BlackBerry Desktop Utilities

RealPlayer SP Beta Offers Free Video Converting For BlackBerry

I was at Pepcom on Wednesday for Real’s release of RealPlayer SP Beta. The new free app helps you transcode video easily to a BlackBerry friendly format. You just select the video and the your BlackBerry version and it will do its magic. It can even pickup video from YouTube and convert it using [...]

Phoenix Freeze: Automatically Lock Your PC When You Walk Away

TTune let me know about this cool app for your PC.  Essentially it uses the Bluetooth identifier on your BlackBerry to know when you are near your PC. It can then: Lock or unlock your XP or Vista PC when you walk away or come back You can set your laptop or PC to go into [...]

BBSAK: BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife – Free GUI Alternative to JL_Cmder

JL_Cmder is a must have tool in practically every BlackBerry users arsenal. Jerry let me know about a new free alternative to JL_Cmdr called BBSAK (BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife). This tool developed by the team at RIMGeeks lets you perform some of the functions that are in JL_Cmdr. The main difference is that BBSAK [...]

MobiMouse v1.2.2 Released: Adds More PC Control

Previously we told you about MobiMouse as a cool app that lets you control your PC from your BlackBerry. It works over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or USB but sadly not your cell connection. This latest version gives you quite a few more shortcuts along with the ability to simulate the arrows on your keyboard. You [...]

PdaNet Now Tethers the BlackBerry

I don’t know PdaNet myself, but it seems to have quite a reputation. I am pretty sure I have read good things about it. Maybe the reason I am not familiar with it is that they have been supporting pretty much every mobile platform under the sun – except the BlackBerry. Shame on them! But those [...]

MobiMouse v1.1.1 Released: Assign Shortcuts To BlackBerry Convenience Keys

We mentioned MobiMouse when it first came out as a great application that lets you use your BlackBerry as a mouse for your computer over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Their latest version 1.1.1 adds some serious functionality by letting you assign Windows applications and shortcuts to the BlackBerry convenience keys. That means you can program the [...]

MobiMouse: Control Your PC’s Mouse Over Bluetooth OR WiFi

BluCTRL is free and lets you control your PC’s mouse over Bluetooth but the commercial MobiMouse software lets you also do it over Wi-Fi. I find Wi-Fi preferable since it seems to be a more solid connection on my BlackBerry and MUCH faster. I also love how it allows you to use the mute and [...]

TetherBerry – Easily Use Your BlackBerry As A Modem (Tethering)

TetherBerry just launched today. Tethering has been around awhile for BlackBerry’s but it is not the simplest thing to setup and there are numerous ways for it to go wrong. Also many carriers find ways to block it or monitor it though it is free… I do it every once in awhile on AT&T [...]

bluCTRL Now Free! Turn Your BlackBerry Into A Bluetooth Mouse & Keyboard

Mackie let me know that he got an email from bluCTRL that it will now be free for any non-commercial use! We mentioned bluCTRL before as a application that turns your BlackBerry into a Bluetooth keyboard for your computer. Making it free really makes me happy. Though they are asking for donations [...]

BBScreenShooter v1.65a – Better Bold & Storm Support & Progress Bar

It has been awhile since we mentioned BBScreenShooter on BerryReview. BBScreenShooter is a free screenshot application for BlackBerry that was recently updated to version 1.65a. I just found out about the update and I have to say I am impressed. The whole look has not changed much but there are a few differences that [...]

SMS2Desk for BlackBerry: Free App Lets You Forward & Reply to SMS From Your PC

Cortado just released a free application that automatically forwards all the text messages you get on your BlackBerry to your email address. This is great to backup your SMS as it comes in or just to be alerted by email on your desktop when you get SMS. You can also reply to the email [...]

Advanced: BlackBerry Master Control Program (MCP) Daily Builds Available Through Live Mesh

In case you don’t already know BlackBerry Master Control Program (MCP), it is a power tool for BlackBerry devices designed for moderate to advanced users.  With MCP you can easily load, save or erase any module you want, take screenshots of your device, turn the radio on or off, synchronize the time on your device [...]

Quicker SMS – Another SMS Client For Your PC

Last week we mentioned SMSLink which lets you send text messages from your PC or Mac over Bluetooth. Turns out there is another game in town called Quicker SMS. From what I can gather Quicker SMS is PC only and works over your USB connection instead of Bluetooth. It has some cool features that [...]

Tips & Tricks – Recover Files From A Corrupted SD Or MicroSD Card

A few weeks ago I unplugged my SD card while files were transferring and didn’t think twice about it. That is until I plugged it back in and I got the dreaded Windows Prompt that goes something along the lines of “* Drive is corrupt or unformatted. Do you want to format this drive?” [...]

Advanced: JL_Cmder 1.9.1 Released – Small Update

Nate did a review of JL_Cmder a bit back and gave it our Editors Choice Award so I thought it would be worth mentioning that it got a slight upgrade to version 1.9.1 from 1.9.0. This multipurpose application was created by d_fisher @ Blackberry Forums to completely wipe your device of the OS and [...]

myPodder & AutoPodder – Free & Easy Way To Download Podcasts Using Your PC

We have mentioned solutions for getting podcasts on your BlackBerry before but Mike introduced me to a new free app that I thought you might find useful. It is from the guys at PodcastReady.com and both of these applications are free. The first is called Podcastready myPodder. It is a simple client that requires no [...]

BlackBerry Master Control Program 0.9.2.0 Beta 5 Released

sgt-d let me know that he has updated the BlackBerry Master Control Program to version 0.9.2.0 Beta 5. This release brings a ton of significant changes that make it worth a look. Java Loader “Load Modules” editor region is now drag & drop capable System Tray icon updated MCP now uses Java Loader 4.7.0 Added RIM Command-Line Programmer [...]

BBScreenShooter 1.62B Supports The 9XXX Series

Since I started using the Bold I had trouble taking screenshots with my older version of the free BBScreenShooter application. (Version 1.61 I think) Turns out that the good guys at Oppitronic have released an update since I last downloaded the application to bring the latest version to 1.62b. This version supports the 7xxx, [...]