I just ran across this cool sounding application on TechCrunch. This application is not for consumers but rather for enterprise users whose companies use Rearden for their travel plans. If you are looking for a personal travel assistant check out www.worldmatelive.com.

The software has some really cool features. Especially the fact that it automatically syncs your travel itinerary with your Berry. The software is tied into your Rearden corporate account so it gets you total itinerary including flights, hotels, rental cars, dinner reservations, basketball game tickets. It also updates if anything has changed. It gives you weather, flight delays, and soon to be Zagat ratings. TechCrunch even mentions that they are working on supporting airline or event tickets sent as a bar code image to your phone.

Now I only wish there was a personal consumer version…

Check out the press release here if you want more info [PDF]. They also have a flash presentation on their main page.

JSanders at BBforums got the scoop on a scheduled outage early Sunday morning. I know I wont be awake at 2AM EDT but for west coast users this will be about 11PM on Saturday night. So if your on call that night its worth to know.

From BBforums:

Medium-S3 Severity Maintenance (New) for BlackBerry Relay service for subscribers of The Americas(GPRS)

Impact: Subscribers will be unable to receive messages and will receive an “x” when sending messages. No messages will be lost, and any queued messages will be delivered after the change is complete. Subscribers will also be unable to browse web sites until the change is complete.

Change Window Start Date and Time: 25 May 2008; 2:00 a.m. (EDT) until End Time: 6:00 a.m. (EDT)

Estimated Duration of Service Impact: 0 hour(s) and 20 minute(s)

% of Subscribers Affected: 100.00 (estimated)

Thanks Josep for sending this one in

Originally VirtualViews came up with their AudioPOP application that let you download audio attachments before RIM added that feature natively. Now they have once again stepped in front of RIM by enabling you to download video and mp3 attachments up to 5MB from your BlackBerry email. The cool part is you can download it directly to your SD card.

It seems to use your login to your email server to check your email and download the attachments. It also lets you download MP3, WAV, M4A, WMA, MP4, 3GP, MOV and many others right out of the box. You can also email yourself JAD & COD files for easy installs. It also supports WiFi for faster attachment downloading.

You can pick it up for $16.99 at the BerryReview Store. There is also a free trial for 14 days or 30 downloads to try it out. I know this is a niche product so I recommend going with the trial. If you head to the store link from your BlackBerry you will be able to download the trial OTA.

Features:

• Download Audio, Video and BlackBerry Applications
• Save attachments to SD Card or Internal Memory
• Supports multiple attachments
• Receive attachments from another BlackBerry
• Integrates with BlackBerry Messages program
• Download any file type to your BlackBerry
• Playback through the Built in media player
• Download attachments up to 5MB
• Add or Delete file extensions
• Supports SSL & TLS connections
• Auto Download in background
• Audio & Popup Alerts
• Supports WiFi

This has to be one of the closest Windows Mobile today screens I have seen for BlackBerry so far. Seems like a great application for Windows Mobile converts. I just wish RIM would come up with one themselves that is not a theme.

The application is available now from their website for $19.95. It not only does the basics but if you buy the expansion packs it adds news and stock streaming to the mix. I like how you can dig down into each menu option and see more than one email, calendar, task, and call log.

Check out more screenshots on the product page. Hopefully a review will be coming soon.

SpoofCard is the ultimate prank calling tool. It is a phone card that allows you to set the caller ID and phone number you are calling from to be just about anything. You can make a call to RIM and pretend to be calling from Verizon asking when they will be getting the Bold…

Or you can just use it to scare the hell out of your coworkers by calling from the white house. So far it is completely legal but I would not go around pretending to be law enforcement. It also has a really funny feature that lets you change your voice from a male to female and vice versa. You can even record your exploits!

Check out some of the crazy stories SpoofCard has on their website!!!

Just so you know SpoofCard mentions:

Your financial, personal and call records are all confidential and are untraceable. However, if there is illegal activity and we are served with a subpoena, we will cooperate with the court.

From their FAQ you can use any 10 digit number. Not only will the number show up but also the Name registered for that number would automatically appear.

You can make a free SpoofCard call by using this form on their website to try it out. Let me know how it goes.

Check it out at: www.spoofcard.com

Love to cook? There’s a great way to get your Blackberry in the kitchen without your significant other giving you the evil eye. Emeril Lagasse, one of America’s most famous chefs and TV personalities, has made his many recipes accessible on the spot…on your Blackberry that is.

Just visit Emerils.Com Mobile for a listing of everything from appetizers to desserts, basically soup to nuts. Recipes are clearly and neatly displayed within your cute little Blackberry screen and give easy-to-understand instructions. Now that’s a good reason to keep your Blackberry with you at all times! (as if we needed one :0)

Visit: http://www.emerils.com/mobile from your Blackberry for some good fun.

Stefano sent me a link to this great utility to translate text on your BlackBerry. The best part is that it is totally free. Keep in mind this is machine translation so it is not 100% accurate.

BBTran touts itself as a universal translator for BlackBerry. Currently BBTran works with Google Translate & Dictionary and SYSTRAN translation & dictionary.

Features from their website:

• Lightweight
• No advertisements
• Multiple translation services
• 20 languages & more then 50 translation directions
• Text translate & dictionary mode
• Automatic software update
• Additional services will be added on-the-fly without software update
• Settings Screen
• WiFi support
• BIS/TCP Transport Selection
• mds transport support
• bis-b transport support

The application is available for OTA and desktop installation at this link

Akakios of Themes4BB.com has released a very cool looking theme for the Blackberry 8300 series called ‘Plasma Blue’ ZEN. This is a very stylish theme; colors are luminous and icons are very unique - and is universal enough to be used by males and females alike. Great work Akakios!

OTA download is available on Themes4BB at this link.