Thursday, March 18, 2010

Posts Tagged ‘lbs’

Foursquare For BlackBerry Updated To Version 1.7

Foursquare For BlackBerry Updated To Version 1.7

Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:01

Since the rest of the smartphone world also got a Foursquare app update, it doesn't really come as a surprise the BlackBerry version got bumped to version 1.7. As SXSW gets set to kick off in Austin, Texas, Foursquare and its location based counterpart Gowalla have kind of been ...

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CES 2010: Loopt Hands On Demo

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:49

It was so busy at CES last week that there was some content recorded that we couldn’t get up during the show. For instance, my interview with Brian from Loopt about their social LBS application for BlackBerry smartphones. Loopt offers local content to help you meet up with nearby ...

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CES 2010: Poynt Hands On Video

Thursday, January 7, 2010 14:23

Poynt has been a popular LBS (Location-based Services) BlackBerry smartphone app for as long as it has been available to download. Recently, Poynt has moved out of beta and launched, so I wandered over to the Poynt kiosk at the BlackBerry booth to speak with Margaret about the new ...

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GetFugu for BlackBerry recognizes brands and delivers content

GetFugu for BlackBerry recognizes brands and delivers content

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 7:11

I’ve been hearing a lot about the GetFugu app that is now available for BlackBerry. The app lets you take a picture of a brand, whether it be a sign or logo, and then finds specials, deals and information about that brand. You can also use voice to communicate ...

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BlackBerry LBS app buzzd now with Canadian locales and Storm support

BlackBerry LBS app buzzd now with Canadian locales and Storm support

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:00

We’ve written about buzzd several times and today they have some great news for Canadians. buzzd is now optimized for Canadian locales as well as made available to BlackBerry Storm users. If you haven’t heard, buzzd is a location-sensitive city guide and social network. They have had great success ...

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Snikkr LBS app now available for public beta

Snikkr LBS app now available for public beta

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 6:22

When we last wrote about Snikkr, they were in a closed alpha testing phase and they’ve now gone public beta. The company is looking for a few thousand more beta users in the next six weeks, so if you have a relatively current BlackBerry (OS 4.5+), they would appreciate ...

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Poynt local search application now available in the UK

Poynt local search application now available in the UK

Monday, June 22, 2009 7:12

Poynt is a great app that you can use daily. When we took a look at the app at WES 2009, we saw a ton of cool features, many of which have not yet launched but should be unofficially coming this summer (just a guess). Currently, you can search ...

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US train, light rail and subway schedules for BlackBerry

US train, light rail and subway schedules for BlackBerry

Monday, June 22, 2009 6:47

Trainlogic.net is a site for train, light rail and subway schedules throughout the US. They have recently released an app for their services which lets you plan rail trips with up to two connections. The app also works in offline mode. The app will also combine rail networks such ...

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Calx Real Icon BlackBerry theme features true 3D icons

Calx Real Icon BlackBerry theme features true 3D icons

Monday, June 22, 2009 6:27

This theme looks fairly nice in that the icons are all 3D and the theme generally looks pretty clean. I also appreciate the circular battery and signal meter icons. In order to create the 3D icons, the developer had each modeled and rendered in its own scene to give ...

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Free BlackBerry file manager BBFileScout goes version 1.0

Free BlackBerry file manager BBFileScout goes version 1.0

Monday, June 22, 2009 6:10

Older version screenshot. The creators of BBFIleScout have had a ton of user feedback since the release of their free file manager for BlackBerry. They have now released version 1.0 of BBFileScout and there are quite a few major improvements. Latest updates: Options reorganized - on BlackBerry devices it’s ...

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