Free CleanRead Makes It Easy to Save Articles to Read Later
ReadItLater has been doing this for years but its interesting to see a BlackBerry specific simplified version come out from Mobywan. Patrik let us know about CleanRead which makes it easy to save articles from your BlackBerry Browser to read later with or without data coverage. It also cleans up the web pages to make…
The Economist Comes to the BlackBerry PlayBook
The Economist website looks really sharp in the PlayBook browser but now they have taken things one step further with a PlayBook App. The app is really just a teaser app unless you have an Economist subscription (Digital or Print) though there is some free content available (Editor Highlights). Caching is also nice though…
Bounce the Bunny Physics Game for the BlackBerry PlayBook
When we mentioned Union’s two new game releases yesterday Eric pointed out to us that one slipped by us. Union released Bounce the Bunny earlier this month and it is an entertaining physics game. Your job is to help the bouncing bunny fly through the air and bounce through the obstacle course. You help your…
Easily Peek at Important Info From Any App Using Amplify
MLH Software released their Amplify utility earlier this year and recently updated it with some solid improvements. I did not really warm up to it when it first came out but James’s review made me try it again and I think I may get hooked. Amplify simply lets you set a keyboard or hotkey shortcut…
Setup Your Own Email Homescreen Icons with Custom Mail Icon
It has been possible to do something similar with a few hacks previously but ToySoft has made it easy with Custom Mail Icon. The new app makes it easy for you to setup a new icon for your email inbox on your homescreen. It offers you 20 default icons though you can use any image…
Smart Lock Combines Slide to Unlock Screen With Profile Switcher
A friend of mine showed me Smart Lock on his BlackBerry Torch 9860 and I was impressed. It combines the overdone Slide to Lock/Unlock replacement screen with a few twists. First of all it adds a slide to change profile option which is especially useful on the 9860 that does not have a keyboard for…
Nintendo 64 (N64) Mupen64Plus Emulator for the BlackBerry PlayBook
Nintendo 64 fans can celebrate. We now have a N64 emulator for the PlayBook courtesy of CatalystG. He posted on OSBB about the release of the new emulator (Thanks Mackie for the tip). The emulator is based on the TouchPad emulator by Metricity and works quite well. I finally got a chance to set it…
Union Releases Trial Xtreme 2 and Pocket RPG for the BlackBerry PlayBook
Union continues with their rapid release of BlackBerry PlayBook games. Their latest releases are the motorcycle stunt game Trial Xtreme 2 along with the full role playing dungeon crawler Pocket RPG. Both games are definitely worth checking out though Pocket RPG really catches my eye. Check them out below: Pocket RPG $4.99 Trial Xtreme 2…