Happy day for all the BlackBerry 8830 owners! OS 4.5.0.138 is now available from Verizon’s BlackBerry download site.

• Direct Download: OS 4.5.0.138 for the BlackBerry 8830 from Verizon

Oddly enough, still no official word on the Verizon BlackBerry Storm OS update.

REMEMBER: Install at your own risk. Always make backups before making major changes/upgrades/downgrades to your BlackBerry.

Source: CrackBerry

Don’t worry BlackBerry Pearl Flip owners, here are a few cool themes just for you . I’ll start filling up the Pearl Flip sections of the Mini Directory as I find cool themes and apps to share.

• How To: Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data

Dontcha

• Dontcha for the Pearl Flip theme page

Pink, Blue and Red Storm

• Pink Storm for the Pearl Flip theme page
• Blue Storm for the Pearl Flip theme page
• Red Storm for the Pearl Flip theme page

Facebook 1.5 for BlackBerry is officially released and available for download!

Features:

• Receive instant notifications on your BlackBerry smartphones home screen.
• Send/receive message or wall posts, pokes and friend requests.
• Update your status, view and comment on your friends’ status.
• Share photos from your BlackBerry smartphone with tags/comments and post to Facebook with just one click.
• Connect your Facebook friends with your BlackBerry Address Book – including profile picture integration which brings a whole new meaning to caller ID.
• Stay on top of your life with birthday reminders and event integration into your BlackBerry Calendar.

What you need for this version to work:

• A wireless data service plan from your wireless service provider
• A Facebook account. If you don’t currently have one, create an account using the application or set up a Facebook account now.
• A BlackBerry smartphone with 64 MB of memory
• 590 KB of available smartphone memory
• BlackBerry® Device Software Version 4.2* or later

*some calendar link functions only work on Software Version 4.3 and later

Info/Download OTA:

• blackberry.com/facebook
• mobile.blackberry.com
• m.facebook.com

Big thanks to beri for the heads up!

This one’s for the ladies .

Someone asked me why I don’t include direct download links for some theme posts. It’s up to the theme developer and/or website where I find these themes whether or not 3rd party sites are allowed to link to the downloads directly. Some sites don’t mind, some do. Sorry for the inconvenience, but at least these themes are still brought to your attention .

• How To: Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data

Tiffany & Co (Bottom Dock)

• Tiffany & Co theme page

Hello Kitty Pink (Hidden Today and Bottom Dock)

• Hello Kitty Pink theme page

RoxyBerry (Zen and Hidden Today)

• RoxyBerry theme page

Feel free to leave some comments about these themes! I’m sure the developers would love to hear some feedback.

With the recent addition of the BlackBerry Rocks! Mini Directory, one of my new missions is to fill it with as much content as I can. Lately I’ve been going through the various themes websites and forums, posting about the ones that really catch my eye. This is one of those themes where the developer really spent his time and effort, and it shows!

I came across this awesome Halo theme for the BlackBerry Storm over at the PimpMyBerry forums. The detail and uniqueness is amazing! I remember when I first played Halo (1) on my old Xbox, staying up late and sneaking up on the Covenant to knock them out…good times.

Any Storm owning Halo fan definitely needs to check out this theme. Head on over to the Halo for Storm theme page for more screenshots and the OTA download link.

• How To: Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data

Info about the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 is now available through RIM’s BlackBerry Connection Newsletter.

New to BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0

BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter Tool
With the BlackBerry® Enterprise Transporter tool you can run parallel BlackBerry Enterprise Server environments, allowing you to do real-world testing in the new BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 environment with part of your team before making a full migration. There’s no need to wipe devices before transferring to BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0, and backing out to the pre-existing environment is easy.

Threshold Assistance Tool
The Threshold Assistance Tool resides within the BlackBerry® Monitoring Service; it uses the information gathered by your monitoring database to suggest acceptable operating thresholds for your particular server and network environment. As your company grows, you can run the tool again to set new baselines.

High Availability
Utilizing High Availability is easier than you think—three clicks and you’re done. Learn more about this feature in an upcoming edition of BlackBerry Connection.

Role-Based Admins
BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 allows for granular control of admin permissions. You can now scope a given role to a set of users the admin can take action on. For example, you can create an executive-support IT group, which would allow for only particular employees to perform administrative tasks against the execs’ accounts.

Maintenance Windows
You can now opt to suspend alerts during specific periods, for example, during server maintenance. Using this function just might end those early-morning wake-up calls that occur during scheduled server downtime.

Sign up here for notification of BES 5.0’s availability. Check out the newsletter for more info.

I’ve been hearing about this guy and how he lures people to a location through Craigslist. I wonder how much damage this has caused Craigslist and the way they handle their site.

By Geoff Fox:

If Philip Markoff, the man arrested in Boston as the Craigslist killer, is guilty he might have been fingered by his own “Crackberry” addiction. I’m not a detective, but it’s pretty easy to see the man shown in a string of surveillance photos wasn’t trying to hide from the cameras that have become an unavoidable part of our everyday life. And in each frame he is shown clutching his BlackBerry.

Not even a cold-blooded killer can escape the BlackBerry addiction. Kudos to the authorities for tracing him electronically the way they did.

Source: AppScout via BlackBerry Cool

Seidio let me know that their Innocase 360 is now available for the BlackBerry Curve 8900.

From the description:

Seidio’s all new Innocase 360 is only 1mm thick and provide all the protections your device deserves.  Rubberized, hard shell case together with screen guard and silicone keyboard cover offers a full 360 degree of defense against bumps and scratches.

• Protect your device without adding much bulk
• Built-in heavy duty screen guard for LCD ultimate screen protection
• Laser cut water/dust resistant* silicone keyboard cover integrated into the case
• Keyboard cover provides enhanced typing experience
• Opening for trackball provides ample space without hindering navigation
• Unique soft-touch “rubberized” coating provides a great feel and better grip

*Innocase 360 is not waterproof, please do not intentionally apply water onto your device.  Seidio is not responsible for water damages to your device.

Price: $35.95

The colors currently available for purchase are black and pink. You can pre-order the blue and red versions, which will ship the week of April 27, 2009.

Until April 22th, 2009 at 11:59 P.M. CST you can use the coupon code TAXBREAK to get 10% off your order.

• Check it out: Seidio Innocase 360 for the BlackBerry Curve 8900

A few weeks ago I posted about the free PipBoy 3000 theme for the BlackBerry Storm. I noticed it was getting a lot of heat today, so I decided to check for other versions of this theme. Turns out there is now a Curve 8300 series and 8350i version available.

If you’ve played Fallout 3, you know what the PipBoy 3000 is. If not, go rent it and play it! It’s an awesome game.

• Download OTA:
  • PipBoy 3000 in Green for the Curve 8300 series
  • PipBoy 3000 in Blue for the Curve 8300 series
  • PipBoy 3000 in Blue for the Curve 8350i
• Download ZIP:
  • PipBoy 3000 in Green for the Curve 8300 series
  • PipBoy 3000 in Blue for the Curve 8300 series
• Info:
  • PipBoy 3000 8300 series theme page
  • PipBoy 3000 8350i theme page
• How To:
  • Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data
  • Install Applications and Themes via Desktop Manager

• Download via DepositFiles: OS 4.7.0.131 for the BlackBerry Storm 9500

REMEMBER: Install at your own risk. Always make backups before making major changes/upgrades/downgrades to your BlackBerry.

Source: BlackBerry News