The AOL Radio application streams your favorite AOL & CBS RADIO stations directly to your BlackBerry® Bold™. Whether it’s Pop, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Hip-Hop, Oldies, Country, World, Latino, News, or Sports, AOL Radio guarantees you’ll be able to connect directly with all your favorite music, news and information no matter where you are.
With 30 genres and over 400 professionally-programmed stations at your fingertips, you can quickly favorite stations, share stations with friends, and skip songs you don’t like.
The App World description says it supports the AT&T Bold but if you get it to work on your non-AT&T Bold let me know in the comments. For more info check it out in the BlackBerry App World. Hopefully this app will soon be available for other BlackBerry models.
Posted by Mauricio on Sep 28, 2009 at 8:12 AM | Comments
Earlier this year I mentioned the HulloMail visual voicemail service and how some T-Mobile UK customers were petitioning for T-Mobile UK to stop divert charges just because they didn’t want to use their default voicemail. T-Mobile UK was probably charging their customers for using services like HulloMail because they want them to keep using their own service, but default carrier voicemail is very inadequate when it comes to features and ease of use.
That’s why there are services like HulloMail and YouMail (one of the first visual voicemail services). These services allow us to do more with our voicemail rather than just calling in, listening to annoying prompts and then our voicemails.
HulloMail lets you:
Receive and play voice-emails directly in your inbox, mobile and the web
Get notified of any missed call, even in areas with no mobile reception
Take control of your voice-emails – it’s up to you, not the operator
Share, delete and keep your voice-emails forever, within a click
See who’s calling you instantly from your email contacts
Access, view, and manage your voice-emails, all from one place
The HulloMail mobile application also gives you:
One click access to all your voice-emails
An enhanced single view of your voice-emails
Embedded rich contact information from your phone or your Gmail contacts
The HulloMail visual voicemail app is available for the Curve 8900, Bold 9000 and Tour 9630 with support for other models coming soon. To download it directly to your BlackBerry visit hullomail.com from your BlackBerry Browser for “early access”. Both the web service and app are available free.
More info in the full press release after the jump.
(If you’ve used YouMail and try HulloMail, let me know which you think is best in the comments!)
Posted by Mauricio on Sep 28, 2009 at 7:30 AM | Comments
Stitcher has updated their streaming radio BlackBerry application to version 1.2 with new features like improved navigation, increased stability and Bluetooth integration.
In addition to now being able to listen through wireless headsets, car kits, and other Bluetooth devices, version v1.2 is Stitcher’s next step to improving “Smart Radio”.
Smart Radio is a rapidly emerging media category that combines the mobility of radio with the content availability and choice of Internet technology. With Smart Radio, anyone with an Internet connection can stream on-demand audio to their mobile devices, customizing their programming to fit their individual preferences and interests – from music to talk to information.
This app is available for the BlackBerry Curve 8300/8310/8320/8900, Bold 9000, Storm 9500/9530, 8800/8820 and will soon also be available for the 8830, Curve 8330 and Tour 9630.
To download this app visit stitcher.com/dl from your BlackBerry Browser, or go to stitcher.com for more info. Full press release after the jump.
Posted by Mauricio on Sep 25, 2009 at 6:58 PM | Comments
I couldn’t let the day end without letting everyone know about this great offer!
Today’s deal of the day is for BerryBuzz, a best-selling application that gives you ultimate control over your BlackBerry’s alerts system. With this app you can customize your LED color and create repeating audible reminders for many alert types including email, all IM apps, BBM, charging indicator, Facebook, customizable vibrate for incoming calls and more.
BerryBuzz is compatible with any BlackBerry running OS 4.2.1 and higher. Until 12AM CT tonight you can get BerryBuzz for only $2.97, after that it goes up to $5.95. A free trial is available if you want to test it first but make sure you get it before the day ends!
To make sure you don’t miss deal of the day apps download the BBRocks! App Store application at bbappstore.com. There’s a deal of the day every day!
Posted by Mauricio on Sep 25, 2009 at 3:20 PM | Comments
Mobile by Citysearch has been updated to include access to over 15M business listings and trusted Citysearch editorial recommendations which list more than 75,000 US neighborhoods, along with the following key features:
Instantly submit user reviews from a BlackBerry smartphone
Search and sort in the following ways:
Auto-identify your location through GPS-driven search
Search by keyword or category and narrow results within a city or neighborhood
Browse nearby destinations to eat, drink, shop, and relax
Sort results by key listing attributes including distance, cost and Citysearch rating
Browse Citysearch editorial picks to help your weekdays and weekends
View editorial, user reviews and advice from business owners and bookmark your favorite listings
Calendar Integration: Send immediate Outlook calendar invites to multiple friends and coordinate party planning, meals, or impromptu get-togethers from your BlackBerry Contacts list
Twitter: Post to your followers by tweeting reviews, tips, and more to friends, directly from any listing page
Share: Use Text, Email, or BlackBerry PIN-to-PIN messaging to share business listings from anywhere
Tip Calculator and Split the Bill: Avoid awkward calculations by determining your ideal tip and easily splitting the bill among friends when dining
For those that don’t know, Citysearch is a leading online lifestyle guide with up to date info on businesses, from restaurants and spas, to hotels and retail.
For more info and to download this app visit mobile.iac.com/Citysearch, or check out the full press release after the jump.
Posted by Mauricio on Sep 25, 2009 at 12:23 PM | Comments
The time has come to announce the winners of the LaterDude Pro for BlackBerry contest!
*Drum Roll* EVERYONE WINS! Everyone who left a comment anyway. If you didn’t, you missed out on a great application .
Those who left a comment before 12AM this morning can expect an email, tweet, or other message with information on how to get their free copy of LaterDude Pro before the end of the weekend.
Now that you have LaterDude Pro, consider helping @FabianMH with the beta test of the upcoming version. More info at about this here.
If you missed this contest and don’t want to miss out on future contests/giveaways here are some ways you can keep up with BBRocks!:
Note: If you left a comment on the contest post you don’t need to purchase this app. You’ll find out why very soon .
If you decide you’d like to help with the development of LaterDude Pro and install the beta be sure to leave your findings (as detailed as possible) in the comments below so Fabian can know what needs fixing.
Are you a developer looking to get your application tested? Send an email to info@blackberryrocks.com with details!
Posted by Mauricio on Sep 24, 2009 at 1:49 PM | Comments
The Google Voice BlackBerry application has been updated to version 0.1.5. There is no official changelog but here are some of the differences I noticed:
In the options menu
Preload voicemails
Backround refresh with update interval options
UI and app icon look slightly different (?)
Not sure why but manually refreshing the history seems to fail a lot for me. Anyone else having this problem?
Feature recap:
Make calls and send SMS from your Google Voice number
Save money with low priced international calls
Listen to your voicemail and read voicemail transcripts
Manage your Inbox and view Call History
You can grab the update by going to m.google.com/voice from your BlackBerry Browser. If you notice any other differences leave them in the comments!
LaterDude Pro is an application that reminds you to call, SMS or email someone. The efficiency of it is that it interacts with the system and creates a new event into the internal calendar or task application.
Jump over to the original contest post for more details and to leave your comment! Contest winners will be announced tomorrow afternoon.
Posted by Mauricio on Sep 23, 2009 at 3:36 PM | Comments
WorldMate Inc. today announced the release of WorldMate Live v3.0 for BlackBerry.
WorldMate is known as an industry leader in mobile travel services with over 3 million active customers worldwide. With a reputation like that, this app has to rock! Here are the updates/changes in version 3.0:
Yelp Local Search Services
Find restaurants, shopping, night-clubs and other businesses wherever you go. Make the most of your time while traveling. Use Yelp to provide you information and reviews for hundreds of thousands of businesses in North America and the UK. Click-thru to reserve a restaurant table, get a map to the shopping mall or compare reviews for night-clubs.
Calendar Sync Changes
WorldMate synchronizes your travel itinerary with your calendar. Get your flights in Outlook / Notes. Get your meetings in the itinerary at the correct time-zone – automatically!
Hotel Booking Improvements (Smart Hotel Search)
WorldMate’s Hotel booking service was already available for both free and Gold users. In the improved version, hotels now appear in a list layout with thumbnail images and include special offer notifications. The hotel list is arranged according to the WorldMate optimization engine, which takes into consideration all of the user’s preferences, as well as the distance from the selected landmarks. The user can also sort hotels by specific criteria: Price, distance, star rating.
Rail Support in Automatic Itinerary Generation
WorldMate’s parsing system now supports rail booking confirmations. Users can forward confirmation emails from Amtrak, Eurostar, TheTrainLine and others and have these bookings automatically integrated in their itineraries – just like flight, hotels and car rentals.
Map & Directions
The “Map & Directions” feature opens the BB map service instead of a static map.
WorldMate Live is available for free at m.worldmate.com or as a premium Gold version available in the store for a yearly subscription of $99.95 with a free trial available.
The Gold version includes everything the free version has plus customized flight-update alerts, flight status, flight schedules, a travel directory and eligibility for customer support.
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