Need a new do? Try VirtualHair for BlackBerry smartphones!

Some people are just born with an amazing head of hair. There are those have a great natural colour and others that will never know the horror of a receding hairline. I talk of the ones that have picture perfect hair; the ones who must have an army of stylists consistently making sure every single strand is in the right place. I’m sure you know someone whose locks look like a helmet and must be placed on their head like Darth Vader’s helmet. Others are not so lucky and have yet to find the perfect style.

Toysoft Development Inc came up with an entertaining (and funny) way to see which style is best for you through their app called VirtualHair for BlackBerry smartphones. All you need is a headshot of yourself (preferably from head on) in order to do some hair shopping. Browse through over 30 different hairstyles for both women and men. VirtualHair also lets you change the size and colour of the hair until you find a suitable match. When you are finished, you add a frame (optional), then save it, email it or update your BBM avatar.

Features

If anything else, it’s great for a laugh. Though I think my new best friend in the image above might like my new style, what do you think? You can pick up VirtualHair for $0.99 from BlackBerry App World.

More information/download VirtualHair for Blackberry smartphones

Shazam Encore Offered Free as Part of RIM’s “Outage Gift”

The apps RIM is offering as part of their complimentary gift to make up for their outage now includes Shazam Encore. The app mains purpose is to actually detect and identify songs which I found it to be fairly accurate.

Main features:

• Identify what song is playing (unlimited Tags*)

• Buy the track

• Share Tags by text, email, Twitter or Facebook

• Read track and album reviews

• See what’s hot with Shazam’s Tag Chart

• Watch YouTube videos

• Search music by artist, track and lyrics

• View lyrics**

• Discover new music using Recommendations

While it is so featured packed, some features such as lyrics are limited to North America only. However, even if your outside the North American region, this is still quite a good app for music lovers.

Download Shazam Encore for free here!

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TOMPlayer updates with new UI and features

Emacberry has been hard at work updating his TOMPlayer media application. Not only does this update include a new, more functional UI (more pleasing to the eye as well), it also comes jam packed with even more features then the previous version. For those of you who missed our first post regarding TOMPlayer, the app is essentially a media player for your BlackBerry that goes a little above and beyond the native media app with functions like returning to the exact spot you eexited the program. For the full list of additions keep reading after the break.

New version inculdes:

Beside the pre-selection via the Options you can toggle between the different AudioPath with the [Q]-Key (forward) or the [A]-Key (backward). For Storm and Storm2 users some additional menu items are available in order to provide this additional switching functionality.

Browse the FileSystem of your BlackBerry and select a folder in which the Audio files for which you like to create a playlist are located. Once you have reached this directory you can open the BlackBerry Menu and select between

Please note that selecting this option might take some time in order to retrieve all audio files from all sub- directories.

In the Options you can specified in which folder the create Playlist will be saved - you can select between:

Best of all, Emacberry has kept the application completely FREE!

For more information / download TOMPlayer

Get your BlackBerry in the Halloween spirit with free ringtones!

Halloween is right around the corner and we've been showing you some fun things you can do to get your BlackBerry in the spirit. From a photo app to transform your pictures into cool Halloween scenes, to incredible Halloween themes and a fun and spooky soundboard type app for the BlackBerry PlayBook. One of the easiest and probably most popular ways to personalize your BlackBerry is with a ringtone, and CrackBerry has tons of free ones you can choose from, for holidays or any day. Head over to the Ringtone Gallery or the Ringtone Forums at the links below, and head past the break to see a sample of what you can find. Thanks to everyone that contributes to the gallery and the forums!

Find free ringtones in the Ringtone Gallery

Find free ringtones in the CrackBerry forums

Ring of Death (Japanese version)

Rosemary's Baby

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johan Sebastian Bach

Halloween theme song

Squeaky Door

Twilight Zone theme

Joker Laugh (from Dark Knight)

Requiem for a Dream clip by Clint Mansell

Phantom of the Opera

Ghostbusters theme song

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell

Deal of the Day: Save on two great cases for your BlackBerry Playbook today only!

Are you getting the best deal on your mobile phone contract?

 

Most BlackBerry smartphone owners get theirs on a contract. We established this in a recent poll where most CrackBerry readers said they were locked in a contract. For most of my mobile phone life I have been on a contract. There have been occasions where I have gotten bored with the phone I got with my contract and buy one off contract half way through but that was before my BlackBerry days. That was also before UK networks got rid of 12 month contracts. Nowadays, we see 24 month contracts or 18 month ones in the UK and although some UK networks have brought back 12 month contracts, it's only available to existing customers and you pay a whole lot more upfront than on an 18 or 24 month contract.

You may have noticed from my UK Buyer's guide Part 1 that we love our ‘free' contracts, where we pay nothing upfront for the device. It is what most people go for when getting a contract and networks willfully oblige, as it means you pay higher per month but by doing this are you really getting the best deal? Is better to take a lower tariff and pay upfront? Or even get the device sim free (off-contract) from an authorised reseller or pay as you go?

Let's take a closer look at the cost of these contracts we're signing up to. We'll use the BlackBerry Bold 9900 as an example since all UK networks now have this BlackBerry device available. Sim free devices or pay as you go devices can be a bargain. It is certainly popular here in the UK as you can get decent, entry level handsets on a budget but high-end smartphones tend to be a little more expensive. In the UK there are a couple of websites that sell mobile phones sim free - www.expansys.com and www.clove.co.uk. Some networks will have higher end smartphones available on pay as you go while others don't. The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is available on pay as you go from O2 and Three. Let's take a look at the price breakdown. 

Looking at the list above the cheapest deal would be with Three UK at a total of £459.99 (including £10 top-up). Now, let's take a look at the overall cost of your 18 or 24 month contract. The lowest monthly payment on a 24 month contract is from O2 at £16.50 per month, with an upfront payment of £199.99 for the device. The cost overall in 24 months is £595.99, already £150 more than Three's pay as you go deal. T-Mobile offers one of the most expensive monthly tariffs at £61.27, although there probably won't be many opting to choose this tariff the overall cost would £1470.48, three times more than pay as you go deals. Let's be a little more realistic and look at what most people go for. Most folks, myself included would go for the plan that would give me the phone ‘free' on average this ranges from £30 to £40 a month depending on what network you go for. Vodafone offers the Bold 9900 for free from £36 a month so over 24 months the cost to you is £864. Anyone one of the pay as you go deals looks a lot better than that amount. Is an 18-month contract any better? Well, you pay £5 more a month but it is also 6 months less in length, so looking at the same plans as we already have O2's cheapest would become £21.50 + £199.99, totalling £586.99. This plan already cheaper than going for a 24-month contract. Vodafone's plan would be £41 a month with a free device with a grand total of £738. Again, much cheaper than its 24-month equivalent.

So, by taking a look at those values, it seems going sim free/off-contract is more cost effective than going for a contract deal. Granted some may not be able to afford spending all that money in one go but over the long run you certainly save more. If you must go on a contract plan, perhaps consider going for a lower monthly payment and pay something upfront as it still works out cheaper than taking the 'free' device option. Have you had a look at your monthly contract lately? Will you start to think about paying a little more upfront? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

BlackBerry Curve 9360 now available from Three UK

 

Looking to get yourself a new BlackBerry Curve? Well Three UK has added the Curve 9360 to their BlackBerry collection and is available on 24-month contracts and pay as you go. The slimline Curve is the latest addition to the Curve family and runs BlackBerry 7.

Monthly plans start at £25 a month and you can get it on pay as you go for £229.99. Incidentally, Three UK have stopped selling the popular Curve 8520, now that the new Curve is available.

More information/purchase the BlackBerry Curve 9360 on Three UK 

Brainwave Tuner gets inside your head and plays with your brain - and on sale for 50% off too!

Music soothes the savage beast. The saying holds more truth than you may realize. Think of how many times you‘ve thrown on some music to help you vent, put you to sleep or even help you keep your focus. You may even have created playlists on your BlackBerry smartphone for numerous occasions. One BlackBerry smartphone application takes the idea of beneficial tones one step further; Brainwave Tuner. Regardless if you are attempting to mediate, catch some shut eye or even cram for a test, you can browse through 20 preset sound patterns to assist you. It’s amazing how simple tones with binaural beats can help you get your mind where you need it to be- all it needs is the right stimuli. When I get writer’s block, I turn to instrumental music to help me along the process. Brainwave Tuner was recently updated to version 2.6 and includes the following features:

Promotion: Brainwave Tuner is available from the CrackBerry App Store for $3.99. You can use the coupon code CRACKBERRY201110 in order to receive a 50% discount. The promotion is valid until this Sunday at midnight, PST. Please note: This code will only work in the mobile app store or mobile app store client from your device.

More information/download Brainwave Tuner from the CrackBerry App Store

BlackBerry Messenger actualizado a versión 6.0.1

Después de pasar por el programa Beta, desde hoy ya está disponible la versión final para su descarga oficial del cliente de mensajería instantánea BlackBerry Messenger a versión 6.0.1

Desde ya hace algún tiempo que RIM puso a disposición de los desarrolladores la plataforma para conectar las aplicaciones con BBM, ahora esta actualización nos permite acceder directamente a esas aplicaciones.

Compartir contenido con otros usuarios también se ha mejorado en esta versión, junto con la posibilidad de poder invitar a más usuarios, los usuario que tengan BBM 5 y reciban una invitación se les mostrará primero el link para que actualicen su versión a BBM a 6.0.1

El link para su descarga: http://www.blackberry.com/bbm o desde App World http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/3729

Fuente: http://blogs.blackberry.com

Easily Set Call Reminder Notes to Show When Certain Contacts Call You

 

Finmouse let us know about their new BlackBerry app Call Reminder Notes. The app lets you easily create and assign a reminder note to a single or multiple contacts so you can remember what you need to talk about. The note then shows up when you receive a call and can remain on the screen. They also have an after call feature that lets you add reminders, calendar events, and edit the contact notes after a call. In other words it is great for people who need to juggle sales calls and the like.

Features include:

After Call Features include:

You can pick up Call Reminder Notes for BlackBerry in App World for $3.99 or check out the YouTube videos below or at www.callremindernotes.com:

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RIM Starts Rolling Out BBM v6.0.1 Which Helps Find & Share BBM Connected Apps

 

RIM has announced that they are starting to roll out BBM v6.0.1 today which is a slight upgrade to the official current version 6.0.0.129. This new version has been in the beta zone before since the beginning of last month and includes some small tweaks. It mainly adds a new automated way to search for BBM connected apps in App World along with making it easier to share.

The key changes include:

• Explore BBM-connected Apps – BBM users will now be able to pull up “Explore BBM-connected Apps” from a menu in the BBM Contacts screen. This action is designed to automate a BlackBerry App World storefront search for “BBM” by redirecting users to a list of up to 25 of the most popular BBM-connected apps available.

• Sharing App content with your BBM Contacts is easier – Many BBM users have told us that they love sharing app content with their BBM friends who use the same app, but they also wanted to share content with their BBM friends who don’t have the app. BBM v6.0.1 is designed so that you can now share app-specific content with your BBM contacts regardless of whether your contact has the app installed.

  For example, foursquare users may want to share a tip or badge they’ve recently earned, or Huffington Post users may want to share a breaking news story with their BBM contacts. Your friends or contacts will also be prompted to download the BBM-connected app if they don’t have it installed.

• Include BBM v5.0 users in application invites – Now you can include even more friends in the fun! You can now invite BBM v5.0 & BBM v6.0 contacts to join in the fun and share BBM-connected app experiences. Your BBM v5.0 contacts will be prompted to download BBM v6.0 in order to access BBM-connected apps. For users new to BBM v6.0 and BBM-connected apps, here’s a quick rundown of some benefits to upgrading (make sure to read our BBM 6: Apps Made Social blog post for more information).
  • Inviting BBM friends to experience your favorite apps
  • Chatting with BBM contacts from inside BBM-connected apps
  • Discovering apps and updates through friends by browsing their recent profile updates of their contacts profile

Sharing App content with your BBM Contacts is easier – Many BBM users have told us that they love sharing app content with their BBM friends who use the same app, but they also wanted to share content with their BBM friends who don’t have the app. BBM v6.0.1 is designed so that you can now share app-specific content with your BBM contacts regardless of whether your contact has the app installed.

For example, foursquare users may want to share a tip or badge they’ve recently earned, or Huffington Post users may want to share a breaking news story with their BBM contacts. Your friends or contacts will also be prompted to download the BBM-connected app if they don’t have it installed.

Keep an eye out for the update in App World on the BBM Page and let us know when you spot it!

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RIM Offering Buy 2 PlayBooks Get One Free + 3 Accessories for Business Customers

RIM keeps on finding ways to push BlackBerry PlayBooks. The latest strategy for business customers is offering them a free third PlayBook along with 3 free accessories when you purchase two PlayBooks from an authorized retailer. These authorized retailers are focused on the business customers like CDW, PC Connection, etc due to the deals business focus. You simply place an order through one of the resellers between now and Dec 31st and business customers will receive the deal.

You can check out all the details here

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Free Western Union BlackBerry App Moves Your Money on the Go

Western Union has released a new BlackBerry app this week that helps you move your money around the world. The app gives you access to the main functions you need and you can transfer money to over 200 countries from your credit card. You can also track your transfer around the world and look up fees.

Full feature list includes:

You can pick up the Western Union BlackBerry app in App World

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Deal of the Day: Save 48% on the BodyGuardz Protective Skin for BlackBerry Bold 9930 and Bold 9900

Fixmo Tools adds yet even more functionality - 10 copies up for grabs!

Oh Fixmo Tools, do I ever get tired of talking about you? No, I don’t. It’s part of a small number of applications that has traversed the journey from smartphone to smartphone with me. I review a lot of applications (and by a lot I mean a WHOLE WHACK), and Fixmo Tools is one of the reviewed few that I hold onto. Why do I hold onto it? Inside is a suite of applications (an arsenal you could say), that extends upon the functionality of whatever model of BlackBerry smartphone I may be using. It has saved me time and again by reversing accidental message deletion, alerting me of potentially inappropriate outgoing emails and providing me handy screen capturing capabilities. These of course are but a few of the options Fixmo Tools comes with. If I had run into the team at BlackBerry DevCon 2011, I would have hugged them (and then probably would have shared in an awkward, silent moment afterward).

When I first received my BlackBerry Bold 9900, I discovered that, sadly, Fixmo Tools was not yet OS 7 compatible. I said “until we meet again” to a dear friend (well I didn’t actually say it, that would have been crazy). So recently, Fixmo Tools was updated to version 2.5 and with it came a couple of new features. Now compatible with OS 7, I couldn’t wait to see what else was new.

 

Fixmo Tools is now available for BlackBerry smartphones running OS 7 (yessss!). They compare Fixmo Tools to owning a utility belt; well they’re going to need suspenders to keep that belt up because it now comes loaded with 18 applications. You heard right, 18 frikkin apps! So on top of the support for BlackBerry OS 7 devices, and performance optimizations, Fixmo Tools does come with a couple of cool additions:

Conserve Wi-Fi

It can be argued that properly managing Wi-Fi connectivity helps to conserve battery life. In the list of Fixmo Tools applications, you will see the Conserve Wi-Fi icon. Using this app, your Wi-Fi will be turned on and off at a specific location, based upon information from cell towers. For example- I’m at work and connect to WiFi. I click on the icon and the next screen will display the available networks and the associated Cell ID. A simple button will allow the application to automatically activate or deactivate WiFi connectivity the next time I’m there. No more manually activating WiFi!

Application Deletion

If you ask me, having 18 apps in 1 is kind of a crazy deal. Some people may not think the same way. The folks at Fixmo said that they actually received feedback that there were too many applications to choose from. I guess I can see where there may be a problem; not everyone may use the Speed Test, or Remote Print applications. What Fixmo Inc did, was include an option in the menu that allows you to delete the apps you don’t need. All you need to do is open the menu and select Delete Apps. A pop-up will list the currently installed applications, along with a check box beside each entry. Click on each entry that you want to delete and they disappear. See? Fixmo can add more functionality, even when enabling you to remove functionality. Funny how that works, isn’t it?

If you would like to pick up Fixmo Tools, it's currently on sale for $7.99 (from $14.99) at the CrackBerry App Store.

Contest: We have 10 copies of Fixmo Tools to giveaway! All you have to do is leave a comment to be entered. Contest ends this Sunday at midnight PST.

More information/download Fixmo Tools for BlackBerry smartphones

Contest winners special edition: Halloween Themes by ale7714 Designs and BBMagic!

We ran a couple of contests this week for some kickass Halloween themes, and in order to get these to the winners and installed on your phones before the holiday, we kept them short and sweet. Winners are posted after the break for Sweet Halloween Theme by ale7714 Designs and Animated Halloween Reaper theme by BBMagic, so if you see your name make sure to watch your email today for further instructions.

Sweet Halloween Theme by ale7714 Designs

Accio_BBandCoffee

alandry65

Appleluver23

Arunafeld

bajendemon

bananaphone105

Bjblondie58

blemoon42

blueyaris

Briancory

buckwild

calicocat2010

Camulus

catberryday

chaiola

chinee_iz

cookiekid

cray.mock

DeeNiceJones

hmmkot

j.edwards

JonManu

k_dinesh06

kimierin84

kuku25

Laufeia

loberry

loucainry

lovetaengoo

m-rafeek

mckillio

neebabe5

Nyxi

Pandaroxic

rajiv762

Rob-john_com

rodgranzojr

snowypouf

sommerface

sunflwr50

swillz_tunechi

thepinkcurve

Thunderbuck

tommysmac

TorrieB

vallogolfer

walking_irony

WolfberryOS

xBitcoOL

yukonlady

Animated Halloween Reaper theme by BBMagic

anothergoatherder

arturox

Belfast_belle

bhiggins24

bigberrygcm

BIGEXXPOPN

bighap

breley

dewey32399

Duskao

Edd17

Fabien Barel

Fanatix85

ga.rhythm

garymait

geek126

gheorghita.cristian

GreenCopperz

gsilvau

gtamhankar

HokageVI

hsumra

hybrid1976

ickyfagan1

Infomannow20

itismex

ivan238

jaseff

jonckr

joshua15

JX2CA

katzz177

kern5376

lawwilli

madgin

minnguyen

muletrain

mustangv8

mzceetee

PandorazBox80

parked

PDSchofield

rafa6571

raven6870

sirk25

slimoo9

smoel houde

snowman83

sybrandyp

wetfoot

Developer Shows Off PlayTorrent Beta BitTorrent Client for the PlayBook

 

Now this is another one of those apps where you wonder if RIM will allow it into App World. PlayTorrent is an on device BitTorrent client for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Cool right? While BitTorrent has many justifiable uses most companies tend to permanently associate it with illegal file sharing. Shahriyar over @BBin.in spotted a video of the PlayTorrent client in action from Behance Network along with a load of screenshots here.

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Supposedly Behance Network plans on releasing PlayTorrent shortly after it gets out of beta. I am really curious to see if RIM allows it in App World. The only other BitTorrent related app I have seen in App World is a free NASi app that lets you remotely control the Torrent app on your home QNAP network attached storage (NAS).

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Reckless Racing for the BlackBerry PlayBook

I was super happy when I saw that Reckless Racing had finally arrived on the BlackBerry PlayBook. I've had the game on other devices in the past, and it has long been one of my favorite time killers. This overhead racer pits you against oppenents on various courses, speeding your way through mud, dirt and pavement on your way to victory. There is also a Delivery mode where you can test your skills against the clock as you race to deliver packages. Reckless Racing is loads of fun and is that perfect "few minutes of time killing" game when you're on the go. With loads of replay value, you'll find yourself addicted in no time. Check out the video above for my full review.

More information/download of Reckless Racing

Reuters Suddenly Realizes RIM SVP, Jim Tobin, Left RIM 2+ Months Ago…

You have to love wall streets obsession with RIM remodeling their management structure. First these analysts and investors were clamoring for a shakeup in management and cleaning up house. Now when they see RIM doing just that they complain that RIM is firing people. The latest one Reuters all of a sudden caught on to months later is Jim Tobin who used to be SVP of the Software, Services & Enterprise Markets business unit at RIM.

Last I checked he was let go a little over 2 months ago together with Jeff McDowell, who was SVP of platform marketing and alliances. They also let go Vincent Washington who was heading up RIM Sports, Tyler Lessard, Mike Kirkup, , etc along with thousands of others throughout RIM. Some of these employees that were forced out, laid off, quit dramatically, or found better opportunities were extremely talented people but RIM is in the middle of a drastic platform shift and many acquisitions which leads to redundancies… RIM bought a new enterprise platform Ubitexx which is set to replace and prop up BES. They acquired QNX which is RIM’s new development platform… These are key pieces that are currently sitting side by side with departments run by the old guard of RIM execs.

The thing I don’t get is why Wall Street doesn’t see the management change up as exactly what they asked for? I cannot read the minds of RIM’s upper management but this is something that they started way back in 2009 when they started considering QNX and a whole new platform. The similarities to what they did back when they expanded from enterprise to consumer and their acquisitions back then look awfully like what they are doing now.

What do you think? Many of these people will be sorely missed but this seems to be exactly what RIM needs now. You can catch up with Jim Tobin on Twitter or his blog that he started up again two months ago…

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uTrack for the BlackBerry PlayBook is a unique project management application

Have you checked out uTrack for the BlackBerry PlayBook yet? Those who seek a task/project management tool may find this application will stick with you. I say this because it offers an interestingly familiar way to manage projects and its corresponding details. Memo pads are used many different ways in an office (home offices as well); quick reminders, messages and office pranks (kick me) are just a few applications. Perhaps at your company you have a boardroom with a huge whiteboard that is littered with these, each representing a task for a much larger project. You move them around as you decide on which ones are more of a priority, or as items get processed. It’s a simple representation on project tracking and management that helps everyone see what needs to be done. The white board becomes the go to wall for what needs to be accomplished, until it meets its demise thanks to a careless member of the cleaning staff. uTrack lets you track the same thing, minus the paper cuts.

 

With your PlayBook in hand, open up uTrack application. A wallpaper resembling a lined notepad holds your current project. Tapping on it brings you to a wall filled with virtual post its; the wall is divided into four categories – To Do, In Progress, Verify and Done. Within each of these categories is where you will be posting your notes/tasks. At first glance, you will only see the subject of the task, but by tapping on a task, you can see any additional notes you may have entered. When viewing or creating a note, you can assign a colour which you can set any meaning to, such as urgency or type of task or who is the owner of that task.

Moving the notes between categories, or up and down within the same category, is as simple as pressing and dragging. So as you review your work, this effortless management will require less attention, enabling you to focus on getting the work done. If you are within a wall you’ll also notice three buttons at the bottom, allowing you to clear all tasks off of a wall, change the name of the wall or delete the wall itself.

Now the lite (free) version of uTrack allows you to make use of only 1 virtual wall and manage up to 10 notes at a time. Recently, Tenpearls released a Pro version of uTrack, which brings you support for:

That is a lot of notes to manage! To be honest, I wouldn’t know what to do if I had to manage those in the real world. Oh, wait, yes I do; I’d file them in the trash bin. The notes only support text input, which is a bit unfortunate. I would like to be able to attach images or sketch/jot down quick visual ideas as well. Maybe that’s something to think about for a future update. Both versions of uTrack, Pro for $4.99 and uTrack Lite, can be picked up from BlackBerry App World.

More information/download uTrack Lite for the BlackBerry PlayBook

More information/download uTrack Pro for the BlackBerry PlayBook

 

T-Mobile BlackBerry Torch 9810 Dummy Units Arriving

We have already seen multiple confirmations that the BlackBerry Torch 9810 slider was coming to T-Mobile. Now we just got an image from on of our tipsters holding a dummy unit of the 9810 branded with T-Mobile’s logo. The pic is a bit overexposed but you get the picture…

Here is to hoping it comes on the currently rumored November 9th launch date!

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T-Mobile BlackBerry Torch 9810 Caught on Camera

We have already seen multiple confirmations that the BlackBerry Torch 9810 slider was coming to T-Mobile. Now we just got an image from on of our tipsters holding the device. The pic is a bit overexposed but you get the picture…

Here is to hoping it comes on the currently rumored November 9th launch date!

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Official Video of the Porsche Design P’9981 by BlackBerry from RIM

 

RIM sent us an official video of the new Porsche Design P’9981 by BlackBerry that we have been telling you about today. It is not a hands on video or anything but it does the classic RIM sliding image thing. Its nice and short to the point if you want to check it out. If you want something more hands on check out a hands on video done by TBreak below the official video.

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Connect to TVersity App Promises DLNA / UPNP Streaming to Your PlayBook

 

FileArchiveHaven has released a TVersity client for the popular TVersity server that many people use. In case you don’t know TVersity is a free server to install on your PC that lets you stream video to devices like the Xbox, PS3, and now the PlayBook. TVersity is a DLNA compliant sharing server in other words and this new “Connect to TVersity” app lets you stream videos, audio, and pictures to your PlayBook. The crazy part is that this PlayBook app is not limited to use to TVersity and actually works with any standard web based DLNA server. The only benefit of TVersity server is that it pre-converts videos to make sure they are playable on the PlayBook due to compatible video types.

Sounds cool right? With Connect to TVersity and your TVersity server setup you can:

• Stream Audio files
• Stream Video Files
• Stream Photos
• UPNP / DLNA
• Supports Subtitles

I have not had a chance to try out this app yet since I have not been home but I will definitely be checking it out. Send us screenshots to our tip line if you get it working! Let us know what you think of Connect to TVersity if you pick it up in App World for $1.99. They also confirm that they have tested it on PlayBook Beta OS 2.0 and it works!

PS: I have had limited success in the past getting the PlayBook to simply work with TVersity without a client by just going to http://<tversity ip address>:<port>/flashlib/ but hopefully this is better!

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Hoy se presenta el nuevo smartphone BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981

LLegó la mano de los diseñadores de Porsche Design a un dispositivo BlackBerry, el modelo 9981, lleva el corazón de una BlackBerry Bold 9900. Barato no es seguro.

Os adjunto la nota de prensa:

Ingeniería de lujo junto con prestaciones de alta potencia

Stuttgart, Alemania/Waterloo, Ontario: Hoy, Porsche Design y Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) anuncian el nuevo smartphone BlackBerry® de élite Porsche Design P’9981. Diseñado por Porsche Design, y en colaboración con RIM, el primer smartphone de la firma de lujo proporciona una creación basada en ingeniería de lujo y el rendimiento.

El smartphone BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981 se puede identificar de forma inmediata como un producto de la firma alemana. Entre los materiales exclusivos seleccionados para este smartphone único se incluye un marco en acero inoxidable forjado, una tapa trasera de cuero forrado a mano, un teclado QWERTY esculpido y una pantalla táctil de cristal. El nuevo y personalizado smartphone viene con una interfaz de usuario exclusiva de Porsche Design y una aplicación de realidad aumentada hecha a medida por Wikitude World Browser. También incluye PINs premium y exclusivos que ayudan a identificar a otro usuario del smartphone P’9981 con facilidad.

“Desde 1972, Porsche Design ha presentado productos que han marcado hitos con su estilo icónico y el smartphone BlackBerry P’9981 será nuestro siguiente punto de referencia”, destaca Juergen Gessler, CEO de Porsche Design Group. “El diseño puro e inconfundible, junto con los materiales auténticos y el énfasis en el proceso de fabricación, casan perfectamente con nuestra filosofía y complementan la colección de productos Porsche Design”.

“Esta colaboración surge de una creencia compartida en la que forma y función son inseparables” asegura Todd Wood, SVP for Industrial Design, Research In Motion. “El Porsche Design P’9981 es un smartphone de lujo verdaderamente moderno, en el que el estilo intemporal de la marca alemana se junta con la experiencia móvil inigualable proporcionada por RIM”.

Hardware y software potentes

El Porsche Design P’9981 está construido sobre una plataforma basada en el rendimiento que tiene un procesador de 1,2 GHz, grabación de vídeo en HD, gráficos en alta resolución de 24 bits, y sensores avanzados que hacen posible las nuevas aplicaciones de realidad aumentada. Incluye una memoria interna de 8GB, que se puede aumentar hasta 40GB con una tarjeta micro SD.

BlackBerry® 7, el sistema operativo para el nuevo Porsche Design P’9981, incluye un navegador BlackBerry® de nueva generación con una experiencia de navegación web rápida y fluida que está entre los mejores de la industria. También incluye la tecnología Liquid Graphics™, que proporciona una experiencia táctil altamente sensible con contenido gráfico extremadamente rápido y fluido.

El Porsche Design P’9981 incluye soporte integrado para NFC (Near Field Communications), que posibilitará muchas capacidades nuevas y emocionantes.

El smartphone BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981 estará disponible en las tiendas de Porsche Design a finales de este año.

Para más información, por favor, visite www.BlackBerry.com/ae/P9981smartphone o www.BlackBerry.com/sa/P9981smartphone

Sobre Porsche Design

Porsche Design es una marca de lujo con un enfoque especial en productos inspirados en la tecnología. La marca Porsche Design se estableció en 1972 por el profesor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. Los productos encarnan la funcionalidad, la intemporalidad y el diseño purista. Impresionan por las innovaciones tecnológicas que incorporan. La cartera de productos incluye relojes, gafas de sol, equipaje, productos electrónicos y una línea de fragancias para hombres además de una colección de deporte y de moda. Todos los productos de la marca están diseñados en el Porsche Design Studio en Zell am See, Austria, y se venden en todo el mundo en las tiendas de la marca, franquicias, tiendas dentro de tiendas, grandes almacenes de calidad y vendedores exclusivos.

Crowdsourced List of Android Apps That Work on the PlayBook OS 2.0 Beta (Sideloading)

Since the Android Player for the PlayBook leaked out and then officially came out in the public OS 2.0 beta users have been looking for which Android apps work on the PlayBook. There were quite a few lists being created and a few repositories of popular apps but now we seem to have something better. A group of hardworking enthusiasts over at CrackBerry forums created a public Google spreadsheet that lists all of the Android apps they have managed to get working on the BlackBerry PlayBook. It also includes links to download most of them so you can sideload them without having to convert and sign them yourself.

*** The credit goes out to quite a few people and I wish I could name all of them but since I don’t want to offend any of them I will just say you guys know who you are. Keep up the good work! ***

Here is how it works (instructions provided by Technomensch and in one of the original threads by Erandhawa)

Let us know if you find any other solid resources!

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Porsche Design P’9981 Shows Up on RIM’s Website & Gets an Official Announcement

Until now all we have been hearing about the Porsche Design P’9981 has been coming second hand. Now we have an official press release from RIM about the Porsche Design Smartphone P’9981 from BlackBerry and the details are in along with tons of pictures. RIM has also confirmed the Knight codename in the names of the images on the sites below. You can check them out below or simply see the whole deal over at the two local sites RIM setup for the device:

 

Introducing the Porsche Design P’9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry

Engineered Luxury Meets High-Powered Performance

STUTTGART, GERMANY and WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Oct. 27, 2011) –
Editors Note: There are three photos accompanying this press release.
Today, Porsche Design and Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) announced the elite new Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry(R). Designed by Porsche Design, in collaboration with RIM, the luxury brand’s first smartphone delivers engineered luxury and performance.

The Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry is instantly identifiable as a Porsche Design product. The exclusive material choices for this unique smartphone include a forged stainless steel frame, hand-wrapped leather back cover, sculpted QWERTY keyboard, and crystal clear touch display. This customized Porsche Design P’9981 comes with an exclusive Porsche Design UI and a bespoke Wikitude World Browser augmented reality app experience. It also includes premium, exclusive PINs that help easily identify another P’9981 smartphone user.

"Since 1972 Porsche Design has presented milestone products with iconic style, and the P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry will be our next landmark," said Dr. Juergen Gessler, CEO Porsche Design Group. "The pure and distinctive design, coupled with authentic materials and an emphasis on the manufacturing process, perfectly match our philosophy and complement the Porsche Design product assortment."

"This collaboration stems from a shared belief that form equals function," said Todd Wood, SVP for Industrial Design, Research In Motion. "The Porsche Design P’9981 is a truly modern luxury smartphone, where the timeless style of Porsche Design meets the unmatched mobile experience provided by BlackBerry."

Powerful hardware and software

The Porsche Design P’9981 is built on a performance driven platform that features a 1.2 GHz processor, HD video recording, 24-bit high resolution graphics, and advanced sensors enabling new augmented reality applications. It comes with 8GB of on-board memory, expandable up to 40GB with a micro SD card.

BlackBerry(R) 7, the operating system for the new Porsche Design P’9981, includes a next generation BlackBerry(R) browser with a fast, fluid web browsing experience that is among the best in the industry. It also features Liquid Graphics(TM) technology, which delivers a highly responsive touch experience with incredibly fast and smooth graphics.

The Porsche Design P’9981 includes built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications), which will enable many new and exciting capabilities.

The Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry will be available from Porsche Design stores later this year.

For more information please visit www.BlackBerry.com/ae/P9981smartphone orwww.BlackBerry.com/sa/P9981smartphone

About Porsche Design
Porsche Design is a luxury brand with a special focus on products that are technically inspired. The brand Porsche Design was founded in 1972 by Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. The products are the embodiment of functionality, timelessness and purist design. They impress by the technical innovations they incorporate. The product portfolio includes watches, sunglasses, luggage, electronic products, a line of fragrances for men as well as a sport and fashion collection. All products of the brand are designed at the Porsche Design Studio in Zell am See, Austria, and are sold worldwide in the brand’s own stores, in franchise stores, shop-in-shops, quality department stores and exclusive retailers.
About Research In Motion
Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry(R) solution in 1999. Today, BlackBerry products and services are used by millions of customers around the world to stay connected to the people and content that matter most throughout their day. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ:RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:RIM).

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BlackBerry Porsche P’9981 to Officially Be Sold By Porsche Later This Year

Well that Porsche Design BlackBerry finally has a name. It looks like RIM is calling it the BlackBerry Porsche P’9981. It is similar to the BlackBerry Bold 9900 but is built with stainless steel keypad and front and a leather back. They also get a unique PIN number starting with 2AA along with a custom Porsche font and redesigned icons. We have not spotted anything official on RIM’s website yet but CNews Russia and BB.in managed to score some details and pictures.

Supposedly the Porsche Design P’9981 will be available at Porsche Design Stores before the end of the year. Are you going to pick one up? Anybody want to guess how much one of these will set you back?

The device was announced at a special event in Dubai and @ajafarali snagged two shots:

 

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InPulse Smartwatch Gets BlackBerry 7 Support & More in Latest Firmware Beta

Well the InPulse Bluetooth Smartwatch for BlackBerry just got another breath of life. The watch received a nice firmware update this week to bring a load of new features including OS 7 support. They have now tested it with the Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 so it should work. The release notes for this v3.9.4 firmware include:

• Finally, working support for OS 7! Tested on BB 9900 and 9810. Our recommendation: Use your old OS5 or 6 Blackberry to load the latest firmware (3.9.4) onto your watch, then you can begin using inPulse with OS 7
• Introducing the ability to download free watchapps right to your watch! Browse the inPulse app to see what is available
• Be sure to update the firmware on your watch after downloading. Download Apps -> Default Notification App -> Load
• If you happen to get your watch into a non-working state, you can always revert to factory firmware mode by holding the button down until the display says ‘loading…’

You can read more about the update or download it at www.getinpulse.com/beta/

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