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** READ THIS UPDATE: OK FOLKS.... Sad News Here.  Because EVERYONE has been trying to download their free copy of iBee Farting all at the same time, it has basically leveled the app store servers. Bitter sweet. So here's what were doing... we are suspending the Give Away for right now (a couple thousand of you did manage to get free copies in the meantime) and we're going to continue this giveaway in the next few days...  and of course, to make up for the frustrations, we'll be upping it to 10,000 FREE Copies!! Thanks iBee Mobile! Be sure to stay tuned to CrackBerry.com so you don't miss out. THANK YOU for the patience! *

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ToySoft let me know that they are running a promotion on their Full Screen PictureID application bringing it down 50% for the weekend. The regular price is $14.95 (on sale for $7.47 now) so this is a decent discount if you were planning on picking it up already. The application is pretty popular so I thought some of you would enjoy saving a few bucks. I also like how the app can show you the city location based on the caller ID if you do not have them in your phonebook. To get the discount just go to the product page and add the item to your cart. Click the checkout button on the top right and use the coupon code PIXID50

NOTE: It seems like PictureID has a few caveats like it will not work when the keyboard is locked or on some newer devices (I think 4.6) SO USE THE FREE TRIAL before you buy. The Storm free trial and the trial for other devices are at these links (Storm OTA | Other OTA)

From the description:

With full screen picture caller ID and custom ringtone you can easily identify the caller.  Assign different picture ID for different contacts.   You can also assign a custom picture for caller’s who do not have caller ID information or blocked callers. Caller’s who have caller ID information PictureID can display the caller’s city location using the North America AreaCode database.

Features:

* Full screen picture ID
* Color font support
* Supports PNG, GIF and JPG pictures
* Supports Internal and SD card  memory
* Includes North America area codes
* Custom display font, text and color
* Custom picture for Unknown and Private callers & General callers
* Supports Contact lookup when creating new Picture IDs
* Auto resize picture to fit the screen
* Add custom MP3/AAC/MID ringtones to Picture ID and Global PictureID

Compatibility:

8700 Series, 8800 Series, Pearl 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, Curve 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, Storm 9500/9530 Requires OS 4.7.075 and higher

Newcomer Gx5 just let me know that they have released two new BlackBerry applications to make ringtones more fun. Ringtone Shuffler was a new concept to me so I thought it was worth a mention. It essentially lets you select a few of your ringtones and have your device use a different ringtone every time you get a call. I think this might make it harder to identify your phones ring but it definitely has a “look at me” kind of appeal. Ringtone Shuffler is a bit pricey at $3.95 for such a simple application and sadly it looks like there is no free trial…

Gx5 also released a simple ringtone creator called BlackBerryRingtoneMaker that may be worth a look if you want an easy way to create your own ringtones but priced at $9.95 you may be better off with free alternatives.

If you pick either one up let me know what you think!

In preparation for some upcoming giveaways in our CrackBerry Mobile App Store, we figured we'd put together a little walkthrough/tutorial so if/when time is of the essence you'll know what to do!

** When we do software coupons, please note they will only work on the mobile app store powered by Mobihand (visiting crackberryappstore.com from your BlackBerry) and will not work on our website app store (software.crackberry.com). *

Step 1, as pictured above, open up your BlackBerry's web browser and head on over to CrackBerryAppStore.com. To save on this step in the future, once you're there you can scroll to the bottom of the page and hit the "Click to Download App Store Launcher" button which will install a shortcut on your homescreen.

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It seems Canadian carrier Bell gets to claim bragging rights as being the first carrier to launch the CDMA version of the Pearl Flip, the 8230. Whereas the 8220 packs WiFi, the 8230 offers GPS instead.

If you've been waiting for this to hit, you have until March 12th to take advantage of the attractive $29.95/3yr contract pricing. Going down to a two-year contract adds over $300 to the tab. Ouch.

More more information and to buy, head on over to Bell's website.

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CrackBerry.com's feed sponsored by ShopCrackBerry.com. BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 Available from Bell for $29.95

Riya over at Black Light Themes sent in one of her latest theme designs, Roses, for the Blackberry 95xx. For sure this is a theme for the ladies, especially those who are into Roses; because the flower adorns pretty much every screen of the theme. As to it’s ‘workability’, again I cannot comment as I don’t own the Storm, but it’s a freebie theme so you can easily head on over to Black Light Themes to check it out. Yes, you have to register to download the free OTA but it’s a good site, with lots of free themes and wallpapers, so definitely worth having a free membership there. Roses for the Storm is available at BlackLightThemes.Com.

Just a reminder for all of you who have not registered for WES 2009 yet and plan to. Their early bird discount of $400 off ends March 6th so you might want to hurry up. They have also published the tracks that will be available at WES this year at this link. WES is scheduled for May 5-7 in Orlando, Florida this year and will be pretty interesting since they will be focusing on BES 5.0.

You can register now at this link for $1,599 until March 6th. After which it goes up by about $200 every month.

Sprint has finally launched a new OS for the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition. The 8830 is now upgradable officially to OS 4.5.0.135 directly from the Sprint Download Page. Don’t forget you don’t have to have a Sprint 8830 to use this software so if you have a Verizon, TELUS or Bell 8830 feel free to [...]

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Alright seriously TELUS just release the damn thing! Seems that Best Buy is the Expansys and loves to leak things for BlackBerry and TELUS. Best Buy has just posted their flyer which shows the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 in both Black and Pink for $99.99 on 3 year, $199.99 (voice only) on 2 year, or [...]

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There is no doubt that both Bell and TELUS will be launching the CDMA BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230. Bell has just received their display models for the Pearl Flip and complete pricing details which means a launch should be almost any day. Pricing appears its going to run you $29.95 on 3 year, $349.95 on [...]

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