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HxDrummerxC Themes have released a new theme called MiNimal and as a holiday sale, they’re offering a discount on the theme, as well as a BOGO promotion on their popular Shattered Zen theme. All-in-all, you’re getting the MiNimal them at 20% off, and the Shattered Zen theme free with purchase.
The sale starts today and runs until January 2nd.
MapQuest have released MapQuest 4 Mobile with a ton of support for older BlackBerry devices, but a limited amount of support for newer models such as the Curve 8900, Bold 9700 and Tour. While I think more developers should support the older devices, I think MapQuest is missing out by not getting the early adopters involved.
Features include:
Device support includes: 8100, 8110, 8120, 8130, 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, 8800, 8820, 8830 and 9000.
Booting up a BlackBerry is incredibly frustrating and slow. Usually it’s best to take the old proverb “a watched pot never boils” and just leave it in your pocket for a of couple minutes and check back. At least with OS 5 we get a status bar showing relatively how long it will be until you can get busy on your BlackBerry again.
Here I have 4 BlackBerrys, all with OS 5 loaded. Two are official OS 5 builds, and 2 are leaks. We’re going to put in the battery at the same time (or as close to the same as possible), and see which one loads first. Here are the contestants:
Verizon BlackBerry Storm2 OS 5.0.0.320 (this is what it came shipped with)
TELUS Storm 9530 OS 5.0.0.328 (I think this is the latest leaked)
T-Mobile Bold 9700 OS 5.0.0.330 (out of the box OS)
Rogers Bold 9000 OS 5.0.0.411 (I believe this is the latest leak)
The winner? Check out the video after the jump.
See the Storm2 vs the Storm 9530 vs the 9000 vs 9700 all running OS 5
Hockey Scores for BlackBerry has been upgraded to version 1.5 for all supported devices, and is now available for free through BlackBerry App World. The app has resolved many of the issues that has caused the service to temporarily go down, as well the app has been optimized to improve battery life.
New features you will find in version 1.5 include:
Download Hockey Scores from App World for free. The app supports all BlackBerrys running OS 4.6 or newer, but Pearl Flip owners lose the goal scorers features due to screen size.
It has been a couple months or so since we last updated you on Visible Vote for BlackBerry. They have just launched version 1.5 of the app, which is available on App World, and they’re up to 56,000 users.
Since the last update, there are three major features to check out:
Visible Vote have also applied to become a BlackBerry partner, so they can get access to the BIS protocol. This means older BlackBerry models will soon be supported.
Download Visible Vote from App World or the Visible Vote site.
UPS have announced their UPS Mobile app for BlackBerry. Considering the number of small and medium sized businesses that rely on BlackBerry, UPS should have launched this ages ago.
The app will be available tomorrow on App World, and it allows users to track and create shipments using the My UPS address book, calculate shipping rates and transit times, as well as find the nearest UPS location. Tracking packages doesn’t require a login, and the app shows a history of tracked shipments. Another great feature is the ability to rename tracking numbers, so tracking multiple packages is a breeze.
For more information, see the official UPS site and be sure to check App World tomorrow.
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