Archive for the 'Free Software' Category
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Yesterday I needed a simple IMAP client on my BlackBerry and I remembered about LogicMail. Turns out that since we mentioned its beta almost a year ago they released a new full version 1.0.1 in June. Not sure what is new in this release but its worth checking out and seems to be a bit [...]
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Chris let me know that Google has released version .4.6 of their calendar sync application. This latest version fixes the issues with OS 4.5 that some users were experiencing.
You can pick up the latest version from m.google.com/sync
2 Comments » | Posted in Calendar/Tasks, Free Software, News, User Submitted, Utilities
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Oliver just let me know yesterday that Google as updated their Gmail application for BlackBerry to version 2.0.5 from 1.5.1.1090. The new version brings quite a few new updates according to Oliver including:
New support for mobile drafts + outbox
full contacts view/call
multiple accounts
seems faster
Sadly there is still no html support. You can pick up the latest [...]
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Tashanna sent me a link to a great website full of free ringtones. It also lets you create your own ringtones from an MP3 file or URL. The coolest part is that you can even enter in a YouTube URL and it will create a ringtone out of the audio from the video. It then [...]
5 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, Music, News, User Submitted
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Videos4BB has just released 3 very cool FREE, and futuristic themes for 83xx & 88xx Blackberry devices at BlueRoomSolution.com. The first is Blue Fusion which has an interesting bluish background design and main screen bouncing icons shaped in a triangle format. The second theme is Final Frontier which is a bottom dock Zen theme that [...]
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Mike from gWhiz just let me know that they released a new FREE BlackBerry app. This one is a task management application that fits in perfectly with the built in tasks and calendar application. What’s cool is that you can even setup alerts and reminders based on your GPS location… Fun stuff! You can pick [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in Calendar/Tasks, Free Software, News, Utilities
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Well after they released version 0.999 this was inevitable. Both Phreqd and Stefano let me know about the release of GPSed version 1.0 yesterday.
This versions changelog: (Bravo GPSed!)
Possibility to turn on/off backlight right from GPSed application. Could be useful for people who want to conduct current speed monitoring, check current coordinates, travel distance, etc [...]
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
We mentioned the ProxPro beta before when it was first announced. It essentially gives you proximity and traffic alerts free on your BlackBerry. Raffy let me know that they have just updated their beta to version 0.2 which brings a few improvements to the table. You can upgrade by going to Upgrade to wap.proxpro.com/prompt on [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in Free Software, GPS, News, User Submitted, Utilities
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
There is a bit of buzz going around with the release of a Wall Street Journal application for BlackBerry. This seems to just be another branded version of FreeRange with the added perk of actually being free. These branded version are actually quite good but Luc has been reporting that previous branded version tended [...]
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Not sure how many of you use Yahoo! Go but Legends on PinStack noticed that it has just been updated to version 3.0.43. Keeping with tradition there is no changelog so nobody knows what is updated. Legends believes this is the final version and it is now out of beta but I have not been [...]
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