Slacker Radio is probably the most popular music service for BlackBerry and features a huge amount of device coverage along with an enormous library of music. The company has announced a new contest where if you use the Facebook integration feature and promote your music to your Facebook stream, you could win one of their many prizes. More after the break.
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Slacker Radio Adds Facebook Integration and Contest with Trips to Orlando, Vegas and More
Carphone Warehouse is running a contest through their facebook page where the company is giving away a BlackBerry Bold 9900. The competition runs until October 3rd, 2011. More details after the jump.
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We haven’t heard from Nobex in a while but it’s great to see they’re still updating the app and going strong. Nobex Radio has been updated to 3.0.6 and it includes integration with BlackBerry Messenger as well as native Twitter and Facebook applications. In addition, the user interface has been improved. For those who don’t know, Nobex Radio adds a social component to music listening, allowing you to share your favorite songs and stations with friends. Features include:
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Imo.im has launched their multi-protocol instant messaging app for BlackBerry. Also available on Android and iPhone, imo is a web-based communications service that enables users to hold text, voice and video chats across multiple instant messaging protocols.
The Beta app currently supports MSN, Skype, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, Facebook, AIM/ICQ, Jabber, MySpace and Hyves with more features being added in the coming weeks. This web-based instant messanging suite supports concurrent sessions so you can be logged in on the desktop and on your phone simultaneously.
Appearing in BlackBerry App World soon, imo is currently available as an over-the-air download.

How many apps do you have on your device? Turns out I have 50. I thought I would go through each one of them with a very quick, one sentence review of each. If you go through the list and know an app that’s better than the one I have, please recommend in the comments. I wouldn’t recommend this many apps as I find the device a little on the sluggish side. If you want your Torch running at full speed, it’s probably best to keep it to a minimal number of apps that you use on a constant basis. Click through for a quick review of 50 apps for the Torch:
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Hoot.me is a Facebook app that leverages the social network to help students better collaborate on projects, classes, assignments and more. According to the founders: “We switch your Facebook into study mode by connecting you with friends to collaborate on homework and projects.”
Facebook is a great platform for Hoot.me since Facebook began with targeting the student demographic and the company’s target market spends a great deal of time on the site. Also, since a typical student’s network will almost certainly be 100% on Facebook, the social interactions and collaboration potential is huge.
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