Archive for the '9000 Bold' Category
AT&T released OS 4.6.0.297 awhile ago for the Bold and then quickly yanked it after it caused issues with their network and other problems. Now they have released the same exact OS version with a new maintenance release bundle 517 compared to the older 508.
You can pick it up at www.att.com/bbdownloads but an OTA OS [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, News, OS Releases | Tags: 9000 Bold, AT&T, Bug Fix, OS 4.6.0.297
It has been awhile since I was able to run App World on my Blackberry Bold, running 5.0.0.190 OS. All the previous versions of App World I tried would not run on .190 OS. My fellow writer Todd informed me yesterday that there was a COD file bundle for App World 1.1.0.17 available. I finally [...]
10 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, Free Software | Tags: App World, Blackberry 5.0 OS
UPDATE: Looks like this is just an aftermarket housing and not an actual device color. Sorry guys!
One of our readers dropped in this link. There’s not a lot of information on availability or carrier but I must say, it looks great. With the upcoming release of the Storm 2 and 9700 this type of thing [...]
6 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, Hardware, News
Luis (aka PooterMobile) has his own spot at PimpMyBerry.Com where he vaults all his BlackBerry themes. He really wanted me to let you know about one of his more recent designs called, Rock Band. Now, he knows I’m not much of a gamer but since many of you are, and since he’s real proud of [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, Themes
BTDesign emailed me over one of their recent themes called GrassBB. It’s a Hidden Today Theme that is all dewy grass and soft blue skies. I haven’t tested this theme out myself yet but as you can see, the battery/signal meters as well as the time and date are all neatly set up at the [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, 9630 Tour, News, Themes
Tashanna let me know that the BlackBerry Bold OS 4.6.0.301 that leaked awhile back is now official courtesy of AVEA. It looks like it was first spotted by Morganizer on BerryAddicted. Not sure what is new in this version but official releases are usually pretty decent.
Download @ BlackBerry.com
BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.6.0.513 (Multilanguage)
11 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, News, OS Releases | Tags: BlackBerry Bold, Official, OS 4.6.0.301
Brandy from Artistic-Me, sent in her latest theme series called, LineUp. Available for the 8900, 9000 & 9630, LineUp comes in 2 different styles; Bottom Zen & Plus. I did not get a version of this theme to test, so I can’t give a specific review but as a rule, Brandy’s themes run very well [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, 9630 Tour, Themes
Guys and gals, I gotta tell ya. I’ve been testing this theme out for a while now on my Bold (along with other beta testers) and Linear is, by far, one of the smoothest running and gorgeous looking themes I have ever used. Designed by the Ninja himself (Ninja Themes), Linear is available for [...]
8 Comments » | Posted in 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, 9630 Tour, Themes
I am not sure how this one slipped by me this week but its better late then never. In case you missed it along with me OS 4.6.0.301 was leaked last week on the web and seems to be pretty solid. If you already got it then ignore this but if not thank Barry for [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, News, OS Releases | Tags: bold, OS 4.6.0.301
I’ve mentioned theme designer Tito before. Why? Because he has some very cool themes for the BlackBerry Bold that you just HAVE to try. He let me know that he has added many more to his already extensive collection and I must say, I am pretty impressed.
One of his latest, oPro features clean, fresh [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, Themes
Larry’s back…taking his continually popular Fusion theme series and creating a version called Onyx. I have to be honest, besides the obvious like a different wallpaper, I’m not sure what the differences are but below is some info from the description. I will say that the version I tested on my Bold, worked extremely well….as [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, 9630 Tour, Themes
Jennifer from Cool BlackBerry Themes has one of the largest theme sites around. One of her latest themes, Chalkboard comes just in time for the start of school. I played around with this theme on my Bold and it’s clean, fast and well-executed. A home screen of (9) customizable ‘iphone like’ icons and cool ‘etchy’ [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, News, Themes
Jake from BlackBerry Theme Park hasn’t sent me any theme submissions in a while so I was surprised when he sent in this new one, Wood Work. Available for the BlackBerry 9000, Wood Work is a nice, clean theme with dark, textured backgrounds and colorful icons. It’s also wallpaper friendly which is always an added [...]
8 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, News, Themes
The leaks have just been pouring in recently! LOu let us know that OS 4.6.0.301 for the Bold has just made its way onto MegaUpload at this link:
Download @ Megaupload
Keep in mind this is a Beta OS!!! Let us know what you find in the comments!
Note: Do this upgrade at your own risk because it [...]
14 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, News, OS Releases | Tags: bold, OS 4.6.0.301
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 [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, 8520 Curve, 8800/8830, 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, 9500 Storm, 9630 Tour, Themes
Tony from Cocky Culture is a pretty cool guy as he likes to do theme giveaways often. This latest theme is called *Prime* and is probably one of his more tamer theme styles. On the home screen you have a side hidden dock of various application names and a right side dock of 4 customizable [...]
8 Comments » | Posted in 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, 9500 Storm, 9630 Tour, News, Themes
There has been quite a few rumors going around this morning about official OS updates in the pipeline but the most interesting were Al Sacco reporting that AT&T is prepping OS 4.6.0.508 for the Bold and the BoyGenius reporting that Verizon may soon release OS 4.7.1.42 for the Tour. The Tour upgrade makes sense [...]
10 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, 9630 Tour, News | Tags: AT&T, bold, OS Updates, Tour, Verizon Wireless, Visual Voicemail
Though he took a little break from theme designing, Greg over at MBCustomz seems to be back in full swing with his latest release Windows Mobile 7. A mixture of rich blue graphics and colorful icons, Windows Mobile’s home screen has a hidden dock (amount of icons varies between device) and an all around fresh [...]
10 Comments » | Posted in 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, 9500 Storm, 9630 Tour, Themes
Elecite’s latest theme design, called Analog, is a mixture of sharp black backgrounds and shimmery chrome accents. According to Peter, they put a lot of effort into the battery and signal meters as well as a 45 degree sliding dock with 8 customizable icons. I have not had a chance to test this theme yet [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, 9500 Storm, Themes
Vringo has been trying to revamp ringtones for quite awhile. They showed off a demo of their video ringtone solution a few weeks back and I was pretty impressed. Essentially it lets you assign video ringtones to contacts with some fun options to choose from. This is definitely a “Look at me” application.
Just [...]
9 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Video Ringtones, Vringo