Posted on July 13, 2010, at 11:29 AM .
RIM’s PR company sent over some interesting facts regarding BlackBerry Messenger during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Over the past month, RIM saw a huge jump in traffic during significant events during the World Cup as fans shared their moments over BBM.
For example, during a thrilling World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain on Sunday at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, Spanish International and FC Barcelona Midfielder Andrés Iniesta scored the winning goal only three minutes before the end of extra-time, which as the lone goal of the match crowned Spain Champions of the tournament. At the time of this exciting goal, that was viewed around the world, BlackBerry Messenger traffic increased immediately by 280% as virtual communities of fans shared their reactions through BBM.
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Posted on June 24, 2010, at 12:29 PM .
We have seen a lot of World Cup apps and it’s worth mentioning Snaptu as well. Snaptu is a free app that includes Facebook, Twitter, games, weather and around 30 other features. The most relevant feature is of course the Live Football Scores service that lets you check live scores, news and updates.
Download Snaptu from snaptu.com or point your browser to m.snaptu.com.
Posted on June 14, 2010, at 11:54 AM .
We have a lot of free unofficial World Cup 2010 BlackBerry themes just in time to cheer on your favorite team. The World Cup 2010 themes were developed by Catalyst Multimedia, members of ID-GTF, a Blackberry theme developers community in Indonesia (GTF is short of Garage Theme Factory). These themes feature:
- 4 nice looking wallpapers
- Customized underlay application screen button
- Customized battery meter
- Customized signal meter
Uploading these themes was a lot of work so if any of the links are broken, make sure to tell us in the comments and we’ll fix them.
To install the theme, click on the link for your device and download the zip file. Then, make sure to read this guide to installing a theme JAD file on your device.
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Posted on June 11, 2010, at 12:26 PM .
Polar Mobile has launched WC2010, a free app that features a unique sorting function that enables users to arrange game schedules and stats for their favorite teams. With a tabbed layout, WC2010 allows users to navigate easily and quickly through the App to access editorial news, scores, stats, schedules and standings while on the go, in real time. WC2010 supports five languages including English, French, Italian, Spanish and German.
Download WC2010 in App World.
Posted on June 10, 2010, at 9:45 AM .
Score Media has announced the launch of ScoreMobile FC, a free source of information for football/soccer fans. ScoreMobile FC features live scores, stats and standings for more than 30 international soccer leagues from over 15 countries worldwide, growing to over 50 leagues by the kick-off of the 2010/2011 season.
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