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Amazon brings Kindle to Android « Boy Genius Report

Amazon is turning up the heat in the e-book market by porting their popular Kindle for iPhone and BlackBerry application to Android. The Android app will resemble its iPhone counterpart with the ability to read, preview, and purchase books from Amazon's Kindle bookstore, navigate with the flick of a finger, and sync reading progress across all supported platforms. The Android app also looks to be compatible with all the popular Android handsets including the DROID, Nexus One, and the HTC Incredible. It is expected to debut in the Android Market soon and you can sign up at Amazon to be the first to know when it lands.

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Free BlackBerry App Poynt Gets Enterprise/BES Friendly | CIO - Blogs and Discussion

I'm a big fan of BlackBerry application Poynt, and I've been recommending it to my readers for years.

If you're not familiar with Poynt, it's an uber-search, GPS-enabled app that uses your device location to find just about anything around you, including restaurants and bars; movie theatres, locations and show times; shops and retailers; even the local gas station with the lowest prices.

And it's one of the few available BlackBerry applications that I actually consider to be a true BlackBerry "Super App." A BlackBerry super app is, according to the BlackBerry Partners Fund, and app that "delivers the most engaging experiences possible for BlackBerry users."

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The advantage of upgrading your BlackBerry

While our main goal here is to help you best use your current BlackBerry device, we also love to see new devices in use. RIM has satiated us to that end, releasing a handful of models each year. That creates a conundrum for users, though. Do you want to buy the current model, knowing that RIM will release an upgrade in a year? I discussed this in a guest post at RIMarkable, but didn't draw any concrete conclusions. That's because the question is of a personal nature. No one guideline can inform your decision of whether to upgrade now or wait for the next model. We can lay things out, though, and perhaps make the decision a bit easier. Today we'll do just that, looking at the latest releases.

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Engadget App review - Smartphone Applications Reviews - Know Your Mobile

We take a look at the Sprint-presented Engadget application for BlackBerry

Published on May 18, 2010

Engadget, over the years, has earned itself an almost god-like status amongst technology websites and a place in the heart of tech-junkies the world over. But how does the Engadget App shape up on the BlackBerry? We take a close look to find out.

A lot applications you come across these days are a little disappointing, particularly in terms of presentation. Thankfully, the Engadget application for BlackBerry isn't one of these. And once you boot it up, you'll know what we mean.

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Lil Jon not part of iPad craze; rapper-producer shuns iPhone and BlackBerry for Sidekick

NEW YORK - Lil Jon says he's not interested in keeping up with the trends in technology — and that includes the iPad. In a recent interview, the rapper and producer said: "I already have a big ... computer". He called the iPad "just the latest toy." The 39-year-old is old school when it comes to his tech devices — he still carries the once-hot Sidekick, which he...

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Kindle Application Coming To Android Soon

Amazon.com has announced that the Kindle app for Google Android will be coming soon. The Kindle application is already available on BlackBerry, iPhone, and iPad. Currently there are roughly 500,000 e-books available for download on the Kindle store.

Kindle for the Android will have one feature that is not available on the iPhone or iPad. You will be able to buy books through the application itself since Google doesn't charge Amazon.com a commission. No details on the exact date of release, but Amazon.com has created a landing page for people that want to sign up for updates. [Mashable]

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Amazon Introduces Kindle For Android - HotHardware

Android devices will soon be the latest to get a free application that gives customers the ability to read over 540,000 Kindle books. Amazon currently offers similar Kindle apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Mac, PC, and BlackBerry. Like other Kindle apps, Kindle for Android will offer Amazon's Whispersync technology, which will save and synchronize your bookmarks across Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, PC, Mac, and BlackBerry devices.The Kindle for Android application will be available sometime this summer. You can sign up to receive an email when the app is available by visiting www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid.

Introducing Kindle for Android

Free Android app for reading allows customers to enjoy over 540,000 Kindle books on Android phones; Amazon offers Kindle apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Mac, PC, BlackBerry and, soon, Android

SEATTLE--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Kindle for Android, the free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their Android phones, is coming this summer. Kindle for Android enables customers to discover and read from over 540,000 books in the Kindle Store -- the largest selection of the most popular books that people want to read -- including New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases from $9.99. Like all Kindle apps, Kindle for Android will include Amazon's Whispersync technology, which saves and synchronizes a customer's bookmarks across their Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, PC, Mac, BlackBerry and, soon, Android, so customers always have their reading material with them and never lose their place. Kindle is the most wished for, most gifted and #1 bestselling product on Amazon.com.

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Love Gmail but not on the blackberry

I gave up using Outlook & Entourage a few years back and moved on to Gmail.

It's the best for my needs especially on a Mac. It's fast and I've fallen hard for all of the keyboard shortcuts, Google labs, archive and conversation threading.

Over the last month or so I've gone back to the dreaded two phone combo - the Verizon Blackberry Tour and the iPhone. I hate the idea of two phones but I just need the voice reliability when i'm on a train in nyc or when i'm running around SF. And I hate when I miss inbound calls from my family.

So here's the thing I'm realizing. Gmail on the blackberry is awful. In fact it's so bad that I'm convinced it's a user error (me!).

I've tried the Gmail app for blackberry based on a few recommendations. But there are three huge drawbacks with that app:

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The Making of QwikTime For iPhone

I just released the first version of QwikTime for iPhone and I want to tell you about what it took to get this product out the door in a short period of time. 

QwikTime is a time capture software for the Legal Industry.  It was originally written for Blackberry smart phones and it allows its users to enter time while on the go. Time entries captured on the smartphone can be submitted for final review and posting in the enterprises time recording system if a network connection is available. When the time recording system is not reachable for any reason, time entries remain cached on the handheld .

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Shazam can now identify 1 billion songs for its mobile apps | ... Of Interest

TechCrunch.com and other sites are reporting today that the mobile music app Shazam has added its 1 billioneth song to its music repertoire.

If you hear a song you don't know being played on a radio or speaker system, you can hold upyour iPhone, Blackberry, Android or one of a number of other smart phones to its speakers anduse the Shazam app tolearn what it's called and who sings it. With 1 billion songs of all genres, chances are pretty good that the app will be able to pick it out.

According to TechCrunch's technology blog, about 75 million users have the Shazam app,up from 50 million six months ago, and Andrew Fisher,CEOof the London company, predicts it willhave about 100 million by the end of the year.

Iwrote about Shazam todayin The Okahoman today, along with a similar app called “Sound Hound.” You can read my music apps column inGet App-y on NewsOK.

SoundHound also links with Pandora, another great music app that lets you design your own radio station based on songs you like.

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