Review: BlackBerry Photo Studio App

April 19 is the last day of operation of my favorite free online photo editing Picnik.com then its movement to Google+. Google's social network.

Most if not all of my BlackBerry images here in my blog were usually edited through Picnik, but with this development, I have started searching a good alternative because I am not sure if the accessibility of Picnik in Google+ later would be as easier like It is now.

Good thing I found this one BlackBerry application Photo Studio. Again, I only avail for now the free version but pro is available for a minimal fee. I like the simplicity and the user friendly features of this photo studio app. Features like, frames, effects, change of colors and you can adjust the brightness, contrast, hue, saturation and a lot more.

How to get this, see the following Jiffy screen shots below:

• Go to your BlackBerry App World.

• After searching "Photo Studio" in the search box, you will see the choices as the one below. Select "Photo Studio" and download.

• When download is complete, go to downloads tray and start editing your photos.

• Simply follow the instruction below. You may tick the "Don't show again" box if you don't want to be prompted again with this message.

• This is now my raw photo of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the World's Tallest Tower.

• You can change the effects whichever you think fitting to your photo and you can also add frames to make it more appealing.

• And these are the final results. These will be saved automatically to your public library. You can save it in JPEG and other common formats and print or post in Facebook.

No worries this time even if picnik will move right now to Google+, I have this cool Photo Studio app already. Very easy and convenient to use anywhere, anytime.

Cheers!

Noli Me BlackBerry Tangere

It's notthat I am conceited that I don't want someone in the workplace or anywhere canjust grab or use my old and obsolete BlackBerry mobile phone whenever they want to. :) First, it isfor personal use only. Second, only minors or make it, only infants don't havemobile phones, because they do not have that thinking capacity yet tounderstand the use of mobile phones. You know what I mean here. :)

One afternoon at work, I made my quick break and went to the loo.After 3 minutes, I am back at my desk then I heard a BBM message alert tone. Afriend of mine said: "what, what can I do for you?” Then I was like,"huh? what do you mean?". "You pinged me first, so what's thatfor buddy?” he asked.

Instead of making a reply, my thoughts were rambling and verybusy, full of light bulbs, popping questions like who the F*&#!made that Ping? Because I'm sure I wasn't.

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Possibilities are too many but one thing sure is someone has doneit purposely. Was it meant for a joke or something else? Whatever it was, itjust doesn’t feel right to touch things which do not belong to you. I am aporcupine on this matter. A porcupine doesn't share with anything that is whythey have those thorns all over their body.

I may sound a high school stud with this petty thing, but with this, I am making a simple appeal to BlackBerry Company or to othercompanies, to create an application that can make a phone alarm with itsloudest sound, if somebody uses it. Or something like and electric shock? LOL!

I am not this technically knowledgeableabout the how to's in making applications, but something that could sensetemperature or the skin type of the real owner and that could serve asactivator. This might put a stop to those who can't have their own mobile phone, pinged!

I know, I shouldn't have left my phone unattended, but who's expecting suchkind of thing to happen? I didn't use the Password Security because it’s noteasy to supply the log in details each time my phone buzzes, especially if you're at work where every seconds count.

What do you think of this? Please leave a comment.

Download Mail Rule Manager for Blackberry

Mail Rule Manager is a BlackBerry addon that allows you to sort incoming messages based on a set of one or more rules.

No more tricks or hacks involving Outlook or redirection settings just to filter your mails on BlackBerry. No more sifting through hundreds of spam messages on your BlackBerry just to get to the important e-mail that you need to get your work done.

Mail Rule Manager does it all in one go! And it does this directly on your device. For ex, you can filter incoming emails on your BlackBerry based on one or more of sixteen comprehensive conditions like filter by sender or subject, or email account based filters, or attachment based filters etc. A combination of ten different actions can be taken on filtered emails like auto forwarding, auto reply, mark as read or even auto delete messages and much more! Finally, Mail Rule Manager also allows you to create Exceptions to each rule so that you can create really complex filters to suit your every need.

With a clean and simple interface, Mail Rule Manager makes filtering and managing your endless stream of emails on BlackBerry way simpler. Try the most advanced and feature rich BlackBerry filter & rule manager today.

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Download HotKey Manager for Blackberry

HotkeyManager for blackberry is a must-have keyboard shortcut manager for BlackBerry devices. With HotkeyManager, you can easily create and manage shortcuts to applications, phone calls and system utilities for your BlackBerry. Boosting up your mobile experience is just one click away!

HotkeyManager seamlessly integrates with the BlackBerry OS and helps you convert your daily tasks and various BlackBerry functions to a list of keyboard shortcuts. With HotkeyManager

You can setup shortcuts to BlackBerry applications (such as Alarm, Calendar, Google Maps, MemoryUp, NetworkAcc and Texas Hold’Em King 2, etc.), shortcuts to phone calls by simply adding contacts from your BlackBerry contacts, and shortcuts to BlackBerry system utilities (such as Open/Close WiFi, Open/Close Signal, Camera, Email/SMS/MMS/PIN, and Shutdown BlackBerry, etc.). All the tedious scrolling and searching now turns into a single hotkey-click.
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Download Formula One Mobile Application for Blackberry

The Formula1.com Application for blackberry is the essential app for Formula One fans and streams real-time data direct from Formula One Management's Technical Facility at the race track. It displays the same information supplied to the teams from every session of the weekend, instantly putting you at the heart of the action.

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Download IM+ Talk for Blackberrry

With IM+ Talk for blackberry you can chat with Skype friends, call any PC, mobile or landline phone from wherever you are, making it very cost effective and it does not need Wi-Fi and works on all carriers networks as well.

Feature of IM+ talk for blackberry :
· Call Skype users to their PCs
· Make cost-effective calls to any destination
· Free VOIP calls
· See who is online and chat with Skype users
· Avatars support and a new look of User Interface: contact list grid, new scrollbars and more!
· One Time Fee, all updates included
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Download Blackberry AppWorld for Blackberry Phone

Blackberry Appworld mobile application allows you to browse through a wide variety of many other Blackberry apps and download and install them on the spot from the application. Many different developers contribute their applications to the library that’s available for download. The limitation to this application is that you must have a free PayPal account in order to get through checkout of some apps. You can download Appworld from your Blackberry’s browser here:

http://www.blackberry.com/appworld

Empower SMS Viewer for Blackberry

Empower SMS Viewer is SMS Software for all texting addicts out there, with Empower SMS Viewer you can give your SMS messages a chatstyle screen, see different icons for both incomming or outgoing SMS messages, or even have smilies inside your messages.

Some of Empower SMS Viewer features are:
Seamless Integration with the native SMS app.
Incoming and Outgoing SMS icons.
Turn URLs into colorful web-links.
Express better with real graphic Smileys!
Different options for font, style, headers etc.
Numerous customization option to configure it exactly the way you want.
Supported on ALL OS 4.2.1 and above!
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Download InstantLog for Blackberry

Twinkler Software have launched a new app called InstantLog. The app runs in the background and logs your calls, SMS messages and emails to the calendar. Optionally, InstantLog can also record all Incoming, Outgoing, and Missed Calls to the Calendar. The app features a Logging Firewall that allows the user to define email and SMS messages that will not be logged for privacy purposes.

This app is helpful for anyone looking to record communications for billing purposes, or to keep track of important communications.

Download Google Mobile Sync for Blackberry

Google has finally came out with an official Google Calendar Sync software for the Blackberry. I was so excited to get this and see it work so efficiently, I must have emailed all of my friends with a Blackberry.

It feels great to make entries with your Blackberry's native or built it calendar and have it sync with your Google Calendar. I can view my Google Calendar entries even when I don't have any Internet connection, which happens to me all the time when I travel outside the country.

Google has done a great service to all Google Calendar users who have a Blackberry, I'm sure this is going to make their Calendar service even more popular.

Download Blackberry Messenger 5.0.0.57

RIM sure is updating their native BlackBerry applications more often lately. BlackBerry Messenger version 5.0.0.57 is now available for download from blackberry.com/messenger and mobile.blackberry.com.

This version’s release could be a response to the current data outage affecting North American BlackBerry users, but since there’s no official changelog we can’t say for sure. If you’ve had problems sending messages through BBM today try downloading this update to see if it fixes it.

Gmail Mobile for Blackberry Download

I found out that Blackberry can now be able to check email on Gmail, by using Enhanced Gmail Plugin for Blackberry. The application support Blackberry Bold, Curve, Storm, or Tour. The new enhanced Gmail plugin features add and remove label or stars, report spam email messages, perform local and remote searches, archiving emails, view threaded emails.

Although this is a good plugin, the synchronization is only one way, meaning that it can only communicate from BlackBerry to Gmail web interface.

Download Enhanced Gmail Plugin for Blackberry here.

Paypal Mobile for Blackberry Download

PayPal has launched its mobile application called “Send Money” for BlackBerry smartphones, which let users to send money quickly, check for PayPal account balance and history of transaction right from the phone.

PayPal mobile “Send Money” application is now available as a free download through BlackBerry App World in Canada, USA, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal and Australia. The application also available for Android platform and iPhone, enables PayPal to be on your palm while you are on the go.
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Leaked OS 5.0.0.344 BlackBerry Bold 9700!

Its not official blackberry 9700 firmware. Please Read: Keep in mind this is NOT an official release and as such is not supported by RIM or your Carrier. If you choose to install, do so at your own risk and only if you're comfortable in the process of upgrading and downgrading your device software. It is quite normal during operating system development for certain features to be crippled or disabled while others are tested, and these beta builds often reflect that.

They are not always better. Depending on your BlackBerry comfort level, it may be best for you to wait for community feedback on a build before deciding to download and install for yourself or simply wait for the next official release. If you require support, you will find it in our CrackBerry forums via our extremely knowledgeable community base - do not contact your carrier or RIM for Beta OS technical support (their first course of action will be to advise you to downgrade to a supported OS). Follow the links below for more information and instructions
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RIM Launched Blackberry App Store Web Based

RIM launched a web based version of App World that lets you browse applications via your computer.

It has everything you would expect to see in a basic store. Applications are separated into categories. There is also a breakdown of Top Paid, Top Free, Featured, and new releases.

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Wordpress Blogging Client for Blackberry

new release of the WordPress for BlackBerry application has been released. The most requested feature has been added. BIS support via the BIS-B connection layer.


In addition to BIS support, the new beta includes the following:

* Added support for the “more” tag in both pages and posts
* Tweaks to the UI based on user feedback
* Most error messages are now localized
* App now work even when the device memory is set to “encryption mode on”
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Update Pandora App for BlackBerry

The Pandora App for BlackBerry has been updated to version 1.1.1. The update carries with it several network connection fixes, including the HTTP 502 error many users have been experiencing.

Here are some additional notes from the ChangeLog :

• Fixed HTTP 502 issue (and other networking-related issues such as the “connection closed” problem on the 8350i)
• Fixed volume going to “full” after an audio system alert (phone, email, IM) on Storm
• For listeners who use the low end of the volume scale, the jump from 3 bars to 4 bars isn’t as jarring anymore

There remains several features we would like to see added to the mobile client, that are available in the Web App (i.e. Add Artist or Song to Station), but the updates are welcome none the less.

Pandora users should receive a prompt the when starting the app, if not you can get the newest version by visiting Pandora.com from your BlackBerry browser.

Here are some additional notes from the ChangeLog :

• Fixed HTTP 502 issue (and other networking-related issues such as the “connection closed” problem on the 8350i)
• Fixed volume going to “full” after an audio system alert (phone, email, IM) on Storm
• For listeners who use the low end of the volume scale, the jump from 3 bars to 4 bars isn’t as jarring anymore

There remains several features we would like to see added to the mobile client, that are available in the Web App (i.e. Add Artist or Song to Station), but the updates are welcome none the less.

Pandora users should receive a prompt the when starting the app, if not you can get the newest version by visiting Pandora.com from your BlackBerry browser.

Download Flycast 2.0 for Blackberry

We're just announce that free popular radio streaming for blackberry, flycast 2.0 has release.Its upgrade version of old flycast. FlyCast, the popular mobile broadcasting service, today debuted “wireless station caching,” the ability to enjoy favorite radio stations on a mobile device anywhere, even without a wireless connection. With FlyCast 2.0, users can quickly store their favorite stations to their mobile devices when connected to a cellular or Wi-Fi network, then disconnect from the network and listen to the stations at their leisure. Version 2.0 of the company’s popular BlackBerry application, available today, offers an enhanced listening experience by presenting music stations in a track-based cover flow, enabling in-application music purchases and providing time shifting skip-ahead and skip-back functionality.

FlyCast 2.0 solves many common mobile music challenges – significantly reducing battery drain and cellular data usage charges, improving the listening experience, and making it easy to buy songs, even after they are broadcast.
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LaterDude : Reminds call, sms or email in Blackberry

LaterDude Pro is an application that reminds you to call, SMS or email someone. The efficiency of it is that it creates a new event into the internal calendar application.

After installation, LaterDude Pro acts as a memory resident program and is always present on your BlackBerry via the application key.

You click on Menu -> Remind me later! to access the application.
You can launch LaterDude Pro from everywhere, but if you are in the following applications then you can invoke the current entry:


- Call Log
- Messages/Email Application
- SMS Application
- Address Book

From the above applications you can select an entry to directly get its contents imported into the fields of LaterDude Pro.

For example if you want to get notified tomorrow that you have to contact your Doctor, you go into the Address Book, scroll to your Doctor’s entry, press Menu -> Remind me later! to set up a call-back reminder. The phone number and name is then already set in the LaterDude Pro application.
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TweetCaster : Twitter Client for Blackberry

Handmark has released a Twitter client for BlackBerry called TweetCaster.

TweetCaster offers nearly twice the number of features as alternative BlackBerry smartphone or mobile web-based solutions. In addition to all the standard capabilities needed to enjoy a complete mobile Twitter experience, TweetCaster offers:

Ability to toggle between multiple accounts
URL shortening
Picture sharing
One-step @reply and retweet capabilities
GPS locator to find Twitter friends near you
Real-time trending topics list
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