RIM recently held an event in New York recently to show off their forthcoming update to the Blackberry App World. This update comes with several big new features including QR codes, carrier and credit card billing, and a new Blackberry ID infrastructure.
Wondering when the Bump payment functionality in the PayPal iPhone app would make it to PayPal’s Android and BlackBerry apps? CNET talked to PayPal at CTIA 2010, and were told the updates are planned for release in the “next two to three months”.
Vlingo allows you to do just about everything with your BlackBerry using only your voice – quite obviously making it significantly safer to operate your phone while you’re behind the wheel of a car. The latest version 4.5 completes the picture with SafeReader, a text-to-speech function that reads incoming text messages and email to you.
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If you’re looking for a little something to tide you over while RIM works on its WebKit-based browser for the BlackBerry, perhaps Bolt 2.0 is worth a look when it hits tomorrow. Features include a 100% score on the Acid3 test, tabbed browsing, and heaps more – read on for the rest.
DIRECTV has finally released the long-awaited DVR Scheduler app for the BlackBerry. While it’s only replicating functionality available on their mobile site, there’s nothing quite like using a purpose-built application.
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If you’ve ever wished there was an easier way to add contacts and appointments to your BlackBerry, Anagram could be exactly what you’re looking for. Just select the relevant text in an e-mail (or any application), and with some intelligent text parsing, Anagram can determine whether it is contact information or an appointment, and add [...]
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Here’s one for BlackBerry Curve owners who have fallen in love with Bethesda’s latest role-playing game, Fallout 3. Sadosdemetrios from the CrackBerry forums has created a user-defined homescreen that makes your BlackBerry look like Pip-Boy 3000, the wearable computer biometrically sealed to the protagonist’s arm.
After releasing an iPhone app in December last year, Amazon has released an application for all trackball-equipped BlackBerry devices. The app allows you do to pretty much everything you can do on their site, and includes the Amazon Remembers function included in their iPhone app which allows you to snap a photo of a product [...]
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RIM’s eagerly awaited answer to Apple’s App Store is open for business, provided you’re willing to use PayPal, and live in the US, Canada or the UK. Those who qualify can head over to www.blackberry.com/appworld/download to get started.
