Today, Poynt and the MCSC (Missing Children Society of Canada) went live with their new partnership, a geo-location based notification system contained within Poynt. The basic premise is simple, although the potential benefits to those with lost children could be astronomical. Any parent that has lost a child, even for a moment, can tell you [...]

I, like many smartphone users, belong to many social networks. I’m not nearly important enough to demand instant updates for the networks I subscribe to, but at the very least, I’ll know exactly how unpopular I am. Yes yes, I don’t get wall posts or @replies often, so when I do, I’d like to know [...]

We can safely assume that most iPhone owners have at least one bill. It’s a fact of life that most adults have multiple bills. Chances are, it’s easy to forget when everything is due now that almost all bills are digital…, no reminders (however daunting) in the mail. Now more than ever, staying on top [...]

My mother loves her weather. Her favorite thing to do when she’s at someone’s house with cable, is watch the Weather Channel. Seriously. I am not my mother, but I do have an interest in knowing if it’s going to rain. After moving out of the home several years ago, I found I never was [...]

I, like many, were saddened to hear that absolutely no changes were announced to the iPhone’s notification system during the iPhone OS 4.0 keynote. Push notifications themselves are fantastic, and a great workaround for multitasking (despite OS 4.0 finally getting it) at the time. However now that I have just over a dozen push enabled [...]

Welcome to his week’s BlackBerry news and rumor roundup! Let’s start with the most important news of all - CBS Sports has a March Madness app for BlackBerry. And the best part? It’s free! The only bad part? (ok there’s two) 1) It’s US only and 2) You have to get it in App World. [...]