A few days ago I mentioned that the BeejiveIM Beta would be getting updated to support OS 5.0. Jim over at Beejive posted in their forums that beta version 1.9.7 is now available with some new features from the current production version:

• support for 5.0 OS
• file transfers via link, you can now transfer files to buddies on all IM accounts.
• email push when app running in background (see preferences in app).
• send voice notes
• send GPS location (if supported by phone)
• new chat styles & background images
• new buddy list layouts
• improved battery life
• overall UI redesign
• facebook IM
• various other bug fixes & enhancements

This beta version is only for BlackBerry devices running OS 4.2.1 and higher. As always, since this is a beta and not guaranteed to be stable, install at your own risk and make sure you backup your data first.

• Over the air (direct download to BB via web browser):
  • http://www.beejive.com/otabeta5.0storm (5.0 OS Storm & Storm 2 ONLY)
  • http://www.beejive.com/otabeta4.7storm (4.7 OS Storm ONLY)
  • http://www.beejive.com/otabeta5.(5.0 OS Tour, 9700 Bold)
  • http://www.beejive.com/otabeta4.6_vga (4.6 OS and higher, VGA screen: 9000 Bold, Tour, 8900 Curve)
  • http://www.beejive.com/otabeta4.6 (4.6 OS and higher, NON-VGA screen: 8220 Pearl Flip, 8350 Curve)
  • http://www.beejive.com/otabeta4.3 (4.3 OS and higher)
  • http://www.beejive.com/otabeta4.2.1 (4.2.1 OS and higher)
• Desktop Install:
  • http://www.beejive.com/beta5.0storm (5.0 OS Storm & Storm 2 ONLY)
  • http://www.beejive.com/beta4.7storm (4.7 OS Storm ONLY)
  • http://www.beejive.com/beta5.0 (5.0 OS Tour, 9700 Bold)
  • http://www.beejive.com/beta4.6_vga (4.6 OS and higher, VGA screen: 9000 Bold, Tour, 8900 Curve)
  • http://www.beejive.com/beta4.6 (4.6 OS and higher, NON-VGA screen: 8220 Pearl Flip, 8350 Curve)
  • http://www.beejive.com/beta4.3 (4.3 OS and higher)
  • http://www.beejive.com/beta4.2.1(4.2.1 OS and higher)
• How To:
  • Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data
  • Install Applications and Themes via Desktop Manager

Thanks @sgtd!

Joe from BBSites sent me a tweet letting me know that all BlackBerry instant messaging clients have been updated to v2.5.30.

The BlackBerry IM clients include AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, Google Talk and ICQ. No info is available about what /changed in this new version so if you notice anything different be sure to leave it in the comments. You can find and download all of the BlackBerry IM clients from mobile.blackberry.com.

Earlier this morning (practically yesterday) I mentioned the BlackBerry IM clients got updated to possibly work with OS 5.0, but at the time there was no official changelog or new feature list. Today RIM has officially announced the update with some details.

Here’s the product overview:

BlackBerry® Internet Service Instant Messaging applications are designed to provide BlackBerry smartphone users with access to existing instant messaging communities. The applications provide customers with the interface of their favourite instant messaging applications and the features of the BlackBerry smartphone. BlackBerry Internet Service Instant Messaging applications provide functionality for picture messaging, display pictures, and real-time conversations.

BlackBerry Internet Service Instant Messaging for BlackBerry smartphones version 2.5 is the latest application update. It encompasses some of the more popular instant messaging applications, such as Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry® smartphones, Yahoo!® Messenger for BlackBerry® smartphones, ICQ® for BlackBerry® smartphones, Google Talk™ for BlackBerry® smartphones, and AOL® Instant Messenger™ service (AIM® service) for BlackBerry® smartphones.

Features:

• Add dedicated icons to the Home Screen for one-click access to conversation boxes of specific contacts. The icon appears as the contact’s display picture or avatar.
• Add contacts and display pictures or avatars to the address book to easily instant message, email, SMS, or call right from the address book or conversation box.
• Search through saved conversations
• Add dedicated emoticon icons in the conversation box

The specific version still seems to be 2.5.27. To grab these updates go to mobile.blackberry.com from your BlackBerry Browser, or click here to go directly to the IM client downloads.

Let me know how you like this update in the comments!

I’m being told that the Facebook and IM clients for BlackBerry have been updated to support OS 5.0!

The IM clients were updated to version 2.5.27 from 2.1.48  and the Facebook app was updated to version 1.6.0.22 from 1.6.0.21. Up till now none of these apps were working with OS 5.0. I checked to see if these updates were available to everyone and so far it looks like only the IM client update is. The Facebook update seems to only be available to those running OS 5.0 on their BlackBerry.

All these apps are available for download at mobile.blackberry.com, or if you’d prefer more direct links you can get the Facebook app at blackberry.com/facebook or click here for the IM clients from your BlackBerry Browser.

Let me know in the comments if you can update your Facebook or IM clients and whether you notice any changes besides OS 5.0 compatibility (features, bug fixes, etc). If you’d like to try OS 5.0 check the BlackBerry OS page to see if it’s available for your device.

Thanks @MADBRADNYC and @AtilaUno!

Fuze Box has just released a cool new app called Fuze Meeting, currently available for the BlackBerry Curve 8900, Bold and Storm.

Fuze Meeting for BlackBerry smartphones enables users to launch or participate in a web meeting from their mobile device – a must-have for salespeople, business owners, service providers and all mobile professionals. Fuze Meeting leverages the unique capabilities of the latest generation of BlackBerry smartphones, including 3G, Wi-Fi®, faster processors and elegant displays to allow users to view video content, images and documents. Fuze Meeting also lets users chat securely with co-workers and friends, send meeting invites, and even “fetch” participants from their BlackBerry contacts directly into a conference.

Features:

• Full-featured conference call management – start meetings, invite participants, fetch them into the session, mute and un-mute lines – all from a single interface.
• View meeting participants’ desktops, files and presentations on-the-go, in real-time, while synced with the meeting presenter.
• Watch and listen to high-quality video and audio – start, stop and pause as if you were in the room with the presenter.
• Consolidate multiple IM platforms into one application – login simultaneously to Yahoo, AOL, MSN, Jabber, Google Talk and others

Fuze Meeting is free with usage by up to 3 web users and/or 7 audio users. Just to clarify that, if 3 web users are in the meeting they also count as 3 audio users, leaving 4 audio spaces open, or just 7 audio users but the host has to be logged in through the web. For larger meetings you can check out Fuze Meeting’s pricing options, which include pay-as-you-go, monthly and annual plans.

I can see how this app would be useful with group projects and having small meetings. Even though the Fuze Meetings are limited to a certain number of attendees for the free version, the available features are great.

You can find this app in the BlackBerry App World or get it directly from FuzeMeeting.com. More info in the full press release after the jump.

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Bellshare GmbH has updated their BerryBuzz BlackBerry app to version 2.1.22 with support for popular instant messaging applications, along with a few other additions. For those that don’t know, BerryBuzz is an app that extends your default Blackberry alert system allowing you to customize the LED color and create repeating audible reminders for different alert types.

New in v2.1.22:

• Added support for ICQ
• Added support for AOL Instant Messenger
• Added support for Windows Live Messenger
• Added support for Google Talk
• Added support for Yahoo! Messenger
• Added support for Level 1 messages
• Added charging indicator LED
• Added LED indicator when battery fully charged (automatically turns off after customizable interval)
• Added battery low indicator with customizable threshold
• Added alert when battery full

BerryBuzz is compatible with any BlackBerry running OS 4.2 and higher. You can get it in the store for $5.95 or give it a test run with the free trial.

Thanks @frogsburg!

As part of the on-going Deal-of-the-Day (DoD) special offers, there will now be a special “Friday DoD” where you get 50% off popular BlackBerry software every Friday!

Today’s DoD is for IM+ All-in-One-Messenger by SHAPE Services.

IM+ All-in-One-Messenger by SHAPE Services, normally priced at $39.95, for one day only $19.97! IM+, an all-in-one instant messenger, has recently been updated to version 8.0 which supports MSN/Windows Live, Yahoo!, ICQ, AOL, Google Talk, Jabber, MySpace IM, Facebook chat, and Twitter.  This has been one of our top-10 selling communication products for a long time and the product has been continuously updated.  One great thing about IM+ is that this is a  lifetime license with all future updates included and free license transfer to another device (excluding iPhone/iPod).

Head on over to the BBRocks! Store to take advantage of this great offer!

You can also find these same great offers right on your BlackBerry in the on-device Mobile App Store.

The last time I mentioned BeejiveIM was when they released beta version 1.1.2,. which included Facebook support, Plain vanilla chat, multiple login sessions and display pictures.

Beejive has now made public a Storm Beta of their awesome IM application.

This is an early beta and many of the normal features are not currently implemented. This includes chat logs, file transfers, and some other features. Rest assured, these will be added soon.

Remember that this is beta software so it may contain bugs and other defects. Should you experience any, help out Beejive and report it to them so they can make the production version better.

This download is for the BlackBerry Storm series only! You should remove any previous version first before installing the BeejiveIM Beta.

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

Be sure to report any feedback to Beejive at their forum for the Storm Beta version.

ÜberTwitter has been updated with many bug fixes and additions. All of the following items that are marked “Done!” have either been added or fixed and will be included in the Beta 2 release of ÜberTwitter.

• Done! Sound/Vib notifications – different profile for new tweets, vice replies
• Seperate Sound/Vib notification profile for new DM
• Done! Manual and/or longer refresh
• Done! Increase screen name field size on Options screen
• Done! Increase GTalk user field size on Options screen
• TRIM battery usage significantly
• Done! Add Direct Messages To and Direct Messages From timelines
• Add View friends
• Done! Add ‘Follow’ to context menu when clicking on @screenname
• Add search
• MUST add BIS support
• Support built-in GPS as option
• Select pics already on device
• Done! Bug to fix – Fonts not resetting on change (need to exit now)
• Done! Add option to not show confirmation dialog after every tweet
• Add shortcuts – T tweet, some key to refresh
• Add thumbnails of pics attached to tweets in the timeline, either from twitpic, or from UberTwitter
• View persons timeline by typing in twitter name
• Add ‘mentions’ to timeline, perhaps as option
• Visual indicator that app is running
• Different indicator on home screen for new tweets, vice replys, vice DMs received
• Fix all bugs!!

For more info head to UberTwitter.com, or download it directly to your BlackBerry by clicking here from your BlackBerry Browser. UberTwitter works on BlackBerrys running OS 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7.

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

My buddy Bla1ze over at CrackBerry just posted about a new Twitter application for BlackBerry called ÜberTwitter.

ÜberTwitter just opened up for public beta testing with version 0.40, a pretty early release so don’t expect it to be perfect just yet. Because of this, the ÜberTwitter developers ask that you please submit feedback so that they can make their app better, faster.

From the description: