I sat down today at BlackBerry Jam Europe with the company’s European Managing Director Stephen Bates and asked him a range of questions about the company’s recent launch. My questions are in bold. Hi there Stephen, tell us about last week’s launch? For me it was an amazing event to actually get to the point [...]
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Pitch your app to the mobile industry: Announcing the MWC App Pitch!
Mobile World Congress (“MWC”) in Barcelona is fast approaching. All across the world, marketing teams are scrambling to get press releases, stand designs and meetings arranged ahead of the world’s largest, biggest and most influential mobile event. Flights, hotels and restaurant reservations are being snapped up as I type. Every single PR person I speak [...]
Exclusive: Ubuntu’s Mark Shuttleworth on their mobile platform’s developer potential
Continuing our exclusive video interview series with Ubuntu’s founder, Mark Shuttleworth, I quickly got on to the topic of the app economy and mobile developers. This is typically a touchy subject for anyone launching a new mobile platform — but not so with Ubuntu Mobile, as Mark explains…
Going Abroad? Take Distress Signal with you!
For many of us going abroad, whether on holiday or on a business trip, means struggling with a foreign language. For everyday things like beer and food pointing and smiling help us to get by most of the time, but what if you had a medical emergency? That’s where Distress Signal can help. It’s a [...]
BlackBerry World: David Mandell, Mippin – BlackBerry App Generator Demo
This is Momchil with a video of David Mandell demonstrating the BlackBerry App Generator. David Mandell, Founder of Mippin – the world’s largest mobile app development company, demonstrates their latest BlackBerry development – the BlackBerry App Generator. In this video you will see a demonstration of the BlackBerry App Generator in action – building an [...]
BlackBerry World: Kevin Whinnery of Appcelerator announces support for BlackBerry 10
This is Momchil with a video of Kevin Whinnery of Appcelerator. Kevin Whinnery, Director of Developer Relations for Appcelerator, announces support for BlackBerry 10, which should be arriving “this fall”. Appcelerator is a mobile development platform with an SDK and a suite of tools for developers allowing to develop native applications for iOS, Android and [...]
Video: Ordering a cab with Neal Fullman, GetTaxi UK’s CEO
The other week I was delighted to meet with Neal Fullman, top man at GetTaxi UK. I’ve long been a big fan of the concept of GetTaxi ever since I heard it was coming to these shores. However I’ve not actually had the opportunity to use the service so Neal offered to pop down and [...]
Looks like Apple might be getting serious on iPad catalogues
Eagle-eyed top man Aaron Watkins at PR firm Appency was checking out his client’s app in the iTunes App Store last night when he noticed the app now had a new top level category assigned to it. Previously it was lumped into the rather generic “Lifestyle” category. Now it’s in the “Catalogs” category. Aaron’s client, [...]
BlackBerry Travel is a phenomenally useful app (and service)
It just a week-and-a-bit before I arrive into San Francisco for the BlackBerry DevCon event. I’m in Houston first, followed by New York, before flying into the Valley. So that means I’ve been doing the usual jiggery-pokery with hotels and flights. In many cases, I’ve been lucky enough to have a colleague or agency take [...]
Connected life with British Airways.. I’m loving it!
I’m off to Houston, Texas, next week. I’m going to the Internet Retailer M-Commerce Forum and I’m very much looking forward to that. My intent is to speak to as many participants as I can to find out how the field of M-Commerce is moving in the States. My airline of choice is British Airways. Someone [...]
iHi is one of those genius little apps you need on your phone
James Parton writing over at IT Pro Portal has discovered a genius little app. It’s called “iHi” — and it’s really, really simple. Here’s the description James uses: Put simply, iHi is super simple visual communication. You can pick from a list of pre set words or phrases: When selected, the phrase is displayed as [...]
AT&T’s Foundry launches AT&T Messages: Voicemail/mms/sms/missed calls in a single app & portal
I’m pleased it’s not just me banging on about innovation. It’s nice to see some companies in the industry actually doing a bit of good thinking. A little while ago I wrote a post on one of my pet subjects, Operator Innovation. I decried the total lack of innovation in messaging. I was particularly annoyed [...]
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