Free Advance OS and LED Utility Updated to v13.1.1
One of my favorite BlackBerry utilities just got even better. Advance OS and LED by Sultan Al Sooz is a sweet all in one utility for your BlackBerry smartphone that is totally free. It does everything from merging duplicate contacts to vibrating when a call connects. Irving let me know that the latest version…
iOS Emulator for the PlayBook Demoed on Video (Brine)
When Todd first sent us this video yesterday (via BBin) I had my doubts about its authenticity but it looks like there may be something to it. In the videos the developer, Bubble Wrap, shows off some free iOS apps running on the BlackBerry PlayBook in an emulator of the iOS environment. It is…
Free Junk Call Blocker Adds Blocked Call Notification
S4BB let us know that they have updated their free Junk Call Blocker app to v1.5.103. This new version adds a key feature to the app to set a voice notification when a call is blocked along with a more subtle LED or vibration notification. The app still allows you to block calls…
Wise Tasks GTD BlackBerry Smartphone App With Geofencing
Derik pointed out a thread on our forums where Tuggy introduced Wise Tasks, a no nonsense Getting Things Done app with some cool features. It offers the basic integration with tasks along with the address book and memopad. What is very interesting is that it introduces geofencing and GeoContexts. That means you can setup GeoContexts…
Free Wi-Fi File Transfer App for BlackBerry Smartphones
I love the flexibility of being able to transfer files to my BlackBerry over Wi-Fi. I am currently using the Wi-Fi server in Fixmo Tools that is free during RIM’s current promotion for BlackBerry 7 devices. Jason let me know that there is another alternative called Wi-Fi File Transfer from Amaira Soft. It lets you…
More Pictures Of BlackBerry 10 Homescreen, Keyboard, & Camera Come Out
We are seeing more pictures of BlackBerry 10 showing up on various media outlets today thanks to RIM having a media briefing in London. They have been giving journalists on the other side of the pond a look at the features of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices but not much more than they showed…
PlayBook Gets Official F1 2012 Live Timing and Track Positioning App
Formula 1 fans with PlayBooks just got a nice top shelf app to cover the races. F1 has announced their official F1 Timing and Track Positioning App, from Soft Pauer, is available for the PlayBook. This is a companion to their smartphone app and Jed let us know if you have one you can…
BlackBerry 10 BBM App Wireframes Shown Off at BlackBerry 10 Jam (Cascades)
Before we headed down to BlackBerry 10 Jam and BlackBerry World 2012 we told you RIM had a few very cool sounding sessions going on. One of those was RIM detailing how they are building BBM for BlackBerry 10 using Cascades. Sadly I did not get to be at that presentation due to other…