SplashData Launches SplashMoney for BlackBerry

In the same week that SplashData prepares to release iPhone versions of three of their products they are showing a little Blackberry love, as well.

Earlier today they announced a version of their SplashMoney personal finance application for BlackBerry smartphones. With SplashMoney, BlackBerry users now have the ability to instantly download their most recent banking account activities through a wireless connection and synchronize with a Windows PC. SplashMoney allows users to securely record transactions, track account balances, generate reports and budgets, and manage finances while on the go.

According to their press release

SplashMoney may be used as a stand-alone application on a BlackBerry or Windows desktop computer, and is optimized for two-way synchronization between the two. Changes made to both mobile and desktop versions will be retained and merged into one up-to-date file upon synchronization, rather than the most recently updated version overwriting the other version.

Those concerned with online privacy issues (as everyone should) will be glad to know that SplashData has built-in secure password protection using 256-bit Blowfish encryption to protect against malicious hacking or
other threats.

"Managing finances on the go has never been more important, with many families using multiple credit cards and checking accounts," said MorganSlain, SplashData CEO. "SplashMoney makes it easier than ever to get an instant overall picture of your finances and delivers a complete end-to-end
financial management solution of unparalleled integration, simplicity and value."

SplashMoney is available now for $29.95 at www.splashdata.com. It is also available as part of the SplashWallet Suite, which includes SplashID, SplashPhoto and SplashShopper as well as SplashMoney at a 50% discount. A full functioning 30-day trial version is also available for download.

Tags: Splashdata, SplashMoney, Blackberry

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Skooba Design Soon To Release Travel-Friendly “Checkthrough” Bags

Let’s face it, travelling by air has become a painful process. I mean, it was never a lot of fun to begin with but in recent years increased security measures (and ummm- "pseudo security measures") have made it even more painful.

I’ve been lucky. I’ve travelled with my MacBook Air a few times and never had an issue. Sure I had to take it out of my bag for inspection, but at least the TSA personnel recognized it as a notebook. But while I didn’t have to endure a pat-down, let alone a cavity-search, it was still a pain.

Fortunately, Skooba Design  will soon have us covered with their upcoming Checkthrough bags. Coming by summer’s end, Skooba’s President Michael Hess has told us that interest is already high. And no wonder- back in March the TSA put out a call for "check-point friendly" bags. Skooba, a leader in the design and manufacturing of highly protective notebooks cases will be among the first to rise to the call.

As Skooba’s site explains-

There are NO "TSA-approved" laptop bags on the market , from any company, as of now. However, Skooba Design will be introducing security-friendly bags, we anticipate by summer’s end. We are in the final stages of testing and pre-production, already have multiple patents and trademarks pending, and are moving full speed ahead, while continuing to work and coordinate with the TSA on final details. On a technical level, these bags will indeed be 100% x-ray scannable, and will include a variety of other unique features designed to improve the travel/security situation. These bags are intended to be "ready for action" if/when the TSA and/or individual airport screening locations in the US or abroad determine that security-friendly bags will be accepted for scanning with laptops inside.

Tags: Skooba, Checkthrough, notebook cases

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Review: Teksoft Fingertouch Pro

Teksoft Fingertouch Keyboard was the first application that I ever reviewed, and I liked it so much, that until recently it has been my default SIP [software input program]. So what would make me change that? Teksoft have just released version 2.0, or Fingertouch Pro, and you know I’m gonna get me some of that action right.

In the initial news post I did about Fingertouch Pro I included a video from the dedicated Fingertouch website. It showed some pretty fast text input on a touch screen, using fT9 technology that most of us would be familiar with from mobile phones. Obviously that piqued my interest. Having tried most of the new  entries into the SIP wars over the last year, I was pleasantly surprised to find Teksoft hadn’t tried to emulate the SIP from that fruity phone, but had added to their already great application.

So how does it work? and will I keep it? you’ll have to read on…

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Vito Technologies Announces Winterface

No, Vito has not figured out a way to control the weather and freeze the world in an eternal winter snowstorm.  Winterface is actually their latest Windows Mobile offering, and it looks fantastic.  Winterface, as our astute colleague, Ragart, noted, actually stands for Windows Interface…Winterface.  But that still does not answer my question, which was what the heck is this thing.  I mean, is my device going to start hurling snowballs if I load it?  The answer…probably not.

Winterface is actually a “highly customizable” shell, interface, launcher, and task manager, which is designed to improve your Windows Mobile interface.  According to the press release:

As a shell Winterface removes the necessity to turn to default Windows Mobile interface: Today screen and Start menu. Winterface opens instantly whenever users draw a simple gesture on the screen.  It allows users to have as many screens as they need and put on them icons for applications, settings and contacts. The screens are flipped through with sliding finger gestures. The icons for such applications as phone, sms, email, battery, clock, calendar, memory, etc. - all show relevant information and thus replace a number of Today plug-ins.

As a launcher Winterface features one tap launch of any installed applications and settings. A tap on a contact icon opens a menu with contact details from where you can call, send text message, email, browse URL, etc.

As a task manager Winterface lets you easily switch between running applications. A fixed icon on the first screen lets users see running programs, switch between them or close them.

It is very convenient to organize icons on screens by a certain topic. Users can set up a screen with favorite contacts, a screen with most used applications, a screen with icons-indicators (battery, memory, calendar, clock, etc.), and so on, as far as their fantasy goes! Icons are easily moved on the screen and between screens by drag’n'drop gestures.

Check out the latest Windows Mobile Interface at the Winterface website.  Or purchase it for just $19.95.  Watch for my review coming soon.

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"You have been poked by…" now on Windows Mobile

Yeah, you thought you could escape Facebook by running to Windows Mobile. There’s no native Facebook client for Windows Mobile, you said. Maybe I can get some real work done on my productivity device, you said. Well, think again!

FriendMobilizer (not super fond of the name) is bringing Facebook to the WM platform so that you can be alerted of every wall post, every poke, and every new secret message in your inbox (I don’t get any of those!). Apparently it even ties into the alerts system, so you’ll get updates even on your today screen. So it’s either time to download the app, or jump to a more basic OS if you’re already facebooking too much. When did Facebooking become a verb?!

FriendMobilizer is available here.

News thanks to Gizmodo.

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Rogers makes Bold claims

So it looks like Rogers is going to hit customers with RIM’s new kid on the block, the Blackberry Bold, on July 25th. We can also probably expect the Kickstart (flip phone model) sometime in September, with the Javelin closing up the year in November/December. Busy year for RIM (shuns Rogers)!

I have to say I’m really curious about the Kickstart and what a crackberry flip phone will be like, I’ve never seen a flip model with a decent QWERTY, and the Kickstart seems to be packing it all (albeit in a rather large package). Actually, all the new Blackberry models are really kicking it up a notch in the looks category. Which Blackberry are you folks waiting for?

News and pic from Crackberry.

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