Archive for the 'Reviews' Category
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Nikolaus let me know that Linksys has updated the firmware for the latest T-Mobile @Home router to 1.00.09 this week. In true Linksys tradition there is no changelog so we will have to guess what they updated.
Pick it up at this link
NOTE: This update is for the latest Linksys router for T-Mobile with the two [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in News, T-mobile, User Submitted, Wifi
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Mo let me know about this SLICK theme that eVeek has just released free on their site. This theme really steps out of the box and has a really cool look. Definitely worthy of being a premium theme in its own right with custom icons and and a awesome LED like display. You have to [...]
7 Comments » | Posted in 8100 Pearl, 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Free Software, Themes, User Submitted
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Viigo just let me know that together with Bplay they have added Texas Hold’em King 2 & Brain Up Clash Of The Sexes to the free games list in Viigo.
To get the games simply:
Download BerryReview Viigo Project Tango Edition Beta to your Berry if you do not already have it: Desktop Install | [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in Free Software, Games, Magmic, News
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Review: Case-Mate Privacy Screen
Rating: 8/10
Link: www.case-mate.com
Cost: $14.95 @ The BerryReview Store
Have you ever been in a situation where you were looking at something on your BlackBerry that was private and you feel that familiar feeling of prying eyes? I know that in this day in age when privacy is extremely important many people [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in Accessories, Cases, Hardware, News, Reviews
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Review: Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: War of Two Cities
Rating:
Link: Berryreview Store
Price: $14.99
I have been a long time fan of Sid Meier games, dating as early as Commodore 64 (I can hear some people saying what on earth is that ). I spent countless hours playing Pirates, Railroad Tycoon, and of course Civilization.
Now comes a [...]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
EA is crouching in on Bplays territory with Medal of Honor to compete with Bplays Call of Duty. The game looks really slick in the screenshots but since there is no trial version I did not get a chance to check it out. The game is going for a hefty $14.99 on Handmark so if [...]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Nothing crazy here but hopefully this means the end of the “your location within 3000 meters” message in Google Maps for BlackBerry. Google somehow tuned their algorithm for calculating your position based on cellphone towers to narrow down your location drastically. You don’t need to do anything to get the update since it has been [...]
10 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, GPS, News, Utilities
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Review: Fortte Vertical Pouch for 88XX
Rating: 10/10
Link: www.Fortte.com
Cost: $29.99 @ Fortte.com
Some of you who may frequent BerryReview.com might have noticed that I am a bit of a case junkie. I am constantly searching for cases and accessories that make my BlackBerry’s life better. I have found my favorite case to date in Fortte’s [...]
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
I personally thought that this day was never going to come. Being a former Treo user, there was one thing that I missed dearly when migrating over to my beloved BlackBerry and that was threaded SMS messaging. Well no more mourning BlackBerry lovers. Wheatoncs, maker of the wonderful Profile Scheduler, has officially released their [...]
16 Comments » | Posted in IM Services, News
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Kevin sent in this commercial application from Electric Pocket called PhoneFace Speed-Dial. We mentioned PhoneFace before but I finally had a chance to play with it. Phoneface is similar to Vringo Facebook in that it lets you sync your contacts with Facebook. This application takes it a couple of steps further. Phoneface lets you have [...]
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