“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
~Aristotle
Tips
1. BING as BB Default Search Tool?
2. Verizon Call Forwarding
3. Tel: on Bold Not Working
4. How Can I Quickly Delete 800 Messages from my BB?
BlackBerry
5. BlackBerry Will Remain Market Leader Through 2014
6. RIM Offers More BlackBerry Development Tools
7. BB App World to Offer Carrier Billing in 2010
iPhone
8. Apple Tops Handset Profits in Q3
Windows Mobile
9. Market Watch: Windows Mobile
10. Microsoft Marketplace Makes Improvements
Google
11. 100,000 Droid Sold in 1st Weekend
12. Google’s Holiday Gift: Free Wi-Fi @ 47 Airports
13. Google to Acquire Mobile-Ad Startup AdMob
14. Android Video Conference Phone
15. Droid Service Comes At a Hefty Price
Oher News
16. 30,000s Handhelds Left in NYC Cabs
17. Wireless Data Revenue Grew 27% in Q3
18. Mobile Commerce Expected to Explode
19. Clearwire’s Net Adds Accelerate
20. Wi-Fi Hotspot Connects Surge to 1.2 Billion
21. Text Messaging Soars in U.S.
“I have learned to use the word ‘impossible’ with the greatest caution.”
~Wernher von Braun
Tips
1. BING as BB Default Search Tool?
You can change the “Default Search Provider” through the Browser \ Options \ Browser Configuration. To change this to search Bing.com you need to specify ‘Live Search’. There is an RIM request in place to have the handheld code change Live Search to Bing.com with the correct display icon and this change is currently targeted for later in 5.0 handheld. Unfortunately, there are not any IT policies or other BES side setting which could be used to make this change on all devices.
Immediate Call Forwarding:
– Activate: *72 + 10-Digit + Send
– Deactivate: *720 + Send
No Answer Call Forwarding:
– Activate: *92 + 10-Digit + Send
– Deactivate: *920 + Send
Busy Call Forwarding:
– Activate: *90 + 10-Digit + Send
– Deactivate: *900 + Send
RIM confirmed TEL: format works on all devices except the Bold.
The format is… Tel:8666578888,,2188888#,,*,,8888#,,1
Good news is that it is fixed on the new Bold v5+ operating system.
The bad news v5 for Bold hasn’t a solid ETA, so could be a few weeks or months.
4. How Can I Quickly Delete 800 Messages from my BB?
On most newer BB devices, you can scroll to the top, hit the menu button, and select “delete prior”, but be careful it doesn’t sync the delete unexpectedly to Outlook (BB > messages > options > email reconciliation > delete on = handheld).
BlackBerry
5. BlackBerry Will Remain Market Leader Through 2014
Google’s Android OS-based phones and Apple’s iPhone maybe get all the media love, but one analyst firm believes that it will be RIM’s BlackBerry that will be the smartphone king of the U.S. market in five years. Pyramid Research expects the device to be the biggest beneficiary of the move to smartphones.GigaOm
6. RIM Offers More BlackBerry Development Tools
Research in Motion has expanded its alliance with Adobe as well as made it easier for developers to insert ads into their applications for BlackBerry smartphones, RIM said. While RIM and Adobe had previously disclosed plans to bring Flash to the device, the partners Monday outlined ways to help developers use Adobe’s tools to simplify the integration of images, video and graphics into their software.InformationWeek /Reuters
7. BB App World to Offer Carrier Billing in 2010
BlackBerry App World will see carrier billing by 2010. Carrier billing would make it easier for BlackBerry customers to purchase applications on their phones. As it stands, BlackBerry users have to enter PayPal credentials, which some say inhibits spontaneous purchases. Wireless Week
iPhone
8. Apple Tops Handset Profits in Q3
According to a report released today from Strategy Analytics, Apple has emerged from the third quarter 2009 as the world’s most profitable handset vendor. Wireless Week
Windows Mobile
9. Market Watch: Windows Mobile
The past few months have seen several new smartphones get headlines with their releases, and every new version of the iPhone’s software makes waves, so it can be easy to forget Windows Mobile. The OS isn’t flashy, but it has a solid place in enterprises. The question is, can it hold onto this place in the face of fierce competition? Windows IT Pro
10. Microsoft Marketplace Makes Improvements
Microsoft today rolled out some upgrades to it Windows Marketplace for Mobile: more advanced anti-piracy protection, improved developer portal, and new PC based shopping and account management. Exciting! Okay, not really. Wireless Week
11. 100,000 Droid Sold in 1st Weekend
It’s not quite the 1M sold in the first weekend for the iPhone 3GS, but still a good start. Unwired
12. Google’s Holiday Gift: Free Wi-Fi @ 47 Airports
Google has teamed up with Boingo Wireless, Airport Marketing Income, Advanced Wireless Group and others in order to offer free Wi-Fi in 47 US airports during the 2009 Holiday Season – starting now and through January 15 2010. Seattle and Burbank airports will continue to offer free Wi-Fi after the Holiday season, for an indefinite period of time. Google
13. Google to Acquire Mobile-Ad Startup AdMob
Google is making a $750 million bet on the future of mobile display advertising with the acquisition of AdMob, a startup that specializes in selling ads that are optimized for mobile display — including on Apple’s popular iPhone. The acquisition, the third-richest in Google’s history, gives the search giant a leg up on competitors in the burgeoning field of mobile advertising. Wall Street Journal / New York Times / BusinessWeek
14. Android Video Conference Phone
Check out this video sneak peak of the VPhone by Saygus, a new Android 2.0 handset due out early next year on Verizon. The phone is built around Saygus’s video conferencing software. PCMag
15. Droid Service Comes At a Hefty Price
Motorola Droid smartphone will cost users $199.99 with a 2-year contract, with an additional $30 per month for the mandatory ‘unlimited’ data plan that has a monthly cap of 5Gb. Verizon will charge $50 for each additional gigabyte over the 5Gb limit on the unlimited data plan. Verizon has confirmed that tethering will cost another $30 per month for an additional unlimited data plan that is also limited to 5Gb. If you want tethering you will pay $60 above and beyond the monthly contract for service for an ‘unlimited’ 10Gb of data per month, and if you plan on connecting with an Microsoft Exchange email account you have to pay another $15 a month. Slashdot
Other News
16. 30,000s Handhelds Left in NYC Cabs
A survey finds that more than 30,000 mobile devices are left behind in New York City taxicabs every six months. Your chances of leaving behind a mobile device increase during the holiday season. Mobile Enterprise Mag
17. Wireless Data Revenue Grew 27% in Q3
The top four U.S. wireless carriers have become “a permanent fixture” among top 10 telecoms worldwide in data revenue, according to a report from GigaOM Pro analyst Chetan Sharma, which said domestic sales grew 27% overall compared with a year earlier. The report also noted that, led by Verizon Wireless, 3G penetration stood at 43% and that the momentum continued to grow among carriers to offer flat-rate pricing plans. New York Times
18. Mobile Commerce Expected to Explode
Two years ago, a survey found that consumers were “very concerned” about the security of transactions made using a mobile phone. M-commerce has come a long way since then, with almost half of consumers now saying they are very comfortable with the concept. Juniper estimates that m-commerce will exceed $300 billion in the next four years. Forbes
19. Clearwire’s Net Adds Accelerate
Mobile WiMax carrier Clearwire said its CLEAR 4G WiMAX Markets generated 49,000 net subscriber additions and consolidated net adds topped 44,000 for Q3 2009. Wireless Week
20. Wi-Fi Hotspot Connects Surge to 1.2 Billion
In-Stat today released a report that indicates the Wi-Fi hotspot market is entering a revival period. Wireless Week
21. Text Messaging Soars in U.S.
Cell phone users sent 80% more text messages in 12 months through June than a year earlier, according to CTIA, which noted that teenagers that popularized the practice 10 years ago have not slowed down their usage while a new generation of texters has arrived. “The community of texters continues to grow as people age,” said CTIA spokesman John Walls. New York Times
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