Mobile

Beyond 411 – Local Search App

One of the oldest local search apps for the Blackberry is Beyond411.  One of the earliest reviews I found for it was in 2007 at Berryreview.com Review: Beyond411 With GPS Support AKA Berry411.  As I did my initial set of searches for local search apps, Beyond411 was always being mentioned.
Just recently the developer of app, [...]

Mobile Search-Where Is It Going?

As things would have it, recently I have been spending quite a bit of time working/learning about mobile search….playing with my new Blackberry Storm, looking for local search apps, using Google maps which now employes the Storm’s GPS, and working on mobile SEO.
I have found a few great posts on where mobile search is going [...]

Getting to the Poynt with Andrew Osis of Multiplied Media

In addition to getting a copy of Poynt, I was able to sit down with Margaret and Andrew Osis, CEO of Multiplied Media.  Here is some of what we spoke about:
Q. Andrew what is the story about GPS in Blackberry phones and Verizon?
A. The short answer is before the Storm, Verizon has locked the GPS [...]

Can You Poynt Me In the Right Direction?

One of the reason why I upgraded to the Blackberry Storm is because I want to be able to do mobile search. As the Storm is only a few months old, the number of Storm optimized apps are few but they are growing.  Being new to Blackberry also, I am quickly trying to get myself [...]

Local Search Via Blackberry Storm

Have not posted in a while, simply because I have been busy and playing….with my new Blackberry Storm. Yes I got one last week and I really like it.  If you read the reviews, some think it is great, others a piece of garbage. Now I came over from a Palm Treo. I really liked [...]

The Future-Mobile Web – ILM 08

The first talk today was with Mike Liebhold, Senior Researcher, Institute for the Future. He and Peter Krasilovsky had a nice discussion on where Mike sees technology going. To sum it up it is a mobile web.
Mike said “…see in 5 years everyone will be able to afford a mobile computer like the iphone”
With the [...]

New Mobile Phone App Powered by Zvents

I have not yet gotten in line for the new Apple iPhone but was speaking with Paul O’Brien the other day at Zvents and he tells me about a new Yellowpages.com mobile app that is powered by Zvents.  I have written about Zvents before and I think this sounds like a really cool app.

The app [...]