Gowalla for BlackBerry, which has been in public beta for a little over a month, has been updated to version 1.0 and is now officially available for download. For those not familiar with Gowalla for BlackBerry is a social networking check-in application similar to Foursquare for BlackBerry and the recently launched Facebook Places.
The following features have been added to Gowalla for BlackBerry 1.0:
- Trips
- Items
- Take and post photos
- Ability to post threaded comments
Gowalla for BlackBerry is a free download and you can pick it up OTA at the link below…
Download Gowalla for BlackBerry 1.0
It was just over a month ago we let you know that HootSuite for BlackBerry was going into private beta and now that the beta is underway, images of the application have made their way on to the web. As those of you that use Hootsuite know, the application is much more than just a Twitter/Facebook client, but, more of a social media dashboard. From the look of the screen shots, Hootsuite for BlackBerry will be as well.
Hootsuite for BlackBerry is still in closed beta, however, you can sign up here to try to get in one they open it up to more users.
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I don’t know that I would call LinkedIn my favorite social network, however, it is certainly the most useful and it just got little better. LinkedIn for BlackBerry version 1.2 has been released and it significantly improves performance as well as fixes other bugs.
We’ve just released an update focused on performance, battery life and resolving several issues our users were seeing with downloading connections. We made a number of changes to how we handle merging your address book with the BlackBerry Contacts application and other changes that should significantly reduce the battery life issues some users have reported.
You can download LinkedIn for BlackBerry 1.2 from http://m.linkedin.com/blackberry/download or pick it up on BlackBerry App World.
Note: This freebie was for Friday, August 20th only…
Every Friday is Free App Friday over at Handango and today they are offering a really cool BlackBerry Theme completely free. iBerry Blocks is actually one of the better selling BlackBerry themes here in the RIMarkable Store, however, for today only, you can pick it up from Handango for free.
Enjoy…
We heard rumors that Facebook for BlackBerry would get updated last week, however, it looks like we were a bit premature. That being said, Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones 1.8.0.49 is now available to all in BlackBerry App World.
Some of the new features include:
- Faster load times
- Video uploading
- Replaced BIS-E notifications with BlackBerry Push APIs
I am still not 100% sure how RIM managed to create such an aesthetically pleasing application, however, that being said, BlackBerry Traffic Beta is now available to all in BlackBerry App World Test Center.
With lots of places to go, and people to see, planning to be where you need to be on time can be a challenge. Thanks to BlackBerry Traffic, you can easily plan to be where you need to be—on time.1 Get your estimated time of arrival (ETA), find out if a road is closed, or decide to take an alternate route, all ahead of time. Heading to a friend’s place? Simply grab their address from your BlackBerry contact list, get your ETA, then email or text it along with a preset message to avoid keeping them waiting and wondering when you’re going to arrive. Making – and keeping – plans just got a whole lot easier.
BlackBerry Traffic Beta is a free BlackBerry download and you can pick it up here. If you decide to try it out, come back, leave us a comment, and tell us what you think.
UberTwitter wasn’t the only BlackBerry Twitter client recently updated. Seesmic for BlackBerry, a favorite Twitter client amongst desktop users, has been updated to version 1.4 with an improved user interface and now includes native profile integration for notifications.
New Seesmic for BlackBerry features include:
- Sound profile notifications available in the BlackBerry “Sounds” app
- Support of Ping.fm groups
- Notifications for new tweets, new replies and new direct messages
- Improved User Interface
- Picture thumbnails now displayed in the “Pictures” folder of the file explorer
- Use of XAuth with Twitter for more security
Seesmic for BlackBerry 1.4 is a free BlackBerry download. You can pick it up on BlackBerry App World, or, download it OTA via the following link: http://m.seesmic.com/
We know that we are a little late on this one, however, UberTwitter Beta 8 was released last Thursday and is now available for download. You can pick it up on BlackBerry App World download it OTA to your device via the following link: http://www.ubertwitter.com/bb/download.php.
For those of you not already familiar with UberTwitter, it is arguably the most popular thrid party Twitter client for the BlackBerry. Head after the jump for a list of the features and capabilities that are new to this release…
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BES Express, the free version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server, has been updated to version 5.0.2 and is available for download.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express wirelessly synchronizes Microsoft Exchange with BlackBerry smartphones providing advanced BlackBerry smartphone business features with no software license fees or additional per user license fees, and works with most personal BlackBerry data plans or BlackBerry enterprise data plans.
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