UPDATE This contest has been extended till tomorrow night, November 1st at 11:59PM. *

Although fairly new in the world of BlackBerry theme development, Cocky Culture has made their mark with their artistic and unique BlackBerry theme designs. As part of the BBRocks! birthday celebration, Tony from Cocky Culture has provided me with 40 free copies of his latest m[i]Berry BlackBerry theme.

Do you like the iPhone layout but don’t want your BlackBerry to look like an iPhone? This is the theme for you! This exciting theme has a lot of the sleek goodness of the iPhone/iPod layout but uses custom icons and additional aesthetic tweaks to set your BlackBerry apart!

Features:

• Custom “iPhone style” icons!
• Wallpaper Friendly
• Slide Screen (one to show off your Wallpaper and one with 12 customizable icons) not available for the Curve 83xx
• Customizable Homescreen icon layout
• OS .151+ compatible (Storm)
• Battery Pull Required

m[i]Berry is available in the store for $4.95 for various BlackBerry devices.

CONTEST: For a chance to win 1 of 40 free copies of the m[i]Berry BlackBerry theme leave a comment on this post using a valid email address. Only leave one comment, duplicates will be ignored and will not increase your chances of winning. This contest will end at 12AM EST on Sunday, November 1st. Comments left after this time will not be considered. *

Note: You can find, purchase and download thousands of BlackBerry themes (including Cocky Culture themes) in the BBRocks! Mobile App Store, downloadable at bbappstore.com.

Made Simple Learning let me know that they have just launched their BlackBerry Curve 8350i Training Center!

If you have a Curve 8350i (or any BlackBerry for that matter) and have been looking for a way to learn all there is about it, Made Simple Learning is the way to go.

Here are some highlights of what the Made Simple Learning Training Center offers for the Curve 8350i:

• Dozens of hidden or little-known time-saving tips and tricks.
• Using the Wi-Fi and GPS Features of the Curve ™ 8350i
• Using “Direct Connect” or “MIKE” walkie-talkie feature
• Synchronizing your BlackBerry with your Windows™ or Mac™ computer.
• How to squeeze every ounce of power from the Address Book, Calendar, Tasks and MemoPad.
• How to become “Master of Your BlackBerry Email”
• How to use Google Sync for true “Wireless Sync” without an Enterprise Server
• Support for both BlackBerry Internet Service and Corporate BlackBerry Enterprise Server users.
• Tips and tricks to unlock the rich Media Features of the BlackBerry 8350i.
• How to  turn your 8350i  into something that could replace a video and audio “iPod™”
• How to use your 8350i for Mapping (including Google Maps.)
• Learn how to go Online as well as update your Facebook and Myspace pages – right from your BlackBerry

The Complete Training Center is available for $29.95.  The Videos can be purchased separately for $19.95 and the EBook can also be purchased separately for $14.95 until July 30th, after that it goes up to $20.99.

In the store, Made Simple Learning offers Ebooks and training for various BlackBerry devices on sending email and typing basics, learning about your BlackBerry’s camera, tips for watching videos and much more. Ebooks and training from Made Simple Learning will soon be available for the Tour 9630.

Visit the Made Simple Learning BlackBerry Curve 8350i Training Center for more info, or check out the full press release after the jump.

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Gary from Made Simple Learning (formerly BlackBerry Made Simple) just let me know that they have released a new publication for the BlackBerry Storm 9500 series. This book is called “BlackBerry Storm 9500 Made Simple” and is available for immediate purchase.

Some highlights from the press release:

• BlackBerry Made Simple in now Made Simple Learning. Look for enhancements to our products and website in the coming months.
• Made Simple Learning has just published the newest book in its easy-to-read BlackBerry guide book series. This 397-page e-book focuses on the BlackBerry® Storm™ 9500 Series smartphone and includes material for the 9500, 9520, 9530 and all 95xx Series BlackBerry handhelds.
• Martin Trautschold and co-author Gary Mazo, once again have collaborated to produce the Made Simple™ guide to this new BlackBerry Smartphone.
• This guide book is unique in that it helps both Windows™ and Apple Mac™ users with all aspects of the BlackBerry® Storm™.

Check out the full press release after the jump.

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Looking to hook up your BlackBerry with some cool themes and wallpapers for the new year?

Black Light Themes is constantly updating with lots of themes and wallpapers for practically everything, and if they don’t have it, request it!

Here are some samples of their latest themes:

83xx The Dew Custom 4.5

Pink & White

And some samples of their new wallpapers:

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