Introducing ‘Call To Pray’ application for BlackBerry Smartphones
- Now available on BlackBerry App World -
Dubai, UAE – asgatech, a member of Teqneyat Group specialized in developing and delivering mobility solutions and mobile applications, today announced its latest application, ‘Call To Pray’, is now available on BlackBerry App World™.
The new ‘Call To Pray’ is an innovative software application from asgatech that uses a BlackBerry smartphone’s GPS to calculate prayer times and the direction of the Qibla based on the user’s location. It also provides access to a collection of morning and evening Azkar with a distinctive Hijri calendar.
“We are excited to launch the ‘Call To Pray’ application for the BlackBerry community,” said Mohamed Essawi, VP of asgatech. “This new and exciting product will help Muslims stay in touch and connected with what is important to them in today’s fast moving world.”
Mike Al Mefleh, Director of Product Management, Research In Motion (RIM) Middle East, added: “We are pleased to have assisted asgatech to deliver an application that is optimized to work with BlackBerry smartphones. We look forward to continue working with developers in the Middle East to drive innovation and industry growth, and to establish a wide range of local apps for the BlackBerry App World store.”
Key features of the application include:
• Calculate prayer times for 1,000 cities in 200 countries
• Share prayer times via SMS, e-mail, Facebook and BBM™ (BlackBerry Messenger®)
• Use GPS to provide an exact Qibla direction or show the way to Mecca using BlackBerry Maps®
• Provide alerts up to 30 minutes before prayer time
The application is available in Arabic and English for all BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry OS (device software) 5.0 or higher, including the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800, BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 and BlackBerry® Curve™ 9300 smartphones.
To access BlackBerry App World and download ‘Call To Pray’ on your BlackBerry smartphone visit: www.blackberry.com/appworld.
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About asgatech:asgatech was established in 2003 as a medium size organization working in developing mobility solutions and mobile applications asgatech founded to embrace – not replace – existing smart phones by enhancing them with software applications that make divergent technologies compatible and greatly improve the mobile users experience
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