Archive for the 'Free Software' Category
Friday, October 26th, 2007
It seems that there is no shortage nowadays of BlackBerry RSS contendders but another free BlackBerry RSS reader called Mobispine has just been released for public consumption. To be honest I have not had a chance to play with the program myself so I cannot make any promises just yet especially since the program is [...]
5 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, Internet, News, RSS
Friday, October 26th, 2007
NancyDrew on Themes4BB has released a nice Zen attempt at a Fashion theme for the BlackBerry 8300. Personally the hot pink is not to my taste but who am I to judge. As the saying goes “You can’t argue with the customer — they know what they like.” Once again there is no OTA option [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, Free Software, News, Themes
Friday, October 26th, 2007
wu-wei on BlackBerryForums released a very minimalistic theme that really proves that less can sometimes be more. He has designed his flat today theme in a way that it tones down the whole BlackBerry in a stylish kind of way. The theme is only available in a today version for both the 8300 and the [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Free Software, News, Themes
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
Opera just released the new beta version 3 of Opera Mini at their Rock Opera event. The new version sports some nifty new features including transition effects and bookmark synchronization. The biggest impression the new beta gave me was the speed at which it now lets you view pages. The innovative zoom feature is super [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, Internet, News, RSS
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
Correction: Today I seem a bit dyslexic. I misread the announcement on Google groups to mean that it was available for only BlackBerry devices. What it did say was that it is available for everything except BlackBerry devices. Hope you forgive my mistake and thanks for catching it Arthur!
Google has once again given us [...]
6 Comments » | Posted in Email, Free Software, News
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
ThaKing just released a slick new theme based on the Gorillaz band that I had to share with you guys. I like the fun style of the theme and the designer had some cool ideas for how to setup the top banner of the theme. This is ThaKing’s first theme and I based on the [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, Free Software, News, Themes
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
ITookThisOnMyPhone.com has released an interesting new free application that allows you to upload, edit, and share your pictures from your BlackBerry. Currently they do not support the BlackBerry 8800 Series but they claim on their website that they support all BlackBerry cameraphones which includes the 8100 Pearl. You can download the application OTA by going [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in 8100 Pearl, 8300 Curve, Free Software, Images, Internet, Multimedia, Utilities
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
m.a.t has struck again by releasing the slick Elemental theme in Zen and Today Styles for the BlackBerry Curve right after releasing his understated dark theme. The theme is absolutely stunning and I am loving it. The theme is designed for all curve devices running OS 4.2.2. Check out the screenshots and links below or [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, Free Software, News, Themes
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
It seems that the CTIA surprise this year is new applications for your BlackBerry. Josep just let me know that new versions of Google Talk and Yahoo Messenger applications are available now. I am currently downloading version 2.0.33 of Google Talk and will be well on my way to trying it out after this review [...]
9 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, IM Services, News, RIM
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Simon at BBcool just tipped me off to a new Facebook application that will be coming out for BlackBerry devices. This is an application designed by RIM so it should integrate nicely with your BlackBerry. It seems that RIM is really serious about penetrating the consumer market. This is going to give the T-Mobile Sidekick [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in BlackBerry Service, Free Software, IM Services, Internet, News, RIM, Utilities