We had a contest going for some copies of Presta for our readers, compliments of Karta Mobile Inc., and we have finally closed the contest and the winners have been notified. We’d first like to thank all our readers, and thank those that participated, and congratulate those who won a copy of Presta. Drumroll please….

And the winners of the Presta Giveaway are….

• Vivian – She lives in NYC, that in itself is a clear need for an organizer, but also her details of her busy schedule.
• ECGorgeous – This reader has a 40 hour work week and taking two classes, Presta is coming to the rescue
• Daqie – This reader not only lives in NYC but also has several appointments. We hope Presta will help with that.
• Overwork/Underpaid – This reader is burning the candles at both ends with children and starting a business.

Thanks to our readers who entered the contest and shared your busy and hectic schedules with us. We hope that with the Presta app, you’ll have that help you really need and hope you find it useful.

Thanks again Karta Mobile Inc. for the contest and copies.

If you’re interested in Presta but didn’t enter the contest, don’t worry, it’s available in the BlackBerry App World. There’s a free one week trial, then the app if you like it is only $2.99.

Purchase your copy of Presta from BlackBerry App World for $2.99 or the free trial here

Chris from Karta Mobile Inc., let us know about Presta and it’s been an app we’re very impressed with. It’s lightweight and easy to use, making management so much easier. Presta is available in the BlackBerry App World, but this week we have ten copies to giveaway. What’s the catch?

First we have the features of the app:

• Organize all your outstanding to-dos by project
• Order your tasks with the VolumeUp/VolumeDown keys of your BlackBerry® keypad
• Stylish touchscreen interface lets you perform all common actions with a tap on the screen
• Delegate lists or projects with a click of a button
• Fast iterative search lets you quickly find the task you are looking for
• Presta also syncs with your native Tasks app.

Presta is available in the BlackBerry App World with a free trial for a week, or for purchase for only $2.99 while on sale, but is normally $4.99. We appreciate our readers, and something we haven’t had in a while is a contest. We’ve missed them and want your our readers to know how much we value your visits. Karta Mobile Inc., was kind enough to give us ten copies.  So here are the rules of the giveaway.

The first qualification for the contest will be a BlackBerry running OS 5.0 or higher.

The second qualification for the contest is that we need you to leave a comment with the following:

We’re in the first half of the new year and we know it can be busy. We want to know how the Presta by Karta Mobile Inc will help you organize your work/life balance. Tell us what a crazy schedule you’re trying to maintain, or what projects you’re working on. We want to help you out, just tell us how much of a help we’re going to be.

Any comments without the hustle and bustle will be overlooked. The contest will end in a week from today.

And last, please give a shout out to Karta Mobile Inc.

Good luck to our readers and let the comments begin!

You can download the Presta Trial or puchase Presta for $2.99 from BlackBerry App World here

 

Contest has been closed and the winners have been notified. Thanks so much to our readers who entered.

I was really happy to see BlackBerry and Verizon in a new contest/promotion. This is the Famtastic Challenge. There are three chances to show how fantastically unique your family is and win some great prizes. The contest is on Facebook, check out the details…

You’ve been familiar with all the Android/Droid contests by Verizon Wireless, so it’s a welcome contest to see a current one with BlackBerry! The contest basically has challenges with picture challenging and votes. Challenge one is a picture of a furry animal.

The above picture details the dates of the challenges and votes.

• Challenge One for pictures to be submitted is from January 23rd to January 29th. Voting is from January 30th to February 5th.
• Challenge Two is from February 6th to February 12th. Voting is from February 13th to February 19th.
• Challenge Three is from February 20th to February 26th. Voting is from February 27th to March 4th.

These are the prizes available, as first prizes. But these are not the grand prize. Oh yes, there is more…

These are the prizes available. Imagine, four BlackBerry devices for a family, one for each of you, including one month of free service! A Grand Prize of a Famtastic Vacay!

I don’t know about you, but this is a great contest that includes the family and makes it fun. Don’t wait, check out the contest and enter. Good luck to all of our readers.

Check out the rules and conditions of the contest here.

Sign into Facebook and check out more and enter the contest here.

BlackBerry announced their winter contest on Twitter last month, and this week begins the January one entitled #JanuBerry. The only requirements are of course having a Twitter account which is free, following @BlackBerry, and being the tenth to answer the question they ask with the tag #JanuBerry. Easy enough right? What are the prizes and the details of the contest?

The contest prizes are as follows:

The contest runs from Monday January 16th to Friday January 27th. The way it will work is that BlackBerry will tweet a question, and the 10th answer, if it’s correct, will win. If it’s not correct, the next correct tweeted answer will win. There are plenty of prizes and only one entry per person per question. Good luck readers, and let us know if you win!

Read the rules and regulations of the #JanuBerry Contest here

RIM is throwing a Twitter/BlackBerry contest and it’s one you won’t want to miss if you’re just dreaming of seeing that BlackBerry OS 7 materializing in your hand and a bonus of attending the BlackBerry BB7FanNight Fan Event in Toronto, Ontario August 3rd! Check it out…

Wondering what the objective is?

It gets better. They even give you an example:

Here’s the details. The contest from start to finish, the prizes, and more.

Contest start and end: July 26th at 12:01 AM and ends July 28th at 5 PM.

Winners must attend the event to claim their prize, so if you can’t make it, your phone won’t either.

What are the guidelines? Besides 7 words, here’s the rules you must comply by to have an entry valid.

• must not contain trademarks, logos owned by others (except trademarks and logos owned by Sponsor), or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind (other than those owned by Sponsor), without permission, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names (excluding entrant’s Twitter handle), email addresses or street addresses;
• must not be sexually explicit or suggestive, violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic or any materially dangerous activity;
• must not promote illegal drugs or firearms (or the use of any of the foregoing), or any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;
• must not be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group;
• must not defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Sponsor or its products, or other people, products or companies;
• must not contain copyrighted materials owned by others without written permission;
• must not itself, be in violation of any law;
• must not violate any applicable Terms of Service (or Terms of Use) of Twitter.

To read more on the details and to enter, head over to the BlackBerry #BB7FANNIGHT page here

We have a great hot giveaway with YouMail Visual Voicemail Plus available to our readers. If you don’t know what YouMail is, it’s a great alternative to your wireless provider’s email that allows you to take part in visual voicemail free. You choose your who hears which greeting, customize your voicemail your way. So what’s the prize and what’s the catch?

The prize: 5 YouMail Pro with YouMail Read-It Basic subscription, a whole year for each one. That includes 50 transcribed messages a month with 45 seconds for each message. 5000 messages for account storage. The value of the package is $89.99.

So here’s the rules. First off, you must own a BlackBerry. Secondly, it’s only available in the US. Third, we need you to leave a comment for an entry into this contest. We want to know what voicemail do you treasure or lost that you wish you could have kept? It can be endearing, corny, what have you. We want to know what voicemails are important to you.

For an example, I wish I could have kept a voicemail my brother left me when he called at two am and had one of his friends sing to me (yes, one of those fun intoxicated voicemails). It was a voicemail I lost that I can never get back, and I really wish I hadn’t lost it.

So start the comments and good luck to our readers! Let the comments begin!

By the way, here’s some links for more information:

Read more about available Read-It Transcription Plans for YouMail Visual Voicemail Plus here

Grab your free copy of YouMail Visual Voicemail Plus from BlackBerry App World here

Yes, BlackBerry has a new contest with the theme of Travel like the BlackBerry Travel app. How does the destination of Syndney Brisbane Australia sound to you? The grand prize is a wonderful nine day vacation to Australia with Sydney being one of the stops. And it doesn’t stop there, check it out…

First of all, only the online entries will be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing. What is included in the Grand Prize and what’s it worth?

The winner and a guest will receive the following:

Day 1- 4: Arrive in Brisbane. Fly to Lizard Island for a four night stay. Package includes: all meals, selected drinks, alcoholic beverages, and non motorized water sports.

Day 5: Arrive in Sydney. Stay at the Four Seasons Hotel for four nights in a Premium Harbour View room. Package includes: Executive Club Lounge access, full buffet breakfast, all day beverages and snacks, evening cocktails/canapés, garment pressing and concierge service.

Day 6: Private 90 minute walking tour of ROCKS area.

Day 7: Behind the Scenes tour of the Sydney Opera House including light breakfast.

Day 8: Winner’s choice of either: (1) Captain Cook GOLD Dinner Cruise 7 course menu with wines, guaranteed window seating and cocktails with the captain or (2) a five hour harbour sail with lunch and drinks.

Day 9: Private transfer to Sydney airport for flight home.

Grand Prize also includes an American Express Gift Card with a balance of USD $2,500 spending money. Approximate retail value of the trip is USD $20,000. Actual value will vary depending on location of winner’s residence. Winner is not entitled to any difference in actual or stated value. Approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is USD $22,500.

There will also be six weekly prizes for online entries which include the following:

BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone
BlackBerry® Bold™ 9650 smartphone
BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone
BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 smartphone
BlackBerry® Curve™ 9300 smartphone
BlackBerry® Curve™ 9330 smartphone
BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone
BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 smartphone
BlackBerry® Pearl™ 9100 smartphone

Approximate retail value of each device is: USD $500.

The online weekly prize also includes a USD $1,000 American Express Gift Card for travel related prizes of winner’s choice and a Travel Prize Pack of items including a carry-on bag, passport wallet, a TSA approved suitcase lock, leather luggage tags, a luggage scale and a travel comfort set. Approximate Retail value for the Travel Prize Pack is USD $350. Total approximate retail value of the online weekly prize is USD $1,850. The BlackBerry device does not include activation or usage fees required to activate and operate the device. All such fees are the responsibility of the winner. No substitution or transfer of any prize permitted except at the discretion of the Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or great value should any prize not be available for any reason. Taxes on the prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Winners must pick a device that is compatible with their carrier of choice. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a comparable device if the device selected is not available for any reason.

There’s also six weekly prizes for the Twitter entries which include:

Weekly prize includes a USD $1,000 American Express Gift Card for travel related prizes of winner’s choice, a luggage set (approximate retail value is USD $500) and a Travel Prize Pack of items including a carry-on bag, passport wallet, a TSA approved suitcase lock, leather luggage tags, a luggage scale and a travel comfort set. Approximate retail value of Prize Pack is USD $350. Total approximate retail value of the Twitter weekly prize is USD $1,850.

The contest has been running since May 16th and will run through till June 26th. Good luck to our readers.

Enter the Travel Better With BlackBerry Travel Contest here

Grab the free BlackBerry Travel App from the BlackBerry App World here

It’s SmrtGuard’s Two Year Birthday, and they’re having a great giveaway to celebrate. First of all, downloading SmrtGuard is a win in itself, but check out the details of the contest and the prizes.

What are the prizes?

• One BlackBerry PlayBook
• Ten lifetime Subscriptions of SmrtGuard
• Fifty one year subscriptions of SmrtGuard

How do you enter? If you’re a current SmrtGuard user, you’re already entered automatically. If not, here’s how to enter:

• First, go to BlackBerry App World or SmrtGuard to download the free version and sign up.
• Activate your account and you’re entered so long as you do it by June 3rd!

Winners will be notified July 1st. Good luck to all our readers and let us know if you win. SmrtGuard is a great all in one security app for your BlackBerry with a Spam Blocker, Anti-Virus, and panic button amongst other great features you should check out. You can grab the premium version of SmrtGuard from the BlackBerry Sync Store for one month, seven months, fifteen months, or unlimited Pro Edition here.

Who can resist a contest? Especially when the prize is a custom BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet? The Need For Speed Undercover and Tetris by EA (Electronics Arts) Mobile both come on the BlackBerry PlayBook, and both are great games. EA Mobile has a contest on Facebook for a chance to win a custom BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet. Check it out…

May 22nd someone is going to win the grand prize of a custom BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet which will be loaded up by the staff at EA Mobile with enhanced versions of Tetris and Need For Speed on the PlayBook! How’s that for speed? The contest is open to all residents of the U.S. and Canada with the exception of Quebec. And as BerryReview noted, you must be 18 and have had internet access as of May 2nd. There’s also daily prizes of t-shirts as well, which is pretty neat.

All you have to do is go to the EA Mobile Facebook page here, click like after signing in, and the fill out the form for your chance to win!

[via: BerryReview & EA]

BlackBerry is sponsoring a BlackBerry PlayBook Contest using Twitter. What kind of haiku you ask? One that tells why you want the BlackBerry PlayBook. The contest will run with two invites  The contest begins tomorrow April 11th, and BlackBerry posted it on Facebook. Want the details? Keep reading…

In case you forgot what a haiku is, it’s a three line poem, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the last line.

What are the terms of being eligible to enter the contest?

You must be a citizen of Canada or the U.S. and be a registered Twitter user.

How do you enter?

First you have to go to www.twitter.com/blackberry and follow BlackBerry on Twitter. Twice during the contest Invitations will be posted on the BlackBerry Twitter page. One will be between April 11th and the 15th. Another will be posted between April 25th and 29th. Each Invitation will have ten BlackBerry PlayBooks to be given as prizes. To enter, make it a fun Haiku BlackBerry related, send a tweet to the @BlackBerry from your Twitter account with the hashtag #PlayBookHaiku.

Here are the Must Nots of the contest:

• must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
• must not contain brand names or trademarks other than those owned by Sponsor;
• must not contain material that is hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
• must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
• must not contain sexually explicit material or material that is obscene, indecent or inappropriate, as determined by Sponsor, or that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any state, province or territory where the haiku is created; and
• must not contain any unauthorized third party owned material, including, but not limited to, trademarks, logos, and the like.

The prize to be won is one of twenty 16 GB BlackBerry PlayBooks.

You can read more details on the Terms and Conditions page of the contest here, and good luck to all our readers who enter.