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HootSuite for BlackBerry Comes Out of Beta on App World - Free
HootSuite has been working on their BlackBerry client since their first private beta in July of 2010. They finally released a beta in October of 2010 and have steadily been improving it since. Their BlackBerry client is still listed as a beta on their website and download site but spinrekkids @BBOS noticed that HootSuite has…
Holiday Contest: 20 Free Copies of XWeather up for Grabs!
Ronen introduced us to XWeather the other day, and now BerrySet, the developers have been gracious enough to give us 20 free copies to giveaway! XWeather is a refreshing new weather app, that is a great alternative to some of the more popular ones. All you have to do to enter is just leave a…
Free RssDemon RSS Reader With Google Reader for the PlayBook (Android Player) - Free
The Handster catalog we were telling you about is still making its way into App World. The latest app I noticed is two variants of an app called RSSDemon by Meecel. The app has some nice Google Reader integration though it can also be used as a regular RSS reader. I have not had a…
Free XWeather Free & Pro Weather App for BlackBerry Smartphones - Free
We mentioned XWeather as a solid BlackBerry weather app awhile ago but since then it has made its way into App World. The app lets you setup a custom homescreen weather widget which is nice with quite a few options. Its not as fully featured as apps like BerryWeather but its worth checking out…
GeeReader Google Reader Client Goes Pro With v2.0.1 for the PlayBook
GeeReader has been available on the BlackBerry PlayBook for awhile now. The solid Google Reader client has been a staple for most users considering it was free. Now EPI-USE has upped the ante with v2.0.1 of GeeReader called GeeReader Pro. The pro version adds a ton of new options to the app including: Powerful sharing…
BlackBerry News for the BlackBerry PlayBook v1.2.0.5 Adds Google Reader Import - Free
It seems like RIM is slowly adding back the features they removed when they acquired Viigo and then stripped it into their BlackBerry News app. At least they got rid of the memory leaks but now they are adding back features like the ability to import Google Reader subscriptions. I would be happier if it…
BerryWeather Free Updated to v2.6.1 to Add OS 7.0 Support - Free
The premium version of the BerryWeather (Aka BeWeather) app was updated to v2.6.12 way back in August but the free ad supported version did not get an update. Thankfully Bellshare has updated the free version of BerryWeather to v2.6.1 this week. The main reason this is important is because it adds OS 7.0 support along…
PressReader Brings 2,000+ NewsPapers to the BlackBerry PlayBook
PressReader made their newspaper service available to BlackBerry PlayBook users last month. It brought their catalog of over 2,000+ newspapers from 95 countries in 51 languages to the BlackBerry PlayBook with lots of heavy hitting names. It is also available for BlackBerry smartphones but only for a limited number of devices and has not been…
RIM Updates Twitter for BlackBerry 2.1 in BetaZone
RIM just sent an email stating that they have rolled out Twitter V2.1.0.18. One of the biggest updates in the last version was multiple accounts, and seems they have added a shortcut (alt+space) now in the app to change from account to account. More changes listed after the break. *Fixed* Tweet Refresh – Notifies on every…
Free Unofficial F1 Live! App for BlackBerrys - Free
If any of you have been having issues with the official Formula1.com BlackBerry app after the latest update you may want to check out F1 Live! David let us know that this new app by Divum provides some good coverage though not as much detail as the official app. Still if you are an…
Free AccuWeather v1.3 Adds Support for OS 7.0 Devices - Free
Back when I got my BlackBerry Bold 9930 I was saddened that AccuWeather did not support the latest devices. Now that I am using a Curve 9350 I noticed that AccuWeather has updated their app to support the latest BlackBerry 7 crop and the app looks really good. It is having issues on some older…
NewsPile Google Reader PlayBook App Gets Nice Performance Improvements
Dennis let us know about an update to his popular NewsPile Google Reader client for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The new version 1.0.4 and subsequent 1.0.5 add what he called “Huge performance updates.” He even quantifies them by saying it is up to 70% faster for loading locally stored news items and 40% faster at synching…
NASDAQ Releases Free QFolio NASDAQ OMX Portfolio Manager for PlayBook - Free
NASDAQ just released one of the slickest stock market apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The app gives you access to tons of information from the NASDAQ exchange. Sadly it is limited to NASDAQ only for obvious reasons but we can hope. On the other hand the app is the slickest real time stock portfolio app…
Free AP Mobile World Adds Speed Improvements & BBM Integration - Free
Shane let me know that AP News has updated their AP Mobile World app to v3.4.4 this week with some nice new updates. The new version brings BBM integration with the ability to share your stories via BBM or post them in your BBM profile box. On top of that they also brought welcome…
Free Goal.com PlayBook App Gives You Up to the Minute Football Coverage
Goal.com has released their PlayBook app this week for free in App World. The new app gives you access to the latest football (soccer in the US) news from around the world with news, interviews, gossip, commentary, and more. Their PlayBook app is available in 13 languages and gives you access to live scores. Features…
Beautiful StockPulse Stock Tracking App for the PlayBook
StockPulse is not a new BlackBerry PlayBook app but it has to be one of the most straight forward and prettiest stock apps available. Xlabz released StockPulse as a simple way to keep track of your stocks and investments from your PlayBook. It covers the major exchanges including the NSE, BSE, NASDAQ, DOW JONES, NIKKEI,…
Newspile Offers Another Google Reader App for the PlayBook
I am really loving the number of apps that are coming out for the PlayBook for Google Reader. The latest to join the fray is Newspile by Dennis Schneider. This new app “focuses on simplicity and design” and seems to hit that target but it is missing offline caching which is what I want. The…
Free XWeather BlackBerry App With Loads of Features - Free
It has been awhile since we saw a solid 3rd party free weather app. XWeather is a slick alternative with most of their features being included in their free app though they are selling an XWeatherPro version for $2.99. Kal @PocketBerry spotted the new app in the store and it really does look nice…
Free AccuWeather BlackBerry App Updated to v1.1.10 - Free
It has been a long while since the last update to the AccuWeather for BlackBerry app. Janet let us know she just got a notification from App World about an update to v1.1.10. This new update does not include a crazy amount of changes but she did manage to snag the change log: Customizable Home…
Free BerryReview OnTheGo Reader Beta With Push Notifications, Comments, & OS 7 Support! - Free
The JoeMobi team is on a roll with a sweet update to their WordPress BlackBerry App. We have just released our first public beta of our JoeMobi app which allows you to read BerryReview from your BlackBerry smartphone. We also have a PlayBook version coming soon (PlayBook OS 2.0) if all goes well. The…