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Joe let me know that Tafasa released a slick new application that lets you create your own homescreen launchers on your BlackBerry. It is only compatible with the Tour, Bold, 8900 Curve, & Storm but works like a charm! The best part is you can create up to 25 launchers!
The app is super cheap [...]
DavidB let me know that Time Magazine has released version v3.0.0.94 of their free BlackBerry app. This is an update to the version that they released late last month. For some reason the version released back then did not play nice with the BlackBerry Tour and caused lockups but David is reporting that it has [...]
Audible is a pretty popular audio book app and currently the only option for BlackBerry users. They recently updated their application to version 1.4.2 which brought the following updates:
All screens have been optimized for faster loading.
No more waiting to get back to your audio. You are immediately taken to the player screen upon [...]
PocketDay is one of those applications that has been around for years. They are up to version 5.6 now which Cross River Systems just announced on the forums. They have yet to update their website with any new screenshots or such but the new version 5.6 of both the personal and professional edition have [...]
I find YouTube is amazing to pass the time when I am just waiting around with nothing to do. They have hundreds of entertaining videos that are great for a quick laugh. Viigo was kind enough to catalog the best of YouTube videos for 23 different countries into simple categories accessible from inside Viigo. It [...]
Quite a few readers let me know about Pandora 1.1.1 being released which updates us from 1.1.0. I did not want to mention it until I knew what the changes were since it seemed like an insignificant update. Turns out I was wrong.
Version 1.1.0 has some issues with certain devices and even certain cellphone towers [...]
Jason let me know that BBSAK (BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife) 1.3 was released on Monday. BBSAK started as a nicer GUI compared to the classic JL_cmdr but has now gone well past even being comparable. The new version 1.3 lets you backup and restore third party applications from your BlackBerry along with saving or [...]
Nikolaus and Tashanna sent me a link to a new app from the popular flight and hotel search site Kayak. The app lets you search and book hotels with multiple airlines and hotel chains from your BlackBerry. Kayak even gives you the pricing trend for certain routes so you can see if you are [...]
While this is not exactly what I was hoping for it is a step in the right direction. I have always wanted to have a Zen like theme on my Bold with the current weather conditions along with the next 5 days. Until now I have been making due with BBWeather which is free [...]
OpenTable along with quite a few readers (TTune, Tashanna, etc.) let us know about a new application they have released for their service. We mentioned back in May that they released an application but this version seems to be much more refined. The only downside is that it only supports OS 4.5+ and is only [...]
The team behind the awesome Wi-Fi File Transfer for BlackBerry app have released another hit. Their new app VLC Remote Control lets you control your VLC Player over Wi-Fi. In case you are not familiar with it VLC is the most powerful and FREE video player for Mac and Windows. It will play practically [...]
Trainlogic let me know about their product TrainSchedule GPS Edition which looks pretty interesting. It has train schedules for quite a few US trains and offers it in a mobile friendly version. TrainSchedule is a subscription application for which you have to buy a 3 or 6 month plan. Its not terribly expensive at [...]
First we have Wi-Fi File Transfer as a commercial solution for accessing files on your BlackBerry over Wi-Fi. They also have a free lite version that lets you browse and download files. Bla1ze spotted yet another such app that runs a little web server on your BlackBerry called PortaServer. It lets you connect to [...]
Emacberry has really packed in some serious functionality into the latest version of GPSLogger. GPSLogger is a donationware/free GPS tracking application for BlackBerry. The latest version 1.5 brings in some new outdoor navigation features that are really cool. My favorite is the Bring me Back routing that will bring you back to your starting [...]
One of the cool features in the new iPhone 3GS is the built in magnetometer that allows for actual compass features in an application. While the BlackBerry does not have this feature Blue Solutions decided to mimic it using the GPS in the Storm. This is not as useful since you need a GPS [...]
One of the annoyances with certain applications is that you need to restart them when you reboot. Most applications that need to be on all the time are smart enough to reinitiate when you reboot or give you the option for them to run at startup. Others like Viigo do not have this option.
Summer [...]
Tashanna let me know about this slick new application called TaskJot. It lets you sync your tasks with the free web based service at www.toodledo.com. Toodledo stacks up against the competition so its worth checking out. Fieldstone created TaskJot to make it easy to take Toodledo tasks with you on the go. They have [...]
One of the BlackBerry OS annoyances for awhile was the fact that you could only set one alarm. Recently in OS 4.6+ RIM started letting you set extra alarms from the calendar but this does not really work very well and is hard to manage. BBSmart and Adorno have tried tackling the multi alarm [...]
Amman let us know in the forums that there is a free app to edit your forwards or replies before you send them from BBerryApps. It is not 100% free but you just need to send a link for the app to a friend to register the application which is pretty painless.
Until now your [...]
We mentioned Viira back in October of 2008 as a interesting Getting Things Done client for BlackBerrys. Since then it has gone through a few upgrades so I thought it would be worth mentioning it again.
What’s new in 1.3:
Track project-less and context-less tasks. Project and Context Views now provide an easy way to locate tasks [...]
