While looking around in the owners lounge for Disco Bowling I ran across 4 slick backgrounds for the BlackBerry 8100, 8300, 8700, & 8800 series devices. The backgrounds may have been there awhile but they are news to me. I included a simple screenshot of them below. The blue one is my favorite and is the [...]

Some people have been tired of the BlackBerry image & picture manager and have purchased Ascendo Photos to remedy the situation. Ascendo Photos Version 3 brings a few more features to the table that easily top those of the built in media manager on your BlackBerry.
The new version brings users the ability to save and store [...]

Matthias Grundmann just sent me an email about his new free application PicasaMobile. His PicasaMobile application is in a VERY early release and currently only supports viewing your Picasa public albums. He promises to develop the application further and considers this release only 50% complete.
This app is a nice stopgap until Google releases the full [...]

Paul just asked me for a list of the keyboard shortcuts for the BlackBerry 8300/8310/8320 Series. I thought I would share the list I have compiled for him with you. I find the shortcuts useful but I really wish there were more…
Before you take a picture:

Enter = take a picture
Space = toggle through flash settings [...]

Ever try browsing IMDB.com from your BlackBerry? I know I have tried and their site is extremely mobile unfriendly. MetaJam.mobi movie and music database comes to the rescue with quite a bit of IMDB’s information in a mobile friendly site. Sadly it does not have as much content as the full version but it has quite a [...]

Preview: Shout Postcard Beta
Website: shoutpostcard.com
Rating: 7/10
Cost: Free!
Compatibility: BlackBerry 8300 Curve Series
I was so impressed when I installed the new Shout Postcard application that I decided to do a little minireview for you. If you are interested in the application I would highly advise installing it just to give it a run through the paces. [...]

I will start this off by saying that I am already doing a mini review of Shout Postcard since when I installed the application it actually surprised me by how fully featured it was. This is especially so because it is a free service. Stay tuned for the full review. One thing that did not make [...]

I just stumbled upon a wonderful website called Interfacelift.com which allows you to download BlackBerry compatible wallpapers. While the site is not intended for BlackBerry devices you can use the wallpapers intended for the iPod (320×240) and throw them onto your Berry. I know all of use Zen theme users will appreciate the multitude of [...]