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    First app to stream live video from a BlackBerry surfaces

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    Thursday, October 16th, 2008
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    There are a bunch of live video streaming apps for mobiles now: Qik, Flixwagon, Kyte and more. But till now the BlackBerry has been the unloved guy in the grey sit, sitting in the corner, unable to join the party. Qik is on Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and jailbroken iPhones. The others tend to be Symbian apps. But now the business guys can join the fun as UK-startup Next2Friends now has an app running for the BlackBerry Curve and Pearl handsets. The company already supports Symbian S40 and S60 devices as well as Windows Mobile 6 handhelds, so that’s something they can hold over the others for now. An iPhone app can’t be far away.

    To get it you sign up to the Next2Friends site, download the app to your ‘Berry, then live stream video to you Next2Friends site account. The videos can also be shared to social networks like Facebook.

    I covered Next2Friends more extensively back in January when they released a bunch of mobile apps tied to their online service. One of which is the “Tag & Meet” Bluetooth social networking application which looks interesting – though is largely un-monetisable and relies on others having the app, as is usually the problem with mobile socnets.

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    • Jonas

      I am a keen N2F fan, especially now the BBs are supported, I have not come across anyone else doing live streaming on BBs before. I also like the social community feeling of thier site, rather than just being a landing zone like other streaming sites.

    • Luke

      I think the technology is great..

      Really love the idea of the “Tag & Meet” application powered by your phones Bluetooth.

      Does anyone know if and when they will release the applications for the iPhone?

    • CrackBerry Nut

      Ha! I just downloaded the app and after updating my OS to 4.5 am streaming video! I also downloaded Social and have to say Snap Up is really handy and simple to use.

    • http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/10/23/video-streaming-comes-to-blackberry-bold-razr-soon/ Video streaming comes to BlackBerry Bold, Razr soon

      [...] week we reported that Next2Friends had come out with what appeared to be the first application for the BlackBerry [...]

    • http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/23/mobile-video-streaming-to-hit-razr-blackberrys-hello-mainstream/ Mobile video streaming to hit Razr, BlackBerrys. Hello mainstream?

      [...] week we reported that Next2Friends had come out with what appeared to be the first application for the BlackBerry [...]

    • http://www.webbyn.com/mobile-video-streaming-to-hit-razr-blackberrys-hello-mainstream/ Mobile video streaming to hit Razr, BlackBerrys. Hello mainstream? | Webbyn.com

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    • http://www.megamoovee.com/?p=113 Mega Moovee » Blog Archive » Mobile video streaming to hit Razr, BlackBerrys. Hello mainstream?

      [...] week we reported that Next2Friends had come out with what appeared to be the first application for the BlackBerry [...]

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    • http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/qik-finally-brings-its-live-video-streaming-to-blackberry/ Qik Finally Brings Its Live Video Streaming To Blackberry

      [...] Blackberry platform: today’s news comes hot on the heels (and may have been prompted by) the launch of Next2Friends, the first streaming video application that supported [...]

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      [...] Blackberry platform: today’s news comes hot on the heels (and may have been prompted by) the launch of Next2Friends, the first streaming video application that supported [...]

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    • http://jp.techcrunch.com/archives/20081026qik-finally-brings-its-live-video-streaming-to-blackberry/ TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » QikがライブビデオストリーミングをBlackberryでも開始

      [...] これによってQikの対応プラットホームは相当幅広くなり、サポートしているデバイスの多さではKyte、Flixwagonなどの競合相手に大きな差をつけることになる。KyteもFlixwagonもBlackberryをサポートしていない。ただしQikにはBlackberry上に強敵がいる。そもそも今日（米国時間10/26）のこのニュースは、Next2Friends（Blackberryをサポートする初めてのストリーミングビデオアプリケーション）の立ち上げの直後に、いかにもあわただしく発表されたのだ。 [...]

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    • http://b4news.net imad

      the technology is the best way
      but it was som comen on this paragraphe

      To get it you sign up to the Next2Friends site, download the app to your ‘Berry, then live stream video to you Next2Friends site account. The videos can also be shared to social networks like Facebook.

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