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If you haven’t joined the BlackBerry Beta Zone, I would sign up now because they have just released the latest Beta version of BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.1.5. From what I’ve heard about this latest version of BBM, is that it’s mostly backend work and performance improvements. Downloading it now, join me.
Head over to the Beta Zone if you haven’t already registered.
This is the next edition of What’s Cool in BlackBerry with BlackBerryCool: a short discussion with Rob Woodbridge and myself about what’s new this week in BlackBerry. This week, we talk about the launch of LinkedIn for BlackBerry, as well as the launch of the new BlackBerryCool SuperStore. Overall, the conversation is focused on the need for app stores, and what a good strategy is for BlackBerry app developers, given the large number of sales and distribution channels.
The biggest news this week is definitely the relaunch of our mobile app store. The mobile site is greatly improved, and the on device app store has gone version 2.0. With the new on-device app store, you can browse apps, themes, games and accessories, which are all nicely grouped making the experience smoother. To promote the new app store launch, mobihand have a great contest where they’re giving away a 32GB WiFi iPad and some apps. Scroll down to the Contests section of this week’s roundup for more details.
Continue reading ‘BlackBerryCool Roundup for the Week of March 29th’
BlackBerry Master Control Program (MCP) is a power tool that allows you to easily load/save/erase any module you want, take screenshots of your device, turn the radio on or off, synchronize the time on your device to your PC, reset to factory settings (remove IT policies), perform a handheld wipe, optimize (in real time) or install any BlackBerry OS. The latest version is 0.9.3.0 Beta 6 and it’s truly a handy piece of software. The software bills itself as being made for “moderate to advanced” users and I would put myself closer to the moderate end of the scale. Bear this in mind when reading the review.
When you boot up MCP, it’s a little overwhelming. The menu structure of MCP is quite unique, with 15 icons that can be toggled with either a left, right or middle click. It’s an interesting approach but I find it’s not the most efficient. It’s not easy to remember what each icon represents, let alone the corresponding mouse action. In general, the menu structure and navigation is really text-based, and that slows down the software. To address this issue, MCP has included shortcut keys. If you right click the MCP tray icon you will see a menu that shows all of the hotkeys for navigation. Personally, I still find these hotkeys difficult to remember, but they definitely help. With a more visual UI and navigation system, everything could be done a lot faster.
To view the list of hotkeys, see the MCP site.
Continue reading ‘BlackBerry Master Control Program Version 0.9.3.0 Beta 6 Review’
We posted this on the BlackBerryCool Facebook page, but in case you missed it, the Twitter for BlackBerry Beta version 1.0.0.37 has been leaked online.
Download Twitter for BlackBerry Beta version 1.0.0.37.
If you’d like know more about what BlackBerryCool thinks of it, check out:
The Official BlackBerry Twitter App Impressions
Also see a community review here:
In the last week there has been a staggering amount of OS 5 leaks. There are leaks across the board so there’s a good chance your device got some love but you missed the post. Scroll down to see if you’ve won the leak lottery.
Leaked: OS 5.0.0.591 For The BlackBerry Tour 9630
Download Of The Leaked OS 5.0.0.566 For The BlackBerry Bold 9700
Download OS 5.0.0.592 for the BlackBerry Curve 8520
Download OS 5.0.0.592 for the Bold 9000
Download OS 5.0.0.592 for the Curve 8900
Download OS 5.0.0.607 for the BlackBerry Storm2 9550
Download The Leaked OS 5.0.0.586 For The BlackBerry Bold 9700
Big thanks to everyone in the blogosphere and community for finding these links. CrackBerry, BBOS, BerryReview and TBZ.
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