Confirmations are flowing that DataViz – the publisher of the popular Documents To Go mobile software – has been acquired by Research in Motion. DataViz Documents To Go allows mobile devices to access (read, write) Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF files from mobile devices including iPhone, Android and maemo. According to web site Digital Daily the future of the BlackBerry versions of Documents To Go appear assured. The future for other platforms such as iPhone, Android and others appears to be very much up in the air.

Confirmed: RIM Acquires DataViz Assets

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foursquare for BlackBerry is not yet out in an official version – although a link to download the beta version has been circulating for the past week or so. This popular location aware social media application has versions for Android and iPhone which allow you to “check in” at various locations (earning points for each) and compete against your friends to see who can accumulate the most check ins. If you’re curious about the unreleased BlackBerry beta version you can download it directly OTA (Over The Air) to your BlackBerry via the http://foursquare.com/blackberry/beta-pacman URL. Reports from the Internet are that this is a pretty stable build. Of course you’ll need to create a foursquare account first – and then you’ll actually need to leave your house to check in somewhere.

foursquare beta for BlackBerry (OTA) via BlackBerryCool

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Looks like the great BlackBerry Messenger crash of 12/22/09 took my BlackBerry Messenger Contacts with it. If we were connected – point your BlackBerry at the screen and reconnect (go to BlackBerry Messenger – Contacts – [menu key] Invite Contacts – Scan Bar Code).

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According to a press release from Research in Motion their nearly 8 hour total service outage for their BlackBerry devices was caused by a bad BlackBerry Messenger version. According to RIM it appears that the issue stemmed from a flaw in two recently released versions of BlackBerry Messenger (versions 5.0.0.55 and 5.0.0.56) that caused an unanticipated database issue within the BlackBerry infrastructure. Things are back up and running but  my BlackBerry Messenger contacts aren’t restoring and I’ve read spotty reports that others are having the same problems after they updated to the latest BlackBerry Messenger.

RIM Statement – December 23rd

A service interruption occurred Tuesday that affected BlackBerry customers in the Americas. Message delivery was delayed or intermittent during the service interruption. Phone service and SMS services on BlackBerry smartphones were unaffected. Root cause is currently under review, but based on preliminary analysis, it currently appears that the issue stemmed from a flaw in two recently released versions of BlackBerry Messenger (versions 5.0.0.55 and 5.0.0.56) that caused an unanticipated database issue within the BlackBerry infrastructure. RIM has taken corrective action to restore service.

RIM has also provided a new version of BlackBerry Messenger (version 5.0.0.57) and is encouraging anyone who downloaded or upgraded BlackBerry Messenger since December 14th to upgrade to this latest version which resolves the issue. RIM continues to monitor its systems to maintain normal service levels and apologizes for any inconvenience to customers.

Crackberry

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BeeJive yesterday released beta version 2.0 of their popular instant messaging client for BlackBerry smartphones. This update builds upon beta 1.9.7 with bug fixes.

- support for 5.0 OS
- file transfers via link, you can now transfer files to buddies on all IM accounts.
- email push when app running in background (see preferences in app).
- send voice notes
- send GPS location (if supported by phone)
- new chat styles & background images
- new buddy list layouts
- improved battery life
- overall UI redesign
- facebook IM
- various other bug fixes & enhancements
This beta is not supported on devices with OS’s below 4.2.1.

BeeJive

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WebIS have just released version 2.0 of their Pocket Informant for BlackBerry calendar, task and contact management application. If you’ve struggled (as I have) with the default calendar on your BlackBerry then you may want to try Pocket Informant for 21 days free. The application adds a new Today screen, loads of GTD (Getting Things Done time and project management). I particularly like the weekly view which shows a detail snapshot of all your activities for the coming week. The calendars can all be configured to the way you work by modifying daily start/end times as well as numerous options for each view. A version is also available for iPhone.

New features include:
New look in all views, new edit/view dialogs etc.
Search View
Today View
Icons/colors assigned to contacts/events/tasks without categories
Templates
Contacts linking to events/tasks
Journal sync to Outlook
Getting Things Done (GTD) Support
Franklin Covey Support

Pocket Informant for BlackBerry via JAMM

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