Flurry App Analytics for BlackBerry 10 Arriving Q2
Flurry is an analytics tool that delivers user and usage data to the developer to help them improve and polish their apps. With over 170000 apps already in the BlackBerry 10 ecosystem, Flurry is sure to raise the quality and user experience of these apps over the long term.
Slated to be ready for action by the end of Q2, the powerful development tool features audience demographics and a consolidated dashboard even across multiple platforms. Flurry is indispensable when developing monetization and retention plans. Flurry will support apps made with cascades and the Native BlackBerry 10 SDK.
Flurry can easily spot dead ends in menus and show you where users are hitting snags while navigating the app. It can also reveal larger problems, let’s say that you notice the average session time for a specific device is almost zero, you’ll be able to assume that there’s a stability or crashing issue that’s keeping people from using your app as intended.
Click here for more info on Flurry.
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BlackBerry Achievement Awards 2013 Winners Announced
The BlackBerry Achievement Awards (formerly the Wireless Achievement Awards) recognize excellence in entrepreneurship and development on the BlackBerry platform. This years winners were announced in Orlando Florida during the BlackBerry Live conference.
App of the Year: PriceCheck Mobile for BlackBerry
Scan barcodes to make comparison shopping a breeze. The app started out in South Africa and has grown their barcode inventory to over 30 million items.
Click here to download PriceCheck Mobile for BlackBerry 10 for free.
Putting Customers First: ING DIRECT Canada
I first saw ING DIRECT showcase their app during the BlackBerry 10 launch event. The app features “Orange Alerts” that deliver banking notifications directly to your device.
Click here to download ING DIRECT for BlackBerry 10 for free.
Mobile Innovation of the Year: DIRECTV Latin America
Managing technical support for 5 million clients in Latin America and the Caribbean is no small task. Thankfully they’ve built a BlackBerry 10 app that helps over 4000 technicians to manage service calls using their device and also connect to set top boxes via Bluetooth to validate access, diagnose problems and check signal strength.
Making the World a Better Place: e-Cycle
e-Cycle makes it easy for companies to securely recycle old devices. Instead of shredding the device e-Cycle wipes and resells the device via their buyback program to recoup a bit of the costs of the upgrade.
Entrepreneur of the Year: Nobex Technologies Inc
Nobex has developed one of the highest rated apps on BlackBerry World. Nobex Radio and Podcasts allows users to listen to tune in to online radio and subscribe to Podcasts using a polished BlackBerry 10 app.
Click here to download Nobex Radio and Podcasts for BlackBerry 10 for free.
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
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You Don’t Know Jack Now Available for Android
A little bit of serendipity hit my inbox yesterday. On Saturday, while looking for something to do, my wife suggested we play video games. Fine by me. She rummaged through our drawer of PS3 games and nonchalantly said, “We have You Don’t Know Jack, but I’d just wipe the floor with you anyway.” Game on. We played, and she beat me — she always does. It reminded me of just how much I love that kooky little quiz game.
Much to my joy, a press release showed up in my inbox this morning touting the availability of You Don’t Know Jack for Android. You might remember a YDNJ announcement from last year, when developer Jellyvision launched a Facebook version. That took home some awards, and is now also available on iOS. The Android version plugs into these networks, creating an even larger online community.
If you’ve never played YDNJ, there’s not much I can do for you at this point. The game is definitely a little wacky, which helps it stand out from your run of the mill quiz games. There are many different types of questions, so you’re not just answering multiple choice queries all day. And yes, you’ll get insulted if you answer incorrectly.
(Or you’ll get the Wrong Answer of the Day and turn a $2,000 loss into an $8,000 gain.)
Back in the day, YDNJ worked great on PC, because in those days you would gather your friends all in one place to play video games. Ah yes, the days when we played four-player Goldeneye on a 25-inch TV. Alas, these days video games are played online, which means you can play your friends no matter where your locale. It will certainly be nice to play YDNJ again with my old high school buddies.
As with most things Android, YDNJ is free. You can download it from Google Play.
Joe Pawlikowski is the Senior Editor at MobileMoo.com and has been covering the mobile industry full time since 2007. When he’s not writing about the tech scene, he can be found discussing his personal love – baseball (and more specifically the New York Yankees) as well as writing on his personal blog.
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Deal: Free Shipping on any Straight Talk Phone
In yesterday’s piece on the Google Galaxy S4, commenter TurboFool asked me an interesting question: “Are you completely unaware if [sic] the huge market of prepaid SIM-only carriers so many of us are switching to now?” As the guy who also runs Prepaid Reviews, I’m certainly aware that these services exist. At the same time, I’m not sure I’d spend $650 on a device like the S4 and bring it to one of these carriers.
(His point about stock Android stands, though. I know plenty of people who rooted their Galaxy S3 models just to get rid of the TouchWiz UI.)
The problem with the SIM-only deals is that they typically do not offer LTE speeds. A few T-Mobile MVNOs have said they will offer LTE when T-Mobile makes it available to them, but there’s no guarantee on that. There are, to be sure, a few MVNOs that offer HSPA speeds of 21 or 42 MBPS, and those can provide speeds that can at least compete in LTE’s ballpark (and depending on your region might be your best bet). So yes, there are options beyond the Big Four. I’m just not sure if I consider them ideal.
Yet SIM-only deals aren’y the only prepaid ones to be had these days. In recent years Straight Talk, a Tracfone brand, has taken off in a major way. That’ll happen when you offer unlimited everything for $45, and a reasonable plan for $30 per month. Make no mistake: unlimited data is absolutely not unlimited on Straight Talk. They throttle speeds for excessive users. But it’s still tough to ignore the price tag for monthly service.
Right now Straight Talk is running a promotion for free ground shipping on any phone order over $29.99. If you’re going for the $45 plan, you won’t find much worth buying under $30, so there’s your free shipping. They have an array of models, from the Galaxy S3 on down. They also have deals with the Big Four networks, so you might get a Verizon-network phone, rather than a T-Mobile one.
Joe Pawlikowski is the Senior Editor at MobileMoo.com and has been covering the mobile industry full time since 2007. When he’s not writing about the tech scene, he can be found discussing his personal love – baseball (and more specifically the New York Yankees) as well as writing on his personal blog.
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How to use BlackBerry Q10 Instant Action!
One of my favorite BlackBerry Q10 features is the ability to use Instant Action to complete common tasks such as sending a BBM message or posting a social network status update.
Here’s a quick overview of the various shortcuts available to you while using a BlackBerry Q10.
After reviewing this list, which one do you use the most? Perhaps you would like to see a new shortcut added? Either way, make sure you leave a comment and let me know!
Note: In order for these shortcuts to work, you must be viewing your Home screen.
Making a call - Type “call,” then the name or number of the person that you want to call. I.e., call Jen or call 123-456-7890
Sending an email - Type “email,” then the name or email address of the contact that you want to email.
Sending a text message - Type “text,” then the name or number of the person that you want to send a text message too.
Start a BBM Chat - Type “BBM,” followed by the name of the person you’d like to chat with.
Update your Facebook Status - Type “Facebook,” followed by your status update.
Post a tweet to Twitter - Type “tweet,” followed by your update.
Post a LinkedIn update - Type “LinkedIn,” followed by your update.
Add a note to BlackBerry Remember - Type “note,” followed by the contents of your note.
Add a task to BlackBerry Remember - Type “task,” followed by the contents of your task.
On top of using the examples listed above, in some cases you can type an alternative command instead.
An important thing to keep in mind however is that depending on what language your device is currently using, alternative shortcuts might not be available.
- Make a call – Type the “phone number” or type “phone”, or “dial” followed by the number
- Send an email – Type “mail”
- Send a text message – Type “sms”, “msg”, or “message”
- Update your Facebook status – Type “fb”
- Post a tweet – Type “tweet”, or “tw”
- Post a LinkedIn Update – Type ”li”
- Add a note to BlackBerry Remember – Type “memo”
- Add a task to BlackBerry Remember – Type “todo”
To learn about a feature on your BlackBerry 10 smartphone or troubleshoot an issue, there are several great options available to help. Visit http://www.blackberry.com/support for access to product manuals, how-to demos, tips and tricks, YouTube videos, support forums, knowledge base articles, Twitter support, and contact information for your region.
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