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What's Your Route? 2008-04-23 23:55:00 The human mind just cannot stop thinking about ways to make money. The latest is the example of Hubwear. This web site gives the traveler geek the latest in travel chic. For $35 you can create a T-shirt showing your latest travel route.
COMING SOON: CO + UA? 2008-04-23 23:44:00 It is not new that after the Delta / Northwest merger everyone is expecting for Continental to merge with United. What most of the people forget (or don't know) is that Northwest held for a long time a "golden share" in Continental that gave them the power to veto any attempt for Continental to merge or sell its operations to another carrier. MSNBC published today that this golden share was sold back to Continental for (only) $100. This opens the door for Continental to start considering any merger options it wishes to pursue.
Top 10 Signs You're a BlackBerry Addict 2008-04-23 23:12:00 Test yourself to see if you are addicted to that little vibrating thing on your belt! Laptop Magazine provides a nice post about this topic and the top 10 signs you are addicted to your BlackBerry
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Continental Will not Merge 2008-04-27 18:49:00 Continental is trying to put to rest the expectations that they will merge with another airline to reposition against Delta and Northwest. Continental's Chairman and CEO, Larry Kellner released the following message to their 45,000 employees: Dear Co-worker, We want you to know that our Board of Directors met today and has unanimously supported management’s recommendation that, in the current industry environment, the best course for Continental is to not merge with another airline at this time. Our recommendation, and the Board’s careful and considered decision, followed a comprehensive review of our strategic alternatives, assisted by our senior officers and advised by Continental’s outside financial and legal advisors. The Board very carefully co Read more:Continental
Microsoft Virtual Launch 2008-04-27 11:28:00 Cannot attend a launch or educational event? Don't worry - Microsoft
introduces the "Virtual Events". This great Silverlight application is built like a real conference and gives you the opportunity to see and download all the content of one of the launch events around the world to learn about Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 without leaving your office.
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And the Freddie Goes To... 2008-04-28 16:46:00 The 20th Freddie
s Award took place at the Wyndham Phoenix last week. The Freddie award was named after the late Sir Freddie Laker who pioneered discount travel across the Atlantic. For the America's awards, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan won the "Frequent Flyer Program - Best Elite Level Program"and the Intercontinental Hotels Group Priority Club Rewards won the "Frequent Guest Program - Best Elite Level Program". You can see here the full transcript of the event and learn about the other winners.
ThinkPad X300 vs. MacBook Air 2008-04-29 15:57:00 This humorous video shows Lenovo's opinion on the MacBook
Air manila envelope commercial. Basically they claim that they provide an ultra-portable without Apple's compromises. Once you add to the MacBook Air all the extensions you need (like optical drive, USB hub etc) it is a little difficult to fit it back in that envelope .
Free MacBerry Zen Theme 2008-04-29 15:09:00 MacBerry Zen
is a free theme for BlackBerry 8300, 8700 and 8800 devices. The custom icons and top bar give this theme a nice look-and-feel just like the Mac OS. You can download the right version according to your device and install via the Desktop Manager: 8300, 8700, 8800 OS 4.2.1 or 8800 OS 4.2.2.
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Everything You Should Know About BlackBerry 9000 2008-04-29 15:01:00 The Boy Genius does it again! BGR is well known for getting his hands on internal information from RIM before anything is released, and now he was able to obtain an internal RIM document that describes the features of OS 4.6 that will be available in the BlackBerry
9xxx. Check his post for the complete image gallery of the internal document and learn what is new in the upcoming device including screenshots.
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More Free BlackBerry Themes 2008-05-01 21:27:00 Here are four new free cool themes to help you personalize your BlackBerry
: Aqeulla Slax Today Theme (created by Larry Farmer) and available to download OTA for 8300, 8700 (OS 4.2.1 only) and 8800 devices: The Halo Zen Theme is available OTA for 8100, 8300 and 8800 devices: The Pink, Gray & Blue "Like a Mac" Today Theme (created by Michael Small) are available for 8300 and 8800 devices. Download and install through the Desktop Manager:
The Perfect Media Extender PC 2008-05-01 20:55:00 The TV is being reinvented! You can access most of your favorite TV shows today online for free. Not only you can access new episodes, you can go back to previous seasons or even watch your favorite series that are not available on TV anymore. Here are just a few examples of the common ways to access free (and legal) content: Hulu - This is by far the best destination for online TV and movies. Hulu was created by Fox and Universal, but it delivers content from many other networks for free. They are also adding HD content now! ABC provides access to full episodes of all their popular shows. CBS also provides full access to their shows. South Park Studios gives you full access to all 12 seasons (and counting) of South Park TBS just started providing full episodes to some of Read more:Perfect
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Google Maps v2.1.0 Available 2008-05-01 19:40:00 Google released another update for their Google Maps
application for BlackBerry and again there's no release notes, no mention about this in their mobile blog nor it shows in their Google Mobile Updater. You can download this version by pointing your BlackBerry browser to:
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Happy RSS Awareness Day! 2008-05-01 07:27:00 May 1st is the official RSS Awareness
Day. If you are reading this blog, you probably don't need and explanation of what RSS is, however there are many people out there that still have no idea how to use it. If you know someone that needs a good explanation, help spread the word and send them this link so they can watch this short tutorial:
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Argentino Hasta La Muerte 2008-05-08 18:15:00 I was born in Argentina, and although I left it when I was 7 there is always a warm place in my heart for Buenos Aires especially since I have there a lot of family and I visit every couple of years. Buenos Aires is such an amazing city that when you visit it is just like visiting a major city in Europe. The city has a lot to offer in every aspect: culture, food, night life and more. Argentineans are a very proud people (some might confuse them as being snobs ) and they consider themselves more Europeans than South Americans. The title of this post means "Argentinean Until Death". This is the title of an old Argentinean movie but also a true statement. Many countries don't allow to have multiple citizenship, Argentina is the exact opposite. You cannot lose your Argentinea Read more:Argentino
HTC Touch Diamond Videos 2008-05-11 08:21:00 The smartphone market is mostly bussing over the upcoming iPhone 3G and the BlackBerry 9000, however HTC unveiled on May 6th the Touch Diamond as the best answer that is powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional. The Diamond is powered by "TouchFLO 3D" and stunning graphics and UI animations. You can see here the full specifications of this device which will be released first in Europe and then in the USA. HTC posted on YouTube 22 videos to show you the capabilities of this device.
BlackBerry 9000 Specifications 2008-05-11 07:51:00 The details on the much anticipated BlackBerry
9000 are getting clearer this week. RIM will be marketing the device as "BlackBerry Bold" and is expected to officially release it May 13th during WES 2008. What is a little strange about this is that RIM didn't officially released OS 4.5 for current devices but will release next week the Bold with OS 4.6. Even if they also announce the release of OS 4.5 wouldn't it be obsolete? CrackBerry.com released the features and specs of the final version of the BlackBerry Bold: Size - Length: 144mm, Width: 66mm, Thickness: 14mm Weight (with battery) - 133g (same as the 88xx series) Memory - 1GB on-board plus 128 MB Flash Battery - 1500mAhr lithium cell Est. Battery Life - Standby: 13 days, Talk Time: 5 hours Network Support - UMT
WorldMate Goes Social 2008-05-13 14:02:00 WorldMate Live for the BlackBerry added a new social feature and the capability to synchronize the calendar. The social feature, called Connections, allows you to connect with other users of WorldMate in order to synchronize with their itineraries. The idea is to enable travelers to catchup with their colleagues in case they happen to travel to the same area. The Calendar Sync wizard synchronize Read more:Social
Universal Translator for BlackBerry 2008-05-13 09:26:00 BBTran is a free universal translator for your BlackBerry
created by Sergey Demyanov. This lightweight application uses free translation services provided by Google and SYSTRAN and allows you to translate text quickly straight from your BlackBerry. Features: Lightweight No adds Multiple translation services 20 languages & more then 50 translation directions Text translate Read more:Universal
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BlackBerry's Mobile Page Redesigned 2008-05-13 09:08:00 RIM has updated their page. The new page includes better categories to find what you are looking for. You can check it out from your BlackBerry
(should be your home page unless you changed it...).
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The Thunder From Down Under 2008-05-13 09:03:00 We didn't have a chance to digest the latest official announcement about the BlackBerry Bold, and BGR is already giving us some inside scoop about the Full touch screen BlackBerry that surfaced before. It seems like this device actually exists and will be called BlackBerry Thunder
. The Thunder will launch in Q3 this year exclusively on Verizon and Vodafone and will include a full touch screen and
Hotmail & MSN Messenger Coming to BlackBerry! 2008-05-13 08:55:00 Technically there is already a MSN Messenger
client for BlackBerry
but it is only locked to a few carriers. According to RIM's press release, they will join forces and bring to the BlackBerry Windows Live Hotmail
with push capabilities and also the Windows Live Messenger. Here is what you can expect (supposed to be released in the "early summer"): Windows Live Hotmail for BlackBerry: Read more:MSN Messenger
I'll See Your $100M and Raise By $50M! 2008-05-13 08:52:00 RIM decided to respond to Apple's $100,000,000 "iFund" by simply creating their own $150,000,000 "BlackBerry Partners Fund" together with RBC and Thomson Reuters. The fund will invest in companies that will develop new mobile applications and services for the BlackBerry platform or are in current stages of development.
3 Free Themes from eVeek 2008-05-12 13:56:00 eVeek is celebrating their first birthday and just to make it a happy one they are offering 3 of their premium BlackBerry themes for free. You can choose the iBerry, OSX and the Precision (which looks like the theme from the 9000). Check them out and get your favorite one (or all of them!)
Viigo Project Tango Preview Download 2008-05-14 22:56:00 I wrote before about Viigo's ProjectTango
and registered myself for the Beta program. A couple of weeks ago I received an email saying that the beta will start soon after they survey the people that registered and decide who is qualified to participate. Viigo released a pre-beta version for the WES 2008 conference and the link of course leaked for everyone to access. Bear in mind that this is a p Read more:Preview
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FREE: BlackBerry Countdown 2008-05-16 09:39:00 Need a countdown timer on your BlackBerry
? Northcubed created a free countdown application for the BlackBerry. This application was originally created for a colleague who wanted to use his BlackBerry to see how much time he has left during his public speaking engagements. To download OTA, browse from your BlackBerry to:
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FREE: BlackBerry Wallet 2008-05-16 09:32:00 RIM just added a new free application for storing personal information. The BlackBerry
Wallet is designed to store personal data such as login credentials, loyalty cards, credit card etc to easily access it from the BlackBerry. The information you enter is AES encrypted and protected by a password. Similar applications like Ascendo DataVault retail for $29.95. To install, just browse to mobile.b
The Evolution of Mobile Phones 2008-05-20 15:04:00 It is amazing to see how fast consumer electronic products evolve and how you can get today gadgets that you saw in TV shows or movies just a few years ago. One of the fastest evolving gadget is the mobile phone. A little over 20 years ago the mobile phone was a bulky big device that required a bag to carry it. Today the devices are small and have the computing power of what a PC had a few years a Read more:Evolution
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Back in Business 2008-06-03 22:12:00 I'm back blogging after a couple of weeks I've been gone. I got married on May 25th and with all the preparations, family and friends coming from all over I had to take some time off to take care of everything, but now I'm celebrating my honeymoon the best way possible (without my wife) in Tech Ed . It's great to be back in Tech Ed (although it is VERY hot in Orlando). Last time I attended Tec Read more:Business
Tech-Ed 2008: Day 2 2008-06-04 22:36:00 It was a little difficult to get up on day 2 after all the drinks yesterday . I started the day with a great "instructor led lab". I have to say that both this type of labs and the hands-on-labs are the best things in Tech-Ed. This is where you actually get some experience and play with the new technologies you want to try. The lab I did was titled "Using the ASP.NET Silverlight con
Million Miler Program 2008-06-06 12:37:00 I’ve been using a “preview” version of the Continental web site in the last week, testing some new features that will be released to the public web site in the middle of the month. The most noticeable thing you will see when these changes are made public, is that Continental is tracking now your lifetime miles - your lifetime EQM (Elite Qualification Miles) to be more precise. The lifetime Read more:Program
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