S4BB
(formerly Blackberrybooks) has released version 3.0 of its
NextAction! time management app. The Professional Edition
helps BlackBerry users with implementing David Allen's popular
"Getting Things Done" methodology. The Professional
Edition now includes priority support and voice actions that
allow users to voice-record a task. Priorities can be added
to each action for more specific organization. Both NextAction!
editions offer categorization by context and project, one-click
context and project switching, one-click "task completed"
marking, context filtering, "someday/maybe" lists,
and other features.
Because
NextAction! integrates with the BlackBerry's internal task database,
users can synchronize tasks with Microsoft Outlook and Apple
iCal. Enterprise synchronization with systems like Exchange,
Lotus Notes, Groupwise, and Act! is supported through BlackBerry
Enterprise Server. NextAction! can also integrate with S4BB's
other productivity applications such as the recently updated
TaskReports.
NextAction!
3.0 Professional Edition supports all BlackBerry models running
BlackBerry OS 4.2.1 and higher. NextAction! Professional Edition
is $119.95 at
Handango, and the Standard Edition is $49.99 at
Handango.
iPhone
/ iPod Touch
Callpod
has launched Keeper secure information manager for iPhones,
its first smartphone app. Keeper lets users store and index
sensitive passwords, notes, lists and other personal information
in a password-protected, encrypted environment. Information
is stored on the device and is backed up on the user's PC or
Mac. Keeper protects data with 128-bit military-grade AES encryption,
but if the phone is lost or stolen, the user can set the data
to "self-destruct". The beta version has already become
the most frequently downloaded iPhone password storage system,
according to Callpod. Keeper is available on iTunes for 99 cents
or at callpod.com.
SplashData
has just released File Magic, a file transfer utility
and desktop companion software that lets users drag and drop
any type of file on their Windows or Mac desktop to their iPhone
or iPod Touch. File Magic comes that makes it very easy to sync
documents, videos, music or pictures from your desktop to your
iPhone or iPod touch. Users drag and drop any file into the
File Magic desktop and it is transferred over Wi-Fi to the device.
A progress bar of the transfer appears on both the desktop and
handheld. File Magic is available on the Apple App Store.
Unbound
Medicine has released iPhone and iPod Touch versions of
its Davis's Drug Guide professional professional drug
information reference that allows for offline access. A Davis's
Drug Guide subscription includes download to one device plus
one year of free updates and web access. After one year, users
can keep the content on their device without updates or renew
at a discounted rate. Davis's Drug Guide is available on the
Apple App Store.
Xumii
has just released its social networks contacts aggregator
app of the same name. Xumii combines iPhone contacts with friends
from Facebook, MySpace, imeem, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, Google
Talk, MSN and Flickr. Users can see everyone's status in one
place and chat and share photos with friends across and between
different networks. They can also update their own status and
have it broadcast across all of their communities at once. Xumii
is free and available on the Apple App Store and at xumii.com.
Zecter
has created a special "Supersize Me" branded iPhone
version of its ZumoDrive cloud storage app, already
available for other phones, Internet devices, and notebooks.
ZumoDrive lets users access their music, photos and documents
over Wi-Fi, 3G or Edge networks, just as they would while accessing
the data locally. Users can still open their documents from
a file manager, play songs in iTunes, and browse images with
their own programs. ZumoDrive's "Supersize Me" is
available in the Music and Utilities categories of the Apple
App Store. The regular price is $4.99, but ZumoDrive is giving
the application away free for a limited time. The primary ZumoDrive
service, available at zumodrive.com, offers 1 GB of free space.
Plans with more storage start at $2.99 for a monthly subscription.
Palm
Ryhor
Burakou
has released version 2.2 of his TouchLauncher home screen
and app launcher. TouchLauncher features include finger
scrolling, rearrangeable apps, drag and drop, custom icon sets,
wallpapers, weblinks, contact icons and more. Version 2.0 adds
new customization options, a keyboard filter and search feature,
contact info and link display, and more. TouchLauncher comes
with a free trial period and costs $6.99 to purchase at Palm
Infocenter. This update is free for current users.