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RIM Claims Twitter & LinkedIn Apps Are “Almost Here”

Ronen Halevy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

RIM sent out their latest BlackBerry Connection Newsletter mentioning that their official Twitter client and the much awaited LinkedIn app are “Almost here.” The interesting part is that RIM titled the section “Two Popular Business Apps Are Almost Here!” I didn’t realize that Twitter was a business app.

The whole section is ripe with vague release timelines stating that “Two of your favorite business apps will arrive in BlackBerry App World soon.”

In the immortal words of Dark Helmet I just have to ask: “When will “then” be now?”

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, March 9, 2010, 3:00 pm. | RIM Claims Twitter & LinkedIn Apps Are “Almost Here” | One comment |

Paris Hilton Forgets Her BlackBerry… Has FedEx Deliver it

Ronen Halevy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

When DavidB sent us this story he had the perfect comment to accompany with it. “Been there done that.” Paris Hilton went on Vacation last week and forgot her BlackBerry at home. She was so devastated that she had her BlackBerry FedEx’ed to her.

Now I am curious how many of our readers have been in a similar situation. I know I make sure before I get into the cab to the airport that I always have my BlackBerry on me. I forgot it once on a business trip and it was a nightmare carrying my laptop around for critical emails. On the other hand when I go on vacation internationally I barely use my BlackBerry and usually have it turned off.

So have you ever been in the same situation? What did you do?

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, March 9, 2010, 2:00 pm. | Paris Hilton Forgets Her BlackBerry… Has FedEx Deliver it | 2 comments |

Free Blackberry Girl theme from PooterMobile

Vicky Pazienza — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:17:30 +0000

PooterMobile, a regular over at PimpMyBerry, has been working on a girly theme which he just released called Blackberry Girl. This one is girly, yet not overdone, perfect when you want just a touch of feminine style. Soft purple backgrounds, cool and interesting icons….Blackberry Girl as all the right elements.

Believe it or not, this theme is FREE!

Whether or not you like the theme, you gotta hand it to PooterMobile, who has been making some truly unique and quality themes and all for the bubble. For those of you who do download it and like it, why not send a thank you to him in our comments section? I’m sure he’d like to know his free themes are appreciated.

Blackberry Girl (and other themes by PooterMobile…and there are lots) can be downloaded at his own showroom at PimpMyBerry! Available for a variety of BlackBerry devices.

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Tether Turns One Birthday Contest - Win 1 of 6 Smartphones Plus 25 Copies of Tether to Give Away

Adam Zeis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:40:39 +0000

Fresh off their awesome support for our own birthday contest, Tether is doing a little celebrating of their own. Just one-year ago TetherBerry kicked off their service and changed the way we Tether on the go. They just let us know that they too are having a birthday and are celebrating in true CrackBerry style. The team at Tether is giving away six smartphones (3 BlackBerry and 3 Android devices) to some lucky winners. No catch and no hard rules to follow. To get in on the fun, just head to tether.com/contest for all the details. Happy Birthday Tether dudes!

Contest: To spread the love Tether has made their app available for just $29.99 through March 16th. They are also giving us another 25 copies of their software to give away. To enter to win a copy of your own, just leave a single comment on this post. Contest ends this Sunday at midnight PST.

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Shazam v2.5 Released With Music Video & Store Integration

Ronen Halevy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Shazam is a pretty popular free/paid application that helps you “name that song.” The app tags music that you hear and helps you figure out who played what you were singing along to. James over @IntoMobile spotted an updated version of Shazam that adds some minor feature additions that I thought were worthy of mention.

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, March 9, 2010, 12:00 pm. | Shazam v2.5 Released With Music Video & Store Integration | 2 comments |

RIM Data Outage Continuing Today for Wifi Users?

Adam Zeis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:46:00 +0000

According to dataoutages.com, many users are still having issues with both BIS and BES connections for the second day in a row. It seems like the issue is hovering around Wifi connections, where users are having data trouble when Wifi is disconnected. No official word on what the deal is or when it will be fixed, but hopefully it will get resolved at some point today. If you're having spotty issues with email, web browsing and BBM then this is most likely why. Drop a comment and let us know how data is working for you.

Discuss more in the Service Outage forum >>

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VQ CarFinder Reaches 100k Downloads - 20 Free Licenses Up for Grabs

Adam Zeis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:08:31 +0000

We first heard about VQ CarFinder way back in July of last year. Since then the app has come a long way, and has now been downloaded by over 100,000 users (and I'm sure plenty of those downloads came from CrackBerry). If you don't know about VQ CarFinder, it is a simple app that helps you remember where you parked your car. The app uses your vehicles built-in Bluetooth (or optional car charger) to note where you left your car, and you can easily access the app to find it again quickly. To help celebrate the milestone, the folks at VQ CarFinder are giving away 20 free licenses. All you need to do is leave a single comment on this post to enter. Contest ends this Sunday at midnight PST. Also be sure to check out VQ Mileage Tracker, one of the first apps to automatically track your mileage and travel info.

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Thumbplay On Device Music Store Released With Subscription Model

Ronen Halevy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

We told you awhile back that Thumbplay was working on a new music store for BlackBerry devices. The app is on device with OTA downloads and has some serious features that put it toe to toe with 7Digital’s music store. I had a chance to try a prerelease version of the app a few months ago and I was suitably impressed. Downloads OTA were quick and the app lets you stream music from their store.

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CrackBerry Turns 3 Birthday Contests: Thank You Sponsors!!

Kevin Michaluk — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:42:04 +0000

We wouldn't be able to give away such awesome prizes without the help of all the amazing sponsors. Big shoutout to all that helped us out and made our 3rd birthday celebration the best one yet. We at CrackBerry HQ appreciate all your help, and I'm sure the CrackBerry Nation thanks you as well. Big thanks to MLH Software, OtterBox, SmrtGuard, SmrtCase, TeleNav, Tether, Schlage, Coveroo, Worldmate, Celio Corp. (Redfly), Slacker and Colorware!

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Verizon Brags About LTE Speeds & Teaches Us About Skype Mobile

Ronen Halevy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Verizon just stated the obvious this week. They have proven in their test LTE areas that LTE is faster than 3G… I am super excited about LTE but what would be the point if it was not faster? They are claiming that their test beds are showing from 40-50mbps down and 20-25mbps up but in real life scenarios those go down to 5-12mbps down and 2-5mbps up. Those speeds are a nice bump up from EVDO Rev A. Anybody else can’t wait to get their hands on a LTE BlackBerry? Verizon is still scheduled to roll it out to 20-35 markets by the end of 2010. That is just a few months away!

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