Tag: mobile applications

Mobile apps from third parties to be available over BlackBerry OS

| May 20, 2014

The struggling Canadian handset manufacturer is now looking to new device management application options.

As a growing number of smartphone users turn their sights toward third party mobile apps in order to manage their gadgets, BlackBerry has now announced that it will be opening up its current operating system – BlackBerry 10 – to its rivals as a part of an overall strategy that would give products from other companies the ability to manage their gadgets.

The company claims that there have been a number of parties that have expressed interest in this area.

According to BlackBerry, it has seen interest from Citrix, SAP, AirWatch, and even IBM, in being capable of providing mobile apps that would manage the smartphones from that company. BlackBerry released a statement that quoted the Gartner research firm in saying that “Mobile device management (MDM) remains a top priority for IT buyers, and investment levels are growing steadily. Competition among players drives commoditization.”

This BlackBerry acknowledgement regarding third party mobile apps underscores an important trend.

Blackberry - Mobile AppsBlackBerry’s statement went on to further quote Gartner by saying that “Proliferation of and demand for workplace mobility necessitate the need for quality and flexible management tools.” Because of this, said BlackBerry, the company is now seeking to be able to work with the aforementioned companies that have expressed interest in giving their customers the “most flexible solution” in order to be able to “support a broader enterprise mobility strategy.”

This places an even greater spotlight on the rising trend among consumers to look to third party opportunities to provide them with their mobile device management options. This is especially true as companies open up their bring your own device (BYOD) policies to a growing number of different types of gadgets.

By introducing this new mobile apps policy, it is BlackBerry’s method of making certain that its own handsets will continue their relevance and will hold onto the foothold they have made within the enterprise space. There, many of the large scale networks are already managed by MDM applications provided by third party vendors. At the same time, the company has clearly stated that it will be continuing to offer its own multi-platform enterprise mobility management platform, the BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES10).

Mobile app launched by LG to provide Delhi drivers with traffic alerts

| May 16, 2014

This smartphone application has been designed to help motorists to overcome the challenges of daily driving.

A new mobile app has just become available for drivers using their smartphones in Delhi, so that they will be able to better understand the flow of traffic and to be alerted in areas where there may be snarls and other problems.

This application is available to users of Android based smartphones, which are the most common in the city.

The mobile app was developed along with the assistance of Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, who was there for the launch of the application, which is meant to be a “step to make life easier” for the residents of this capital city. The name of the product is the Delhi Traffic Police app. This will provide commuters with a range of different types of important information that could help them to better make their way to and from work every day.

The mobile app will also give them the ability to report issues that they have noticed along their routes.

For example, if a traffic light is out and it doesn’t look as though the authorities have been advised – that is, there isn’t anyone official directing traffic and there are no repair crews on site – then this application provides the ideal opportunity for people to report it as soon as it is noticed. This can help the correct parties to take action as early as possible so that traffic disasters can be avoided.Mobile App for Traffic Alerts

Jung also announced that at the same time that the Android app was launched, the Delhi Traffic Police website also received a considerable upgrade. This will provide commuters with a spectrum of additional features.

The Police Commissioner in Delhi, B.S. Bassi, expressed support for this new tool, saying that it is a step to help to make the everyday lives of the people in the city notably easier to live. At the moment the mobile app is available at the Google Play store. It provides users with alerts, reporting options, the ability to measure distances depending on various routes to arrive at a destination, and will even calculate fares. The app will also alert users to areas that are currently experiencing issues such as flooding, or will notify them when they will be traveling through areas where accident rates are especially high.