Themes4BB let me know that they have created a premium theme for the BlackBerry Pearl, Curve, Curve 8900 and Bold called Noir.

From the description:

Noir thrives in France’s Burgundy region, particularly in the Côte d’Or which has produced some of the world’s most celebrated wines for centuries. Now, we cannot promise you a bottle of such a great wine, wine but we can promise you will enjoy a world famous “wine style” theme.

If you enjoy a good glass of wine than you will enjoy this sparkling taste of Noir theme. Enjoy another awesome release.

Theme is available for BlackBerry Bold, Curve series (8300, 8310, 8320, 8330), Pearl series (8100, 8110, 8120, 8130), and 8900 series on OS 4.5+.

Price: Normally $6.49, now $5.99!

Check it out (OS 4.5+ ONLY):

• Noir for the Pearl series
• Noir for the Curve series
• Noir for the Curve 8900
• Noir for the Bold

For all you Storm owners out there, a version of Noir will soon be available for you too!

Beejive has released 1.1.2, a beta update to their Beejive IM application for BlackBerry.

Included in this beta update is Facebook support. Plain vanilla chat, multiple login sessions and display pictures are also supported.

• Download OTA
  • OS 4.6 with high resolution screen (8900 Curve, 9000 Bold)
    http://www.beejive.com/jt_beta/dev/1.1. … _6-vga.jad
  • OS 4.6 (8220 Pearl Flip, 8350 Curve)
    http://www.beejive.com/jt_beta/dev/1.1. … IM-4_6.jad
  • OS 4.3 to 4.5 (8100 to 8130 Pearl, 8300 to 8330 Curve, 8700 & 8800 Series)
    http://www.beejive.com/jt_beta/dev/1.1. … -pearl.jad
  • OS 4.2.1 with WIFI (8100 to 8130 Pearl, 8300 to 8330 Curve, 8700 & 8800 Series)
    http://www.beejive.com/jt_beta/dev/1.1. … -pearl.jad
  • OS 4.2.0 (8100 to 8130 Pearl, 8300 to 8350 Curve, 8700 & 8800 Series)
    http://www.beejive.com/jt_beta/dev/1.1. … -pearl.jad
• Info/Feedback: Facebook IM Beta on Beejive – Beejive Support Forums
  

Source: BlackBerry News

* UPDATE I was able to fix it by denying Poynt access to my GPS. After doing so it loads and you have to go through a bunch of error screens. Do a battery pull after you ok everything and no more problems. *

* WARNING I initially went to the site to download the application to get some screenshots. Once I found out that it wasn’t compatible with the Curve 8900 I deleted it (without getting screenshots). After deleting and trying to restart, my Curve 8900 gets stuck on the splash screen for T-Mobile and goes no further, with Poynt asking for access to my GPS. It seems like Pandora not being compatible screwed with Poynt and now my Curve 8900 won’t fully load. DON’T DOWNLOAD IT UNLESS YOUR BLACKBERRY IS SUPPORTED. *

Pandora has released Pandora Mobile Internet Radio for BlackBerry!

From the description:

Pandora Radio is your own FREE personalized radio now available to stream music on your Blackberry. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music and more music like it.

Already a Pandora user? Even easier. Just sign in. Pandora on Blackberry is fully integrated with Pandora on the web. Enjoy all your existing stations – and create new ones right from your Blackberry.

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Pandora is currently available for the following BlackBerrys on OS 4.3 and up:

• AT&T
  • Pearl 8100 and 8120
  • Curve 8310 and 8320
  • Bold 9000
• Verizon
  • Pearl 8130
  • Curve 8330
• Sprint
  • Pearl 8130

No BlackBerry Curve 8900 support yet .

• Info/Download OTA: Pandora

Thanks @buzzedword!

Next week Poynt will enable a new auto-update feature, but for now they made an announcement that Poynt version 1.0.1.59 is available for all 8000 series devices, as well as the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Storm.

Changes and improvements:

STORM:

• Fixed no results found errors popping up when a cell-site location was found.
• Improved touch list performance.
• Search speed and data improvements.
• Improved saved locations mechanism
• Allowed search radius as small as 5 km

BOLD/JAVELIN/CURVE/PEARL/FLIP:

• Improved UI, re-written from the ground up to increase performance.
• Inertial scrolling on result lists to enhance visual feedback.
• Fixed BB Maps crashing issues.
• Cell-Site GPS – Fast and reasonably accurate initial locates while your GPS chipset is warming up and scanning the sky for true satellite GPS locks.
• Improved GPS speeds. Note to Verizon Customers: Full GPS is still unavailable for these devices, but the new Cell-Site GPS feature is available. It is automatic, so no additional configuration is required.
• Improved network module. Poynt’s network heuristics provide a seamless and fast user experience in a variety of different network scenarios.
• Improved location lookup service (click on the search location bar at the top and select new search location).
• Non-intrusive auto-complete mechanism for typing in previous search terms.
• Add to Calendar feature for movie showtimes
• Improved data storage system to minimize memory footprint on the device.

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NOTE: If you have Poynt installed on any other device besides the Storm, you MUST delete the previous version (0.9.7 or below) or you will receive a download failed error.

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

Papped has updated his free and awesome BBTetris BlackBerry game to version 4.2.

The last time I mentioned BBTetris it was at version 3.1. Since then there have been a lot of fixes and improvements, including a version for the BlackBerry Pearl!

• Download OTA:
  • 9000 Version (480×320)
  • 8900 Version (480×360)
  • 83XX Version (320×240)
  • 81XX Version (240×260)
• Info: Papped-Themes
• How To: Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data

Check out the changelog since v3.1 after the jump.

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With LiveStream you can:

• Watch realtime video feed from your cameras from any location where mobile internet access is available
• Grant particular camera access with desired level to other LiveStream user(s)
• Bundle multiple webcams from different locations under single account
• Capture video to a file on your PC and access an archive remotely
• Use intelligent motion detection engine to receive notifications via variety of channels and capture video to a file automatically
• Embed LiveStream player with live video feed in your website

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Artem from GemBlock let me know that his iBerry Today Plus theme is now available for the BlackBerry Storm series as a free download!

Artem has been working hard pumping out new themes for all the new devices, and it definitely shows. In the Storm version of the iBerry Today Plus theme he has added a status text over the dock and increased the calendar items to four events.

• Download/Info: Free iBerry Today Plus Theme – BlackBerry Storm 95xx – GemBlock
• iBerry Today Plus for other BlackBerrys:
  • Pearl 81xx
  • Curve 83xx
  • 88xx
  • Bold 9000

Lots of good deals in the BlackBerry Rocks! BB Shop.

Free BlackBerrys after rebates, discounts and/or new 2 year agreement:

• BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Black – T-Mobile
• BlackBerry Curve 8310 Titanium – AT&T
• BlackBerry Curve 8330 Silver – Verizon
• BlackBerry Curve 8330 Titanium – Sprint
• BlackBerry Curve 8310 Red – AT&T
• BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Ruby with My Faves – T-Mobile
• BlackBerry Pearl 8110 Titanium – AT&T

Great deals on the Verizon BlackBerry Storm 9530 and  AT&T BlackBerry Bold 9000 too!

• Check it out: BlackBerry Rocks! BB Shop

Case-Mate let me know that they have just released some new holsters called Universal Hipsters.

The only BlackBerry that is definitely compatible is the BlackBerry Pearl 8100, but since they are universal holsters they should fit most BlackBerrys. I don’t know if it’s just me but if you look closely at the photo above, it looks like all the phones in the holsters are BlackBerrys.

From the description:

Keeping your cell phone styled and protected just got a whole lot easier. Handcrafted from the world’s finest-grade Italian leathers, the Hipster from Case-mate is the perfect complement to your cell phone. Our durable, yet supple leather polishes easily with a soft cloth. The 180-degree swivel belt clip means you can carry your phone with you anywhere while being fully protected in the Unique Hipster pouch.

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• Check it out: http://www.case-mate.com/phones/misc

If you get one be sure to leave some comments on the Universal Hipster’s compatibility with your BlackBerry.

BGR pointed out that AT&T now has OS 4.5 available for all of the following supported BlackBerrys:

• Pearl 8100
• Pearl 8110
• Pearl 8120
• Curve 8300
• Curve 8310
• Curve 8320
• 8800
• 8820
• 8700

That’s more than I can say for T-Mobile! I’m still amazed that T-Mobile has yet to officially release OS 4.5 for the Pearl 8100 when everyone else pretty much has.

Every AT&T user that owns a supported BlackBerry from the list above can now get the new OS at RIM’s AT&T downloads page.

• Check it out: http://www.att.com/bbdownloads

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