Gwabbit for BlackBerry redefines smartphone contact management, but it’ll cost you $10. A few weeks back at Research In Motion’s (RIM) Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES), I got a full demonstration of Technicopia’s then unreleased Gwabbit for BlackBerry application, which pulls contact information including names, addresses and phone numbers, from mail you receive on your BlackBerry device into your smartphone’s address book. I was so impressed with the application that I named it one of ten notable products in my Best of WES 2009, and today it’s publicly available for $9.99 a year. Gwabbit for BlackBerry in ActionGwabbit for Microsoft Outlook, which is meant for use on desktop or laptop computers and costs $19.99 for unlimited use, has been around for some time, but Technicopia just announced the availability of the BlackBerry version on RIM’s BlackBerry App World and at Gwabbit.com. However, the app’s still not available on the company’s site, only on App World. Gwabbit for BlackBerry works on any and all RIM devices, according to Technicopia. And the company plans to release “secure gwabbit products” for BlackBerry enterprise users in late 2009, says Todd Miller, Technicopia founder and president. I just bought Gwabbit from App World, and so far my experience has been mostly a positive one. You can set Gwabbit to automatically ask if you want to add new contacts that aren’t already in your BlackBerry address book or you can launch the program manually whenever you wish to add a new contact from an e-mail message via your BlackBerry Menu key. Gwabbit for BlackBerry Options ScreenThe manual option works well, but I had some issues with the auto option. Specifically, I opened a few messages from senders not in my address book, who used e-mail signatures, and I never got an auto prompt. I did see the prompt for some new contacts, but not all the ones I’d want. Gwabbit also occasionally assigned incorrect information to a few fields within new contacts I added. For example, one of the message senders included an e-mail and international mailing address within their signature, but no phone number. Gwabbit took some of the numbers from the mailing address postal code and dropped them into the phone number field. Clearly, the BlackBerry app’s not perfect, but it is the company’s first release, and it has the potential to be truly valuable to folks who use their BlackBerry devices, or Outlook, as their main address books. Visit App World on your BlackBerry device to download a free trial of Gwabbit. You’ll be gwad you did, I bet. ASFREE CIO BlackBerry NewsletterGet better use out of your BlackBerry and keep up-to-date on the latest developments. Sign-up ť Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP Generative AI’s ‘show me the money’ moment We’re past the hype and slick gen AI sales pitches. Business leaders want results. By Julia White Nov 30, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers capture real economic value with zero trust Unleashing economic value: Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange transforms security architecture while cutting costs. By Zscaler Nov 30, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Sponsored by SAP A cloud-based solution to rescue millions from energy poverty Aware of the correlation between energy and financial poverty, Savannah Energy is helping to generate clean, competitively priced electricity across Africa by integrating its old systems into one cloud-based platform. By Keith E. Greenberg, SAP Contributor Nov 30, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation feature 8 change management questions every IT leader must answer Designed to speed adoption and achieve business outcomes, change management hasn’t historically been a strength of IT orgs. It’s time to flip that script by asking hard questions to hone change strategies. By Stephanie Overby Nov 30, 2023 10 mins Change Management Change Management IT Operations Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe