One of the best applications, and 1st products I’d recommend to PlayBook users: Vault – Password Manager has just received a valuable and priority update by XLabz Technologies. In preparing for tablet OS 2.0 to drop, the latest update brings some compatibility insurances.


Vault – Password Manager v1.1 Update Brings

° Ability to add your own custom categories
° Backup your Vault data using your Dropbox account
° Restore your data from Dropbox in case of a device failure or Auto Destruct
° Import data from your KeePass XML Files

BENEFITS

° One-stop app to store all your confidential information related to banking, credit cards, email and websites
° The data you store is completely secure and encrypted using industry standard 256-bit AES Encryption
° All your private information is available at your fingertips and can be accessed anytime
° Access your data using a single master pass lock pattern which makes it easier to remember and quicker to input

FEATURES

° Information can be stored under five predefined categories: Websites, Banking, Credit Cards, Email and Other
° No limit on the number of records that you can save under each of the categories
° Extremely secure storage for passwords, usernames, PINs, credit card info and other details using 256-bit AES encryption
° User-enabled Auto Destruct feature which wipes out your data after 5 invalid login attempts
° User-enabled Auto Logout feature automatically logs off the application when idle
° Password Generator tool to create strong hack-proof passwords
° Password Strength Indicator
° Copy to clipboard functionality for each field and clear clipboard feature to erase the data after using
° URLs can be launched from the app in your browser with just one tap
° Inbuilt search to find a record quickly by searching in title, URL, account or username


The BlackBerry PlayBook has been available for over 6 months now. Assuming most users had BlackBerry Smartphones, I guess RIM just assumed there would be no demand (or little need) for a native Password Keeper. Thankfully the very talented bunch over at XLabz saw it another way and developed this beautiful product that does some great things as seen in the extensive features above.


With Vault on my PlayBook I don’t need to check my smartphone as much. Actually I’m sort of new to the application myself. Before I started chatting with the guys at XLabz, I didn’t have any clue that this password manager was so gorgeous and well-built.

Fast forward a bit to my discovery of all their intuitive applications (10 total) for BlackBerry PlayBook. By the time I reached Vault and started reading into the description, you could say I didn’t make it past the features before hitting that pretty “purchase” button. :)


XLabz doesn’t stop at Vault either. Here we have another but rare dev team that’s putting forth a great deal of effort towards making high quality applications that are useful and enriching too.

Check out all 10 applications (shown below) at http://www.xlabz.com/MobileProducts.


Save, access & manage passwords, create new custom categories, link straight to websites from within the application, generate secure passwords, back-up/restore fro, Dropbox, Import data from KeePass XML files and so much more!

Vault – Password Manager is just $2.99 in BlackBerry App World right now. If you like to keep tabs on your passwords, links, credit cards etc you might want to get this asap. Current users head over and update to v1.1 now!

Pick up Vault – Password Manager from your PlayBook here

Check out PlayBook applications from XLabz Technologies here