Shazam is now available for the BlackBerry Storm series.

• Free version features:
  • Identify music anywhere:
    from the radio, TV, film, or in a store by simply holding your BlackBerry smartphone towards the music and selecting ‘Tag Now’.
  • Buy music immediately when you hear it:
    your tags link directly to Amazon, and other merchants as available, to give you instant access to the music you love and related music merchandise.
  • Share the experience:
    send your tags to friends who share your musical taste via SMS, email or BlackBerry® PIN messaging.
• Additional Premium Version ($4.99) Features:
  • Learn more about the music:
    read track and album reviews, artist biographies and (starting in North America initially) view song lyrics, plus find other music available from the same artist.
  • Options to find similar music:
    discover other music similar to the track you like, to enhance your music collection and knowledge.
  • Find out what’s hot and popular:
    access to Shazam music charts generated by millions of other users in your country.
  • Music search capabilities:
    enabling you to easily find music by artist, album or track from a database with over 8 million songs.

Shazam also has direct downloads for their application, instead of being available only through the BlackBerry App World. You can download it now OTA by visiting is.gd/IWHh from your BlackBerry Browser, or go to Shazam.com for more info.

Read the full press release after the jump.

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RIM has just updated their BlackBerry Loves U2 page with a new TV commercial!

It looks like things are moving along nicely with U2 and RIM’s relationship. If you missed the U2 Mobile Album  for BlackBerry teaser click here.

Now here’s a cool freebie for BlackBerry Storm owners. Apparently NBC has a mobile site where you can  stream and watch full episodes of shows like:

• The Office
• 30 Rock
• Crusoe
• Friday Night Lights
• Heroes
• Kath and Ki
• Knight Rider
• Lipstick Jungle
• My Own Worst Enemy
• The Biggest Looser
• And more!

You don’t need to download and install any applications to watch NBC episodes on your BlackBerry Storm.  From your Storm’s BlackBerry Browser go to http://m.nbc.com/fullepisodes.shtml (m.nbc.com if that doesn’t work) and start streaming some Prime Time TV right on your BlackBerry!

This service only works within the USA.

Source: The BlackBerry Storm Blog

QuickPlay Media has launched PrimeTime2Go Premium Mobile TV Service on the BlackBerry Bold and the Curve 8900.

PrimeTime2Go allows you to download full length episodes of your favorite TV shows from leading networks such as NBC, CBS, MTV and The CW. You will be able to watch shows like The Office, Heroes, NCIS and CSI wherever you want, whenever you want as long as you have a memory card installed and Wi-Fi is enabled. That may seem a bit restricting, but at least you won’t incur huge data charges on your mobile bill.

PrimeTime2Go is available for a $7.99 monthly subscription via PayPal.

You can get it now in the “Music & Video” category from the BlackBerry App World, or check out the full press release after the jump for more details.

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Some highlights from the press release:

• Shazam, a leading mobile music discovery provider, today announced the availability of its unique application for BlackBerry® smartphone users; allowing them to discover, purchase and share music anywhere they go. Shazam on BlackBerry smartphones is a featured application available within BlackBerry App World™, the new application store from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM), officially launched at CTIA in Las Vegas this week.
• Shazam allows users to identify music by simply holding a mobile handset to a song as it’s playing. Shazam identifies and provides information to the user about the track, artist and album from its ever-expanding music database; currently consisting of over 8 million tracks, including the largest collection of undiscovered music and pre-release tracks.
• BlackBerry smartphone users who download the Shazam application between 1st of April and 31st of May will be given the option to try out the full-featured version on a 60 day promotional basis*; if they want to keep and continue to use Shazam they can pay anytime during the promotion or at the end of the period with a one-off fee of $4.99 / £5.00 / €4.99 depending on location.
• For more information please visit www.shazam.com

You can get Shazam directly from the BlackBerry App World at blackberry.com/appworld, either from your PC or through your BlackBerry Browser (recommended).

Read the full press release after the jump.

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SlingPlayer Mobile is now out of public beta with an official version available for purchase.

From the description:

SlingPlayer Mobile lets you watch and control your home TV and DVR via your Slingbox on your BlackBerry smartphone.

SlingPlayer Mobile is going for a one-time fee of $29.99 with a 30-day free trial.

• Download OTA: mobile.slingmedia.com
• Info: SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry

Source: MobileBurn

Canadian wireless service provider Bell officially released the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230.

The introductory deal they are offering is $29.95 for a three-year term, which is only good till March 12, 2009. If you miss out on this deal and still want the Pearl Flip 8230 you will have to spend an additional $320 for a two-year term.

• Info: Bell BlackBerry 8230

Source: MobileSyrup