Why Sprint don't get it!

It's wrong to buy your videos.

First of all they are going to get millions of wackos trying to kill themselves to produce the *best* video. Second because sharing IS NOT about money.

Sprint don't seem to understand anything in Social Media. Nada.

Do they actually have a CMO - Marketing officer?? Who came up with such a stupid idea?
They should open a channel on YouTube and simply ask people to send their videos there.
Public - you and me- would vote for the best video. No money involved, interesting content would received more viewers and everyone is happy.

Paying mass content is wrong.

If they want a state of art mobile video - they should ask Steven Spielberg or Georges Lucas and pay the price.
My friends at Qik.com must really laugh at Sprint now. They get hundreds of real time videos on their website and they don't even pay them a dime. In fact I'm pretty sure few users would pay for a premium service offering nice placement, high bandwidth and HD resolution.
Sprint is also wrong to use a SAMSUNG in their ad. SAMSUNG is to video what Sprint is to Telecom. A bad product based on a bad technology. CDMA...pffff

BlackBerry OS 4.5 Links updated and .46 version available

Curve 8300:
http://www.shareonall.com/eight300AllLang_4.5.0.fortytwo_sfzw_exe.htm

Curve 8310:
http://rapidshare.com/files/125870303/8310_4.5.0.46.exe

Curve 8320:
http://rapidshare.com/files/125868326/8320_4.5.0.46.exe

BONUS by request

Pearl 8100:
http://rapidshare.com/files/125872378/8100_4.5.0.46.exe

Pearl 8110:
http://www.shareonall.com/8110AllLang_4.5.0.42_jlpe_exe.htm

Pearl 8120:
http://www.shareonall.com/8120AllLang_4.5.0.42_nkvp_exe.htm

8700:
http://www.shareonall.com/8700AllLang_4.5.0.42_plnn_exe.htm

8800:
http://www.shareonall.com/8800AllLang_4.5.0.42_apnm_exe.htm

8820:
http://rapidshare.com/files/125873990/8820_4.5.0.46.exe

AIR Adobe Showcase

Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime that enables you to use your existing HTML/Ajax, Flex, or Flash web development skills and tools to build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop.


For dummies: a cool browser that runs nice looking services on your MAC or PC. One thing: you must be online for most services offered.

Few services I like:
- Twhirl
- Adobe Media Player
- AOL 100 videos
- Google analytics THE BEST

Check out those 2 websites for showcases http://freshairapps.com/ and http://flex.org/showcase/

Here is a small video embedded here thanks to AOL 100 Videos.

Vlingo Voice to Text application for BlackBerry

My best friend is my BlackBerry. It's reliable, fast, and efficient. One thing that has been missing on BB are applications. But lately developers have worked hard to provide better mobile apps on RIM devices.
Today I will present Vlingo a cool application. Just watch the video and enjoy.



Download application here:
-- www.vlingo.com/vlingo/download.jsp
-- m.vlingo.com (OTA)
-- www.vlingo.com/getvlingo (OTA)

BlackBerry Curve 8300/8310/8320 - Pearl 8100/8110/8120 - 8800/8820 - 8700 OS 4.5 Beta 42

I just received a major update of OS 4.5 Beta Build 42. Some important upgrades here:

• BlackBerry Maps with Points of Interest
• Improved media player with playlist support and automatic playlist generation
• Voice note recording
• Video recording on Curve models
• Streaming support for YouTube and Sling Player
• Microsoft Office document editing with DocumentsToGo
• Native format attachment downloading - ONLY FOR BES USERS
• HTML e-mails - ONLY FOR BES USERS
• Over-the-air device upgrades - ONLY FOR BES USERS
• Free/busy calendar lookup - ONLY FOR BES USERS
• Searching the server for old e-mail messages - ONLY FOR BES USERS

Curve 8300:
http://www.shareonall.com/8300AllLang_4.5.0.42_hudx_exe.htm

Curve 8310:
http://www.shareonall.com/8310AllLang_4.5.0.42_ghys_exe.htm

Curve 8320:
http://www.shareonall.com/8320AllLang_4.5.0.42_hhky_exe.htm

Pearl 8100:
http://www.shareonall.com/8100AllLang_4.5.0.42_iasd_exe.htm

Pearl 8110:
http://www.shareonall.com/8110AllLang_4.5.0.42_jlpe_exe.htm

Pearl 8120:
http://www.shareonall.com/8120AllLang_4.5.0.42_nkvp_exe.htm

8700:
http://www.shareonall.com/8700AllLang_4.5.0.42_plnn_exe.htm

8800:
http://www.shareonall.com/8800AllLang_4.5.0.42_apnm_exe.htm

8820:
http://www.shareonall.com/8820AllLang_4.5.0.42_hfyv_exe.htm

Enjoy!!!

Keep in mind to backup your device BEFORE starting the upgrade process!!

BlackBerry Desktop Update 4.6

I posted BlackBerry Media Desktop 4.5 Beta last week. Here is an updated version 4.6.
Feel free to give it a try here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/121762453/BlackBerry_Desktop__460_b008_MultiLang.exe

MMM aka Mobile Monday Miami

Last night I visited Nokia's new HQ in Miami. Beautiful work space next to Miami Intl Airport. Mobile Monday Miami was held there. About 50 attendees - all very interesting people looking for opportunities to develop business relations with local/regional Florida companies. Alex de Carvalho (@alexdc) hosted the show in a state of the art showroom. Unfortunately Nokia did not display any of new smartphone. Latest phone on display was a N95 :(

Here is a short interview of Alex after the event.



For more information : www.momomiami.com/mmm

New BlackBerry Desktop Manager 4.5 Beta

Back again with more of unleashed released of BlackBerry. 24.000 downloads of Beta OS. That's a lot. Well today I'm going to post new BlackBerry Desktop Manager Beta 4.5. Nothing much to what you already have to be honest. Except a nicer interface and at last a media manager for your photos and videos.
So here is the link to download the new BlackBerry Desktop Manager :
http://rapidshare.com/files/119957560/BlackBerry_Desktop_450_Bundle14.zip

You can now upgrade your BlackBerry OS with latest beta here!

I have been using Blackberry for the last 5 years and I still think BB is the best mobile corporate solution for emails. Nonetheless RIM did not step into the smartphone business. The made a bad choice and are desperately trying to catch up. We all know they have an updated version of their OS. Lucky ones - like me- have had access to beta version since February.
In march I posted a 90 sec video on YouTube and to my surprise it drained 6000 viewers and 250 comments. WOW!



I never thought so many BB users were as frustrated as I was.

So now I decided to make a step forward and share my Beta versions with my friends.

Of course those are BETA versions. You are sole responsible for any damage to your device. Sorry for the disclaimer - we are in America :)

Instructions for updating your BlackBerry OS:

Make sure you have the latest version of Desktop Manager 4.3 installed.

Download the latest OS for your BlackBerry model to the PC then install it to the PC by running the file you downloaded.

Go to \Program Files\Common Files\Research in Motion\AppLoader and DELETE the Vendor.xml file.

Plug in your BlackBerry via USB and Open Desktop Manager. You should be prompted to upgrade.

Be patient, it can take more than an hour... Mine took nearly one hour.

DO NOT DISCONNECT THE DEVICE.

If you end up with a white screen with small icons and the number 507, re-connect to Desktop Manager again and run the application loader and it should load the OS to the device.

Curve 8300:http://rapidshare.com/files/117863222/8300AllLang_PBr4.5.0_rel52_PL2.7.0.55_A4.5.0.37.exe

Curve 8310:http://rapidshare.com/files/116659709/8310AllLang_PBr4.5.0_rel52_PL2.7.0.55_A4.5.0.37.exe

Curve 8320:http://rapidshare.com/files/116666243/8320AllLang_PBr4.5.0_rel52_PL2.7.0.55_A4.5.0.37.exe

Pearl 8100:http://rapidshare.com/files/117876039/8100AllLang_PBr4.5.0_rel52_PL2.7.0.55_A4.5.0.37.exe

Pearl 8110:http://rapidshare.com/files/117879253/8110AllLang_PBr4.5.0_rel52_PL2.7.0.55_A4.5.0.37.exe

Pearl 8120:http://rapidshare.com/files/117867249/8120AllLang_PBr4.5.0_rel52_PL2.7.0.55_A4.5.0.37.exe

8700:http://rapidshare.com/files/117869867/8700AllLang_PBr4.5.0_rel52_PL2.7.0.55_A4.5.0.37.exe

8800:http://rapidshare.com/files/116782583/8800AllLang_PBr4.5.0_rel52_PL2.7.0.55_A4.5.0.37.exe

8820:http://rapidshare.com/files/117873045/8820AllLang_PBr4.5.0_rel52_PL2.7.0.55_A4.5.0.37.exe