There is a rumor going around that the BlackBerry Apex will be announced at WES 2009 in Orlando Florida. The device will be a CDMA version of the Pearl Flip 8230 with EVDO.
The Pearl Flip was a great device that I personally used for quite some time. Although it doesn’t appeal to many people, the flip factor is very popular and it makes sense for RIM to have at least 1 of these devices. My guess is that we’re seeing greater sales than many BlackBerry enthusiasts would have expected, due to the high number of consumers buying BlackBerry devices these days.
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© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2009
Slacker Radio has enjoyed great success on BlackBerry and recently they’re hit their 1 millionth download. Slacker is killing the competition too:
* Slacker Radio offers 2+ Million tracks – 4 times as many as Pandora
* Slacker Radio offers stereo audio – Pandora only offers mono (single channel)
* Slacker Radio offers station caching so you can listen to radio even when you don’t have a signal
This is a great app, although it does have a few drawbacks. For example, the fact that it must be plugged into a PC in order to sync really hurts the functionality. I get really bothered when I have to sync things via my PC and I would love to have OTA syncing capabilities. Soon, I hope.
Here is a quick breakdown of features you get with Slacker:
* High-quality stereo playback from all streaming wireless connections (including Wi-Fi) and cached stations
* Station caching - play music even without a network connection
* Free music library featuring millions of songs from thousands of artists
* Over 100 professionally programmed genre stations
* Create custom stations by searching for artists or song titles
* View song lyrics
* Bluetooth support
* Multi-tasking - listen to music while doing email
* View artist biographies and photos
* View album art and reviews
* “Peek Ahead” artist and album preview
* Pause and skip songs
* Rate songs as favorites
* Ban songs and artists you don’t like
Download Slacker Radio for your BlackBerry.
Remember, you need OS 4.3+ and 500MB of free memory on your device for station caching.
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© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2009
3 UK has finally made its way to 3 UK. The Bold is one of the best BlackBerry devices on the market right now with its slick look and feel as well as powerful media capabilities. Personally, I’m not a big fan of the keyboard (I like my keys separated), but there is a device for everyone with RIM.
With 3 UK, the device has access to the 3MusicStore, multiple email account support and unlimited Windows Messenger access.
The plan will go for £30 per month with 500 mins, unlimited text/email/internet/windows live messenger.
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© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2009
BlackBerry Made Simple
BlackBerry Cool readers are generally well versed in their BlackBerry but there are some people who need help. BlackBerry Made Simple is celebrating their new name with new products and new prices. The company is now able to offer a complete “Training Center” approach to learning about your BlackBerry. They have a “Training Center” available for every BlackBerry device.
The Training Center includes:
- Videos Now – A full video library (over 60 Videos per device) which can be viewed on any PC or Mac
- Videos to Go – A full Video Library in a self-installing file (for PC users) and easy install (for Mac users) which loads the videos right onto your Micro SD card. (Videos to Go requires a BlackBerry 88xx, 81xx, 82xx 83xx, 89xx, 90xx or 95xx BlackBerry Smartphone with at least a 1 GB Micro SD card)
- Made Simple Guide Book – Comprehensive guide books.
New Promotional Pricing:
- Buy Videos Now and Videos to Go – Together – for the new low price of $19.95 – A Savings of 80% off previous pricing
- Buy the Made Simple Guide Books (EBook format) for a low $14.95 – A Savings of almost 30% of previous EBook pricing
- Buy the Complete Training Center for only $29.95 – A Savings of $91.02 or 75% off previous pricing
Try BlackBerry Made Simple guides by visiting their site.
© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2009
LiveTracker Beta is a free GPS tracking app and it has recently been updated to internal version number: 0.1.6. This versions solves some minor issues of the previous beta but has no functionality changes.
Download your FREE copy of LiveTracker Beta OTA.
After you installed the application, just start LiveTracker and it will start searching for GPS location fixes. There is also a “share location” option in the program’s menu where you can share your current location with your friends.
The makers of LiveTracker, SkyLab Mobile Systems, also offer a free maps program called TopoExplorer.
© JW Luce for BlackBerry Cool, 2009
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pMobileRemote transforms your phone into a wireless Bluetooth mouse, keyboard and media controller. Connect to any bluetooth enabled PC, OSX or PS3 and wirelessly type, move the mouse, and control the media from your phone. MobileRemote behaves exactly like a physical Bluetooth keyboard, with the convenience and portability of your phone./p
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pstrongSystem/OS/Device Requirements/strong: Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional/Standard (or greater), .NET Framework 2.0, Bluetooth/p
pstrongPrice/strong: strikePrice: $11.99/strike Special Price: $8.99 until Apr 30br /
strongCompany/strong: mobileSRCbr /
a href=”http://store.windowsmobilecool.com/product.asp?id=26097#038;n=MobileRemote”Download here/a or a href=”http://store.windowsmobilecool.com/product.asp?id=26097#038;n=MobileRemote”grab the free trial here./a/p
h3KEY FEATURES/h3
ul
liNo PC, OSX or PS3 Software Required/li
liRemember Previous Pairings (connect with 1 click)/li
liMultiple Input Methods (keyboard, mouse, media)/li
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h3CONCLUSION/h3
pThis program is actually quite awesome (as awesome as a remote mouse program can be, of course). It works really fluently and what#8217;s better yet is that the program is looking to update to become PS3 compatible!/p
h3RATING (out of 5)/h3
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pG-Scroll is a software application that lets you use the capacitive portion of your Fuze (Diamond, Touch Pro) to navigate and launch programs from just the capacitive portion. It adds a level of functionality to the dpad of your Fuze (Diamond, Touch Pro) that#8217;s really worthwhile. Check out the review after the jump for more information!/p
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pstrongSystem/OS/Device Requirements/strong: Windows Mobile 6.0 and one of the following: Sprint HTC Touch Diamond,HTC Touch Diamond,HTC Touch Pro,AT#038;T HTC Fuzebr /
strongPrice/strong: $4.99br /
strongCompany/strong: mobileSRCbr /
a href=”http://store.windowsmobilecool.com/product.asp?id=23800#038;n=GScroll”Download here/a or a href=”http://store.windowsmobilecool.com/product.asp?id=23800#038;n=GScroll”grab the free trial here/a./p
h3KEY FEATURES/h3
ul
li#8221;Swipe#8221; to Scroll - GScroll allows you to swipe your finger left/right/up/down on the touch panel to scroll or navigate. This functionality will work in any Windows Mobile application that supports scrolling or navigation via the directional pad./li
li/li
li#8221;Tap #038; Tilt#8221; to Scroll - GScroll allows you to use your built in accelerometer to scroll or navigate any application. Simply double tap the center circle, and then begin tilting. To exit #8221;Tap #038; Tilt#8221; mode, simply tap the touch panel./li
li/li
liDouble-Tap Launch Zones - GScroll allows each of the 4 quadrants of the touch panel to be assigned to a custom application. Double tapping the quadrant will launch the application of your choosing. You can also assign custom actions to the hotkey, such as #8221;Open Start Menu#8221; and #8221;Close Current Application#8221;./li
li/li
liAppSwitch - Swipe from one side of the panel to the other to bring up an application switcher. Select the icon in the list you wish to activate and it will be brought to the foreground./li
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h3CONCLUSION/h3
pFor $5 you really can#8217;t go wrong! Head to our store and check out the user reviews and see for yourself! Or, if you don#8217;t know if it#8217;s for you, a href=”http://store.windowsmobilecool.com/product.asp?id=23800#038;n=GScroll”test drive a free trial/a!/p
h3RATING (out of 5)/h3
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© Bambi Blue for a href=”http://www.windowsmobilecool.com”WindowsMobile Cool/a, 2009
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pimg src=”http://www.windowsmobilecool.com/wp-content/uploads/screenshot_115.gif” alt=”screenshot_115″ title=”screenshot_115″ width=”240″ height=”320″ class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-2686″ /Resco Keyboard PRO is a powerful input method. It gives you the ability to write texts and control your applications faster than ever before. In addition to the system keyboard, there are three numeric layouts, including a #8220;Writing Calculator#8221; for typing numbers or numerical expressions. In addition, there is a special keyboard that allows you to customize your Pocket PC for fast insertion of frequently used phrases. The keyboard is fully skin able and supports more than 20 national keyboard layouts./p
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pstrongSystem/OS/Device Requirements/strong: Pocket PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002, Pocket PC 2003, Pocket PC 2003 SE, WM5, WM6 (and up)br /
strongPrice/strong: $19.95br /
strongCompany/strong: Rescobr /
a href=”http://store.windowsmobilecool.com/product.asp?id=194#038;n=Resco-Keyboard-PRO”Download here/a or a href=”http://store.windowsmobilecool.com/product.asp?id=194#038;n=Resco-Keyboard-PRO”grab the free trial here/a./p
h3KEY FEATURES/h3
ul
liSkins - can be installed separately. Choose your favorite keyboard design to feel more familiar with your device. (Additional skin packages will be available soon)/li
liNational keyboard layouts - give you the ability to write in more than 20 languages (including Belgian, Canadian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss, Ukrainian)./li
liGestures #038; Auto-repeat - Keyboard supports standard Gestures with selectable sensitivity and Auto-repeat with selectable repeat delay and repeat rate./li
liThree numeric layouts including Calculator - In addition to the standard text layout it supports three numeric layouts including calculator with formatted text output./li
liFrequently used phrases #8220;Fx#8221; mode allows you to write the frequently used phrases by just two stylus taps./li
liCustom keyboard layout - Skilled users will be able to customize the keyboard layout by editing the textual description defining the characters assignment./li
/ul
h3CONCLUSION/h3
pA whopping 59 customers in our store gave this product a 5-star rating! It#8217;s everything you could possibly need in a keyboard #8212; all the languages, the numeric keypads #8212; everything! If you get really good at using this program, your daily phone use will speed up ten fold as the shortcuts and time-savers are amazing with this program. Highly recommended./p
h3RATING (out of 5)/h3
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© Bambi Blue for a href=”http://www.windowsmobilecool.com”WindowsMobile Cool/a, 2009
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TELUS and Sportsnet have launched the MIKE Playoff Beard Challenge and are looking for teams who think they’ve got the facial follicles to beat.
Are you a BlackBerry developer? Consider being a beard developer.
Check out NoOrdinaryPhone.com for contest details and entries.
The team with the bushiest beards by the end of the hockey playoff season wins:
- 47” HDTV
- NHL tickets for next season to see either the Leafs, Senators, Flames, Oilers or Canucks
- TELUS Mike handsets for their entire crew
© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2009
BerryPopup is a new applilcation available in the BlackBerry Cool Store. The app gives you previews of incoming email and SMS messages the moment they arrive. Much like Aerize and PeekaWho, BerryPopup allows you to reply, forward, mark as read or delete messages right from the preview window without having to switch to the messaging application.
Features:
* - Preview incoming e-mails/alerts
* - Open inbox, reply, forward, mark as read and delete e-mails right from the popup
* - Open inbox, reply and forward SMS right from the popup
* - Disable popups until backlight dims or for a certain time right from the popup
* - Customize order of messages (Oldest first, Newest first)
* - Only show popups for messages from contacts you have in your phonebook
* - Customize positioning of the popup (”System Default”, “Bottom of screen” or “Stretch to the borders of the screen”)
* - Customize position of the button bar (left, right, top, bottom)
* - Automatically turn on backlight when a message comes in
* - Auto-dismiss popup after specified time
* - Disable popups while in the messaging application
* - Disable while device is locked so you will not be flooded with popups after unlocking
* - Disable popups while backlight is on
* - Show contact photo and customize its size
* - Customize font sizes
* - Integrates with SmartAlerts (coming May 2009) for absolute control which messages trigger popups and which don’t
BerryPopup is available for $6.95 from the BlackBerryCool store or $4.95 until May 6th.
We’re also giving away 25 free copies for the first 25 people to enter the code ‘coolpopup‘. So go!
© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2009