Hedone Design is back with their latest theme release called Digital. A mixture of colorful, swirly images and sleek bottom icons, Digital costs $6.99 and is available for a variety of BlackBerry devices. I am playing with the Bold version as I write this and this theme offers all the charm and swiftness that Hedone [...]
I love reading eBooks on my BlackBerry but that is only really good for casual reading. When it comes to manuals and technical guides I find eBooks frustrating due to how hard it is to navigate compared to flipping a book. We have mentioned the BlackBerry Made Simple guides a few times in digital [...]
Quite a few readers let us know that Verizon has updated the official OS for the 8130 and 8330 this week. These are not the latest official version as we have seen on other carriers but many Verizon users are stuck with official OS versions due to corporate end user device policies.
8130 Pearl OS [...]
N8D let me know in the comments that he followed up on his BlackBerry 8520 disassembly video with another useful video. In his latest he compares the form factors of the BlackBerry 8520 vs 8900 vs 9000 vs 9530 vs 9630 vs 8330. Its a pretty good overview if you just want to see how [...]
I got an email last night from Peter about Elecite’s latest theme release Opus. In actuality I was a little surprised as this look tends to differ from the stuff Elecite usually puts out. A rich, dark tapestry like background with an almost dual screen type concept…definitely an eye-catcher. I myself tend to like less [...]
Thanks to Twitter (follow me @vickypazz), my friend Ninja over at Ninja Themes has been keeping me in the loop on one of his latest theme designs, The Berry Electric. Available for the 8300/8800 (OS 4.5), 8900 & 9000. I got to play around with the Bold version and this is a very slick theme. [...]
Brandy, from Artistic-Me’s latest release is called Impressions and the theme itself does seem to make a nice one, going by the screen shots. I was not able to test this theme myself but I have used some of Brandy’s themes before and I suspect this one works as impeccably well as the others. A [...]
Username dropped this little tidbit in our forums about two new upcoming colors for the Sprint Curves. The 8330 will be available in Inferno orange starting 7/9 (Soft Launch) and the 8350i will be getting a red color starting 7/30 (Soft Launch).
I am not sure who is going to be picking these devices up [...]
Hedone may have taken a hiatus a short while ago but he’s back now, and in a big way. This latest release, FutureX definitely raises the bar in theme concept designs. Available for a variety of BlackBerry devices including the 8300, 8700, 8800, 8900, 9000 & 9500, FutureX has a gorgeous wallpaper of spacious fields [...]
Tashanna let me know that Hutchison has released OS 4.5.0.161 for practically every GSM variant of the Pearl, Curve, & 8800. This is not as new as .163 for the 8310 but its the latest for all the rest.
Download @ BlackBerry.com
BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.5.0.254 (EastAsia)
Package Version: 4.5.0.254 Consisting of:
Applications: 4.5.0.161
Software Platform: 2.7.0.105 [...]
Melanie over at MellyMel’sThemes let us know she has a website devoted to her Curve 8300 themes. While most of them are girly, they are pretty cute so definitely worth a looking at when you have a chance. Since I know most girls are a big fan of Hello Kitty, I thought I’d make [...]
Older Curves have been left out in the cold when it comes to recent OS releases. They are still stuck with the memory leaks but RIM has been much slower in updating them. Raptor464 Let me know that the 8310 just got some official update love from O2 UK. The latest version 4.5.0.163 is newer [...]
Earlier this morning Raptor let me know that there was an Indonesian website that had OS 4.5.0.153 available for all GSM 8XXX series devices. He could not download them due to IP restrictions but it looks like he found a way around it! I have not seen an OS update for these devices in quite [...]
Tom let me know that Telus has officially released OS 4.5.0.160 for both the 8330 Curve and the 8830. That is the latest OS I know of for both devices and it is official so its worth grabbing.
Unofficial changes noticed:
Call timer on the Phone screen once again has a call that is in progress
Better memory [...]
He’s Baaaaack!
That’s right, after a mini hiatus, theme designer extraordinaire Hedone is back in action with his latest release, BussFast. A stylish, yet no-nonsense design, BussFast has a total of 9 user customizable icons; 6 at the top bar and 3 on the left bar. Time, date and message indicators are all neatly stored at [...]
I just love how some theme designers are thinking out-of-the-box these days. The guys at idberry are definitely at the helm of unique theme designs, at least IMO. One of their recent themes, PuzzleBerry is a mix of artsy style and colorful images…which incidentally can be your own. Let me explain…
On the home screen, you [...]
It was only just yesterday we did a mention about Elecite creating 10 of their popular themes for 8350i BlackBerry devices. Now, I must make mention of them again…this time eVeek…as they’ve just released their latest free theme LUSH. I haven’t even had a chance to take this baby for a test drive yet but [...]
