BEIKS has unveiled a FTP client for BlackBerry smartphones, allowing users to transfer files from your devices internal or memory card to an FTP server. BeFTP is completely free for non-commercial use. You can download the application to your BlackBerry simply by directing your browser to mobile.beiks.com.

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Just so everyone knows and doesn’t freak out as much, RIM has confirmed a 100% outage starting at 1AM until about 5AM on March 22, 2008. So looks like users will not be able to send or receive messages for that four hour period. Unfortunately there isn’t any word if you’ll be able to browse the net.

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Today we thought we would share with you our new favorite application for your BlackBerry. The Weather Eye by The Weather Network allows Canadian’s to get the latest forcast on their device including:

• Current conditions
• Short-term forecasts
• Long-term forecasts
• Warning updates

You can download the application by heading your device’s browser over to weyebb.pelmorex.com/BlackBerry/.

Some new pictures arrived online today of a Sprint branded BlackBerry Curve 8330. While not too many details went along with the post it’s said to show that the Curve 8330 will sport a 80MB internal memory. Still no solid launch date, however it’s expected to arrive Mid-April as long as no glitches come in testing.

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Starting March 24th clients on Rogers Wireless using the older version of BIS 1.8 will be asked when they log in if they would like to upgrade to the new 2.0. The new BIS 2.0 doesn’t allow users to access their inbox and manage emails like the older version can. Clients need to keep in mind while it’s always better to have the later version, once they upgrade they can’t go back to the old one. For more details head over to HowardForums.

Looks like T-Mobile’s next Wi-Fi packing BlackBerry, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 won’t be making an apperance until at April 19th. I guess AT&T has the upper hand at the moment with there Pearl 8120 now available.

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FindMe is a new application which launched today for Facebook. This application allows you to use your BlackBerry as a tracking device and let your friends know where your at by updating your location on Facebook via your phone’s cell tower ping not GPS.

“Social networking sites such as Facebook are removing geographic barriers to keeping friends connected, and FindMe adds a great new dimension by sharing locations among friends when and how they want to be seen,” said Steve Bennett, Electric Pocket’s Chief Executive Officer. “With our innovative approach to tagging cell tower locations rather than using GPS, it opens up this capability to anyone with a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile Smartphone and a free Facebook account.”

Head over to ElectricPocket.com/findme for details and to install the application.

 BlackBerry creator, Reserach In Motion (RIM) has announced a BlackBerry JDE Plugin for Eclipse. This plugin will allow developers to get close with RIM’s closed platform OS. Here’s a clip from the press release (press read more for the full release):

“RIM values the Eclipse development community and recognizes the need for integrated tools that support the development of BlackBerry applications from within the Eclipse environment,” said David Yach, CTO for Software, Research In Motion. “The introduction of the BlackBerry JDE Plug-in for Eclipse builds on RIM’s robust offering of development tools to further enhance and simplify mobile application development for the BlackBerry platform.”

For details or to download the plugin visit the BlackBerry developer page.

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A tipster over at CrackBerry has reviled that European carrier O2 might just be introducing OS version 4.5 on April 9th. If you visit the O2 BlackBerry download page you’ll notice most devices are listed to have a upcoming software upgrade either this April or May. So it looks like O2 might just have it soon. Next up North America? Let’s hope.

Looks like the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 has launched for business clients today. The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is the Wi-Fi equipped Pearl 2 sporting a 2.0 megapixel camera, upgraded keyboard and external microSD memory card slot. Rumor has it AT&T will also be launching the GPS enabled version 8110 soon to replace the aging Pearl 8100. Anyways business clients can pick up the Pearl 8120 starting today for $199 after contract discounts. No word on when regular consumers can get it as of yet.

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Update: AT&T has now sent out a press release to introduce the new Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry Pearl. Click read more to see it.

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