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We’ve just released version 1.4 of our Auto-Responder product for the BlackBerry.

This new version introduces more customer-requested features, such as an increased timeout for responses sent to the same e-mail address, and the ability to retain the subject line of the original message instead of using a custom subject line.

We’ve also updated the engine to support all modern BlackBerry devices, including the Storm and Storm2 touch-screen models.

As usual, both the touch and non-touch screen editions of Antair Auto-Responder are built from the same code-base using a combination of RAPC-supported precompilation and Antair magic voodoo.

One thing to note is that implementing support for touch devices made it necessary to modify the control scheme a bit. And while we were at it, the design wizards insisted that we change the color scheme of the app to make it more — “friendly and modern”.

Here, in the screenshot of an earlier version of Antair Auto-Responder, you can see the shaded-blue color scheme. The main control scheme revolved around a set of HTML-like links. A scroll of the trackwheel or trackball underlined the control under focus, making each screen flow more like a web page rather than a typical mobile app screen.

In the new version, the control scheme has been modified to work better with touch-devices, with the links being replaced by large buttons. And, as you can see, the color scheme has been modified as well. The app does feel more modern, and, I must admit, more “friendly”.

Cheers!

If you own a BlackBerry, you owe it to yourself to check out two of the newest apps released by j1ck.

First, there’s the j1ck twitter app — one of the best twitter clients on the BlackBerry. I’ve been using it all day whilst running around midtown Manhattan.

Then there’s the j1ck wikipedia app — lovely! A great way to access Wikipedia stuff on the go.

Both apps are free, and both can be installed directly from your BlackBerry device. Now you have no excuse!

DoubleTake, an Antair game originally, has been ported over to the iPhone by the fine folks at RetroDreamer. You can check out a video of it at the RetroDreamer blog. And while you’re there, check out some of their other great games for the iPhone!