The popular BlackBerry internet radio client, Pandora Radio, has been updated to version 1.1.2 and now works on the  BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry Storm2.

The version on BlackBerry App World hasn’t been updated with the new release, so, if you want to check it out, head over to www.pandora.com directly from your Storm or Storm2  BlackBerry Browser.

Pandora Updated To v1.1.2 Now With Support For OS 5 is a post from: RIMarkable

Google has updated Google Voice to version 0.1.6.  As usual, they’ve provided not change log so we have no clue as to what the new version does.  I just read on  the Google Voice Blog that GV now works with your existing number, so, maybe the update has something to do with that.   Can’t say for sure…

What I can say is that Google Voice is a heck of a service and you should check it out which you can do at http://m.google.com/voice.

Google Voice Updated To Version 0.1.6 is a post from: RIMarkable

Well, what do you know…  Research in Motion has gone an released Facebook for BlackBerry 1.7, and, I have to say that it has some pretty nice new features:

• News Feed Support – The ability to set the News Feed as the landing page
• News Feed Filters – The ability to toggle between ‘News Feed, Status Updates, Photos & Links’
• Caching Improvements – The application uses the device memory more efficiently.
• Feed Pre-fetching – The user will not be required to wait while their Facebook Feeds are updated
• View Profile Menu Option – Clients may easily view their own profile by selecting ‘View my Profile’ from the menu. “

Now, if RIM would just add the ability for you to see a contacts friends and mutual friends as well as adding Facebook Chat functionality, possibly integrating it with BlackBerry Messenger or something, Facebook for BlackBerry would be one heck of an application.

You can download Facebook for BlackBerry 1.7 by visting www.blackberry.com/facebook from your BlackBerry Browser or get it on BlackBerry App World.

Facebook for BlackBerry 1.7 Now Available is a post from: RIMarkable

Dictionary.com has released a free dictionary and thesaurus app for the BlackBerry that is now available OTA by texting BBAPP to 44636 or on BlackBerry App World.

The free Dictionary.com app for BlackBerry delivers trusted reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com including more than 500,000 terms, definitions, and synonyms. The app also features phonetic and audio pronunciations, spelling suggestions and Dictionary.com’s popular Word of the Day that is enjoyed by millions of people.

Dictionary.com Has Released A Free BlackBerry App is a post from: RIMarkable

BlackBerry Messenger 5 is now officially available from Research in Motion.  You can pick it up over on BlackBerry App World, or, download it OTA by visiting http://blackberry.com/messenger from your device.

BlackBerry Messenger 5 features include:

• Personalize BlackBerry Messenger with a display picture
• Add friends by scanning barcodes or sharing PINs
• Share pictures, videos, voice notes and more with multiple contacts at once
• Create groups of friends, family or colleagues and instantly share calendars, lists, conversations and updates
• See what your friends are listening to by viewing their song titles
• Organize conversation lists by date
• Send and receive text messages
• Back up and restore your contact list

If you have a BlackBerry running OS 4.5 or higher, BlackBerry Messenger 5 is definitely worth picking up.  I fully expect it to jump to the number one spot on App World’s most downloaded apps within a few days at most.

BlackBerry Messenger 5 Has Been Officially Released is a post from: RIMarkable

I received an email this morning from BitStream letting me know that Bolt, a third party mobile web browser that works pretty well on the BlackBerry, is now out of Beta.

Many of the most significant upgrades occur “under the hood,” but you are sure to notice the results – v1.5 is the most reliable, fastest browser we have ever released – more than 15% faster than Beta3.

Here are some of the new and updated features in Bolt 1.5:

• Server upgrades (make v1.5 15% faster than Beta3)
• Cache support that enables directly browsing back to a previously visited page
• Download manager that downloads files directly within BOLT on JSR 75 capable devices
• Dedicated search bar, enabling search on popular search engines directly from BOLT
• Enhanced column width control that auto-aligns the text to columns for ease of reading
• Enhanced video support that includes inline media playing capability even on low-end devices.
• Support for streaming videos of any length
• Volume UP/DOWN controls in the inline media player
• Ability to rearrange the subscribed feeds using the ‘grab’ feature
• Access to History links from the URL window with inline editing OFF
• One click access on Home Page that ensures the cursor jumps to the desired widget

Bolt Browser For BlackBerry Comes Out Of Beta is a post from: RIMarkable

European online media provider, 7digital, has partnered with RIM to bring over 7 million DRM-Free tracks to the BlackBerry, and today, with the launch of 7digital’s U.S. based service which offers single tracks for $0.77 and most albums for $7.77, has released the 7digital Music Store BlackBerry app  for the Curve 8900, Bold, and Tour.

Browse the latest charts, preview the latest tracks and discover, purchase & download high quality, DRM-free MP3 music directly to your BlackBerry smartphone.

You’ll also get an integrated advanced media player that imports your existing playlists and MP3 music so that you can carry your music collection wherever you go.

• High quality, DRM-free MP3 music store
• Latest charts, new music and weekly features
• Flexible downloads via wireless carrier or WiFi with auto-replace
• Integrated advanced media player
• Headset, speaker and Bluetooth audio streaming support

I am willing to go out on a limb and bet that 7digital will be able to make Apple notice them so long as they can continue to offer songs cheaper than what you can get them on iTunes and they expand the number of devices that they support.

You can pick up the 7digital Music Store for BlackBerry up over on BlackBerry App World or OTA to your 8900, Bold, or Tour here…

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7digital Brings DRM-Free Music Store To The BlackBerry is a post from: RIMarkable

Well, what do you know…  BlackBerry Messenger 5 will launch globally in just a couple of days on October 7th and it actually will be called BlackBerry Messenger 5.

Kevin from CrackBerry.com received the following email:

BlackBerry® Messenger 5.0

Launch Date: Global – October 7, 2009

BlackBerry® Messenger is an instant messaging application that allows BlackBerry Smartphone users to send and receive instant messages with other BlackBerry Smartphone users.

BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 is the latest release.

Features:

• Enhanced SMS -Allows for a conversational chat-like user experience with a single contact list for the most personal mobile-to-mobile communications
  • Note: BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0 and later is required for the SMS functionality.
• Avatars - Users can choose a picture from the BlackBerry Smartphone gallery and save it as their personal avatar, which will be seen by their contacts. They can also view other avatars in the contact list and zoom in on the avatars of contacts participating in a conversation by selecting “View participants.”
• Large Media File Transfer - Users can send/receive large file transfers up to 6 megabytes for pictures, files and audio.
  • Note: BlackBerry Device Software 5.0 is required to receive large media files.
• Enhanced Group Functionality - Allows for the ability to update, share & communicate with a subset community.
• Bar-code Identity - A user can add a contact to the BlackBerry Messenger contact list by displaying a 2-dimensional bar code that invitees can capture with their device cameras.
• Reliable Contact Backup and Restore - Contacts are backed-up on a server and do not require the need for BlackBerry® Desktop Manager.

I’ve been using a leaked version of BlackBerry Messenger 5 for some time now, and, I’ve got to admit, it is a really well put together BlackBerry application.  Can’t wait for this thing to come out.

BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 To Be Launched Globally October 7th is a post from: RIMarkable

Infamous BlackBerry tipster, Salomondrin, says that the Official Twitter for BlackBerry Client that we told you RIM was working on the other day will come out on November 16th.  The big to do about RIM’s Twitter client is that it will use BIS Push allowing Tweets to be delivered instantly without having to refresh the interface.

Other features according to BBNews.pl include:

• Notification of number of new tweets on the home screen with icon, like text messages
• Main app opens friends timeline
• Ability to view followers
• Follow/unfollow functions
• Create direct messages, replies and new tweets
• Keyword search and saved results
• Tweet photos directly from camera or memory card
• View photos from other tweets
• View trending topics
• Address book integration

Official Twitter For BlackBerry Client Coming November 16th? is a post from: RIMarkable

As great an email device as the BlackBerry is, one of the things that you can’t do is flag your emails for follow up.  Well, once again, BlackBerry developer extraordinaire, Fabian Heuwieser, creator of about a dozen or so extremely popular premium and free BlackBerry applicatoins, has released LaterFlag.

LaterFlag is a free BlackBerry app that does what your BlackBerry should do (and will do in OS 5) out of the box.  As the name implies, LaterFlag simply allows you flag your emails and set their priority as high or low.

You can download LaterFlag OTA directly to your device here.  You can see other applications from Fabian Heuwieser here.

LaterFlag: Free BlackBerry App That Lets You Flag Your Emails is a post from: RIMarkable