White Evo 4G Coming to Best Buy

Looking to get some other colors for your new 4G phone, and think black is too boring? You might just be taking a trip to Best Buy sometime soon, then. Best Buy announced that they are now taking pre orders for white Evo 4G's, and they should be available on July 11 only in Best Buy. This isn't the first time that they have done this for a phone, but it is arguably the most high profile phone that they are carrying an exclusive color for. If you haven't bought a phone from Best Buy before, you will be happy to hear that they have no mail-in rebates and some phones are cheaper than buying direct from the retailers. The phone looks like it should have the regular black front with only the back of the phone being white, unlike the new iPhone 4. (Wireless and Mobile News)

Cross Platform Smartphone Chat with Cnectd

If you have ever had a Blackberry, you will know that Blackberry Messenger (BBM) is one of the best features of the phone. From being able to talk to people around the world, to groups, and the delivered and read message notifications, the program is really only limited by the fact that you can only use it to and from other Blackberry smartphones. Other programs for instant messaging like AIM are nice, but they are very connected to the device and still don't deliver some of the features of Blackberry Messenger.

Well, now there is a solution for chatting across multiple platforms, Cnectd. The program is available for Symbian (many people overseas), Android, Blackberry, and even iPhone. The program lets you create a username for your account, and you can carry the account over to other smartphone platforms if you get a new device (no more PIN switching for Blackberry users). The program even offers the delivered and read notifications from BBM which are something taken for granted by most BlackBerry users.

Although I didn't get a chance to try out the program with many others users, I installed it on both my Sprint Blackberry and iPod touch, and the program worked great. It delivered the messages fast, using push notifications on the iPod too, and the delivered and read symbols changed fast. You can even send pictures and your current location to other users with the program.

If you have friends with different devices and want something to chat with (in case they don't have a data plan), or you switch between platforms and devices a lot, Cnectd is a great program for keeping in touch, especially with the robust feature set that hasn't been seen since Blackberry Messenger. (Cnectd)