No, you did not read that wrong. Apparently the Chinese shanzhai phone maker is using Barack Obama’s BlackBerry addiction (lol) to their advantage, and using it to promote their new BlockBerry 9500 phone.

Check out the features:

• Windows Mobile 6.1
  
• 460MHZ proccessor
  
• 3.2 inch touchscreen
  
• WIFI and bluetooth connectivity
• Sirf III GPS
  
• 3G and EDGE

The poster’s slogan is “Obama have Blackberry, I have blockberry.” This gave me a good laugh.

I’m not sure how legal this is (or if they even care) but I’m sure they’ll be getting a call from the White House  and RIM about it.

Source: ClonedinChina.com

R&R Theme Designs (the same theme developer who created the free BlockBerry Storm theme) has created another free theme for the BlackBerry Storm series called GlobeBerry.

GlobeBerry is available in two versions, one free and one paid. Here are the differences:

Free version features:

• Free version features Zen like stationary bottom dock with top 4 icons.
• Nearly every single item that is skinable is skinned
• Buttons and selection carets match theme color
• Home Screen is user background friendly

Premium Version Features:

• Weatherbug integration
• Independently sliding hidden side and top docks
• Hidden today
• Clickable home screen to clock/calendar/manage connections/locks/messages

Some tips about using this theme:

To make top dock hide tap just below the dock(where status texts is) to make it appear tap just below date/time bar

To make the side dock appear tap just next to the profiles icon (next to weatherbug slot) to make it hide tap again in the same spot

Weatherbug must be in the FIRST app position on your app screen to be displayed on the homescreen correctly

• Download OTA: GlobeBerry (Free version)
• Premium Version: GlobeBerry Theme for BlackBerry Storm ($3.99)
• More themes by: R&R Theme Designs
• Info: GlobeBerry theme page
• How To: Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data

All three of these themes are AWESOME! Great job by each theme developer. If you feel like leaving them feedback check out the theme page links.

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

Art Gallery

• Download OTA: Art Gallery v1 for the Storm series
• Info: Art Gallery theme page

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* 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