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The new Elecite site is up and it’s looking really nice, except for in the top right corner where they have a tab that simply displays question marks and a 404-type of message. I’m sure they’ll fix that very soon. With the launch of their new site, Elecite are having a huge sale where they’re offering 50% off all themes. There is no coupon code required and the sale lasts for 2 weeks.
First Orion have announced PrivacyStar, a new BlackBerry app that allows users to block calls from telemarketers, automatically report Do Not Call Registry violators to the Federal Trade Commission, reverse lookup unknown calls and more.
Here are some features and a quick breakdown of the app:
PrivacyStar is available free for the first 30 days, and costs $2.99 per month afterwards.
I’m not sure if this is new, because I didn’t know until @ASacco pointed it out, but the MyBlackBerry site has some free holiday themed wallpapers that you can install. Some of them are really well done and it’s always nice to have something official. I think it would be good to start including themes rather than wallpapers. RIM has the resources to be able to offer us all free holiday themes.
On that note, what do you guys think of MyBlackBerry?
The Classique theme is very clean and easy on the eyes. For those that prefer to show off their wallpaper, or don’t use too many icons, this theme is ideal. The other great thing about it is that it doesn’t cost a lot.
Classique is on sale until December 31st for $2.00 (regularly $3.00). The theme comes with support for newer devices such as the Bold 9700, as well as the 8900, Tour and Bold 9000. Just select your device to see if it’s compatible.
Zenprise have announced an enhancement to their MobileManager platform: the User Health Check system. With a 100 point troubleshooting checklist, IT departments can more easily deal with support issues, which will surely jump after the holiday smartphone buying blitz.
The Zenprise User Health Check runs through a 100 point checklist to diagnose and resolve, in real time, the most common user support issues. The checklist is so simple that the average smartphone user could probably run the diagnostic themselves. After performing the diagnostic, Zenrprise will identify potential hardware and software issues with the device, user configuration errors, carrier related problems, backend server issues, or device encryption problems.
If you’re using the latest version of BBM, you’re most likely running version 5.0.0.33. If you’re interested in trying the latest BBM, head over to mobile.blackberry.com from your BlackBerry browser.
The most notable difference here is that SMS is built into the BBM experience. Contacts that are in your BBM list, who send you a text message, will have their threaded SMS conversation in the “Chats” section of BBM. This may not be new to those who are on top of the BBM leaks, but it’s the first I’ve noticed it. Other than that, it’s a lot of maintenance work.
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