Bosses may be worried that their mobile employees are wasting vast amounts of time updating their wall or emailing friends, but a new report from iPass reveals we lose relatively little time on technology distractions. But our gadgets are harming us in other ways. Read More »
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BlackBerry may not be a top priority for Google or one of the other major software vendors, but to kill off a decent app that many of us BlackBerry owners used is just wrong. Effective Nov. 22, Google is ending support for BlackBerry’s native Gmail app. Read More »
As mobile devices become more prevalent at work, the need for security continues to rise. WatchDox provides document control, tracking and security features through a web app, apps for iPad and iPhone (we covered it late last year) and now for BlackBerry. Read More »
Our “workspace” is no longer just an office, it’s come to mean the entirety of how we get our work done. We need a seamless workspace to focus on our work; our tools and practices should allow us to flow from activity to activity. Read More »
The bring-your-own-apps (BYOA) trend is a shift will see increasing numbers of workers making their own choices about which applications they use. What can smartphone app developers do to ride that BYOA wave and make products that will gain traction in the workplace? Read More »
It might soon be quicker to note the devices that you can’t access cloud file sharing, syncing and storage service Dropbox on, because the company has just announced the availability of a BlackBerry client, to join the existing clients available for iOS and Android devices. Read More »
Xobni — an app that aims to help people get more from their email — is coming to the BlackBerry with Xobni Mobile. Just as the Xobni plugin does for Microsoft Outlook, Xobni Mobile offers the ability to gather more information about your email contacts. Read More »
The application works and feels like Facebook for BlackBerry; not necessarily a good thing, as the app takes too much effort. Most BlackBerry Twitter applications require patience, but Twitter for BlackBerry is the worst. Much of the time, the screen remains blank while the data loads. Read More »
The BlackBerry apps I use for Twitter activities generally do a fine job. I use the no-frills Blackbird for its performance and Ubertwitter for its features. Still, I watch out for new Twitter apps because innovation knows no end and developers find ways… Read More »
The remote access tools provider RDM+ is having a sale, with its iPhone/iPod touch app available for $1.99. This is a significant reduction from the normal $20 price, for a tool that lets you control remote computers from your mobile device. Read More »
gwabbit is a handy application that automatically identifies and parses contact information from your emails to help ease the process of creating new entries in your contact list. I’ve written about the Outlook version… Read More »
Anagram, a clever Windows app that can automatically parse text snippets for contacts, leads, appointments and tasks and capture them into your organizer or CRM software, has had its name changed to Copy2Contact. I liked the product very much when I reviewed… Read More »