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Free trial - Vayyoo reinvents email for BlackBerry

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Kyle
on March 4, 2009
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We’ve been talking a lot about Vayyoo for a few reasons: we love their product and we’ve been playing Settlers of Catan with their director of marketing on a pretty regular basis.

Here are some old articles about them that tells the story of the product’s progression.

Today Vayyoo has launched vPost to the public at a one-time purchase price of $9.95 with a free two-week trial.

Check them out in the store here.

vPost is an app that lets you capture and email any combination of Pictures, Video, Audio Notes, Text & GPS location using an extremely powerful and simple interface.

Once you capture any combination of media you can send it via email to friends, family, colleagues, blogs and social networks. Without vPost it can take over 5 minutes to compose an email with 2 pictures, an audio note, and GPS location. With vPost this task can be done in less than a minute with no hassles. You can try vPost today and start sending rich-media to anyone and everyone!

Use it for anything:
- File a life experience by emailing it to yourself
- Share moments with close friends while it’s happening (near real-time)
- Publish media to Facebook, Blogger, Wordpress, Flickr, Picasa, etc. and share with you online communities
- Annotate pictures with a voice recording of what’s actually happened
- Send accidents, act’s heroism, & other newsworthy events in to news agencies (CNN, BBC, etc.)
-Update Twitter via services like posterous.com, pixelpipe.com, and utterli.com
- Send vPost voice & video messages to each other
- Send your friends your exact location in near real time.

Vayyoo has assured us a that a storm version will be available soon.

Vayyoo has setup a vPost website at www.getvpost.com where they have a FAQ, contact info, and links to their Twitter account.

Comment with what you think of the app!

We’ll be sending an email to some of the comments with free license keys.

Again, you can see the app here.

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How to cheat on your loved one with an iPhone

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Kyle
on March 2, 2009
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I should really start this article off by saying that I’m not writing from experience, I’ve just been using an iPhone for some time now and I’ve become aware of the dual purpose of some of its features. That being said, here is how to cheat and never get caught.

Step 1: Turn the password lock feature on

To turn this feature on, go to Settings> General> Passcode Lock

This feature locks your device so that if anyone tries to use it, they have to enter a 4 digit code that allows them access to the device.

Make sure to enter a 4 digit code that only you know. I tend to use the last 4 digits of an old telephone number that nobody would remember because I had zero friends at the time. The reason you’re doing this is because you have to realize you’re doing something terrible and if you’re caught, you will spend the next 6 months living in a stress-induced nightmare. Don’t let someone snoop and find out something you don’t want them to. When they ask why you have it locked, just say it’s for work. The line is:

“I’m paranoid about coworkers snooping through my phone and seeing the emails where I make fun of them and talk about how much my job sucks.”

Step 2: Make sure SMS preview is off

SMS preview is a feature that will show you the SMS that was just sent to you, allowing you to respond or ignore it right away.

This feature must be turned off because it will ruin you. Imagine this: your phone is sitting on the table while you’re out to dinner with your spouse. A chime rings indicating a text has come through and you both stare at the phone out of habit. The preview comes up and says “thanks for last night but my thighs are KILLING me.” How are you going to explain that? You were supposed to be studying last night with friends. Turn the SMS preview off by doing the following:

Settings> General> Passcode Lock> Show SMS Preview> Off

Step 3: Never keep his/her name saved in contacts

You’re going to inevitably get calls from the person you’re cheating with so don’t bother saving their number. If someone sees the caller ID the jig is up. When you’re dating, you’ve introduced your spouse to your whole social network and anyone new is going to arouse suspicion. Just avoid it and don’t answer the call if spies are listening.

Step 4: Have a good excuse about why you ignored the call

When you get a call, you’re going to have to ignore it if you’re in the company of either your spouse or cheating partner. When you ignore a call, have some reason that doesn’t make you look guilty. Here are some examples:

“I can tell it’s work related and I’m not interested.”
“I really don’t feel like interrupting our hang out.”
“I’m just being lazy. If it’s important they’ll leave a message.”

Step 5: First one in last one out (FILO)

If things are looking like they’re starting to fall apart, ABORT. The rule is an accounting rule but it applies here: “first one in, last one out.” Save yourself an incredible amount of pain and shame and tell the person you’re cheating with that you think it’s time to end it. Tell him/her that it’s just not working out and never tell anyone about you did. Keep this whole charade a secret until you die. Actually, just before you die tell 1 person. You’re dead so who cares right?

People you should follow on Twitter

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Kyle
on February 23, 2009
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I’ve been using Twitter for a while now and I thought I would compile a list of my favorite Twitterers. Generally, these lists include people like Guy Kawasaki, Shaq, Ashton Kutcher and Tina Fey (it’s just her pr person). But what about the rest of us? There are a ton of funny and interesting people out there.

My list is a mixture of people in the mobile industry, funny people and some people I just find interesting. Yes, it is mostly BlackBerry bloggers but that’s because it’s my bread and butter. If you don’t have something to promote, you may as well stick to Facebook updates.

gnarjen

Who: Jen Hanley writes a fashion blog called Gnarlitude.
Why: She knows a lot about pants.

I enjoy morphine and strawberry sparkling mineral water. Sometimes together but not always.
Location: On my Creature Rip Rider
Following: 27
Followers: 25
Web: http://www.gnarlitude.com
Twitter: twitter.com/gnarjen

nanpalmero

Who: Nan Palmero writes BlackBerry tips and works for a high intensity sales company.
Why: If you’re in the BlackBerry space, you already know him.

Chief Inspiration Officer at @SalesBy 5 + Nan the Power User at @BlackBerryCool
Location: San Antonio, TX
Following: 1235
Followers: 1491
Web: http://salesby5.com
Twitter: twitter.com/nanpalmero

JonnyMakeup

Who: Jonny Makeup is American Apparel’s mascot.
Why: He calls Dov Charney “daddy”.

From small town boy to self-proclaimed IT gurrl.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Following: 46
Followers: 93
Web: http://www.misshapes.com/blog/jonnymakeup/
Twitter: twitter.com/JonnyMakeup

LouTreize

Who: Lou knows the BlackBerry space better than me.
Why: “Basically, anyone that tweets ‘cunt’, I follow.”

I am myself. Convinced enough?
Location: Montreal
Following: 84
Followers: 81
Twitter: twitter.com/LouTreize

STAGEMOMZ

Who: Lesley Arfin runs Missbehave Magazine.
Why: Her nickname is Barfin Arfin.

TWEET SCENE
Location: LUDLOW
Following: 40
Followers: 113
Web: http://www.missbehavemag.com
Twitter: twitter.com/STAGEMOMZ

agentmule

Who: Trace does documentaries and reports from the furthest reaches of Earth.
Why: “At 3am listening to MIA in the Addis Hilton w/ ministers from the African Union Summit. Thank Gaddafi they like white guys who can dance”

day to day yearnings and learnings
Location: island off the coast of america
Following: 87
Followers: 65
Web: http://therunningmule.blogspot.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/agentmule

Street_Carnage

Who: Street Boners + TV Carnage = Street Carnage
Why: “Do gays see penises as anal food?”

Followers: 49
Updates: 914
Web: http://www.streetcarnage.com
Twitter: twitter.com/Street_Carnage

BBGeekChic

Who: BlackBerry blogger for blackberrymotion.com.
Why: Women are seriously underrepresented in the BlackBerry blogosphere.

blogger, forum chick, bb geek, writer
Location: Minnesota
Following: 227
Followers: 158
Web: http://www.blackberrymotion.com
Twitter: twitter.com/bbgeekchic

ASacco

Who: Al Sacco is another bb blogger.
Why: Scoops that aren’t stoops.

Location: All up in your Internet
Following: 117
Followers: 360
Web: http://advice.cio.com/blogs/mobile_workhorse
Twitter: twitter.com/ASacco

Follow me on Twitter too, even though I’m boring and ugly. twitter.com/kylemcinnes

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How to quickly switch between email accounts on WinMo

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Bambi.Blue
on February 17, 2009
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Windows Mobile’s email application might not be perfect, but one thing it really has going for it is how simple it is to switch from one email account to another very quickly.

If you’re like me, you have a handful of emails that you check on a regular basis — your work email, your personal email, the email address you use when you sign up for something that could potentially spam you with Viagra ads… etc.

Check out the above video demo provided by Todd Ogasawara of MobileAppsToday and you’ll see just how easy it is.

How to tether your iPhone or G1 to your laptop

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Kyle
on February 16, 2009
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Tethering your device is really helpful if you like to work around the city on your laptop, but your city’s WiFi situation is a little bleak.

When tethering, make sure you aren’t seeding any torrents because although most carriers offer a decent ‘all you can eat’ data plan, torrents can quickly put you over the limit.

What You’ll Need:

• For G1: USB cable, Tetherbot App, Android SDK, Firefox
• For iPhone: iPhoneModem app, Jailbroken phone

G1 Tether

Graham Stewart wrote a great guide and app for tethering which can be found here. This app isn’t a true modem tether, so you’ll have to browse with Firefox (what else would you use?).

1. Go here on your G1’s browser and install the Tetherbot app. If unknown sources are not enabled on your phone (under Settings -> Applications -> Unknown Sources) do that first.

2. Turn on USB Debugging under Settings -> Applications -> Development and connect your phone via USB.

3. Get your Android SDK set up. If you’re on Windows, you’ll need to download and install a driver.

4. On your phone, fire up the Tetherbot app and tap the “Start Socks” button.

5. Now, the SDK incantation. In a terminal window on Mac or a run window on Windows, navigate to the “tools” folder within your SDK directory and then type the following:

Mac:

./adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080

Windows:

adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080

6. Now, in Firefox, go to Options -> Advanced -> Network, and click to configure how Firefox connects to the Internet. In the window that pops up, choose “Manual proxy configuration” and clear out everything that might be there. Under SOCKS host, type “localhost” and change the port to 1080. Hit OK, and you should be in business. Easy right?

iPhone Tether

This tether will require you to jailbreak your iPhone. Although tethering is incredibly sweet, I’m not a huge fan of jailbreaking the iPhone. It has been my experience that these sorts of hacks really degenerate the quality of the software over the long run and sometimes it’s best to stick to what you’re given.

Here are instructions to jailbreak your phone.

The instructions and app I’m using can be found at iPhoneModem.de and it is completely free. This is a Mac-only app and set of instructions, but Windows users can use PDANet for their tethering needs.

1. Once you’re jailbroken, open up Cydia and install the package called “iPhone Modem zsrelay” - you can find it by searching “modem.” Also install OpenSSH - find it by searching “SSH.” BossPrefs is also recommended, so you can make sure SSH is running.

2. Download the iPhoneModem.de helper app and run it, and go to “Settings…” under the little iPhone icon that just appeared in the status bar.

3. Fill in the following fields:

IP-Address of Mac: Leave the default value (192.168.100.1)
Password of Mac: Your admin password
WLAN Name: The name of the ad-hoc network that will be created - your choice
WLAN Password: It must be 13 characters-your choice as long as it’s 13
SOCKS Port: Leave default (9999)
iPhone root Password: alpine (as long as you’re running 2.x firmware)
iPhone Mac Address: Found under Settings - General - About - make sure you use the wi-fi MAC address.

4. Once your config is saved, go to “start connection” and follow the prompts. Your Mac will create an ad-hoc network, which you will then join with your iPhone (make sure you get an IP address on your iPhone before continuing). Everything should go smoothly, and voila, you’re tethered!

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How to turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone

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Kyle
on February 10, 2009
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Although this isn’t the first time we’ve heard of a product like this, it’s good to know that people are still plugging away at turning the iPod Touch into an iPhone. Back in December, we heard about a company called Truphone, which also provides VoIP services for your smartphone.

In theory, having a VoIP device sounds good. The problem is the reliability of the service has consistently been lackluster on mobile. I’ve yet to try a service that can provide the sort of reliability you would expect from Vonage ported over to mobile.

“With JAJAH, consumers would only need a Wi-Fi connection, no SIM card or contract. JAJAH’s IP communications platform gives its partners everything they need to launch the service immediately. That includes the application itself and the entire suite of management services from termination of calls, quality control, billing and processing of payments in 200 countries around the world.”

Personally, I’m an iPhone user so I don’t have much of a need for this, but I’d love to hear your thoughts if you’ve tried it.

Check out JAJAH here.

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How to sync all your contacts, calendars and events with Nexthaus

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Kyle
on February 9, 2009
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Most companies who are BlackBerry-centric have a BlackBerry Enterprise Server. It’s the ultimate solution for sync’ing your device with your contacts, calendars and events wirelessly with your desktop/laptop. But what about that growing consumer market? The average consumer is clearly not going to spend the cash or energy to set up their own BES, but they still need to sync their device. One option available to you is Nexthaus.

Among the many benefits of having a sync’ed lifestyle is that your life stays organized. Having all your calendars and contacts sync’ed wirelessly means you can effectively manage your life and stay mobile. Take for example the following situation:

You’re at a dinner party and one of the guests just so happens to work for that store you’ve been meaning to go to. The guest offers his contact info and tells you to come by the store Monday morning. When the conversation is done, you log the contact info into your phone and set a calendar event for the date, time and location of the store. Sync’ing this info will mean you’ll instantly know of schedule conflicts and you’ll be reminded when the time comes. Being sync’ed means more effective networking.

Nexthaus is a company we’ve been working with recently and they have great software to sync your device wirelessly. The first thing you need to do is get a copy of the software. Go to their homepage and select SyncJe for BlackBerry. Now follow these simple instructions and you’re set.

If you know of other companies that offer similar software, we’d love to hear about them. Leave a comment and we’ll follow up.

Sony Ericsson C510 made more affordable with new features

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Kyle
on January 15, 2009
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The Sony Ericsson C510 was recently made official. The C510 is the latest in the Sony Ericsson Cyber-Shot family and is supposed to be a smooth improvement over previous editions. This new model, is expected to be a little more affordable and yet offer the same quality cameraphone technology that is expected from Cyber-Shot.

A new feature arriving on the C510 is the introduction of Smile Shutter. This new feature allows the user to capture the smiles of freinds and family effortlessly by detecting the smile and immediately taking the photo.

Finally! Sony has managed to end the saying of the word “CHEESE!”

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The ultimate social network phone - the INQ1

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Kyle
on January 13, 2009
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The INQ1 is more than just a phone with a mobile web browser to view Facebook. The device is dedicated to social networking and Facebook, being one of the largest, is an obvious focus. The phone will also keep you connected with your other social networks using a system of widgets and shortcuts to all your communication means. An added benefit to this uber-communication device, is that it is in the midrange of handset prices. So if you’re looking for a device that isn’t your standard expensive smartphone, but will keep you in touch will all your friends and relatives, this could be your device.