I’ve recently been asked, numerous times, how to add an iCal calendar (ics extension) or CSV calendars to a BlackBerry calendar. If you’re on an enterprise activated BlackBerry or use Outlook to sync calendar items to your BlackBerry, then it’s quiet easy. However, if you’re one of the many people who don’t sync their calendars, what can you do? I’ll give the general solution and then give a specific example of how to do it for Toronto Raptor fans who want the season schedule in their calendars.
Can the Smartphone market sustain all the different platforms that currently exist or will the platforms be forced to converge? The most common view is that the platforms with the most applications will survive. Although, I tend to agree with that view, I think there will be another factor.
According to PC World, it seems that Nexus One customers are trying to find support for their phones and are having a tough time finding it. Customers are going to point-of-sale (Google’s Phone Store) for support and that apparently has a 48 hour turnaround time, although I wasn’t able to find that guarantee on the [...]
In a sit-down with All Things Digital, Google VP of Engineering, Andy Rubin mentioned that Google is working on an enterprise version of the Nexus One. Although it seems very early on and the information is vague, it seems that the idea would be to have something with a physical keyboard, exchange support and possibly [...]
Yesterday, Google announced that it’s mobile homepage now has a “near me now” option. This service is available to US customers on the iPhone and Android phones only. Hmmm …. wonder why BlackBerry is out.
It’s obvious that Google is interested in being your mobile location-based service of choice and this is another step in that [...]
Well, it’s now official. Apple has acquired Quattro Wireless. The news confirmed by Quattro ex-CEO now an Apple VP of Mobile Advertising. Let’s not forget that RIM also announced an Advertising Service back in November as well. Basically, the strategy for these companies is to provide advertising capabilities to developers for their platforms. The real hope is [...]
Google has made the Nexus One official. Read all about it here. As rumoured, they have partnered with T-Mobile for this phone although a unlocked version is available as well.
The hardware is pretty good, most notably:
5 MP Camera capable of video with 720×480 pixels @ 20 fps.
Wifi/BT2.1/aGPS
Digital Compass and Accelerometer
Fairly small and really light
As for [...]
In a press conference today, Google is expected to announce it’s mobile phone, the Nexus One. And although it will lack in mobile applications and enterprise functionality, my guess is that Google will focus on add-on services to entice consumers.
We already know that Google has Google Maps Navigation which will no doubt be working on [...]
Google has now launched a public domain name server (DNS). For those who don’t know what that is, it’s basically the internet’s page lookup directory. When you try to go to a page on the internet, your PC does a DNS lookup (typically using your provider’s DNS) to find the correct IP address for your [...]
A musically inclined software developer from Saskatoon was on a mission to get himself onto Google Street View and succeeded. The man spent hours finding the Google mobile and then understanding its pattern so he could get ahead of it and setup. Wonder if Google will scrub his sing out?