Archive for the 'Reviews' Category
Monday, January 7th, 2008
While looking over RIM’s new accessory line at their booth I cam upon something I had not seen before. RIM has a new branded stereo connector for BlackBerry that allows you to stream audio off your BlackBerry to your stereo using the Stereo Bluetooth Profile (A2DP).
The new device does not have a price yet [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in Accessories, News
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
The image above is the last thing I ever want to see on my BlackBerry Curve. The PhoneBAK Anti-Theft solution we mentioned before has been released and can be picked up for $24.90 from the Bak2U website. The new PhoneBAK software works with every BlackBerry OS except for the Curve but Curve support is [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
There has been quite a bit of interest in the MiniMoni Traffic Tracking application for BlackBerry recently. The application is free and just came out with a few Beta fixes that many users who were having problems will appreciate. According to the developer, AxelE, the new version should fix some of the issues with OS [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, Internet, News, Utilities
Friday, December 28th, 2007
Gary has just released a great Green Bay Packers today theme on BlackBerryForums.com. I am not personally a Green Bay fan but the theme looks really slick so I thought I would share it with you all. If you can deal with the logo on the device lock screen you can just change the background [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in 8100 Pearl, 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Free Software, Themes
Friday, December 28th, 2007
Flic Bluetooth Barcode Scanner is the only BlackBerry barcode scanners I know of. The Flic Scanner comes in both wired and Bluetooth flavors to connect it to your BlackBerry. The great part is that the software is bundled with Dynoplex’s eCell spreadsheet software so that you can scan barcodes directly into a spreadsheet to later be [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in Accessories, Bluetooth, News
Friday, December 28th, 2007
Jack Kapica of the Globe & Mail has just done a mini roundup of the digital pens currently available. The first in the roundup is actually the PaperIQ For BlackBerry pen that lets you write on a specific notebook and your handwriting will automatically be inputed to your BlackBerry over Bluetooth.
I think this is pretty [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in Accessories, Bluetooth, News, Utilities
Thursday, December 27th, 2007
UPDATE: This theme does not seem to be free anymore. I updated the title and post to reflect that. Thanks Tyler!
Eveek.com has just released a slick modern theme called BlackPack. Personally I am not fond of the items on the today screen but the look is very impressive. It looked hot on the 8800 I [...]
9 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Free Software, Themes
Thursday, December 27th, 2007
RIM is giving away copies of Holiday Midnight Pool for the BlackBerry Curve and Pearl series devices. This game seems to be Gameloft’s Holiday Midnight Pool game for the BlackBerry.
The downloads are available from the BlackBerry Owners Lounge and do not have OTA options. I never really understood RIM’s reasoning for separating their mobile site [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in Free Software, Games, News, RIM
Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Many readers have asked me about the difference between the 3 web browsers that are available on BlackBerry devices.
There are the:
WAP browser – Usually renamed by your carrier which is meant to browse WAP pages (AT&T calls it MEdia Net)
Internet Browser – Meant for regular web browsing
BlackBerry Browser – This browser is only for users [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in BlackBerry FAQ, Internet
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
SHAPE just released the beat of GPSed which is a spinoff application that allows you to save tracklogs that you can later map out on Google Earth. Currently the leader for tracklogs is MobileTracker but that costs $24 while GPSed is free.
You need to get a login by going to GPSed.com from your PC. You can [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Free Software, GPS, News, Utilities