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!

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.

Some highlights from the press release:

• BlackBerry Pearl 8120 in indigo now exclusively available to Orange Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers
• For just £5 a month, Orange PAYG customers can access email, as well as their favourite social networking sites from the stylish BlackBerry Pearl 8120
• Orange today announced it will be bringing the BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 to its Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers. The smartphone, which provides exceptional phone; email, messaging, organiser, web browser and multimedia capabilities, will be priced at £145, with customers now able to take out a BlackBerry® Internet Service that provides email, messaging and web access whilst on the move.

Check out the full press release after the jump.

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