Archive for February, 2010
Bell offers Free Cowbell App for 2010 Olympic Games
Many people around the World are getting excited for the 2010 Olympics, and of course here in Canada we’re a little extra excited. Canada’s own Bell Mobility has just released a new free app for download to support the 2010 Winter Games. It’s a Cowbell which allows you to press a button on your BlackBerry [...]
Poll: Which BlackBerry Smartphone Are You Using?
Quick question for you readers… I’m working on some exciting contests to prepare for our third birthday! In order to get started I need to know what BlackBerry devices to focus on. If you could take a second and select your device from the list below.. It will really help me out. I thank all [...]
Secure Voice Encryption Calling Offered By Cellcrypt
I don’t know if you remember back a month or so ago, when the news broke out about GSM being hacked and how it wasn’t so expensive for someone to do it? This is a concern especially for corporate and government employees traveling abroad and the threat of mobile cell interception, however there is a [...]
Fixmo Tools Updates Again With A Trial
Fixmo is one of my favorite apps since it came out because it really is the ultimate tool kit for your BlackBerry. It’s given me an edge in maintaining my BlackBerry and has some features that any BlackBerry user can be thankful for. And today when cleaning out my memory, I found it had an [...]
IDC announces Top 10 Smartphones in Q4 for USA – BlackBerry Takes 5/10 spots!
The IDC has announced their list of top 10 selling smartphones for Q4 2009. Guess what is number one? BlackBerry, of course. RIM took 5 of the 10 available spots in top selling smartphones to include BlackBerry Curve, Pearl, Bold, Storm, and Tour. I’ve been getting these reports for a while now, and I seem [...]
Got Blu-ray? Get pocket BLU For BlackBerry For Free!
Yes, you read correctly! I know there’s Blu-ray fans out there who love their Blu-ray movies, this is great news for you! Thanks to BlackBerry Sites, we know pocket BLU is here. I checked it out, and it’s available for download. I have the description, features, and of course that it’s free.
PrivacyStar Contest Winners Announced!
We’d like to thank all of you for your participation, comment, and excellent feedback. So a recap….we posted a contest for a year of PrivacyStar service for free, and we had five available. All we wanted was a comment telling us what you like about what we write at BlackBerry Sync, our features, and what [...]
Seven Days Till The ShockWave Hits The U.S.!
The Cyber Shockwave that is. I know there’s some confusion as to why I have chosen to follow this so I am going to highlight what the media alert states: “The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Cyber ShockWave Event Will Highlight Potential Communications Technology Risks.” That is why I’ve included it, because mobile communications is included. Here’s [...]
Don’t Be Scared, Be Cautious….
Al Sacco, my friend and BlackBerry Guru of CIO, has an excellent article “The Latest BlackBerry Spyware Scare: Don’t Worry Yet“, and it’s about the latest study done with the Proof-Of-Concept and his views on it. While we present you the facts, I try to point out we’re not discouraging you, only urging you to [...]
Could The Power Of Your Blu-ray Be Coming To Your Pocket Or BlackBerry Soon?
I’m really excited over this one. According to BlackBerrySites.com, tomorrow pocket BLU will be available for BlackBerry smartphones. pocket BLU is by Deluxe Digital Studios, but BlackBerrySites noted that they received news from Universal Studios Home Entertainment about the pocket BLU and the app will be released and available for select BlackBerry devices and coinciding [...]
Forecast Is Sunnier With Updated WeatherBug
Another thanks to Josh for this one, WeatherBug has updated in the BlackBerry App World to v1.1.0.139. WeatherBug is a free weather app that many users love. The description states: “Stay informed and prepared with live local weather, severe weather alerts, in-depth forecasts, camera views, detailed radar maps and international weather.”
Updated App Allows More DriveSafe.ly Drivers
Thanks to Josh, who alerted us that DriveSafe.ly has been updated to v1.13.3 and is now available in BlackBerry App World or the DriveSafe.ly website. We also have DriveSafe.ly in the BlackBerry Sync Store but not in the updated version yet. DriveSafe.ly prevents texting while driving by reading them out loud to you.
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