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Gwabbit will be releasing a free version of their automatic contact “gwabbing” app. The free version of gwabbit will include a new alerting feature that informs contacts via email when their contact information has been added to a friend or colleague’s address book using gwabbit.
Personally, I would find this a little embarrassing and I don’t think I would use it. As much as I like gwabbit, there is something invasive about using my email to market your product.
Epic Applications have updated two of their great games Pipe Dreams and Druglord Wars. Both games now have leaderboards where you can post your high scores. Pipe Dreams has been updated to support OS 4.5 and there are some fixes with dialogs and themes. They also have a new icon for the game.
Pipe Dreams is on sale for $2.99 (regularly $3.99) and Druglord Wars is only $3.99 until December 6th (regularly $4.99).
Also, congratulations to Epic Applications for making #1 on App World!
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 seems to be making the rounds faster than any other device in RIM’s product line. Virgin is the latest provider to pick up the device, making it available on a monthly service plan. The cheapest monthly service plan involves getting locked in for 2 years, and for 25 EUROS a month, you get 200 voice minutes and unlimited texts, mail and mobile internet. The word unlimited comes with a fair use policy though.
UPDATE: I’ve been reading a lot of the feedback and it seems this build isn’t stable on the 9700. If you’re a 9700 user, consider waiting until the next release.
Opera Mini 5 is a great BlackBerry browser alternative, especially for the Storm. The pages look much more crisp, and the browsing experience is something a little more on par with the rest of the smartphones on the market. The downside is that there are some serious limitations to how well a third party browser can integrate with the device. Personally, I would like to see RIM give Opera much more access to their platform. It would give Storm users a much better browsing experience and something to tide them over until the WebKit-based BlackBerry browser is released.
Opera Mini is mainly for the dumb phone market, as the company has an enormous user base in places such as Russia and Indonesia. The BlackBerry experience isn’t as fine-tuned as it could be so while this is Beta 2 of Opera Mini 5, it isn’t without its bugs. Nonetheless, it is definitely worth trying out.
Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 can be download by visiting http://m.opera.com/next from your BlackBerry browser.
Telefónica and RIM have announced the launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in Spain. The device is available from Telefónica for 99 EUROS and select monthly plans. The Bold 9700 is available to users with the Movistar service plan for BlackBerry.
Anyone in Spain muy excited about this?
SymBerry is a Symbian-style theme for the 89xx, 9000, 96xx and 97xx devices. The theme features 6 configurable icons, 5 fixed and a decently sized clock.
The designers of the theme TemasBlackBerry, are giving away 20 free copies too. All you have to do is use the coupon code SYMCOOL. First come first serve!
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