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Bplay has 25% off all Themes and Games today!*

Nov 30, 2009 Apps, Berry, Deals, Games, Themes

HOLY CRAP!! This is a pretty good deal, especially for those people looking to trick out their blackberry with a new theme like one of the city themes (have you seen the Embrace New York – BlackBerry Theme yet?) or with a hot game like Nascar 2009 by EA SPORTS or VH1 Best Week Ever Trivia For Prizes. Either way, you can’t go wrong with bPlay’s Cybery Monday deal.

Simply Use the CODE HOLIDAY when you check out and viola, 25% off! Just like that! So hop on over there today and get the theme or game you’ve been waiting for before the prices are back to normal!

Tags: Blackberry, bPlay, cyber monday, Deal, Games, holiday, Themes

Official Swindoe Theme for the 8900, 9630, and 9700 @ BlackberryThemePark

Nov 30, 2009 Themes

Ok, so this isn’t exactly my cup of tea, but I know scores of you blackberry users will appreciate the swindoe theme that Blackberrythemepark released just minutes ago. From the site:

I am excited to announce that we have released the first models of the Official BLK Berry Theme representing Swindoe, the mastermind of the hot song. This theme isn’t just my interpretation either, Swindoe personally helped craft it. In fact the wallpaper is his own personal design. Screen Transitions and a 10 icon Scrolling dock make this theme just as hot as any of our Premium Themes.

So it sounds like this is a pretty hot theme. You can grab it OTA:

You do Need OS 5.0 or higher for this theme!

dtac and Research In Motion Launch the BlackBerry Solution in Thailand

Nov 25, 2009 Carriers, Devices

Bangkok, Thailand. - dtac and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM, TSX: RIM) today announced the BlackBerry® solution will be available for dtac’s customers in Thailand on 2nd December 2009. At launch, dtac will be offering BlackBerry service with the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone, including a special edition white model.

Khun Thana Thienachariya, Chief Commercial Officer of Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (dtac), said “BlackBerry smartphones are increasingly popular in the mainstream market and dtac is pleased to launch the BlackBerry solution backed by our strength and expertise in this area.

“BlackBerry smartphones provide an exceptional, feature-rich experience for people on the go and dtac’s high speed data network, dubbed “dtac Internet”, allows customers to enjoy fast and seamless service anytime and anywhere. BlackBerry service enables wireless email, internet surfing and social networking, among many other uses, and customers will appreciate the performance and reliability of dtac Internet which was recently rated highest for quality and speed in a survey of IT retailers around the country.”

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Tags: 8520, Blackberry, dtac, thailand

A dock for your Pod

Nov 24, 2009 Technology

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Yamaha. All opinions are 100% mine.

It’s no secret the lack of love between Blackberry users and their less fortunate iPhone user friends. However, many of us have ipods as secondary devices (I bought one for my wife last Christmas) that make pretty good mobile music devices right? I think she’s used it a couple of times at the gym while working out and I’ve used it in the car on some longer road trips (I loaded it with movies for the kids and myself…). Currently it lives on its alarm clock base that I got for her as well.

That’s where the Yamaha PDX-60 would come in. The PDX-60 is a speaker system for the ipod. The cool thing? The iPod/phone doesn’t have to be attached directly to the speaker system for it to be used. You can have the speakers on the other side of the room and change your music with the flick of the wrist.

The Yamaha PDX-60 boasts “yAired” Technology. Basically, Yamaha original wireless technology that offers many benefits, such as:

Simple, convenient operation – unlike bluetooth products, no pairing is needed
Wireless operation – Remote control from an iPod / iPhone, with auto power on and volume control
Enjoy superior sound quality – uncompressed wireless audio transmission (linear PCM)
Real-time communication – Audio and Video synchronization

If thats the case, you can watch your movies in RT, with out the lips being delayed like an old Japanese Godzilla movie. Which would be pretty cool. The other thing I like about the system is that its small enough to fit in with a bookshelf or other entertainment system. After looking at the Yamaha PDX-60, I may have to take a closer look, I only wish they had one for my blackberry.

Tags: iphone, ipod, PDX-60, Yahama

Google Apps Connector 1.5 coming soon!

Nov 24, 2009 Apps

Google announced today Google Apps Connector 1.5 would be coming soon to give businesses using Google Apps better integration with BES. One of the added benefits is that 1.5 will allow you to connect 500 users, doubling the number of users on a server. Its nice if your company is already using Google Apps, but its a little limited compared to a standard BES setup. Some of the features you can get from Apps Connector:

Messages sent to your Gmail inbox are pushed to your BlackBerry within 60 seconds.
Emails read/deleted on your BlackBerry are marked as read/deleted in Gmail, and vice-versa.
Synchronize BlackBerry folders with labels in Gmail.
Search for email addresses and phone numbers of other users on your company domain.
View your Google Calendar schedule on your native BlackBerry application, with one-way synchronization from Google Calendar to your BlackBerry device.
Contacts in Gmail are automatically synchronized with your BlackBerry address book

You can check out Google Apps Connector Here

Tags: Apps, BES, Connector, Google, Google Apps Connector

AWESOME Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals on Blackberries!

Nov 24, 2009 Carriers, Deals, Devices

HOLY COW!! Talk about some awesome Black Friday and Cyber monday deals from Wirefly. Friday through Monday at midnight you can get the BlackBerry Storm2 Smartphone from Verizon Wireless for $9.99. THATS $9.99 or the ALL NEW AT&T BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone FOR FREE (the 9700 pricing is not available until SATURDAY, so the link won’t work yet!). YES FOR FREE with a new activation or upgrade of your current account.

Thats TWO amazing phones from two of the Country’s largest providers for less than $20! At that price you can afford to get one for you and one for the special someone you have to shop for this christmas season. These prices start Friday, so make sure you BOOKMARK THIS POST so you have the information you need to grab the phones you want!

Tags: 9700, black friday, Blackberry, cyber monday, Deals, storm 2, Wirefly

Thanksgiving themes for the 71xx, 81xx, 83xx, 87xx,88xx and 9630

Nov 24, 2009 Themes

Wow! What would thanksgiving be with out something to give thanks for? Of course, there’s family, but you deal with them on a daily basis. How about giving thanks for your Blackberry and the fact that you can CHANGE the theme on it as often as you like?

To celebrate the Thanksgiving Feast that awaits us in two days (my in-laws have already started cooking!) here are three Thanksgiving Themes (two of them based on Charlie Brown) for your crackberries.

First up, we have a Peanuts Thanksgiving theme from Daniel Black. This theme works for the 71xx, 81xx, 83xx, 87xx, and 88xx series devices and features everyone’s favorite blockhead and his lovable beagle, Snoopy. You can grab the version for the 71xx and 81xx OTA here and for the 83xx, 87xx and 88xx OTA Here

Next up is another Peanuts Theme, this one from CoolBlackBerryThemes and is a little crisper. Its good for the 8100 and the 8300/8800 devices and features Chef Snoopy on the homescreen with a good lookin bird ready to eat.

Lastly, is a Today Plus Thanksgiving theme for the 9630 (should work on any device with OS 5.0 like the 8900 or the 9700 as well). Its a simple Thanksgiving theme with out the peanuts characters by RenoCat. You can grab it OTA Here.

We hope you have a happy thanksgiving!

Tags: 71xx, 81xx, 83xx, 87xx, 88xx, 9630, Free, Thanksgiving, Themes

OS 5.0.0.341 for the Storm 9520 in the wild

Nov 24, 2009 Firmware

Here’s a little bit of Thanksgiving cheer for those with the 9520. A new OS has been spotted in the wild. OS 5.0.0.341 (thats a lot of numbers!) is out and available for Download on the RapidShare. Remember, with all leaked OS’s you upgrade at your own risk as this could seriously mess up your device!

You can grab it Here from Rapidshare.

If you upgrade, let us know what you think of the change.

Tags: 5.0.0.341, 9520, Storm

BB Media Sync 3.0 available at noon today!

Nov 24, 2009 Apps, Berry

The fine folks north of the border at RIM have decided to give a little holiday cheer today before the Christmas season officially starts… according to Crackberry Media Sync 3.0 will hit today at noon (which timezone is your guess). For those media loving abusers out there, Media Sync provides an excellent way to sync your blackberry device with your itunes or windows media accounts. It works pretty well to make and copy playlists and what not.

Here are some of the things to look forward to in 3.0:

PC to BlackBerry sync:
- 2 way synchronization, Add folders for syncing with option to optimize pictures for device
- Smart memory management: optimizes photo size, allowing for storage of more pictures on device
BlackBerry to PC Import:
- Media Sync alerts users when new pictures are available to import when device is connected to PC (via pop-up on the pictures tab)
Highlights of Music sync with BlackBerry Media Sync:
- Sync Options include specific playlists or random music
- iTunes® & Windows Media Player® compatible
- Supports all media capable BlackBerry smartphones

So wait until noon, head on over to Blackberry.com/mediasync and grab the latest copy today.

Tags: 3.0, Blackberry, mediasync, Update

Get Acrobat.com on your Blackberry

Nov 23, 2009 Apps

I haven’t tried it yet, but the net is buzzing with news of Adobe’s Acrobat.com being available on your mobile device. The app promises some pretty cool things if it works right.

The Adobe Acrobat.com app by scanR lets you view or fax documents from Acrobat.com. You can also upload document images and have them stored as searchable PDF files in your Acrobat.com account.