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BlackBerry loves U2 – I love both

Monday, August 24th, 2009


BlackBerry is definitely catching up on the awesomeness factor.

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Facebook will be #1 this year before Google

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Few months ago I read reports of Facebook to surpass Google -maybe- by 2012 or 2013. My gutt feeling – it will happen in the next 120 days.

Imagine a community website taking leadership of the WWW – yet this is happening as you read those lines.
Facebook is growing fast +220% this year reaching 122M uniques in July. Google leads with 147M uniques BUT it is absolutely inevitable Facebook will win this battle.

Google is facing serious attacks from Microsoft with Bing.com. Yahoo! has remained solid behind Google despite the Ballmer/Chen fiasco. Google’s numbers are stable but no real sign of growth despite a rise in search queries.

Facebook has doubled its uniques from 66M in January 09 to 122M in July 09 and I see a peak of uniques starting right after summer holidays. Millions of pictures are going to be posted to Facebook. There is one ironical fact: 1st source of incoming traffic on Facebook is….Google. Maybe Google will react to that and start pushing Facebook results a bit further down.

FaceBook will be #1 site in the world by December 09. INCREDIBLE.

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Update on New BlackBerry Messenger and Download Links

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Here is a complete updated list of downloads found on the net. All downloads are OTA (Over The Air). If you don’t know what it means – just don’t try installing on your device :)

Here is what BBM 5.0 will add to your phone:

  • SMS support — You wanted threaded SMS? Well you’re finally going to be getting it!
  • PIN barcode scanning — Too lazy to add your friend to Messenger by entering in their PIN? Just have them click the Barcode option on their devices and, you guessed it, a barcode will show up letting the other party scan it with their BlackBerry camera and immediately add that contact to your list.
  • Backup/Restore Messenger list to microSD card.

Install at your own risk and enjoy!

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Skype Beta for BlackBerry

Friday, May 29th, 2009

I just got my hands on Skype official Beta for BlackBerry Storm.
It looks more like an Alpha then a Beta. First the app is not OTA and not packaged JAD. There are 2 files a .COD and an .ALX.
Both files are available for download here: DOWNLOAD INSTALL AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Once loaded through BlackBerry Desktop Manager you can add the application on your BlackBerry. I have tested with a Storm 9530 Verizon.
The icon is slick. Typical Skype logo.
To run the application you must disable compatibility mode in Options–>Advanced Options–>Applications–>Skype–>Menu [disable Compatibility Mode].
Say no: press P when prompted for update.

To navigate through options after you launch the application use:
O or Q to accept
P to decline
Space to open
You can scroll through touch screen but do not click and simply press A to option field.
Signin is quick. Contacts load rapidly.
Chat works perfectly and calling a contact using your Skype credit is flawless.
I didn’t succeed to call a phone number yet because keyboard mapping is obviously not Storm ready.

Update: I have also tested on Bold running 4.6 and it works much better.

Here are the screenshots:







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Latest List of BlackBerry OS

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Here is the latest list of BlackBerry OS available. Those links were found on the web. Let me know if links are down.

8900 [Javelin]
4.6.1.114
https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=D010396CA8ABF6EAD8CACC2C2F2F26C7

9000 [Bold]
4.6.0.219
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K2ZNPN3B

9500 [Storm GSM]
4.7.0.85
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=86NRVBFR

9530 [Storm CDMA]
4.7.0.86
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NWZMIP5Q

And for 8100, 8110, 8120, 8300, 8310, 8320, 8700, 8800 and 8820
4.5.0.124

8100 | 8110 | 8120

8300 | 8310 | 8320

8700 | 8800 | 8820

8330

If you do not know what to do with this – best is not to try anything stupid. You are on your own here. YOU CAN BRICK YOUR BB – BE CAREFUL.

Edit 01/13/09: 8330 added.

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Palm Pre – One I’ll be waiting for

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

I think this video gives a nice overview of what Palm Pre will offer soon. I really feel this device has all it takes to become a major hit.
Palm is the inventor of electronic agendas. They failed to move from handled devices to smartphones mostly due to a lack of vision. But they have the capacity to counter strike.
Apple iPhone has definitely brought new targets in term of customer satisfaction and slowly competition is catching up.
It will take few months before we can see Pre on shelves. Sprint might be a big winner and I’m sure they gave a fat check to Palm for this product exclusivity.

Things I like about the Pre:

Fast processor
Real Keyboard
Wireless wall charger [excellent news for the industry]
Palm compatible 3rd party software
Flash [incredible when we know how Apple failed to include it on iPhone]

And I also like the fact Bono [U2] is a major investor in Palm. Makes the Pre looks more human – less techy :)

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