RIM has just announced that they have officially launched their own YouTube channel at youtube.com/blackberry.

What will you find on YouTube.com/BlackBerry?

“How to” videos such as “How to Change Your Ringtone” and specific BlackBerry smartphone videos such as “How to take a picture with your BlackBerry Curve 8520”

Videos on development such as “How to Debug your Application on a Live Device” and “Get your Application Preloaded on the BlackBerry Smartphone”.

And, more to come in the future! We will be adding new videos regularly – so make sure you subscribe to the channel so you never miss a new video.

On more than one occasion I’ve searched YouTube for new BlackBerry commercials only to find that BlackBerry didn’t have their own channel. Hopefully they’ll also be including commercials and teaser videos in addition to their video guides.

Check it out at youtube.com/blackberry and let me know what you think!

Made Simple Learning let me know that they now have Training Center DVDs available through Amazon and at MadeSimpleLearning.com.

Made Simple Learning guides are made to help new BlackBerry owners quickly learn everything they can about their device. The Training Center includes:

• Videos Now – full Video Library (over 80 Videos per device) which can be viewed on any PC or Mac
• Videos to Go – full Video Library in a self-installing file (for PC users) and easy install (for Mac users) which loads the videos right onto your Micro SD card. (Videos to Go requires a BlackBerry 96xx, 95xx, 90xx, 89xx, 88xx, or 83xx BlackBerry Smartphone with at least 250 MB free on a Micro SD media card)
• Made Simple Guide Book – The most comprehensive Guide Books available for BlackBerry Smartphones

The Training Center DVDs are currently available for the BlackBerry Curve (83XX, 8350i, 8900) series, 8800 series, Bold, Storm and Tour, with others coming soon. Each DVD is available for $31.99, a 20% savings from the regular list price of $39.99.

You can also find Made Simple Learning products in the store.

Buzzd let me know that their free application is now available for the BlackBerry Storm and for Canadian BlackBerry users!

buzzd delivers editorially driven event and venue information, along with up-to-the-minute reviews and ratings from other members of the buzzd community. Users can browse and search continuously updated event feeds, which include pricing, location, and event details as well as the firsthand ratings and reviews posted from the event by other members in real-time.

Event and venue information is courtesy of Citysearch, Flavorpill, Time Out, MyOpenBar, last.fm, Upcoming.org and many other local content providers. User-generated feedback for “real-time” activity about venues and events is also layered at the top of event listings throughout the platform.

Head on over to mobile.buzzd.com from your BlackBerry Browser to download it OTA or buzzd.com/download from your desktop computer.

Visit buzzd.com for more info or check out the full press release after the jump.

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Today buzzd unveiled its free BlackBerry application in the BlackBerry App World.

Buzzd gives BlackBerry users location-based guides making it easy to find a place to eat or grab some drinks, search for local events and more!

buzzd is the premier location-sensitive city guide and social network for your mobile phone. buzzd answers “what’s going on around me right now?™” by delivering up-to-the-minute info on bars, restaurants, concerts and events in a specific set location. buzzd features listings from Flavorpill, Time Out, Citysearch, ZAGAT, Upcoming as well as real-time posts (“buzzes”) from members of the buzzd community. Create a profile, add/invite friends and – if you post a “buzz” – it is sent as a text-message to your nearby friends in the network.

Buzzd also allows you to add events to your BlackBerry Calendar, send updates from buzzd to Twitter and it is fully integrated with your maps application for getting directions and locating a venue. You can also take pictures and post them for other buzzd members to see.

Up till now buzzd was available only through their mobile website. Buzzd does not require GPS because it uses Cell IDs to determine your location, the first application in the BlackBerry App World to do so.

Check out buzzd in the BlackBerry App World and let me know what you think!

Source: NYT