urShadow's Blog: August 2012

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Hadith

Abu Ayyoob (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Whoever fasts Ramadaan and follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime.”
(Narrated by Muslim, Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah).

From: Saniya Nasir

Ayat

There is a share for men and a share for women from what is left by parents and those nearest related, whether, the property be small or large - a legal share.
[Surat Nissa --7]

From: Saniya Nasir

20120820-0412 - Riyadh, Makkah, Wadi Jinn, Madina

-urShadow

Monday, August 20, 2012

STC reduces MMS rate to 25 halalas per message

STC continues to offer the best services and products for the lowest prices through its major discounts to postpaid and SAWA customers. The company announced new discounts on multimedia messages (MMS) service; the new price is equivalent to that of a normal text message (SMS), which is 25 halalas for messages sent within the network. The discount pulled the price down from 55 halalas per message. The offer lasts for 3 months beginning from Wednesday the 15th of August, 2012, until Wednesday the 14th of November, 2012. MMS service allows customers to send visual and audio messages, in addition to video files and text files to any cellphone or email address across the world, with a capacity 4 times as large as was previously possible, up to 600KB per message, even while roaming outside the kingdom.

http://stc.com.sa

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Wikitude gets updated to version 7.1.2

Good news for you BlackBerry Curve 9320 and 9310 owners - you can now take advantage of the great features that Wikitude has to offer for BlackBerry smartphones. The popular augmented reality application has received an update to version 7.1.2 bringing additional support to the new Curves. While the features of the app have not changed Wikitude have apparently adapted the layout of the app and handling of the map view to accommodate Blackberry Curve owners.

Main features of Wikitude:

Create your very own AR World and share it with your friends, meaning you see their favorite places, and they see yours
Find events, tweets, Wikipedia articles and ATMs
Find restaurant and Hotel recommendations from Yelp, Qype, TripAdvisor, Hotels.com and many more around you
Explore places in augmented reality or show them on a map or list view
Browse more than 100 million places and interactive content from more than 3,500 content providers or so called "Worlds"
Search for specific places, for example "thai restaurants"
Find mobile coupons, deals and discounts for stores and shops near you

More information/Download Wikitude for BlackBerry smartphones

CrackBerry.com's feed sponsored by ShopCrackBerry.com. Wikitude gets updated to version 7.1.2 bringing support for the BlackBerry Curve 9320 and 9310

Counting Rows in MySQL

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/counting-rows.html

STC offers 50% discount on outbound calls to Pakistan during its national day

STC announced that it will be offering a 50% discount on all outbound calls, SMS and MMS to Pakistan during the upcoming 14^th of August, which corresponds to Pakistan’s national day. Through this initiative, STC joins the people of Pakistan in their celebrations, and is ensuring Pakistani expatriates are able to communicate with their loved ones back home to celebrate their national day.

http://stc.com.sa

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Foursquare for BlackBerry Updated to 5.2.2 – Nearby Friends View is Back

Foursquare has listened to your feedback, and the nearby friends view is back! Tap the friends icon to switch between all activity and nearby friends. Here’s a rundown of all the updates:

The nearby friends view is back
Now see local updates from businesses in your friends tab
See promoted updates (and specials!) in your Explore tab
Small design tweaks and under the hood improvements. It’s faster!

If you already have Foursquare installed on your BlackBerry, simply check the ‘Upgrades’ tab. If it is not listed, try clearing App World’s cache by typing ALT R S T and then search for the upgrade. Otherwise, you can download Foursquare 5.2.2 from App World here.

Portraits From Pakistan

From: Dr Muhammad Afzal

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Blackberry Apps I use on my 9900

Check out Advance OS and LED.

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Check out Advance OS and LED! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/45506

Check out BlackBerry Wallet.

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Check out BlackBerry Wallet! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/807

Check out CountIt.

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Check out CountIt! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/49637

Check out Cricbuzz Cricket Scores and News.

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http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/64558

Check out Endomondo Sports Tr...

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Check out Endomondo Sports Tracker! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/7593

Check out Facebook.

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Check out Facebook! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/680

Check out Fancy SpeedTest.

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Check out Fancy SpeedTest! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/65259

Check out FancyTran.

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Check out FancyTran! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/2817

Check out Google Talk.

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Check out Google Talk! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/681

Check out GPSLogger II - The free AIO GPS solution.

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http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/44790

Check out News for BlackBerry.

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Check out News for BlackBerry! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/96755

Check out Opera Mini web browser.

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Check out Opera Mini web browser! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/43001

Check out puZZed - Puzzle...

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Check out puZZed - Puzzle Alarm Clock! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/39447

Check out salatMK.

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Check out salatMK! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/12130

Check out Trapster.

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Check out Trapster! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/529

Check out TripAdvisor in Augmented Reality.

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http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/123557

Check out TuneIn Radio.

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Check out TuneIn Radio! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/17105

Check out Twitter.

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Check out Twitter! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/8160

Check out Unit Converter Pro ...

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Check out Unit Converter Pro Lite! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/51932

Check out Viber.

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Check out Viber! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/85455

Check out WhatsApp Messenger.

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Check out WhatsApp Messenger! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/2360

Check out Wikitude.

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Check out Wikitude! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/50381

Check out Windows Live Messenger.

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Check out Windows Live Messenger! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/687

Check out XE Currency.

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Check out XE Currency! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/6545

Check out XPRSS.

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Check out XPRSS! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/15737

Check out Yahoo Messenger.

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Check out Yahoo Messenger! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/690

Check out Zello.

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Check out Zello! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/56123

-urShadow

Thursday, August 2, 2012

TripAdvisor Augmented Reality BlackBerry App Launches

TripAdvisor Augmented Reality (AR) app, powered by Wikitude’s AR platform officially launched today for BlackBerry smartphones running OS 7 and above. This app, exclusive to the BlackBerry platform, allows BlackBerry users around the globe to instantly access an immersive view of hotels, restaurants, and attractions listed on TripAdvisor.

Here’s how it works:

Simply tap the TripAdvisor/Wikitude icon on the home screen to instantly view your surroundings through an Augmented Reality lens
Once a venue is chosen, users can quickly access detailed information about the location, including traveler-submitted reviews, average prices, and more
The “Bring me there” option provides users with turn-by-turn directions to the desired destination
The app integrates with BlackBerry Messenger for simple sharing and connecting

The TripAdvisor Augmented Reality app can be downloaded at BlackBerry’s App World. Make sure you have Wikitude installed for it to work.

Press Release

Wikitude launches TripAdvisor Augmented Reality App
Offers 75 million travel reviews and opinions, now available on BlackBerry App World

Salzburg 1 August, 2012 – Today, Wikitude announced the TripAdvisor Augmented Reality (AR) app for BlackBerry® smartphones, which allows BlackBerry customers around the globe to instantly access an immersive view of hotels, restaurants, and attractions listed on TripAdvisor®.

TripAdvisor Augmented Reality works with a smartphone’s camera to help travelers find the best places within their immediate area to eat, sleep, and play. Featuring over 75 million traveler reviews and opinions for destinations around the world, it’s easy to find great advice wherever a user happens to be.

“TripAdvisor Augmented Reality gives travelers a new and interactive way of looking at the world around them,” says Rory Kenny, Director of Mobile Partnerships for TripAdvisor. “The future potential of augmented reality is without limit, and we’re happy to help drive it forward by partnering with Wikitude.”

With the same easy access as any favorite app, users can simply tap the TripAdvisor/Wikitude icon on their Home screen to instantly view their surroundings through an Augmented Reality lens. With the addition of this app, customers can use their BlackBerry smartphone to quickly access TripAdvisor’s high-quality travel content.

With the Wikitude-powered app on BlackBerry smartphones, once a venue is chosen, customers can quickly dive in to get more information about the location. In one simple action, they can find detailed traveler-submitted reviews, average prices, and more. As with all Wikitude worlds, a tap on the “Bring me there” option provides them with turn-by-turn directions to their desired destination. The app also integrates with BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™), allowing the user to instantly interact with their BBM friends, a feature only possible on the BlackBerry platform.

“Partnering with TripAdvisor on this all new app concept has been phenomenal and it shows how Wikitude can be utilized as a go-to-market platform” says Andy Gstoll, Wikitude’s CMO. “With this immersive AR experience, we are very excited to bring TripAdvisor’s valuable content to the BlackBerry user community”, he adds.

The TripAdvisor Augmented Reality app is another example of Wikitude’s commitment to providing new and innovative solutions to content owners, brands, agencies and individuals through AR technology. Wikitude’s most recent product launch is the Wikitude SDK, which allows third parties to develop their own AR apps. The company is also preparing an SDK for BlackBerry® 10.

The TripAdvisor Augmented Reality app is only available for BlackBerry smartphones. The app is a free download and requires BlackBerry® 7 OS or higher. For more information or to download, please visit BlackBerry App World™.

About Wikitude
Wikitude GmbH are the creators of the world’s first mobile augmented reality (AR) platform and the company behind the internationally renowned Wikitude App for iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone devices. The AR platform has been voted “Best Augmented Reality Browser” three years in a row: 2009, 2010 and 2011. Wikitude has recently launched a SDK for third party app developers and is leading the international AR technology standardization, chairing the working group in the Open Geospatial Consortium (OCG).

Wikitude® is a registered trademark of Wikitude GmbH

Wikitude Social Media Channels:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wikitude
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wikitude
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/wikitude
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/wikitude
Google+: http://googleplus.wikitude.com/
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world’s largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 56 million unique monthly visitors*, and over 75 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to TripAdvisor’s millions of monthly visitors.

TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages and operates websites under 19 other travel media brands, and together the sites attract more than 69 million unique monthly visitors**. TripAdvisor’s travel media brands include www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.everytrail.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.independenttraveler.com, www.onetime.com, www.seatguru.com,
www.sniqueaway.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.tingo.com, www.travel-library.com, www.travelpod.com, www.virtualtourist.com, www.whereivebeen.com, and www.kuxun.cn.

*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, Worldwide, May 2012

**Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Inc. and its subsidiaries, Worldwide, May 2012

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How To Run Your BlackBerry in Safe Mode

The past two weeks has been pretty chaotic for me with my new born baby girl. Throughout the whole thing I must have dropped my BlackBerry Bold 9900 over a dozen times. After a fresh OS install, I realized some of my keyboard keys were not working properly. I did the entire wipe and reload method and still nothing was corrected.

Then I remembered that there is a much simpler way to check on problems with your device. You can run your BlackBerry in “safe mode” just how you would run a damaged Windows PC. Once you reach safe mode you can test the device and see if any of the issues are still there.

To enter Safe Mode follow these steps: