beExecutor Old School “Executor” Sound Effect App for Touchscreen BlackBerrys
@Footose let us know about his latest release called beExecutor. beExecutor replicates the classic Executor sound effect keychain many of us screwed around with as kids. It packs the classic 8-bit sounds of the original eight sound effects including: Bomb “Sound Effects”, Explosions, Siren, “Machine Gun”, Phasers, Lasers, Falls and a Gatling Gun. Right now…
Free SFlix App Makes Animated BBM Avatars from Videos or Pictures
Ashley pointed out a cool new app called SFlix on App World. The new smartphone app from Max Solution allows you to easily create an animated avatar for BBM using pictures or a video. It works well and gets the job done so it may be worth downloading to get your own custom BBM avatar….
Free Wi-Fi File Transfer App for BlackBerry Smartphones
I love the flexibility of being able to transfer files to my BlackBerry over Wi-Fi. I am currently using the Wi-Fi server in Fixmo Tools that is free during RIM’s current promotion for BlackBerry 7 devices. Jason let me know that there is another alternative called Wi-Fi File Transfer from Amaira Soft. It lets you…
Rogers & CIBC Launch Mobile NFC Payment System Starting With BlackBerry 7 Devices
RIM just got a big vote of confidence in their home town with CIBC and Rogers Communication launching their new NFC based payment system starting with BlackBerrys only. The solution will allow Rogers BlackBerry owners with NFC capable devices to pay anywhere that contactless credit card payments are already accepted. They are starting off…
BlackBerry 10 Jam Keynote With Alec Saunders Video Now Available
When Ben sent this to me I was really hoping it would include Alec Saunders and Chris Smith doing their rendition of “The Waiting is the Hardest Part.” Sadly that was not the case but RIM has posted up the video of the 30 minute keynote. They had previously shown sections of it but this…
RIM Releasing Parental Controls For All OS 5.0+ BlackBerrys Soon
RIM slipped in some new parental controls that showed up in their latest OS leaks and now they are taking it further. They have announced that the BlackBerry Curve 9220 & Curve 9320 will be rolling out with the new parental controls built in. What is very interesting is that RIM has confirmed on their…
Facebook for BlackBerry v3.1.0.9 Released in Beta Zone
RIM has rolled out another bug fixing update to Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones in the Beta Zone. This latest update is v3.1.0.9 from the previous v3.1.0.7. Thankfully RIM was kind enough to offer up a change log for us to review before updating. Check it out below: Status Cleared notification doesn’t make sense Update help…
A Few Things RIM Should Keep in Mind to Make BlackBerry 10 a Success
There is no doubt that RIM was missing quite a few essential features when it first launched the BlackBerry PlayBook. Now that we have what we been waiting for on the PlayBook native PIM apps, what is next? RIM is busy working on the transition of BlackBerry PlayBook OS to BlackBerry 10 with a BB10…
Share your BlackBerry Clipboard with your Desktop or PlayBook with Remote Clipboard
Trustbe has released a cool new app called Remote Clipboard that I am still trying to find a use for. It allows you to copy items on your BlackBerry smartphone and then access them from your desktop or any device with a browser. It works by having you register an account and password once you…
Ways to Force PlayBook Android Player to Quit
If you are a regular user of sideloaded Android applications on your PlayBook you may have noticed that the runtime sometimes hangs. This gets really annoying since the only reliable fix seems to be restarting the PlayBook. I am not sure why RIM does not offer users the ability to do this themselves but there…
Berryset Celebrates Their 1st Birthday With $4.99 Premium Bundle
Berryset let us know that they are celebrating their first birthday as BlackBerry developers. To commemorate the occastion they are bundling together their seven premium applications into one bundle for only $4.99 (compared to $16.93). They are offering the deal for 1 month and the deal is only available on their website. The bundle…
Free ScrapBook PlayBook App Gets 3D Theme Pack Upgrade
RIM and TAT are on a roll with theme pack updates to the free PlayBook ScrapBook app. The latest is a 3D pack that seems to be based on the anaglyphed red (left eye) and cyan (right eye) filtered 3D glasses from back in the day. I don’t have a pair handy to test…
