Archive for the 'Free Software' Category
Monday, October 15th, 2007
GemBlock has released an interesting new theme called Luxury. The theme is free and from the feedback I am hearing is quite nice. Check out the theme at the following links:
Link for 8300:
http://gemblock.com/forums/showthread.php?t=347
Link for 8700:
http://gemblock.com/forums/showthread.php?t=348
Link for 8800:
http://gemblock.com/forums/showthread.php?t=345
Link for 8830:
http://gemblock.com/forums/showthread.php?t=346
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
For all you users who did not update your device for the new Daylight Saving Time this year RIM has once again posted the patch prominently on their mobile webpage. Josep was kind enough to point out to me that if you go to Mobile.BlackBerry.com from your BlackBerry you will see a link to the [...]
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
Digby has been around for a little while now offering an innovative shopping experience from your BlackBerry. Personally I could do without their weekly email that they never asked my permission to send me. Digby has just signed a deal with Barnes & Noble to bring their products to the Digby application. This is one [...]
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
Mentat is a useful new service that allows you to manage projects using their website. They have just decided to pursue the BlackBerry for their first mobile client and will be releasing a client in mid November. I find Mentat interesting since it is the first project management solution that is targeting BlackBerry users.
The Mentat [...]
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
Josep at MiBlackBerry just pointed me to a post on BlackBerryItalia website about a new BlackBerry contact manager that they just released for free. The purpose is to allow users to manage their contacts outside of Outlook. It uses your BlackBerry backup to edit the contacts. Personally I don’t see the need but I will [...]
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
I will preface this post with a big warning and a complete disclaimer that if you device decides to self implode I take no responsibility. This game is not for the faint of heart. In short if don’t enjoy making software work than just ignore this post.
I have just found a wonderful port of the [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, Games, News
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
I was reading an article by Dennis at WapReview.com about the new beta version of Bloglines Mobile. I know many BlackBerry users that swear by Bloglines so I decided to announce it for those who did not know about this new Beta. In case you don’t know what Bloglines is: [from Wikipedia]
Bloglines is a web-based [...]
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
I ran across this theme on BlackBerryForums.com and thought I would share it with you. It is the first theme created by Spencer but looks great. The theme style may not be for everybody but I am sure Anime users will enjoy the styling. You can check out the original posting here on the forums [...]
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Many BlackBerry users use Viigo as their RSS reader on their BlackBerry but alternatives are always good and competition usually spurs innovation. Litefeeds is another free RSS reader for your BlackBerry that allows you to read RSS feeds on your Berry in relative comfort. I did not find the application to be as feature full [...]
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
I have been asked countless times about a Nintendo and Gameboy Emulator for BlackBerry Devices. I wanted to set the record straight that there is an emulator that can be downloaded at PinStack.com which uses the vNES engine to run a few classic Nintendo games such as Super Mario Bros. Keep in mind this is [...]
5 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, Games, News