsing experience on the BlackBerry. A new patent application recently filed by Research in Motion aims to speed up communication between the web and your web browser by installing a proxy server of sorts directly on your device.
Happy Holidays everyone… We know that there are a lot of new BlackBerry users out there so we put together this list of 9 Free BlackBerry Applications that will allow you to put your new Berry through the paces. Google Maps – Google Maps, quite honestly, should just come pre-installed on the BlackBerry. Most find it much more useful than BlackBerry Maps which actually does come pre-installed. Download Google Maps: http://m.google.com/maps Facebook – Facebook for Blackberry Smarphones, assuming you have a Facebook account, is definitely, one free BlackBerry application new BlackBerry and old Blackberry users alike should take a look at. If MySpace is more your style, there is a good free MySpace for BlackBerry download for you to check out as well… Download Facebook for BlackBerry: http://www.blackberry.com/facebook Score Mobile — If you are BlackBerry user and at all a sports fan, Score Mobile is an essential free BlackBerry download. Using the “Push” capability of the BlackBerry Internet Service, Score Mobile automatically keeps you updated with up-to-the-minute sports scores, boxscores, fantasy player stats, betting odds, game previews, recaps, top stories, league standings, and more
You wouldn’t know it based on all the buzz directed towards and hype coming out of that Cupertino, CA based company that used to be known for selling computers, however, the BlackBerry, not the iPhone, dominates the smartphone industry in the United States and it really isn’t even all that close. According to ComScore who does monthly surveys of U.S. wireless subscribers over the age of thirteen, 36 million of them own smartphones. Roughly 15 million of these smart phones just happen to be BlackBerry devices. That is over 41% marketshare .
Bitstream has released Bolt 1.6 and the mobile browser has a ton of new features, including the ability to be set as the default browser on the BlackBerry.
The Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530 is now available. You can pick the device up for $99.99 after a $100 instant rebate. Something tells me that the Curve 8530 is going to a pretty big hit for Verizon. It is the second BlackBerry to support OpenGL ES (3D graphics), and the price point is very attractive. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is also the first Verizon BlackBerry with the optical trackpad. No more trackball issues like its predecessor
