BlackBerry OS 5.0 Ringtones & Alerts Available in App World
I never really understood why RIM stripped out the classic ringtones and alerts from BlackBerry OS 5.0 when they released OS 6.0. They then capitulated and released a download of the OS 5.0 tones for OS 6.0 users. The thing is they they turned around and released OS 7.0 yet again without the OS…
Photo Pro Free & Premium Photo Editor for BlackBerry Smartphones
Meka Parc has released a free and premium version of their Photo Pro photo editing app for BlackBerry recently. The new app offers you a whole slew of useful features like crop and resizing in the Photo Pro Free version. At the same time they throw in the better features like re-coloring or writing on…
Thrutu Lets You Share Location, Photos, & More While on the Phone
Thrutu came out for BlackBerry during DevCon but I did not have a chance to play with it until now. The app tries to solve a simple problem of sharing information while you are on a call. For example, say you want to send somebody a contact or a picture while on the…
Wikitude AR World Browser Updated to v6.0.13 For BlackBerry 7 Devices
Wikitude is the app RIM chose to show of the augmented reality features in BlackBerry 7. It shipped with all the the latest BlackBerry 7 devices as a free app that let you see what is around you overlaid on your current view. For example, you can find BBM users near you to chat up….
A Little Explanation of How LocalBar Works to Locally Install Bar Files
In case you have been playing with LocalBar on your PlayBook all weekend you may be interested in this. Yohan, the developer of LocalBar, posted on his blog offering a bit of insight into how LocalBar works and what it does. In essence he is replicating the sideloading process from a PC by performing it…
Vlingo Now Available Free Compliments of RIM’s Outage Gift
A few readers let us know that RIM has made the next app available as part of their free apps gift in response to their previous outage last month. They have made the popular voice command app Vlingo free for a limited time which is a huge boon considering its $19.99 price tag. It essentially…
Free Opera Mini Browser Updated to v6.5 for BlackBerry
Opera gave their Opera Mini browser for BlackBerry a small update this week. The new update to v6.5 brings some of the features that Opera introduced to other devices recently. This new version adds a new Data Usage view that shows you how much you have saved by using Opera on your phone. They have…
Free Angry Worm Game Mimics Snakes on your BlackBerry
I am always on the hunt for free games and the latest I spotted is Angry Worm for BlackBerry. The game seems like an updated version of the classic Snake game with you moving the snake in every direction to collect green leaves and apples. You can even teleport and pick up invincibility stars. There…