Archive for December, 2007
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
A very astute member of BlackBerryForums.com (sheepBB) identified early this morning that Gmail 1.5 (actually 1.5.1) is finally out for BlackBerry!
As we mentioned before, it sports some new features:
Runs much faster and uses less data
Allows you to view the full details of your Gmail contacts (gives you “most contacted” and “all contacts” views [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in Email, Free Software, News
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Josep just sent me a link to an interesting piece of software that is scheduled to be released soon. The software, PhoneBAK BB, is developed by a company called Bak2u and is supposed to help you get a lost or stolen phone back. The idea behind the software is that when a person finds or [...]
8 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
UPDATE: The original site was pulled but luckily somebody managed to get it on YouTube! Check out the new link here. The quality is not as good but the idea is the same.
I don’t often recommend or post about funny websites but a friend just mentioned this great site that you have to see for [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in Off Topic
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Its been awhile since we mentioned an 8800 theme but Moorken just released a nice Metallica today theme on BlackBerryforums. For all you Heavy Metal fans this is a nice throwback and has a very nice interface. I cant imagine installing this on my work BlackBerry but I know a couple of users who will [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in 8800/8830, Free Software, News, Themes
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
I was just reading a great forum post by Stinsonddog (good guy by the way if you are looking for answers to hard questions) about using this application, Karen’s Replicator, to backup your BlackBerrys SD card when you connect it to your PC. There are hundreds of applications that do this but this application seems to [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in BlackBerry FAQ, Free Software, News, Utilities
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Review: REXwireless ToDoMatrix
Website: www.REXWireless.com
Rating: 6/10
Cost: $59.95-$99.98
As the old saying goes,”If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”. This has got to be one of the most complicated programs I have ever used. If you are after a To Do list with all the bells and whistles this may be right on target. The software is [...]
10 Comments » | Posted in Reviews, Utilities
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
I just cam across one of the best resources I have found for movie and TV show quotes, sounds, and theme songs. The website Moviewavs.com has tons of quotes for each movie which really wet my appetite. They have over 20 different quotes for the 40 Year Old Virgin and another 20+ from Knocked Up.
Their TV [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in Free Software, Internet, Multimedia, Music
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Okay I have been dying to ask somebody what the story is with all of these Marshmallow shooters I have been seeing online. If you don’t know what I am talking about check out this product at ThinkGeek.com. I have even been seeing the Marshmallow shooters on respectable websites like Hammacher Schlemmer.
SO I ASK: Is [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in Off Topic
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Convenience Software, the creators of FindIt, have released another piece of software that I think many BlackBerry users will appreciate. The software is called DoIt Pro and is aimed at simplifying to-do lists on your BlackBerry device. You can do most of what is offered by DoIt with the native Tasks application but DoIt promises to [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
I just got an email about an interesting new program for BlackBerry devices. The program is Unyverse and is in public beta (This whole beta thing is getting old quickly). I have installed it on my phone and it does seem to have some interesting features but I am still dumbfounded as to why I would actually use [...]
6 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, Internet, News, RSS, Utilities