Free Zello Brings Cross Platform Push to Talk to BlackBerry Smartphones
We told you last year about Zello (Previously LoudTalks) releasing a free beta of their Push to Talk app for BlackBerrys. BBNews.pl noticed that Zello has finally gone official in App World offering cross platform push to talk walkie talkie like capabilities for BlackBerry users. Right now the service seems to be free and hopefully…
Free YouVersion Bible App Ported to the PlayBook (Android)
A few readers let us know earlier in the week that it seemed like YouVersion had put their free Bible app back in App World for the PlayBook. It was in App World awhile back but then yanked for some reason. Now Tom let us know that YouVersion’s Bible app is now officially back on…
Maxthon Mobile Web Browser Ported to the PlayBook (Android)
Jerry let us know (via PBDaily) that another popular Android browser has been ported to the BlackBerry PlayBook. This time we have Maxthon Mobile Web Browser which is a solid third party Android browser but still has lots of bugs on the PlayBook. I am really hoping the developers don’t just do a drop and…
Free WiFi Manager Turns Wi-Fi On & Off Based on Your Location (CellID)
There have been a few Wi-Fi managers for BlackBerry that turned on and off your Wi-Fi connection based on your location but I think Wi-Fi Manager by PingDev is the first free one. Joseph let us know about this app and I have to say it works like a charm. You install it and then…
Free OverDrive Media Console for the PlayBook Gets Small Update
Thomas let us know that OverDrive has updated their popular OverDrive Media Console eBook and audio book app for the PlayBook. The app is a port of their Android app that runs in the PlayBook Android player so its nice to see it getting bug fixes instead of just being left as is. There are…
BlackBerry Wallet Gets Small Update to v1.2.2.6 – No Change Log
I am only mentioning this one because I am curious what has changed. After not seeing an update for over a year RIM has updated BlackBerry Wallet to v1.2.2.6. This new version is just a small bump over the previous v1.2.1.2 and as usual there is no change log or even a change in the…
WhatsApp for BlackBerry Gets Small Update to v2.7.5032
WhatsApp just updated their BlackBerry smartphone app to v2.7.5032 from v2.7.4675 that was recently released. I am hoping this update fixes some of the bugs that cropped up in the previous release where they revamped the UI. Check it out at www.whatsapp.com/ota and let us know what you find. Kudos to @berryfornoobs for the tip!
Free Reddit in Motion by Domisy Released for the PlayBook (Native)
We mentioned Reddit is Fun being ported to the PlayBook using the Android player but Daniel let us know that there is another alternative for the PlayBook. Domisy has released Reddit in Motion as a native app for the PlayBook. It does not have all the features of Reddit is Fun (Login support mostly) but…