Lots of news coming out of the BlackBerry Developer Conference today!

RIM has announced the BlackBerry Academic Program which provides colleges and universities content to help learn about developing for the BlackBerry platform. Course content is currently available for mobile application development, administration of BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry support.

• Mobile Application Development Courses – Students can learn about the tools and techniques for developing applications for BlackBerry smartphones. Courses cover topics such as BlackBerry smartphone features and functionality, user interface design, multimedia application development, mobile web application development and Java® application development.
• Administration Courses – Mobile communication and collaboration tools continue to play a large role in boosting the productivity of enterprise workforces, and the need for trained professionals to administer and support mobile solutions has grown with it. There are over 200,000 BlackBerry® Enterprise Server installations globally and trained professionals are needed to maintain and support these deployments.
• Support Courses – Students are trained to work in technical call centers or IT support environments in support of the BlackBerry solution. The Support courses also include information that can help prepare students for the corresponding BlackBerry Certification exam.

Over 500 students have already taken courses in the program and universities in Canada and the US are beginning to offer courses and course content from the program in their curriculum. For more info visit blackberry.com/academic or check out the press release after the jump.

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Mobile by Citysearch has been updated to include access to over 15M business listings and trusted Citysearch editorial recommendations which list more than 75,000 US neighborhoods, along with the following key features:

• Instantly submit user reviews from a BlackBerry smartphone
• Search and sort in the following ways:
  • Auto-identify your location through GPS-driven search
  • Search by keyword or category and narrow results within a city or neighborhood
  • Browse nearby destinations to eat, drink, shop, and relax
  • Sort results by key listing attributes including distance, cost and Citysearch rating
• Browse Citysearch editorial picks to help your weekdays and weekends
• View editorial, user reviews and advice from business owners and bookmark your favorite listings
• Calendar Integration: Send immediate Outlook calendar invites to multiple friends and coordinate party planning, meals, or impromptu get-togethers from your BlackBerry Contacts list
• Twitter: Post to your followers by tweeting reviews, tips, and more to friends, directly from any listing page
• Share: Use Text, Email, or BlackBerry PIN-to-PIN messaging to share business listings from anywhere
• Tip Calculator and Split the Bill: Avoid awkward calculations by determining your ideal tip and easily splitting the bill among friends when dining

For those that don’t know, Citysearch is a leading online lifestyle guide with up to date info on businesses, from restaurants and spas, to hotels and retail.

For more info and to download this app visit mobile.iac.com/Citysearch, or check out the full press release after the jump.

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Yelp let me know that their BlackBerry application is now available for download!

After playing around with it I can say that this is a handy app for finding local hotspots or just a nearby coffee shop (among other places). Navigation is quick and easy, and it offers some great features.

The Blackberry Yelp app uses location-aware technology to determine your current location and then lets you search for nearby businesses, read reviews and access a moveable Bing map that enables you to easily zoom in/out on a location and redefine your search based on that geographic area. And yes, the Blackberry Yelp app works in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland or in other words, everywhere Yelp is available!

Head on over to m.yelp.com from your BlackBerry Browser for an OTA download or visit Yelp.com for more info.

CarrierUnlock.com let me know that they are currently having a promotion where you could get $4 off BlackBerry unlock codes, bringing most of them down to only $5.99!

CarrierUnlock offers BlackBerry unlocking services for the US and Canada with carriers like T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Rogers, Fido and a bunch of others.

Here’s the site’s description:

Welcome to CarrierUnlock, your one stop shop for all your carrier unlocking needs. This is the place you want to be if you want a remote unlocking code prompt and painless. If you have a device from another carrier other than your own that you purchased fro a friend, auction or a store. This is the place to be in order to get it carrier unlocked and running on your GSM network.

Those who want to get $4 off their BlackBerry unlock code can use the discount code BBRocks. This promotion will run through August 31st.

Head on over to CarrierUnlock.com to get your BlackBerry unlocked. They also have helpful unlocking instructions that can be viewed here.

Nobex let me know that their free Nobex Radio Companion BlackBerry application has gone global!

Nobex has  added over 1000 playable stations across the globe making the total amount 2000 radio stations with a playlist of over 2700 radio stations, in addition to adding  17 countries including Italy, France, Spain, Brazil,  Mexico and Argentina. All local content is free depending on where you live, but international content is premium.

You can now also request your favorite stations and see if their streams work at nobexrc.com/StationWiki.aspx.

To download it visit nobexrc.com from your BlackBerry Browser, or visit the same link from your desktop computer for more info. You can find the premium version and information in the store.

Nobex let me know that they have added over 250 NPR stations from across the US to their free Nobex Radio Companion BlackBerry application. You can listen to your favorite commercial-free stations in almost all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

With Nobex Radio Companion on your BlackBerry you can:

• Listen to over 1000 radio stations around the world and see the playlist of over 2700 radio stations.
• Get Songs or Ringtones with a single click, right from your mobile device. Or, receive an email with links to buy the song on your PC, so you can always keep your music collection fresh!
• See Lyrics of any song. Ever heard a song on the radio and wished you knew what the words were? Now you can see the lyrics of the song that is playing or was recently played. The lyrics can even scroll in sync with the song!
• Read Song and Artist Info about the artist who sings your favorite song. Using the “Lyrics and More” screen, you can now see Artist and Song info too.
• Hear Song Snippets if you’re not sure if the song you just missed is the one you have been wanting to download.

For more info or to download visit www.nobexrc.com from your BlackBerry Browser or from your desktop computer.

Bellshare GmbH has officially released BerryWeather v1.5 for all BlackBerry devices, now with Radar Maps and GPS!

Updates in version 1.5:

• ANIMATED RADAR MAPS (for US Locations only, add a custom radar map for international locations)
• Track your location via GPS/CELL location so you always know the weather where you are. (Cell location for GSM devices only. GPS does not work for non-Storm devices on Verizon due to carrier restrictions)
• Replace the default BerryWeather radar maps for any location with your preferred weather service’s radar maps!
• Sunrise/Sunset times and moon phase
• New Themes
• Smoother animations on BlackBerry Storm
• Improved battery and memory handling
• Many many more bug fixes

BerryWeather is available for $9.95 in the store with a free trial available. Check out a full list of features after the jump.

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The BerryWeather v1.5 Private Beta that I let you all know about last week is now taking testers!

Features in Version 1.5.11 (Changes since official release 1.0.43):

• Added radar support for US locations
• Support for custom radar map (paste your own animated gif/png/jpeg url)
• Added cell/GPS location support (a special GPS location can be added, will use current GPS location on updates)
• Added new view ‘Today w/ Sun and Moon’ (rise and set times plus moon phase)
• Added new Widget 2 theme
• Added new homescreen title options (’BerryWeather’ and None)
• Advisories will now only checked for supported locations (bandwidth saving)
• Changed layout of ‘Compact Daily/Hourly’ views
• Improved animation smoothness (especially on BB Storm)
• Improved scrolling on BB Storm
• Fixes background image changes not persistent after device reboot
• Fixes background image not being rotated in landscape mode on BB Storm
• Fixes unhandled exception on device startup
• Fixes “last updated” time not updating when BerryWeather is resumed from background
• BerryWeather will log information about update failures in the OS log. You can view the log by pressing ALT+LGLG on the homescreen

If you would like to participate in the private beta send an email to customerservice (at) bellshare.com with the subject “BerryWeather 1.5 beta”.

If you already have BerryWeather on your BlackBerry this version will remove all of your previously saved locations and you will have to re-add them. Visit the Bell Bellshare forums for more info.

Nobex let me know that they have added ESPN stations from all across the US to their free Radio Companion application for BlackBerry.

With the new ESPN stations you can listen to the National ESPN sports stream, or if local sports is your thing then you can tune in to cities like Dallas, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland and more to hear sporting events taking place in your area.

Download it now by visiting www.nobexrc.com from your BlackBerry Browser, or visit the link from your desktop for more info.

* UPDATE The beta for this application is over. Pricing info has been updated below. *

I don’t know how many people will go search Craigslist after the whole Craigslist Killer thing, but I found a free premium application that does just that.

From the description:

Search Craigslist on your phone

Currently only supports these US metropolitan areas:
atlanta,austin,boston,chicago,dallas,denver,detroit,honolulu,houston,las vegas,los angeles,miami,minneapolis,new york,orange co,philadelphia,phoenix,portland,raleigh,sacramento,san diego,seattle,sf bayarea,st louis,wash dc

This is a Beta version
Please send comments to the support link

Features:

• Search listings on Craigslist
• Reply to posting by email
• Check original posting

Minimum Requirements:

• Data Plan
• OS: 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7

Price: $0.99 until May 31, $4.95 after!

• Purchase/Download/Info: SearchCraig
• More apps by: Volcari Software
• How To: Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data