I got an email today from S4BB that they just released a diary application for BlackBerry. I know it is easy to type on a Berry but is it really the ideal device to write your diary on?
So I did a search in the store and discovered that there are actually two other diary applications [...]

I was reading a post on CrackBerry by Kevin which said that Vlingo has finally had a chance to fix the bugs in their application. All thanks to some dedicated fans in the BlackBerry community Vlingo fixed the bug where T-Mobile and Rogers customers could not use the service. I was worried since I was having the same [...]

Neil just let me know about a post he put up on CrackBerry Forums announcing a public beta of BBSmart Shortcuts 1.4. This is intended to fix bugs and add two really nice new features. I was really waiting for the first one to add all the applications I use that were not in the [...]

When we posted about the 25 finance applications for BlackBerry Warren asked me if there are any free applications that manage your personal finances. Turns out that there is one called JabpLite.

Keep in mind that JabpLite is a generic Java application and as such will not be as BlackBerry optimized as Ascendo Money or SplashMoney. [...]

I have been asked quite a few times for the best translation application for BlackBerry. The sad truth is that I don’t have a good answer. So far we have covered the free BBTran application, the MikeBrittain.com translation website, and how to translate using Google Talk. The latest I have discovered is an older (I [...]

I know we mentioned ActiveBerry before as the upcoming ActiveSync application service for BlackBerry. I have been monitoring it closely and noticed that they have rebranded their product name to AstraSync. Not sure why. I kind of liked ActiveBerry.
They claim that the product will be available this month (July 2008) so we should be able [...]

Brad sent in a question asking if there are any checkbook applications out there for BlackBerry that will export their information to Quicken.
With a little digging and searching I remembered that there are two applications that let you export your information to Quicken.
The first is the powerful Ascendo Money ($29.95) which lets you:

Export & Import [...]

I was just reading a post on BlackBerryForums by SHAPE about a new beta they have for their xPlayer application. xPlayer used to be free but I don’t think it is anymore.
The new beta includes:

Internet radio support:

All data plans supported
Wi-Fi in OS 4.2. and 4.3 is supported
Full radio stations management
Pre-loaded stations
Create or remove a station

Forward/Rewind [...]

Stefano let me know about this new 2Buzz service for UK BlackBerry users. We don’t usually cover UK specific issues so I thought I would mention this one to even the score. This service is similar to the the Ring2 software that Ryan has reviewed on CrackBerry.
Features from www.2buzz.com:

Create on-the-fly-conferences.
Automatic notification and reminders for participants [...]

The closest description I can come up with for Pinger is a Voice SMS system. For some reason I think I have heard of Pinger before but I can’t remember where…
The Pinger service lets you send voice messages directly to someone instantly over your data connection. It is like email with voice which ironically you [...]