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HulloMail Gets New And Improved Features |
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Feb 08, 2010 - 7:21 PM - by sunkast
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Back in September we told you about a new voice mail alternative application named HulloMail. Since then, the app has been updated to version 1.1.1 with lots of new and improved features. HulloMail is a voice mail alternative that allows you to exchange short audio messages without having to make a phone call. Because HulloMail is carrier and platform agnostic, you can talk to your friends in other countries free without incurring any charges. You could think of it as a better way to send voice notes. The new version features push notifications and automatic message downloads. It also has support for syncing messages with Gmail and Microsoft Exchange. HulloMail is available in both the U.S. and the U.K. The application is supported on the BlackBerry 8900, 9000, 9630, and 9700. Unfortunately for Storm users, there is no supported version.
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Mobigloo Road Mania Winners! |
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Feb 08, 2010 - 6:42 PM - by sunkast
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This is certainly an exciting month for us with our 1 year birthday quickly approaching. And we couldn't be more appreciative of all the birthday wishes and comments you are all leaving for us. It's remarkable to hear some of the things being said. We have lots more giveaways lined up for the entire month. A big thanks to Mobigloo for their support of our 1 year celebration!
Here are the winners of our Road Mania giveaway:
casper663
kermitt4212
Madasafish
era3z
TroVo05
Gio
bigjav
mikeb252
DABAUM
36dbldz
Congratulations to the winners and stay tuned for more great giveaways!
*The winner will be receiving a PM from me shortly with more information on how to collect their winnings*
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Elecite Themes Giveaway |
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Feb 08, 2010 - 4:36 PM - by Brett Wyman
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Here's another giveaway! This time around the ninjas that create the awesome themes at Elecite have given us a nice birthday present. 20 copies of any of their themes. They have great themes such as Halcyon, Aces, Keen (which I have been sportin for a while now) and many others. It seems that these ninjas are kicking out a new theme every other week, which is nice since there is nothing else happening in the Blackberry world. To enter for your chance to win 1 of 20 codes, just reply back to this thread. Giveaway will be closed Friday night @ 11:59pm EST. Thanks Elecite!!
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Veracodes spyware monkey steals the berries |
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Feb 08, 2010 - 4:01 PM - by breiti
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WOW, I've just came across this blog post, which is spreading at an incredible rate on the net right now: Veracode has just demonstrated that there is no absolute security. With TXSBBSpy, written and released as source code (but not as an executable version) by Tyler Shields, a senior researcher at the Veracode Research Lab, it is possible to create BlackBerry spyware, that can steal information from your BlackBerry. In a demonstration a few days ago a single SMS made a berry remotely forward it's contact list to a predefined e-mail, or to e-mail any outgoing SMS message to this address as well, without the owner even taking notice of it. Although in theory the BlackBerry platform has quite a number of security mechanisms in place that could be used against these types of attacks, most users are not careful enough to set the options to limit what access to specific types of data a particular app can have. Scary, isn't it?! |
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Official: OS 5.0.0.436 for the 9520 Storm2 by multiple carriers |
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Feb 07, 2010 - 8:27 AM - by breiti
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Just a few days after the EastAsia version of OS 5.0.0.436 for the BlackBerry Storm 9520 was released by Celcom Malaysia, now multiple carriers are joining in. Good thing about it, we now seem to have them all, from EastAsia, multi-language, to DRM versions - and the confirmation, that many carriers obviously trust in this release.
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Blackberry 9700 & 9530 giveaway!! |
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Feb 07, 2010 - 3:21 AM - by Brett Wyman
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Here is our biggest give away to celebrate our 1 year birthday. Our great friends over at GSM-PhoneUnlocking.com has given us not one but TWO Blackberry devices to give away to two of our members. We have the new 9700, on the T-mobile network, but you can easily unlock the device at GSM-PhoneUnlocking.com. The 9700 features the highly wanted trackpad, WiFi, GPS, 3.2MP cam and seems to be the got to have device. Also we have the first generation Storm 9530, which is on the Telus network but again, you can unlock it at the same place. The first gen Storm, to some seem to be the better of the two Storms.
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More 9650 (Tour 2) leaked information - Visual Voicemail |
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Feb 07, 2010 - 2:26 AM - by Brett Wyman
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This is getting to be a sick joke! Just release the friggen thing!! This time we get word from CB that the visual voicemail files for the 9650 are on the Verizon Wireless servers. What could this mean? Could this mean that we are getting very close to the release of the Tour 2 or the Essex, whatever you want to call it. All I know is it better be soon! I still say February 14th, wouldn't be the first time RIM released a device on a Sunday!
Edit: Mike Lawson is the one who found this and posted on his Twitter.
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BlackBerry Weekly Recap February 6 |
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Feb 06, 2010 - 7:30 PM - by sunkast
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First off, before we get to anything in the else in the recap, if you didn't catch the BlackberryOS Web Show, you missed our State of the Berry address. RIM and BlackBerry have had some ups and downs over the past year, and we have decided to address some of them. If you weren't there at the live show, you can download the show to hear our State of the Berry address.
I think we all got a little excited this week when a rumor sprung out that RIM is beginning development of OS 6.0. That's according to a reliable source cited by BGR. It's too early at this point in time to know any specific details. But plenty of speculation is surrounding the rumor. Also this week we sort of got the hint that an 8930 will also be launching this year. A listing for the device was spotted on MobiHand. It will be interesting to see around what time the device launches as we have yet to see the updated version of the Tour.
The ceremonial lighting of the Olympic cauldron is less than a week away for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. We're all rooting for our own teams. What better way to show your team pride with an Olympic theme? Rellims has created both a Team USA and Team Canada theme for the Storm. The themes are very simple featuring home screen hot spots, and team colors throughout. No doubt if you are a big fan of the Olympics, you should be using one of these themes.
If you've been wanting to get your hands on SmrtGuard for your BlackBerry, but weren't too keen on the price, there's good news. A free version has been launched with many of the same features. SmrtGuard free lets you remotely track your phone, remotely wipe your phone, turn your phone into a "panic button", and even alerts you via email if an unregistered SIM card is inserted. On top of those great features, you also get secure data back up and migration, a feature found in the pro version, free for 30 days. This certainly is no dumbed down lite version of SmrtGuard Pro.
Well since I'm on the subject of free, we have a couple of giveaways you can still enter. All month long we are ramping up our giveaways in celebration of BlackberryOS turning 1 years old on February 28! Right now you can enter to win a copy of the new Mobigloo Road Mania game, which Brett just can't seem to put down. Also we are giving away 25 themes from BBThemesUnlimted. That's any theme of your choice. To top off our 1 year celebration, we'll be giving away something big.
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Official: Alltel Released OS 5.0.0.419 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 |
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Feb 06, 2010 - 1:53 PM - by MePascal
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A few days ago Saskatel and Telus made OS 5.0.0.419 official for the BlackBerry Tour. Now today has started out with an official OS for the 9520 and I just caught sight that Alltel has became the third carrier to make OS 5.0.0.419 official for the 9630. Alltel released this OS on 02/05/10.
Just goes to show that this OS is as stable as our members have said it was when it first leaked over a month ago.
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Official: OS 5.0.0.436 for the 9520 BlackBerry Storm2 |
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Feb 06, 2010 - 9:31 AM - by MePascal
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Celcom Malaysia has released 5.0.0.436 on Thursday 02/04/10 for the BlackBerry Storm2 9520.
BBOS member yhamaie says that the "Japanese Input option can be invoked" with this release.
Even if this is not your carrier, just be sure to delete the Vendor file and you shouldn't have any problems loading this OS to your device.
Thanks for the tip.
9520 users give us your take on this build. I'm sure some hybrid builders will start to post some new threads in the forums as well.
Keep the releases coming carriers. I'm putting my request in for a 9550 release. Even a leak would be nice.
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5.0.0.459 for 8530 officially released by Sprint |
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Feb 06, 2010 - 3:33 AM - by Brett Wyman
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Sprint has officially released 5.0.0.459 for the 8530. Me personally I am on the "ok this is depressing" train because it seems every other device but the 9550 is getting love from the OS Gods. Just think, soon, maybe some time this year we could possibly see a post just like this but for the 9650. HA, ok, I know I know. That's far fetched. Anyways, you can download 5.0.0.459 from the Blackberry website. Enjoy!
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BIS 3.0 e-mail features leaked |
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Feb 06, 2010 - 2:16 AM - by Brett Wyman
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Earlier we reported that RIM was going to release BIS 3.0 with in 6 months. We've seen a few hints here and there about what could possibly be in the update. Well BBLeaks got their hands on the PDF which they so nicely uploaded to MegaUpload. One of the biggest update is the love it is giving to GMail, as you can see in the image above provided by Engadget. If everything is correct, the US should be seeing this new update March 21st, March 6th for Europe users and Feb 6th (today) for Asia users. Wonder what could be in v3.4? Since I am sure Megaupload will pull this at some point, you can download the PDF from our file site BerryOSfiles.com.
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25 themes from BBThemesUnlimited.com |
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Feb 05, 2010 - 9:36 PM - by Brett Wyman
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We continue celebrating the 1 year mark for BlackberryOS with another giveaway. The amazing people who created our recent BlackberryOS theme to go along with our new app, has given us the go ahead to give out 25 of their themes to our members. In fact they have just released a new theme that is pretty hot looking. All you have to do is leave a comment before Tuesday @ midnight and you're entered. Winners will be chosen on Wednesday. Check BBThemesUnlimted themes here.
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BlackberryOS now BerryBlab compliant |
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Feb 05, 2010 - 5:41 PM - by Brett Wyman
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BerryBlab, which has now gone official has been set up on BlackberryOS.com. BerryBlab is a Blackberry application that makes browsing forums 100x easier for the user. You can have multiple forums "saved" onto BerryBlab for easy access. The user must download one of two versions of BerryBlab onto their device. There is a free version which allows you access to forums but can not reply or post threads. The full version which you can pre-order for $2.99 allows full features to the forums.
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