When I first heard about RIM’s release of Websignals I was excited. The idea was that you could push a icon to users homepage to let them know to check out a website. After waiting a few months after launch to see if anybody did anything cool with it I was disappointed so I decided to do something about it instead of just complaining. Together the dedicated BerryReview team with some great help from RIM has delved into Websignals and created our very own BerryReview Websignal.
You can sign up for the BerryReview Websignal Beta at:
www.berryreview.com/berryreview-websignal/
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I love this time of the month. Octobers tips were some real whoppers making choosing a winner difficult. Once again thanks to all of you for helping BerryReview stay on top! Our monthly tips contest is our chance to reward readers like you for sending in tips which help BerryReview grow. It also exposes applications and other interesting products that would have flown under the radar.
Congratulations Dom for winning the October prize! Expect an email from us soon.
We will be continuing our successful tips promotion. You all know the drill. All you need to do is send us a relevant tip and you’re entered to win $50. Every month we will randomly select one reader who has sent a tip. That person can choose to receive $50 through PayPal OR a $50 Amazon gift certificate.
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VirtualViews offered us 30 copies of their new Elertify app to give away to 30 lucky winners. The contest is now over and the winners can be found after the jump. If you won don’t forget to thank VirtualViews in the comments for this awesome prize.
In case you didn’t win you still might want to check Elertify out. Elertify alerts you to new emails by reading them out loud to you when your phone is connected to your PC over USB. Essentially when your BlackBerry is connected to your PC the app can display a popup preview of messages for email, SMS, and calls and lets you hear who is calling or emailing/texting you using the built in voice synthesizer. The app is available now for $4.99 on sale until Nov 15th after which it goes up to $5.99.
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When Google Maps 3.2 was released a bit ago I got all excited about being able to overlay the NYC subway on top of the map view. I was saddened to learn that this feature was not available at launch though it was available in other markets.
I just checked yesterday and it looks like Google has added it! Just fire up Google Maps and go to Menu->Layers->More Layers->Transit Lines. You will then see the NYC subway map overlayed on the regular map like you see in this screenshot.
If you don’t already have Google Maps pick it up at m.google.com/maps
Sherry let me know about a great deal she found on TechBargains. HandHeldItems.com is having a pretty decent sale on BlackBerry accessories up to 80% off. You can also use coupon code 30bboff (expires 11/30) to get another 30% off and shipping starts at $2.85 with tax in California.
They even have screen protectors for the Storm2 and upcoming Bold 9700…
Check them all out at this link and let me know if you spot any gems.
Michael let us know that MLH Software just launched a new application called Blurts, The app works as a caller ID in your computer via Bluetooth. Blurts has both a free and a paid version, with the paid version allowing you to do a couple of more functions. This type of software could be very useful if you could control or display the native screens & options on your PC, But for now here are some of the features it offers.
The free version comes with the following features:
- - Display Caller ID Alert
- - Display Email Alert
- - Bluetooth auto connect
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Review: SoundID 200 Bluetooth Headset
