Archive for the 'Utilities' Category
bbOSalert is a slick application that alerts you when the latest OS has been leaked for your BlackBerry device. While you could always just keep an eye out on BerryReview this could be quite useful for those who want to stay on top of the curve.
The app is very simple. Once a new OS [...]
139 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities | Tags: bbOSalert, Giveaway, OS Updates
It has been awhile since the last Pandora update and this one is focused on OS 5.0 users. Sunkast@BBOS caught wind that Pandora has been updated to version 1.1.2. This fixes the issue where towards the end of a song Pandora would freeze and not move to the next song on OS 5.0.
From Pandora:
Good news [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Music, OS 5.0, Pandora, Streaming Radio
The company behind the popular ExitStrategy app, JWeg Ventures, let me know that they have released some awesome new apps for NYC BlackBerry users. They released the NYC Subway map along with apps for the bus routes in each of the 5 Boroughs of New York City under the JustTheMap name. They also have [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities | Tags: JustTheMap
Hotness! RIM has just released the BlackBerry Developer Conference Mobile Guide. The app was made by a unknown developer, Sweet Caesar Inc., which is interesting but it looks great. I hope to make it to the developer conference so I will definitely be checking this out! Let me know if you are coming too and [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: BlackBerry Developer Conference, Mobile Guide, Sweet Caesar
The very useful, popular, and free BBSAK software has been updated yet again by RIMGeeks to version 1.7.0. This new version adds auto updates and a couple other fixes includes speed tweaks. In case you don’t know BBSAK is useful for accessing some of the more complex Javaloader.exe features like backing up your 3rd [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: BBSAK, BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife
DavidB let me know about these two little applications that really kind of scare me. The BlackBerry is pretty impenetrable to attacks but software can be installed on a BlackBerry to let you do some pretty scary stuff.
For example, there is a FREE application called PhoneSnoop that lets you dial into the infected BlackBerry [...]
21 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: FlexiSPY, Free Software, PhoneSnoop, Remote Listening, Spyware
Boingo Wireless claims to be the worlds largest network of Wi-Fi hotspots. They have just released Boingo Mobile for BlackBerry which lets you authenticate to their hotspots from your BlackBerry. I cannot say if it was possible to do this before using the built in client but this is Boingo’s officially supported solution.
You can [...]
8 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities | Tags: Boingo Mobile, Boingo Wireless
That was a quick update from Google since they just updated Google Voice 2 weeks ago. Nikolaus let me know that Google has updated Google Voice for BlackBerry to version 0.1.6 from version 0.1.5.1. Once again it is a pretty minor version bump but considering how popular Google Voice is and the features Google [...]
6 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Free Software, Google Voice
Tom let us know that DataViz has upgraded their popular Documents To Go application to version 2.0. This version brings a number of new updates but it also brings a $29.99 upgrade fee for anybody who purchased version 1.0 for $70. I guess daring to editing documents on your BlackBerry is bound to hit your [...]
41 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities | Tags: DataViz, Documents To Go
Naviina let me know that they have just released a new Twitter client called LittleChirp. They admit that the market is already inundated with Twitter clients but their aim is to be the fastest and simplest Twitter client for sending tweets quickly. This is Navina’s first release and will be the first of many they [...]
9 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Free Software, LittleChirp, Mobikraft, Naviina, Twitter
A little part of me cried when Shvartzberry let me know about this. He recently tried to download the free Anagram beta and was told it was no longer in beta and renamed Copy2Contact. The bad news is that it is no longer free…
Copy2Contact for BlackBerry is now selling for $9.95 a year putting [...]
10 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities | Tags: Anagram, Copy2Contact
Its not a crazy tight integration but I think it is definitely worth mention. Twinkler Software worked together with ToySoft to integrate both of their applications so they speak to each other. That really gets the geek inside me all warm and fuzzy.
This is a logical integration is because any app that puts your [...]
124 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities | Tags: AddOnis, Giveaway, Profiler, ToySoft, Twinkler Software
BlackBerry Master Control Program (BBMCP) has saved my BlackBerry twice in the last 4 weeks. The developer just let me know that they have released BBMCP 0.9.2.0 beta 10 yesterday and it has quite a few new upgrades. I will let the change log speak for itself but I highly recommend downloading it. Even [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: BBMCP, BlackBerry Master Control Program, Free Software
Chocolate Chunk Apps let me know that they have released Remote Print for BlackBerry. This cool solution lets you print wirelessly from your BlackBerry to your home PC printer over Wi-Fi or to a work printer over BES. I have seen apps like this before but none targeted to regular consumers from what I [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities | Tags: Chocolate Chunk Apps, Printing, RemotePrint
UPDATE: mallinj corrected me and let me know that there IS login support in this version!!! I just am still trying to figure out what it lets you do! Hopefully it saves your favorites…
Google has just released Google Maps 3.2 and its a pretty nice upgrade. I was really hoping they would finally tie [...]
15 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, GPS, News, Utilities | Tags: Google Maps, Layers
Mblware let me know about their latest BlackBerry app mblVault that sounds kind of cool. It lets you encrypt files and filenames on your BlackBerry so they are unreadable by anybody else. I know you could always use the built in BlackBerry encryption but that is usually more cumbersome and I don’t want to [...]
120 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities | Tags: File Encryption, Giveaway, mblVault, Mblware
We told you previously that Best Buy was going to offer their free mIQ wireless sync solution on October 12th but totally forgot to tell you guys that it is live! I decided to give it a spin when I was checking my email and realized that this application is SLICK!
Within seconds of [...]
12 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Best Buy, mIQ, synchronization, Wireless
The popular javaloader GUI BBSAK (BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife) has been updated to version 1.6. There were a few system errors in the original 1.6 release which has now been fixed in version 1.6.3. I use BBSAK all the time and find it really useful for accessing some of the more complex Javaloader.exe features.
Check [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: BBSAK, BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife, Free Software, Javaloader
I had to read that twice myself. That’s right 50,000 radio stations! Its crazy they have practically every radio station in NYC on their list! Check out the full listing at this link.
WunderRadio is being released today and it sounds awesome. Having a catalog of 50,000 radio stations and a popular iPhone and [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities | Tags: Streaming Radio, WunderRadio
Air Canada enjoys being on the mobile friendly side of the airline industry. They are trialing everything from digital boarding passes to WebSignals to their mobile website. Their latest update is a new BlackBerry app that is free to users giving customers quite a bit of information about their flights.
Features in the [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Air Canada, Free Software, Personal Travel Companion