Archive for the 'Reviews' Category
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
I just caught a glimpse of Jason Calhoun’s recently released Titanium theme that really caught my eye. The theme has a very nice style which mimics the Vodaphone today theme that I use. He does not mention which devices are specifically supported in the announcement but from what I garner it is available for both [...]
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
I was just reading a run down by Dennis of all the new features in the new version of Opera Mini now that it is finally out of beta. With the Beta of 4.0 dragging out through versions 1, 2, and 3 we are finally seeing the results of all that testing. The most notable [...]
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
I just stumbled upon a wonderful website called Interfacelift.com which allows you to download BlackBerry compatible wallpapers. While the site is not intended for BlackBerry devices you can use the wallpapers intended for the iPod (320×240) and throw them onto your Berry. I know all of use Zen theme users will appreciate the multitude of [...]
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Artum at Gemblock has released another great free theme for all you BlackBerry 8100 Pearl users. The new theme is a single colored Zen styled theme that you can see to the left. He has also released a version of his previous Flamboyant theme for the BlackBerry Pearl which was previously unsupported.
Purple Tourmaline Theme for [...]
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
BBproductivity has just released a new GTD (Getting things done) task management application for BlackBerry devices called BBTask Pro!. Since I know quite a few people who rely on GTD to run their life I assume people would be interested in trying out this new alternative. BBTask Pro! costs $19.95 and has a 15–day trial for [...]
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Josep just tipped me off to a free new application for BlackBerry devices that allows you to upload pictures you have taken with your berry and geotag them with the application. You can also view other geotagged pictures near your location. So far it seems that this application is being used mostly in Spain but [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, GPS, News, Utilities
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Magmic has just announced another strategic partnership with Vivendi Mobile Games to port some of their hottest games to the BlackBerry OS. Some of these games will be coming as soon as next month. The games include the notorious Leisure Suit Larry®: Love for Sail and the full listing includes Caesar, Crash Tag Team Racing, [...]
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
2 Comments » | Posted in Games, Magmic, Reviews, Vendor
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
I was just emailed a tip by Bob about a new wallpaper and ringtone site designed for BlackBerry devices. There are hundreds of ringtones and wallpapers here. I am not sure about the licensing…but the selection is great.
Check it out at TuneUsIn.com
3 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, Images, News
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
I just read a post by Shokat about a new free (for now) Beta application called TVHarmony that converts video from multiple sources to fit on your mobile device. While there is no explicit support for BlackBerry the software does convert to Dell Axim profile format 320×240 which will work on your BlackBerry video player. [...]
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