Posted on June 7, 2010, at 11:56 AM .
Movela has announced version 2.0 of the Netflix Queue Manager app powered by Pyxis Mobile. The latest version features a re-designed user interface, an improved user-friendly experience, full WiFi support and performance improvements.
Other enhancements include the ability to:
- Rate movies
- Find similar titles
- Search by actor/director
- Recommend a movie to a friend
- Quick add to queue/change position/delete from queue
- Graphical add to queue/change position
- Improved network type detection
To download the latest version, check out the Netflix Queue Manager in App World.
Posted on June 7, 2010, at 10:58 AM .
The following is a tutorial on how to create a basic BlackBerry theme. This guide was developed by Indra Gunawan, member of ID-GTF, a Blackberry theme community in Indonesia (GTF is short for Garage Theme Factory. This is a basic tutorial that uses the CreepyBerry theme as an example. This is the first in many tutorials that include topics such as how to make a theme in different styles such as hidden dock, ring, J-scroll and more. These have been translated from Indonesian, and feel free to use the comments section to ask for help.
Continue reading ‘Beginner’s Guide: How to Create a Basic Animated BlackBerry Theme’
Posted on June 7, 2010, at 9:50 AM .
For those that don’t remember from last week, the Theme Throwdown is a contest for premium theme designers. We challenged 4 of our top selling theme designers to our first-ever Theme Throwdown. Each theme designer gets to choose five of their top-selling themes, one for each day (Mon-Fri), for a week of Deal of the Day promotions. Whoever sells the most themes in their week wins the “Theme Throwdown Champion 2010″ title.
Every BlackBerryCool reader that RTs the following tweet will be entered for a chance to win 10 free themes from their favorite theme designer:
RT and enter to win 10 free #JCDesigns BlackBerry themes. 50% off a top theme from 5/31-6/4. See todays deal http://bit.ly/bB9GiL
Continue reading ‘Theme Throwdown Week 2: Gadgetbean iBerry Themes and More’
Posted on June 7, 2010, at 9:29 AM .
The latest pictures of the BlackBerry Curve 9300 Kepler reveal something interesting about OS 6 and it’s rollback potential. The device, while it only has 256MB of RAM and is currently running OS 5, is on the 6.0 platform, which suggests it may be OS 6 capable. We have had some IT professionals write in to say that their carrier reps told them 256MB is the cutoff for OS 6, and if this is the case, many more devices than previously thought would be getting the OS 6 rollback. Again, only time will tell and we’ll have to wait until a couple OS 6 devices are on the market.
Other specs of the 9300 include:
There may also be a 9320 and 9330 in development. These may have 512MB of RAM. Be sure to hit the jump and read the rest of the article for more pics.
Continue reading ‘More BlackBerry Curve 9300 Kepler Images Leaked’
Posted on June 6, 2010, at 1:24 PM .
This week is episode 7 of BlackBerryCool Untether’d with Rob Woodbridge. This week, we talk about BlackBerry 6, WickSoft’s MoreCalendars, Google Maps’ new biking layer and the bitHeads App Contest. We also talk uZard, the latest third party BlackBerry browser. This week’s episode is brought to you from Sudbury, Ontario (aka Nickel City).
Here are some links for show topics:
WICKSoft Introduces Enterprise Calendar Sharing With MoreCalendars
Google Maps Updated to 4.2.0 with Biking Directions and Sharing
Woman Sues Google After Accident Following Map Directions
Third Party BlackBerry Browser uZard for the Bold 9000
$25,000 BlackBerry Super App Contest – Cocktail Napkin Designs Accepted!
Tell us what you think in the comments and feel free to suggest more topics for the podcast.
Posted on June 6, 2010, at 1:09 PM .
Gowalla is another location-based service that lets you check-in to businesses and collect rewards for essentially promoting the venue to your friends. This type of location-based viral promotion is definitely the forefront of location advertising. The viral factor helps spread awareness about the venue, and companies can offer tailored incentives to drive more business.
The problem with Foursquare, which I’m curious about with Gowalla, is that the user experience is totally defined by what city you live in. In Ottawa, the experience is very lackluster and there is only 1 business that takes advantage of the service (the Mercury Lounge). There are no food deals and for someone who doesn’t drink or go out, this means there are no deals available in the City. Considering Foursquare aren’t adding many badges, their is now almost no value proposition for Ottawa users on Foursquare. Will Gowalla have a similar downside? We’ll review the two services and compare their value proposition for a user.
Download Gowalla for BlackBerry and let us know what it’s like using it in your city.
