* UPDATE This version does not replace the old BBTetris. You have to manually delete BBTetris from your Options>Advanced>Applications menu. *

The last time I mentioned this free Tetris game for BlackBerry it was named BBTetris and was at version 4.2. Since then it has been renamed BlockBerry (very nice!) and is now at version 5.4!

From the changelog:

v5.4
-Changed app name to “BlockBerry”
-Blocks can be adjusted after a fastdrop
-Lowered sound volume slightly on one song to equalize the 3 songs better.

v5.3
-Increased Trackball sensitivity options to address downscroll sensitivity

v5.2
-(FIXED) Several collision issues fixed
-(FIXED) Block speed is a more consistent increase at higher levels
-(FIXED) Blocks getting stuck at the top of the screen
-(FIXED) Game ending abruptly on 83xx
-Updated visuals
-Increased performance
-Fast Drop is instant
-Trackball click starts a new game if one isn’t running
-Changed the starting rotations of some of the pieces

v4.3
-(FIXED) Blocks repeatedly spawning at the end of a game and possible crash scenario
-More performance optimizations

• Download OTA:
  • 9000 Bold Version (480×320)
  • 89xx Curve Version (480×360)
  • 83xx Curve/88xx Version (320×240)
  • 81XX Pearl Version (240×260)
• Info: pappedWorld
• How To: Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data

Avanquest Software has launched an open beta of their new SendPhotos application for the BlackBerry Pearl (8100, 8110, 8120, 8130), Curve (8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, 8900) and Bold.

From the description:

With Avanquest SendPhotos Mobile, photos you take are instantly online to share with your friends and family. It’s easy – Just a couple of clicks, and on certain phones it can even be completely automatic**. A great way to keep your friends up-to-date!

Imagine… take a photograph of yourself with the spectacular backdrop of the Pyramids on your mobile phone – and seconds later all your friends can share your experience. It’s quick and easy!

Avanquest SendPhoto Mobile is the only mobile phone photo sharing application which directly links into a global photosharing solution Mobile + Web + PC!

SendPhotos Mobile

• Automates upload of snapshots to SendPhotos.com
• A convenient Set-up Wizard.
• Avoid costly data charges that can otherwise occur when uploading photos while roaming.

SendPhotos PC

• Providing the flexibility of online or offline organizing.
• Easy upload, download and synchronizing of photos and image albums .
• Cropping, redeye reduction and color and contrast correction tools for use before sharing images.

SendPhotos Web

• A personal and private online cache for uploading, archiving, synchronization and sharing of digital images.
• Allows access only to user-authorized family, friends and associates without third-party publicity or search-engine pickup and dissemination across the Internet.
• A simple drag-and-drop, animated and extremely fluid interface facilitates the easy transfer of stored photos to a variety of external photo sharing and social networking sites, including Picasa, MySpace and many others.

For more info or to join the beta visit sendphotos.com. For more info about the mobile version click here.

Source: BlackBerry Cool

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!

Some highlights from the press release:

• Furthering its commitment to provide the most economical unlimited wireless services available to consumers, MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS), the nation’s leading provider of unlimited, predictable, affordable, flat-rate, no signed contract wireless communications service, launches their first BlackBerry® CurveTM 8330 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM).
• MetroPCS is also introducing two unlimited rate plans to support the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone. The $50 personal rate plan, for use with the smartphone, will offer flat rate, unlimited talk, text, web browsing, MMS and BlackBerry email access through BlackBerry® Internet Service. For an additional $10 per month enterprise customers can receive the same unlimited plan features on BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.
• MetroPCS’ plans for non-smartphones range from $30 to $50 per month and allow subscribers to talk all they want, 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week. Unlike most carriers, MetroPCS does not require a signed contract, which means that consumers can activate service without going through a credit check or paying a deposit.

Read the full press release after the jump.

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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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The creator of the free GPSLogger application, Matthias, has created another free application for BlackBerrys called BBFileScout.

From the description:

[successfully tested with 8310, 8330, 8800, 8820, 9000 & 9500].

BBFileScout allows you to browse the file system of your BB (including hidden files) – create directories, copy, move, rename or delete files. You can open all (by your Blackberry supported) media files. Furthermore BBFileScout allows you to open files (like ini, xml, etc.) as plain text, so you are able to mark, copy & paste text fragments of these files that normally can’t be opened with your Blackberry. This can become very valuable when you receive eMail attachments that are not native supported by your Blackberry. More functionality (like copy & move of directories) is coming soon. With BBFileScout you can delete pre installed wallpapers, videos and ringtones in order to free memory on your device*** – but please note, that once they are deleted the only way to get them back is to hard reset your device!

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