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Hands On with LiveScreens from DreamTheme

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Douglas Soltys
on December 9, 2008
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Every BlackBerry user has a special love for their BlackBerry theme of choice. As one of the few ways users can personalize their BlackBerry, it’s a pretty significant statement: do you choose something trendy like an iBerry theme, or relive your youth with a Super Mario Bros theme?

We were recently contacted by DreamTheme, a company that is looking to evolve BlackBerry personalization beyond simple themes with LiveScreens. LiveScreens are essentially animated homescreen applications, but there’s more to them than meets the eye. Hit the jump and come check out one of the coolest new things you can put on your BlackBerry.

What is a LiveScreen?

Nintaii for BlackBerry - first accelerometer game for BlackBerry

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Douglas Soltys
on December 1, 2008
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Fresh off of our review of Nintaii for BlackBerry, where BBCool JB gave it a stellar 4 out of 5, I was contacted today by the fine folks at Mobigloo. They wanted to let me know that Nintaii was now available for BlackBerry Storm users - and is likely the first BlackBerry Storm game to make use of the accelerometer. You can check out the video above demonstrating Nintaii’s addictive gameplay, or read the review below. I can’t wait to see more games which make use of the BlackBerry Storm’s potential.

Nintaii for BlackBerry Reviewed
Nintaii for the BlackBerry Storm
Nintaii for all other BlackBerrys

Media Network Roundup: November 24th-28th

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Douglas Soltys
on November 30, 2008
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Getting ready for an afternoon of football, but have nothing to do during halftime? The Smoke Labs Media Network has the cure, with the best news from our WinMo and BlackBerry blogs in the past week.
click through for great news from the past week

50% off BlackBerry Software from MobileHeist

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Douglas Soltys
on November 25, 2008
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BlackBerry software

Mmmm, turkey, NFL football, and Black Friday. This can mean only one thing: US Thanksgiving. In celebration of this hallowed occasion (and the drubbing the Lions will receive at the hands of the Titans), the BlackBerry Cool Store is offering a MobileHeist of sorts, carried out by The Crazy 48. That’s right, starting TODAY, the BlackBerry Cool Store is OFFERING 48 OF OUR BEST SELLING BLACKBERRY APPS FOR 50% OF UNTIL DECEMBER 1ST.

You can see a few of our favorite BlackBerry apps being offered below, with links to their reviews. However, you must purchase your BlackBerry app from the MobileHeist page to receive the discount price — no coupon code is required !

BBSmart Email Viewer –> Now $14.98!
VibAndRing –> Now $4.48!
Ascendo DataVault Password Manager –> Now $14.98!
Ascendo Fitness –> Now $14.98!

Have a safe and happy holiday this week and have fun with your new BlackBerry software!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE BLACKBERRY COOL MOBILEHEIST PAGE

Nintaii BlackBerry game review

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Douglas Soltys
on November 24, 2008
in Mobile Games and Opinion
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BlackBerry game

Though I wasn’t a big fan of their Poker Odds Calculator Pro, I really like Mobigloo’s Nintaii for BlackBerry. Some of you may remember us mentioning Nintaii back in October when we discussed the finalists for the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. ‘Nintai,’ a Japanese Kanji that means “patience” offers users a great experience from start to finish - if you can, that is. It’s easy to install, and there’s virtually no setup. The controls are easy to learn and operate. And, there are about 100 different levels (of increasing difficulty), so with a little perseverance this game may in fact teach you all about the meaning of patience.

Click here for the full review

Media Network Roundup November 17-21

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Douglas Soltys
on November 21, 2008
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Smoke Labs Media Network

All alone on a Friday night with nothing to do? Smoke Labs Media has the answer, with the best news from our WinMo and BlackBerry blogs in the past week.

WindowsMobile Cool

Review: CorePlayer Mobile v1.2.5
How-to: Customize your Comm Manager (CMSettings)
AT&T Fuze vs. Palm Treo Pro
HTC Touch HD video roundup - so much HD eye candy!

BlackBerry Cool

Did you get a BlackBerry Storm today?
VibAndRing v.1.1 for BlackBerry Reviewed!
BlackBerry Theme Central $3 Theme Sale! (’Cool Deals)
MySpace for BlackBerry hits 400,000 downloads in first week

Bplay adds direct billing for BlackBerry Games

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Douglas Soltys
on November 21, 2008
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Great news today for members of the BlackBerry Nation looking for an excuse to waste more time on their BlackBerry. Bplay just emailed us to let us know that they now support direct billing!

Direct billing for games is now available for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint subscribers at Bplay. Subscribers of those carriers can bill Bplay games directly to their phone bills by using Premium SMS. It is available at Bplay through an additional “Bill to Phone” option on the game product pages.

Over time, Bplay will be adding more US and Canadian carriers. We’ve included links below to our three favorite Bplay games.

Texas Hold’em King 3
Bookworm
Nintaii

BlackBerry Theme Central $3 Theme Sale! (Cool Deals)

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Douglas Soltys
on November 20, 2008
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BB Theme Central

In these dark economic times, there are few things that can bring a smile to my face. One of those things is wicked cheap BlackBerry Themes. Thankfully, those helpful gents at BlackBerry Theme Central are doing they’re part to lighten my spirits and stimulate the economy. BlackBerry Theme Central is have a $3(!) sale on all their themes from now until November 26th. You can find the entire BlackBerry Theme Central selection, ranging from the BlackBerry 8700 to the BlackBerry Bold, below.

BlackBerry Theme Central BlackBerry Themes

Slydial for BlackBerry lets you dial straight to voicemail

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Douglas Soltys
on November 17, 2008
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Slydial is a free service that let’s you dial any mobile phone number and get directed straight to voicemail, which can be helpful when you have to communicate with someone without wanting to, you know, communicate.

Previously, using Slydial was a bit cumbersome, requiring you to call “267-SLYDIAL” first then manually entering the number you’d like to call. However, Slydial has launched an application for BlackBerry, allowing you to simply select a contact from your address book. You can find a download link below, as well as a link to more Slydial videos. My personal favorite was the “Mulligan” video, but I couldn’t find any embed code.

Slydial for BlackBerry

Slydial Videos