Time for something a little lighter for the BlackBerry crowd. New from the developers at HeroCraft comes ‘Lovetris’ for BlackBerry. The game combines the story of Romeo and Juliet and Tetris, into a mashup of a game. Versions are available for most current Berry devices, and separate builds of the game are included for the…
Etisalat Launches Surveillance App Disguised as OS Update
A simple update (or so we thought) for Etisalat BlackBerry users over in the United Arab Emirates may not have been what it appeared to be. The update arrived on customers’ handsets via text message, and urged the install for ‘improved performance’. However, after install many BlackBerry users started experiencing crashes and reduced battery life.…
Barnes & Noble releases iPhone, iPod Touch and BlackBerry eBook reader and announces eBook store
Barnes & Noble, a chain of retail bookstores in America that I greatly miss, announced yesterday that they’ve opened an eBook store with 700,00 titles, which includes roughly 500,000 books that are in the public domain, and that readers will be able to enjoy their books on the iPhone, iPod Touch and BlackBerry. This move…
Another Twitter Client for BlackBerry Costs a Tweet
Handmark, the masterminds behind Pocket Express, have outed a new Twitter app called Tweetcaster. How much will it cost you? A tweet, something which every app developer could use. Asking for a tweet is an especially good idea for indie developers who couldn’t get away with charging for their app, and need some way of…
BlackBerry Software on Mac Announced for September
Good news, everyone! RIM has officially announced a long-overdue BlackBerry desktop client for Mac. Contacts, music, calendar, notes, tasks, apps, OS updates, backup/restore… the Desktop Manager will handle everything that has been exclusive to PC up until now. RIM started showing a little bit of love to the hip crowd when they introduced Media Sync…
Verizon drops BlackBerry Storm to $100 on contract
Following the launch of the BlackBerry Tour, Verizon Wireless has dropped the price of their BlackBerry Storm touchscreen smartphone to a C-note ($100). Ignore, for a second, the fact that an arguably better BlackBerry has is now available to BlackBerry fans on Big Red. The cheaper price point should help make the Storm’s wonky click-screen…
IASUS 500K Earpiece for BlackBerry and iPhone Makes you Look Like Total Badass
Y’know, when friends call and tell you “The Eagle has Landed, prepare for extraction,” it’s hard to mutter “whiskey, tango, foxtrot” into one of those standard mono Bluetooth headsets without feeling like a bit of a douche. This is exactly why military and security audio supplier Iasus has released their 500k earpeice, complete with transparent…
GlobeBerry 2.0 Theme for the BlackBerry Storm
One more BlackBerry Theme for today. This is it, I promise. Chad over at Themes4BB tipped me off to this one. He tells me that they have an exclusive on this brand new theme for BlackBerry Storm owners. The theme is called GlobeBerry 2, and includes access to 16 apps from the homescreen, double icon…
Online Retailers Cleaning out BlackBerry Storms on the Cheap!
Surely the BlackBerry Storm 2 isn’t far away. I say that, because prices on the original Storm are now dropping like mad… and that’s often the first sign of a next-gen device coming our way. Verizon now has the original Storm up for grabs at $99, and AmazonWireless has it for $49.99. But perhaps the…
Free Theme Alert: SodaBerry Bottom Dock with Today Plus Theme for BlackBerry Bold
I only post themes when I really, really like ’em. Well, actually, I lie… sometimes I poke around for themes on slow news days as well… I mean, heck, who doesn’t like checking out a new theme right? Today, good ‘ol Bla1ze over at CrackBerry mentioned a great looking new theme for BlackBerry Bold users.…