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Microsoft Misses Windows Mobile Sales Target By 2 Million
Microsoft sold 18 million Windows Mobile licences in 2008, two million short of its own goal of 20 million, the company said Thursday. The company blamed delayed launches from handset makers for the missed target. Though Microsoft wouldn't single out any cellphone manufacturers by name, analysts speculated that delays...
Tags: Dianne See Morrison, Hardware, Software, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Sales, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile
News items 2008-08-01
New Stuff for BlackBerrys: iTunes Sync and Windows Live Messenger
Lest you think we're all about iPhones here at Business Hacks, we've got two -- count 'em, two -- new goodies for BlackBerry users, both straight outta RIM: BlackBerry Media Sync  Nothing wrong with listening to a little music while you're working, right? This new utility for...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Windows Live, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-07-24
Remember Where You Parked with G-Park for iPhone
In honor of today's iPhone 3G launch, here's a clever new app that taps the new model's GPS capabilities: G-Park, which helps you navigate back to where you parked your car. All you do is tap the Park Me button optionally adding details about where you parked. Later, when you...
Tags: Google Maps, E-mail, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Digital Music, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Rick Broida, Wireless LANs, GPS, 3G, Apple iPhone
Blog posts 2008-07-11
Back Up Your Windows Mobile Device with PIM Backup
Backup, backup, backup. You just never know when data disaster will strike. If you're a Windows Mobile PDA or phone user, you can back up your entire device with the aptly named PIM Backup. Best of all, it's a freebie. The program archives not only contacts, appointments,...
Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, PIM Backup, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-07-08
Find Businesses and Get Directions on Your BlackBerry with Poynt
BlackBerry users can quickly look up businesses and get directions using Poynt, a free service that's currently in beta. Optimized for GPS-enabled BlackBerry models but compatible with other models as well, Poynt aims to simplify business-listing lookups. Here's the feature rundown: Set your location by GPS, IP...
Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, GPS, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-07-07
Best Sales Tool: Smartphone or Notebook?
I've been catching some buzz among the salesfolk community that they're in love with their smartphones. Today's smartphone (whether Iphone, Blackberry or whatever) is now capable of reasonably-sized emails, CRM support, contact management, and even simple presentations (fed through a monitor, natch.) ...
Tags: Geoffrey James, Sales, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sales Force Management, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Sales Strategy, Smartphone, Smart Phone, Sales Tool, Notebook
Blog posts 2008-06-18
Find Instruction Manuals for Computers, Phones, and Other Gear at SafeManuals
Can't find the instruction manual for your BlackBerry? Your old HP LaserJet? Adobe Photoshop? Head to SafeManuals, an online repository of instructions and user guides for a whopping 900,000 products. (Okay, the actual count is 883,542, but still.) You can browse the guide database or search for...
Tags: Phone, Computer, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Branding, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-06-12
Business Hacks Poll: Will You Buy the New iPhone?
Unless you were on Mars yesterday, you no doubt heard that Apple unveiled the iPhone 3G. The big news: 3G connectivity, GPS-powered mapping, Exchange support, and an App Store. All that and lower prices: $199 for the 8GB model, $299 for 16GB. Not too shabby -- but is it enough to...
Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-06-10
Turn Your BlackBerry Into a GPS for $99.99
GPS heavyweight Garmin has an interesting offer for BlackBerry owners: For a one-time fee of $99.99, you get a lifetime GPS subscription. Normally you have to pay $9.99 per month, meaning that after you hit the 10-month mark, the savings start and never stop. This offer applies...
Tags: Personal Technology, Hardware, Rick Broida, Consumer Electronics, Handhelds, GPS, RIM BlackBerry, Garmin Ltd.
Blog posts 2008-05-27
How Many Hours a Day Do You Work?
In the age of the Blackberry, the workday is no longer fixed. We hit the streets of San Francisco, London and Sydney to find out how many hours a day people are actually working.
Tags: Hours, Sidewalk Stories, Hardware, Handhelds, Hour
Videos 2008-05-08
Trick Out Your BlackBerry with 7 Killer Apps
BlackBerry users often forget (or don't even know) that they can add software to their devices. Web Worker Daily rounds up 7 productivity-boosting apps for the BlackBerry, including: JiveTalk  If you use IM for chatting with colleagues and clients, JiveTalk will make your life a lot easier....
Tags: Rick Broida, Hardware, Handhelds, eOffice, RIM BlackBerry
Blog posts 2008-05-08
The Coming Smart Phone Shift
I'm attending the Nantucket Conference, where the East Coast entrepreneurial community gathers to talk about the state of the business. It's all off the record though I can negotiate to post specific comments with the speakers. Perhaps because of that, the conference has a kind of intimacy that's unusual...
Tags: Personal Technology, Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Smart Phones, Entrepreneurship, Michael Fitzgerald, Consumer Electronics, Cellular Phones, Productivity, Conference, Handhelds, Notebooks, Computer, Notebook Computer, Entrepreneurial, Phone, Smart Phone
Blog posts 2008-05-02
Get Voice-Prompted Information from Your BlackBerry with Tellme
In an interesting display of cross-platform love, Microsoft just released a BlackBerry applet that taps into its voice-operated Tellme service. Here's how it works: You press and hold your phone's Call button, then say something like "coffee," "travel," or a business name. Tellme finds local results based on your phone's GPS...
Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Tellme Networks Inc., Handhelds, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-04-30
Survey Reveals Blackberry's Higher Purpose: Personal Security Blanket
The Find: The 'Crackberry' notion is half-baked: More than a third of  Blackberry users consider the device a source of ... relaxation. The Source: Yahoo! HotJobs' annual virtual workplace survey. The Takeaway: If you're...
Tags: Security, RIM BlackBerry, Survey, HotJobs, Handhelds, Hardware, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2008-04-25
Get Your New Gear Shipped Free
Next time you're about to buy something online, head over to FreeShipping.org before you hit the "order" button. After one of our wonderful commenters mentioned the site in an earlier post on Business Hacks, I bookmarked it and started checking it out to see if it was worthwhile. And it...
Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Gear, Handhelds, Hardware, David Goldenberg
Blog posts 2008-04-22
Add iPhone-Style Web Browsing to Your Windows Mobile Smartphone
Windows Mobile smartphone users, suffer iPhone envy no more: Makayama's TouchBrowser brings finger-operated Web browsing to your device. As you can see in the above video, TouchBrowser effectively duplicates the iPhone browsing experience on Windows Mobile handsets (touchscreen models only, natch). Well, partially: You don't get multi-touch...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Keyboards, Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-04-16
Add Web Links to Your Treo/Centro Applications Screen
SharkLinks for the Palm OS lets you add Web favorites directly to your smartphone's application screen. Normally, to visit a bookmarked site, you have to find and run the browser, tap the favorites icon, and sift through your selections until you find the desired favorite. SharkLinks turns any...
Tags: Web, Palm Inc., SharkLinks, Palm OS, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-04-15
Choosing A Paper Planner
With the growing popularity of laptops, tablet PCs, and PDA's, more and more people are adopting some form of electronic calendar system. A large number people, however, prefer the familiarity of a paper planner - and who could blame them? Although electronic calendars offer many benefits in terms of efficiency,...
Tags: Calendar, IKnowNow, Tablets, PDAs, Notebooks, Handhelds, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
White papers 2008-04-01
Block Unwanted Calls with Call Firewall (Windows Mobile)
Feel like you're drowning in a deluge of phone calls? If you're a Windows Mobile smartphone user, you can block unwanted calls with Call Firewall. Compatible with Windows Mobile 5 and 6, this utility lets you configure your phone to handle calls in several different ways. For...
Tags: Firewall, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Call, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Online Communications, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-03-31
Add Google Search to Your Windows Mobile Today Screen
Search the Web in a flash with a new Google plug-in for Windows Mobile PDAs and smartphones. The software adds a Google search box to the Today screen, thus saving you the hassle of manually starting Internet Explorer, navigating to Google, etc. Just point your device's browser to mobile.google.com and you'll...
Tags: Handhelds, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Google Search, Mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Google Inc., Software, Hardware, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-03-20
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