Get in the Halloween Spirit with BlackBerry Smartphone & PlayBook Apps
Its hard to believe that Halloween is right around the corner. For those of you trying to get in the spirit while prepping your Halloween costume you may want to check out some App World items RIM recommended to us. Check them out below. For BlackBerry smartphone users: Haunted Halloween Theme — A spooky…
Doodle Monster Band Theme Free For One Week (MMMOOO)
Jen let us know that MMMOOO has released a new theme for the Halloween season called Doodle Monster Band. The theme is free for the next week which is a nice perk though I am sure they are doing it to rack up reviews. Either way the theme does support newer devices including my 9900…
App World 4.0.0.55 Finally Rolls Out for All Users
I am not sure what is going on with this staggered rollout of App World v4.0.0.55 but it looks like it is finally back. We posted a few times about the update so we waiting to make sure it sticks around before mentioning it this last time. If you didn’t already pick it up…
Leaked Slides Show Off BlackBerry 10 Cinnamon & French Toast Notifications
We have seen previous slides showing off how RIM is planning on differentiating “Toasts” on BlackBerry 10. In case you don’t know “Toasts” usually refer to simple notifications in a small popup that usually goes away. In BlackBerry 10 RIM is extending this idea to give more interactive access to notifications and dialog boxes….
Strategy Analytics Finds BlackBerry Enterprise Server Has 39% Lower Total Cost of Ownership
One of our readers, Mr Mo, pointed out a fascinating new study that was just released by Strategy Analytics and commissioned by RIM. Strategy Analytics analyzed the total cost of ownership after one year comparing a 100 user BlackBerry Enterprise Server deployment with a 100 user “walled garden” approach where non-BlackBerrys were managed with a…
Free Pacman Game Returns to App World (Low Resolution)
Long time BlackBerry users may remember Benny Chows Pacman port for BlackBerry. It has been available free on and off and now has made its way into App World. I WOULD NOT recommend installing this app on a newer higher resolution BlackBerry 7 device (since the game will be tiny) but it does work nicely…
CBS Bob Schieffer Highlights Why You Should Be a Proud BlackBerry Owner
I was debating about posting this up but quite a few readers have sent it in so I acquiesced. This whole hooplah going on about BlackBerry users being black sheep from an idiotic New York Times article has gained more traction than I imagined. They interviewed 2-3 people who happened to be embarrassed of their…
Sprint Now Offering BlackBerry Mobile Fusion as Carrier Billed Application
Sprint has historically been the first one to start selling any of RIM’s enterprise services directly. Now they have taken the lead again with BlackBerry Mobile Fusion as a carrier billed application. This makes it easier for companies to deploy Mobile Fusion and start managing BlackBerry OS, PlayBook, iOS, and Android devices. Check out the…