Mobile phone application company bluepulse released version 2.0 today to rave reviews on our sister site, MobileCrunch.
Blogger Oliver Starr could not say enough about the new platform. “I’ve seen quite a number of mobile applications in the last twelve months and many have been very comprehensive but I do not believe that I’ve seen a single platform that had as many different functions as bluepulse 2.0; especially not one with the diversity of widgets or the ability to run on so many phones,” he writes.
Bluepulse 2.0 is a full-fledged multimedia platform that allows users to socially network, create detailed user profiles, chat, text, and link to Flickr, Gmail, Digg, and more. In fact, the Digg widget allows readers to read news, log in, Digg stories, participate in comment forums, and blog and email stories.
Starr writes that this mobile application is groundbreaking for two reasons: because it works on virtually any phone, and because of a combination of the user profiles and the broadcast messaging capability which will allow for “highly targeted broadcast mobile advertising.”
Finally, great applications that will change the way social networks are accessed.The cell phone ratio to computer ratio is 3:1. Applications like this will change the way we use our mobile devices.
Get find. Can’t wait to check out it … going to download it now.
Hey Natali - You’re a hottie… Good post too.
In the world of smartphone users, Java apps are just not for us.
Wish there would be a quick Java Required icon on these articles so we dont get our hopes up when we see some new hot application or service for mobile devices.
I agree about the Hottie part.
And the post
Cool…is this the so called mobile 2.0???
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Doesn’t work with Verizon. Super.
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Ugly server-side PHP error when trying to download the app. Seems like an amateurish glitch — not necessarily up to TC’s standards, eh?
Hmm, can anyone point me in a direction of successful Java-app for cell-phones? (apart from those games that were preinstalled…)
Stuff like this has been here since 2002, so you can do all the social networking on the go… So what?!?! How many people do you see using small phones for doing non-essential stuff? 99% of people just wait until they get access to a computer.
This ain’t gonna fly - who wants to bet?
Let’s just do a simple test - does anyone reading this know of some users of Helio?
I tried to download the app to my new Nokia N73 and I got a webpage with error messages. Easy it is NOT.
I did a review on it, hype hype hype and … more hype. This isn’t innovative at all.
25 screenshots and a feature run thru, hope you enjoy Mike!
“Hmm, can anyone point me in a direction of successful Java-app for cell-phones?”
mxit is a successful Java social networking app for phones.
2+ million users, 5 million auths per day…
As usual… Verizon Wireless customers need not apply.
I want bluetooth dating and nothing less. This software does not do that.
Hmmm…I wonder if using blue in ones title is the new cool thing, e.g. blueorganizer. Anyways, I have a Cingular 8125, and while I use it for text messages and email, I find it somewhat lacking as a complete pda. I have a hard time getting used to the small keyboard and would rather just use my laptop.
This doesnt work on my Mot E680 phone.I installed the app but it exits after it dials up.
I contest the claim that “this is an application that runs on any phone”Firstly only about half the phones have J2ME and second there may be differences in j2me implementation accross phones so I doubt if a generic midlet will work equally well on all phones.
And then the jad file is not correctly generated.It points to the wrong jar file
Hi everyone, and thanks for the great feedback.
First up, this isn’t just a J2ME app, there’s a Symbian client too. http://get.bluepulse.com should sense what client version you need when you connect to it from your phone’s browser. If our server gets it wrong, please let us know at support@bluepulse.com and tell us what handset model and carrier you’re using.
Next, apologies for the people who experienced problems with download/access in the last 48hrs, our servers have been swamped following the launch coverage we’ve received. They’re starting to bounce back now.
David: the software’s got “blue” in the name as it originally began as an experiment on bluetooth networks. Eventually, the name just kinda stuck. If we started a trend towards “blue” in product names, we apologise!
Vivek, we most definitely don’t have a generic midlet for all handsets - our server senses your handset and sends you a client version tested to be compatible with your phone. The problem you had with your Mot E680 may have been related to our server capacity issues - please delete the client, try again to download and contact support@bluepulse.com if you’re still seeing problems.
Action Man Jnr: it’s guys like you that make women turn bluetooth off! Sorry, bluepulse will not make you more attractive to women!
Speaking of which, Natali: I must concur with the rest of the Techcrunch audience. You emit significant radiant energy. That aside, it’s your coverage that truly rocks - thanks!
Played with this app for about 10 minutes. I could only download the ‘lite’ edition for my phone so I do not know which features I’m missing. But it does not compare to the social networking application rabble http://www.rabble.com
Far superior…
First, Let me congratulate the Bluepulse team for what they have achieved. It’s a great move towards keeping customers engaged onto ones services constantly. I would like to point out one thing though -
With the limitations that a Phone has, Bluepulse should look at compelling reason for customers to go through the pain of registering for their services and downloading an application onto ones phone. Banking on collaboration with Flickr, Digg might not really help retain customers for long. I might be wrong here. Would appreciate any corrections.
We at http://www.Indyarocks.com are aiming to achieve engaging and compelling reasons for customers to be on our site and fulfill their social networking needs in a fun way and stick to our services for ever. We will have a very strong mobile presence but gradually. (With a reason)
Our target segment will be Indians across the Globe and others who want to explore India. (With our population, I think it’s a pretty big number :-)). For that reason, we will have both regional and international content. We will be launching our Private Beta in Jan first week. We invite everyone to participate and give your valuable feedback.
welcome everyone.
Kalyan
how is this better than a simple wap wiki?
the user experience is really quite silly, given that it doesn’t do any caching of content and logic. all logic is apparently server-side, so what’s the point of making this an application? let’s take a second and think about intelligent architectures.
“plugins” is really quite an overstatement, given the functionality. my estimation is that this is a fine app, but to tout this as the harbinger of new mobile content possibilities the way that mobile/tech crunch has done is quite a disservice to its readers.
how about the pundits just let us develop some solid apps without trying to hype everything into the unreasonable expecations of having created the next new new thing?
i have downloaded GPRS but i cant get mxit still cause it wont let me
i think it s better buy a small lap top, and go on with it…