Be a Spy for only $0.90!!
Thats right! Now you can have the CIA World Factbook 2009 in the palm of your hand for ONLY $0.90!! That’s an insane deal considering this gem from SBB4 usually sells for $29.99. Maybe its because they’re hard at work on the 2010 version already (and with the way things change in this world, its probably a good thing) but now you can have all the information the CIA has on rouge nations at your fingertips!
The following categories of information are covered for over 270 countries:
- Flag Graphic
- Map Image
- Background
- Geography
- People
- Government
- Economy
- Communications
- Transportation
- Military
- Transnational Issues
The cool thing is that this is a native app! Nothing else required! It’s on sale through midnight tonight, so grab it while you can!
Thanks to GoMan who sent this tip in!
How To Extend Your Blackberry’s Battery Life
Dec 18, 2009 Devices, Hack, Tips & Tricks
There are several things you can do to extend the life of your battery between charges.
- Set Email Filters. Yes that’s right, set some email filters to block unnecessary messages received on your handheld. The fewer wireless transmissions your BlackBerry makes, the longer your battery will last.
- Decrease the backlight timeout and/or brightness. This is especially true for the newer 7100, and 7290 handhelds. Go to Options –> Screen/Keyboard to set the backlight options.
- Disable wireless sync on applications that you do not use, e.g. Memopad. Is it really necessary to transmit memopad data over the air? If not, then just disable Wireless Synchronization from the Memopad Options.
- Turn Wireless Off when you are in areas of poor coverage. The BlackBerry will greatly increase it’s output in poor coverage, and this can be very draining on your battery.
- Set the Auto On/Off. Unless you’re on call 24 hours a day, chances are you won’t be using your BlackBerry late at night. So set the Auto On/Off to shut your BlackBerry off.
- Set your profiles to have the BlackBerry vibrate and ring less often. Even just reducing the number of beeps can give you a little extra battery life.
As a last resort, if your BlackBerry battery simply doesn’t last long enough, you can buy an extra battery. If you have any tips or tricks you’d like to share with us, leave a comment or hit us on Twitter
Two Free Christmas themes for the Storm, 9000, 9630 and 9700!!
Well, ok, one is for the storm only (though I bet if you check out CoolBlackBerryThemes you can find it for other devices there) and the second one is for the Storm, 9000, 9630 and the 9700.
First up is the “Disney” theme for the Storm with OS 5.0 ONLY. Its a pretty cool theme with your favorite Disney Characters making an appearance on the screens. It also features some custom Christmas icons that help add to the flair of the theme. Rock out the Christmas Week with the Disney Theme by grabbing it OTA.
Up next is a theme designed for the Storm, the Bold 9000, the Bold 9700 and the Tour (9630). Its a simple and elegant theme that reminds the user of the Reason for the Season as we see two travelers (on on a donkey) headed towards the location of a bright star. It looks to be a today theme with movable icons. Like I said, its a really nice theme. You can grab it OTA:
Get your Blu-Rays to go with 123 Media Max
Dec 18, 2009 Apps
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of 123 Media Max. All opinions are 100% mine.
Usually I don’t talk too much about computer software on this site (as its a Blackberry site) but this one is actually of use to Blackberry users (actually, any Smartphone user) and could prove to be a valuable addition to your desktop. 123mediamax as come up with a Blu-Ray Copy Breakthrough that will allow you to copy your blu-ray discs and burn them on DVD’s in HD format. Now you can convert your blu-Rays to play on any dvd player that can read DVDRW+ discs (and these days, try finding one that can’t!).
In addition to being able to copy the discs you can also convert DVD’s and Blu-Rays to DivX, AVI, Windows Media Video (WMV), and MPEG4 meaning you can now rip your favorite movies/tv shows with one software and then move them to your blackberry for viewing and with the holidays being here, and long travel lines everywhere who wouldn’t like to have the Latest Dr. Who releases in the palm of your hand?
123mediamax has a Trial of the software available which lets you copy DVD’s, Blu-Rays, video files to disc and more. Its actually a pretty good piece of software which will let you back up your video collection to discs that are playable on ANY Blu-Ray or DVD players and PS3′s as well. Can’t beat that with a stick can you? So check out the Blu-Ray Copy Breakthrough that the masterminds at 123mediamax have come up with and pick up a copy for yourself or the mediaphile in your life today.
Tags: Blu-Ray, copy, Devices, dvd, files, media, Software, Video
New Orleans Saints theme for the Storm (and other devices)
“Who dat? Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints” It seems the Saints are unstoppable this year so it stands to reason that there’s an overwhelming demand for NO Saints themes. Luckily, kwoodford has you covered. The theme we’re featuring today is the New Orleans Saints theme for the Storm (and Storm2) device. Its a pretty nice theme that has all the bells and whistles you’d want in a touch screen based theme.
- Custom Battery Meter (Football)
- Custom Wallpapers throughout
- Custom Photoshopped Lock Screens
- Custom Msg Indicator (Team Logo)
- Custom Team Colors throughout
- 1 Row Icons (with this wallpaper)
- 5th & 6th Icon for Weather (or favorite Apps)
Only thing missing is the SuperDome. You can grab the theme directly OTA HERE or visit Digital Paint Shop for more NFL themes and to see if there’s one for your team.
Tags: Blackberry Storm, New Orleans, Saints, theme
Why Not Bidazzled?
Dec 8, 2009 Deals
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Bidazzled. All opinions are 100% mine.
I’ve been looking for some unique ways to do my Christmas shopping this year as money has been a little tighter then I had hoped for when I came across the *almost* brand new Bid site bidazzled.com. Bidazzled is an “entertainment auction” site where things like games, computers, GPS units and more can be found and bid on and picked up at some pretty good prices (I saw super Mario for the wii go for less then $15!!).
Bidazzled works along the same lines as other penny auction sites, you buy so many “bids” in order to bid on the items you want. The cool thing is that Bidazzled starts you off with FIVE FREE bids and when you use the code: BBP1202A you get 15 more FREE bids to bid with. Unlike other auction sites, Bidazzled was designed and created to fund a lung cancer charity (The Ruch Foundation: www.ruchfoundation.com). So proceeds from the site go to the charity. A novel take on giving right?
Another cool thing about the auction site is that Nobody Loses. If you don’t win, you receive up to 50 Bonus Bids as a thank you for participating, and You can purchase the auction item less the investment you had in the auction. If you win, Bidazzled typically make an offer to buy the item back for either cash (paypal or check), cash and bids, or bids. Its a pretty cool setup where you can get top of the line stuff at 80 to 90% off retail.
You’d think that would be enough, but it’s not. If you refer friends to the site you can earn free bids as well.
- A refers B. A receives 5 Bonus Bids
- B refers C. A receives 4 Bonus Bids
- C refers D. A receives 3 Bonus Bids
- D refers E. A receives 2 Bonus Bids
- E refers F. A receives 1 Bonus Bid.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up and start bidding today. Who knows, Christmas might come early!
Facebook for Blackberry Updated to 1.7.0.22
You can grab the update in app world or at http://blackberry.com/facebook in your blackberry browser.
Tags: 1.7.0.22, Blackberry, facebook
