by Robb Dunewood on October 1, 2009 · 1 comment
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.
by Robb Dunewood on September 28, 2009 · 0 comments
As many of you may already know, AOL Radio, powered by CBS Radio, is one of the more popular internet radio services available and they have recently released AOL Radio for BlackBerry to join the likes of Slacker, Pandora, iHeartRadio and others with their own BlackBerry internet radio client.
Blackberry Bold owners can now take everything they love about AOL Radio with them on the go, including all 250+ AOL Radio stations and 150+ CBS Radio local and HD stations. Additional features include the ability to bookmark your favorite stations, find out what you’ve recently listened to, automatically find which local CBS Radio stations are in your area (via GPS) and even song skipping.
AOL Radio for BlackBerry is currently only available on the BlackBerry Bold although I would assume versions for other BlackBerry devices are in the works. AOL Radio for BlackBerry is a free download and you get it it from BlackBerry App World via the the following link.
AOL Radio for BlackBerry: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/3484
[Via AOL Radio Blog]
by Robb Dunewood on September 24, 2009 · 0 comments
Google Voice for BlackBerry version 0.1.5 is available for download… again. I don’t think that we even mentioned it the first time that it was released because by the time we found out about it, it had already been recalled.
As usual, Google supplied no release or change notes, so, other then telling you that I had to reboot after installing Google Voice 0.1.5, I am not quite sure what the improvements are. Google definitely didn’t pretty up Google Voice for BlackBerry so I still think that there is a real opportunity for a third party developer to release a Google Voice client that could become insanely popular.
As plain a BlackBerry application as Google Voice 0.1.5 is, I highly recommend that every BlackBerry user with a Google Voice account download and install it. If you don’t have a Google Voice account, sign up for one.
Google Voice 0.1.5 OTA Download Link: http://m.google.com/voice
by Robb Dunewood on September 23, 2009 · 2 comments
Research in Motion has updated all of it’s Instant Message clients, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, AIM, ICQ, and Google Talk, to version 2.5.
New features include:
- Add dedicated icons to the Home Screen for one-click access to conversation boxes of specific contacts. The icon appears as the contact’s display picture or avatar.
- Add contacts and display pictures or avatars to the address book to easily instant message, email, SMS, or call right from the address book or conversation box.
- Search through saved conversations
- Add dedicated emoticon icons in the conversation box
Word on the street is that these clients are now compatible with BlackBerry OS 5 as well.
You can pick up any of these instant messaging clients up OTA by pointing your device’s BlackBerry Browser to http://mobile.blackberry.com and clicking on Instant Messaging.
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by Robb Dunewood on September 18, 2009 · 4 comments
by Robb Dunewood on September 16, 2009 · 9 comments
Edocrab, which just happens to spell barcode backwards, is a new ad supported barcode scanning app for the BlackBerry that will let you scan product barcodes with your camera and get instant online price comparisons, user reviews, product images, video clips, and more.
Edocrab is a free BlackBerry application and you can download it by visiting www.edocrab.com from your device’s BlackBerry Browser.
Opera Mini 5 Beta is now available for download and I’ve just installed it on my BlackBerry Storm. All that I can say is… Wow!
Opera Mini 5 Beta may be the best BlackBerry Storm browser that I have ever used…
I haven’t had the chance to test Opera Mini 5 Beta on any other BlackBerry devices, however, if you own a BlackBerry Storm, download this…
You can get Opera Mini 5 Beta OTA by pointing your device to http://m.opera.com/next.
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by Robb Dunewood on September 14, 2009 · 1 comment
Tethering your BlackBerry to your laptop to use it as a wireless modem is nothing new. Some carriers offer this ability as an additional service for a monthly fee and there are also premium applications such as TetherBerry that provide this ability as well.
The problem in the past has been tethering your BlackBerry to a Mac or Linux based laptop has been very difficult if not impossible. This, however, is no longer the case with Berry4All.
Berry4All has been tested an confirmed to work on OS X and multiple flavors and version of Linux. The best thing about Berry4All, formerly known as BerryTether, is that it is completely free. Thats right, Berry4All is open source and freely distributed.
If you own BlackBerry and want to get your Mac OS X or Linux based laptop on the internet through your device’s data connection, give Berry4All a try. You absolutely cannot beat the price…
[Via Berry4All]
by Robb Dunewood on September 14, 2009 · 2 comments
We just got word this morning that Sports Illustrated has released a BlackBerry application now available over on BlackBerry App World.
The Sports Illustrated BlackBerry App was developed by Polar Mobile who is also behind the Businessweek, Time, and Food Network BlackBerry Apps.
The list of features in the Sports Illustrated BlackBerry App is pretty long so we’ve posted them after the jump.
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