BlackBerry Travel App is now available in the Philippines!

BlackBerry® Travel™, a new app that provides BlackBerry® smartphone users with an all-in-one integrated tool to plan, book, manage and share travel activities quickly and easily, is now available in the Philippines.

 
The BlackBerry Travel app offers convenient push notifications and seamless integration of travel itineraries and flight status updates into the familiar BlackBerry Calendar.  When a new booking confirmation or itinerary arrives in the user’s email inbox, the BlackBerry Travel app is automatically updated with the relevant itinerary details, which makes travel planning and management easier than ever. With the BlackBerry push technology, the BlackBerry Travel app can keep users informed and in control of their itineraries by monitoring flight statuses and promptly providing notifications about changes to their flight information. The app can even identify potential omissions or scheduling concerns with the itineraries, such as missing accommodations or timing conflicts, and provide users with suggestions.

The BlackBerry Travel app also brings together tools that travelers need while planning on the go, including:

• Hotel bookings
• Currency converters
• Weather forecasts
• Local search functionality

In addition, BlackBerry smartphone users can share their travel information with colleagues, friends and family over email or through LinkedIn®, directly from the BlackBerry Travel app. The LinkedIn integration allows users to search for people in their network who will be in the same city, send messages to contacts and update their status.

The BlackBerry Travel app also features a web component that allows users to book flights and car rentals, as well as print and edit itineraries, from their computer.

The BlackBerry Travel app was built in collaboration with WorldMate, a leader in mobile travel platforms.  WorldMate and RIM are working together with leaders in the travel industries such as Continental Airlines, Expedia Affiliate Network, Hilton Worldwide, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, United Airlines to provide BlackBerry Travel app users with an amazing mobile experience.

The BlackBerry Travel app will be available as a beta download today from the Test Center category on BlackBerry App World™ (www.blackberry.com/appworld). The app is free and works on select BlackBerry smartphones running the BlackBerry® 5 OS (Device Software) or higher.* For more information please visit http://www.blackberry.com/ph/travel

* BlackBerry Travel is available at launch for the BlackBerry® Bold™, BlackBerry® Curve™, BlackBerry® Storm™ and BlackBerry® Torch™ series of smartphones.

Enjoy free movie tickets and treats with SMART Rewards and SM Cinemas

Amazing movie deals delivered in high-tech fashion await subscribers of leading wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart). Smart Rewards, the country’s first mobile phone rewards program, now offers free movie tickets and treats to loyal Smart Gold, Smart Buddy, and Smart Bro users.

Reinforcing its commitment to innovation, the telco leader has partnered with SM Cinemas to allow Smart Rewards users to redeem their free tickets to blockbuster treats in a quick, easy, and high-tech manner, through the cutting-edge BCODE technology.

Qualified Smart Gold and Smart Buddy subscribers can claim free tickets, popcorn and drinks whenever they visit any SM Cinema anywhere in the country, just by texting the correct item code to 9800. (A list of item codes may be pulled by sending INQUIRY to 9800.)

A BCODE will then be sent to the subscriber via SMS. The subscriber simply needs to scan this code at the BCODE terminal located at the lobby of any SM Cinema anywhere in the country, wait for a coupon to be dispensed, and exchange this coupon for a complimentary movie ticket at the ticketing counter.

Those who want to watch their free movie on a later date can simply exchange their coupons for a movie pass.

Qualified Smart Bro users may also redeem free items via their online account, from where they can print out the BCODE. After scanning the printed out BCODE on the terminal, they can exchange the coupon for movie passes or tickets at SM Cinema ticketing counters.

For the complete movie experience, Smart Rewards users can also redeem their free beverage or popcorn just by presenting the coupons at the snack bar.

Through the partnership between Smart Rewards and SM Cinemas, users can experience movies like never before and enjoy blockbuster deals through a convenient and innovative way. Text “REWARDS” to 9800 for FREE to start redeeming exclusive silverscreen treats only from Smart Rewards.

To know your available rewards points, text “POINTS” to 9800. For further details, see Smart flyers and print ads, or visit smart.com.ph/rewards

Nokia E7, All-in-one business smartphone,

The highly anticipated Nokia business smartphone, Nokia E7 was already available in the Philippines since March 31!

With its tilting 4 inch ClearBlack display, full keyboard and fast access to a wide variety of apps directly on the homescreen, the Nokia E7 is the key to having a successful day in or out of the office. Importantly, the device supports business applications from leading enterprise technology partners including Microsoft and IBM.

 “People are continuing to look for solutions that suit both their work and personal life; in business circles this is known as the ‘consumerization’ of IT. The Nokia E7 gives people the confidence to bring their own smartphones to the workplace to connect securely to corporate messaging servers,” said Benoit Nalin, General Manager of Nokia Philippines. “On the other hand, whether you are an artist, entrepreneur, university student or aspiring world traveller, the Nokia E7 is the only smartphone you will need to get the world’s best mobile navigation and mapping application, thousands of apps, and a rich messaging experience.”

For business users, Nokia E7 provides direct, secure and real-time access to email, calendar, contacts, tasks and the corporate directory through Microsoft Exchange servers, as well as Office Communicator Mobile, developed by Microsoft for Nokia smartphones, which brings presence and corporate instant messaging.

Additionally, the Nokia E7 is the perfect off-duty companion with its built-in entertainment and social services, and a wealth of apps such as Bloomberg, Angry Birds and Sports Tracker available at the Ovi Store.

The new arrival also features drive or walk navigation included in the latest commercial version of Ovi Maps, available immediately via Ovi Store or Ovi Suite. It adds visibility to trains, parking and gas stations, safety alerts, speed limit warnings, and improved search and location sharing capabilities.

Here are more reasons why the Nokia E7 is the all-in-one business smartphone:

• Easy access to private and business email
• Create, edit and share office documents and view PDF files with Adobe Reader
• Fast, secure intranet access with the built-in VPN
• High-resolution photos and HD video with the 8 megapixel camera and dual LED flash
• HDMI connectivity to project files, videos and images onto large screens

·         16 gigabytes of on-board flash memory

·         USB-On-The-Go, enabling easy file sharing by connecting a USB stick to the smartphone