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BestBuy is usually not a company that impresses me but they just put out an amazing new service that aims to go to the head of the pack. They are opening the doors for mIQ on October 12th which will let BlackBerry users sync their contacts, text messages, calendar events, calls, photos, videos, and [...]
Vonage let me know that they just released a free BlackBerry app that lets you take advantage of their cheaper long distance rates. Personally I use Telna for long distance but Vonage is pretty solid. The calls are dialed directly from the phone but don’t go over VoiP so you are still charged local [...]
Josep let me know about two new apps from a new developer called KipCast Corp. They released a WorldNews application alongside a new app that shows events in New York City. Both apps look pretty cool but I doubt the World News app will replace Viigo for me.
The WorldNews app collects news from the [...]
When I read about this new free radio app I held off to see if AOL would add support for more devices or carriers. Turns out that the app will remain for the Bold only on AT&T and only works in the US. Talk about cutting down your target market!
I happen to [...]
Fabian let me know about his latest free app release called LaterFlag. The app simply lets you flag emails as high or low priority. You just highlight the selected message and click the Menu and then Flag Mail. If you click the Menu a few times it toggles between the flags.
Now if only RIM [...]
Personally I have never really had a problem setting up a quick alarm or note but I guess I don’t do it that often. BugMe is the latest creation from Electric Pocket and it promises to speed up the process. The idea is that you can easily jot alarms, reminders, notes, and more in [...]
Aerize let us know about their latest app called WiFiX. It lets you force applications to work over WiFi when it regularly would require a data plan. This means that apps like Google Mobile, Google Maps, BlackBerry Maps, and more can be forced to work over WiFi even if they are not setup to [...]
RIM let us know earlier today that they will be releasing a free app together with TiVo. The news was embargoed to break at midnight EST but it looks like even the good boys at RIM like to leak news early!
The free app will let you view the program/TV guide from your BlackBerry as [...]
Mr. Guedes let me know that Navita has updated their free translator app so that it now translates between 52 different languages. This is a machine translator but the app is pretty seamless not to mention being free! The interface is limited to English, Portuguese, and Spanish depending on the language set on your BlackBerry.
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When AddOnis first told me they were out of beta I told them that their $15 price point was a bit to high for such a utility. Turns out that they listened and lowered their price to $9.95 on sale to $7.47 until Sep 30th. This little utility is everything from a call blocker [...]
About a year ago I wrote about an app that I loved called NotNow. Since than the app’s features have more or less remained static but its still a great app. Lisa let me know that there is a new app PhonePlus Callback with similar features that adds quite a bit more in terms [...]
Citysearch let us know that they updated their app that we mentioned back in June. Their app which lets you search for local information now includes the following new key features with my favorite being a free tip calculator with bill splitting features.
Instantly submit user reviews from a BlackBerry smartphone
Browse Citysearch editorial picks to [...]
The popular WorldMate service has updated their application to version 3.0 bringing quite a few new features to the table. The travel management app has mainly added:
Yelp powered search – The new service now helps you find local businesses when travelling
Improved Hotel Booking – They have now streamlined the process for booking hotels
Continued calendar [...]
I know this business model has been tried before but it still is intriguing. An ex-RIM employee reached out to us about this new product he is working on. The service and app are called Hippopost and they let you send free printed postcards from your BlackBerry. You just take a picture and add [...]
I think one of the true signs of the App World and BlackBerry development community expanding is the growing list of apps that never would have found an audience before. The latest was brought to my attention by Paul who pointed out the dog whistle app. I am not saying that the app is [...]
I remember hearing about this product awhile back but I then realized we have never actually mentioned it on BerryReview. Greg & Remzi also let me know that it has been improved in recent versions to make the app more responsive. viaDock lets you control your BlackBerry from your PC whether it is a Mac [...]
While I am not giving up my wired Shure earphones anytime soon its great to see developers supporting Bluetooth headphones. Stitcher is the latest to announce support for using Bluetooth headphones in their streaming radio app.
Their latest version of the app includes support for the Curve 8300, Curve 8310, Curve 8320, Curve 8900, Bold [...]
While I still use the defunct CryptMagic, other developers are still working on their secure data storage applications. Tashanna let me know that Ascendo has released version 4.5 of their popular DataVault application. This version adds:
Full support for Storm touch screen. Use finger swipe to scroll list, screen tap to select, column re-ordering by [...]
The Facebook & MySpace apps has been updated overnight. The main new feature in this version 1.6.22 of Facebook is compatibility with the latest OS 5.0 leaks. I think that is the same with MySpace but I don’t use MySpace. That means you no longer have to compromise when you want to get your OS [...]
UPDATED Links now point to both OTA and desktop site
It looks like while I was sleeping our tipsters have been hammering our inbox. RIM let loose with an upgrade for all the IM clients for BlackBerry to bring them to version 2.5.x which is 2.5.27 for my Bold.
Sam sent in this change log:
Add dedicated [...]
