Every wonder where you can find all the BlackBerry approved applications and services for your device? A site that RIM has called BlackBerry Lifestyle lists a ton of applications that are built for BlackBerry. You can find everything from Facebook to Bank of America to XM Radio. Check out the entire list at at BlackBerry.com. It seems that the list is only computer friendly and doesn’t load well on your BlackBerry.

I wonder if RIM will integrate this into some sort of Application store?

Head on over to BlackBerry.com for details

[Via Pinstack]

Ronen pointed out that RIM has posted details of their new BlackBerry OS 4.6. You will find OS 4.6 on the new BlackBerry Bold, which is slowly popping up all over the world. The new OS 4.6 now allows QWERTY keyboard shortcuts meaning you can press Q to turn your device on vibrate and A to lock your keypad (similar to the Pearl’s Suretype shortcuts). In case your wondering you will find OS 4.6 on either the BlackBerry Bold 9000 or the upcoming Kickstart/Pearl 82xx series. Here’s a full run down of the features:

- Switch Bluetooth devices during calls
- Music icon that allows access to playlist from homescreen
- The Clock application
- Support for inline video streaming in the Browser application
- Improved full screen picture preview screen
- Open the Camera application from the Video Camera application
- Likewise, Video Camera application accessible from the Camera icon
- New Browser enhancements such as Attachment download via the Browser application and a Richer browsing experience
- QWERTY keyboard hot keys (A for lock, Q for vibrate)
- Spell check as your type
- Reverse contrast mode for persons with visual impairments
- Enhanced icons such as grid layout
- Ability to delete applications from the homescreen

[RIM Knowledge Base Via BerryReview]

With Back to School starting in full force, a new product has been launched for BlackBerry which targets students using BlackBerry smartphones. The application called Cram allows students to create, import and share any material they need to learn for an upcoming test or exam so they study it anywhere.

Cram is an application that allows a user to create, import, share, and study for tests on the go, using their mobile device.

Cram can help you learn and review anything on the go from material on an upcoming math test, vocabulary words in

your foreign language class, or trivia on your favorite topic. You can use Cram to study while waiting for your class to

start, standing in line, or even when you are bored. The possibilities when using Cram to study are endless!

You can get a free 14 trial or purchase it for $19. They also have a version coming for the iPhone soon. For more details on Cram visit SimpleLeaf.com.

This just means the Bold is getting one step closer. Vodafone has posted a link of their website for RIM’s BlackBerry Desktop 4.6 download. The new Desktop Manager 4.6 will work with any BlackBerry smartphone. You can download it at Vodafone’s site here.

DOWNLOAD LINK

Apparently RIM has confirmed that the official roll out for OS 4.5 will start today. This news comes directly from a RIM spokesperson at a BlackBerry seminar. He says that OS 4.5 will start to release on all carriers World Wide within the next two weeks or so. This is truly great news for anyone who is still using a buggy beta version of 4.5, such as myself.

[Source - BerryReview]

That’s right if you addicted to our BlackBerry coverage you can now get the BlackBerrySync home screen launcher for free! By downloading this icon you will have on click access to BlackBerrySync.com’s mobile news site. You can download the icon OTA (Over the Air) by clicking here. Now I have to give a big shout out to the designer (Sib Ion) who creates custom launchers for extremely good prices! Not only that but he isn’t satisfied with his work until you are. For details on getting a custom launcher made check out his site.

OTA DOWNLOAD LINK

Thats right folks! BlackBerry Media Sync is now available for download. This means anyone with a BlackBerry Pearl, Curve, 8800 or Bold can sync their iTunes library with their BlackBerry via iTunes software. Unfortunately for now the software is only available for Windows and not OS X. You can sync your library with DRM-free songs, however songs purchase with DRM won’t be transferable.

Click here to download at BlackBerry.com/MediaSync

Vlingo has introduced a voice navigation software for your BlackBerry, which allows you to press a side convenience key and speak a command such as send a text or email without typing a single letter. The best part is the software is completely free! You can download it on your BlackBerry by pointing your browser to m.vlingo.com or visit their website on your PC.

“Just a few months ago, vlingo was selected to voice-enable Yahoo! oneSearchTM, which
showed the world just how quick and easy mobile Web search can be with the power of
voice,” said Dave Grannan, CEO of vlingo. “Vlingo takes this technology beyond Web search
into everyday applications that are now instantly more usable and easier to find because
you only need to think about one button and a few spoken words. Vlingo believes that we
can immediately improve the way every person interacts with their wireless device and the
BlackBerry platform is the perfect place to start our aggressive expansion strategy here in
the U.S. and abroad.”

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Those of you who are craving the BlackBerry Bold will enjoy this video, but I must say I'm sorry to the readers in the United States who have to wait till August for the Bold. Anyways CrackBerry pointed out that a video was on Youtube of the BlackBerry Bold running Documents to Go on the Bold's OS 4.6. 

Jason from DataViz, creator of Documents to Go has informed me that they have released a new Premium Edition. The new Premium Edition builds new features on top of the standard edition which can be found on most OS 4.5 BlackBerry smartphones.

New features for premium edition include:

• Create new Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
• Spell checking for word processing files
• Advanced character/font formatting
• Advanced paragraph formatting
• Insert and delete tables for word processing files
• Insert and edit auto bullets & numbers in word processing files
• Sorting in spreadsheets
• Apply cell formatting in spreadsheets
• Insert and delete worksheets
• Insert, duplicate and delete slides in presentations
• And much more

You can purchase Documents to Go Premium Edition for only $69.99 USD or get a free 30 day trial from their site (dataviz.com).If your still not convinced read the break down of Standard vs. Premium Edition here.