Tag Archives: blackberry

Tungle Acquired by RIM (Blackberry)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by robertmerrill

No surprise: I love me some Tungle. And somehow I missed the news yesterday that they had been acquired by RIM, the maker of Blackberry. Something in the air, I guess. I think this is a good thing. The calendaring … Continue reading →

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Chase Mobile Banking App Goes Android

Posted on December 13, 2010 by robertmerrill

My App-day-Monday post this week gives a shout out to Chase Bank (J.P. Morgan Chase, if you’re not on a first-name basis) for updating their mobile app cache to include an android app. Other mobile operating systems are “iPhone ®,, … Continue reading →

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Wishlist: AutoText in Android like BlackBerry

Posted on October 27, 2010 by robertmerrill

If you’ve never had a BlackBerry, you don’t know some of the things you’re missing (and you’re definitely missing certain things to make productivity much easier). One of the best things RIM has embedded in the BlackBerry OS is the … Continue reading →

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Prediction: PHILO Will Be Huge

Posted on June 3, 2010 by robertmerrill

Getting sucked into a mini-series may be cool especially when you can gloat around the watercooler about the 67 hours of life you lost watching a TV show. But spring-boarding from the success of eyeball-addiction "what are you doing" apps … Continue reading →

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Navigating Blackberry and Google Calendar Sync Issues

Posted on September 3, 2009 by robertmerrill

Sync is hard. I’ve never used any synchonization software that gets it right all the time. However, I am pretty pleased with Google’s Sync program, launched nearly 2.5 years ago, now part of their suite of mobile apps for smartphones, … Continue reading →

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Problems With Blackberry 8830 Verizon Edition

Posted on April 18, 2009 by robertmerrill

I have an 8830 “world edition” blackberry smartphone from Verizon wireless and I have to note a few things I wish could be improved. * There’s a GPS built into the device, but VZ disabled it so you can’t use … Continue reading →

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Flickr Uploadr Available for Blackberry Smartphones

Posted on June 6, 2008 by robertmerrill

Sharing the things you find as you journey through life is half the fun of being well-connected. And, of course, a picture is worth thousands and thousands of those words. Flickr, the popular online photo storage site, has published a … Continue reading →

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