If you are somehow unfamiliar with BeeJive, it is one of a handful of must have applications for any BlackBerry user, and is the only app that we fully recommend purchasing.

There is no better time than the next week to make said purchase; BeeJiveIM will be on sale from Midnight PT Monday, February 23, until Midnight PT Sunday, March 1. Both the user license (normally $29.95 USD) and the device license (normally $19.95) will be discounted $5.00 for the next week. If you are one of the few that haven’t previously purchased a license for the app, you’ll want to get on board as BeeJive prepares for a major upgrade to the app in the next few weeks. Our hope is this is the much anticipated Storm update. As usual, the upgrade will be free of charge.

BeeJiveIM supports AIM/iChat/MobileMe, MSN/Windows Live, Yahoo!, MySpace, GoogleTalk, SameTime®, ICQ, & Jabber and puts all of your accounts in a single application on your BlackBerry device.

To purchase BeeJiveIM for BlackBerry at the sale price, visit http://beejive.com/blackberry/.

If you are patiently waiting for the Storm release, sound off in the comment section. via blackberrynews.com

Twitter is one of the most popular online services, and recent traffic boom (just recently twitter reached digg’s market share) proves that. But what option do we have to Twitt on Blackberry? Some fast googline for “twitter” and “blackberry” reveals TwitterBerry as the most popular choice. TwitterBerry is free, easy mobile aplication for any BlackBerry (it works on most RIM devices from 7000, 8000 series, to Bold and even brand new Storm). What is really good, is that TwitterBerry allows you to psot updates and follow your friends thru dta network, supporting BlackBerry Internet Browsing Service (BIS-B or BIBS), BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) and even direct TCP data connection (which means it will use WiFi when you are in coverage and connected to SSID), meaning you can stop spending your money on SMSs to update yourself…

TwitterBerry works on BlackBerry OS 4.1.0+ (but if you want TwitPic support, you better update to BlackBerry OS 4.2 and newer). It is a lightweight application, which you can install over the air (OTA), by following instructions on web page of producer, Orangatame Software.

TwitterBerry allows you to update your status, upload picture to TwitPic (just open media viewer, select the picture, and while in full scren mode, select “Send to TwitterBerry”. When TwitterBerry opens, just write the comment under the picture and submit – and you are done!).

With a single click from the BlackBerry home screen, you can input Twitter updates, follow and answer replies… Great feature is a timeline, that lets you view your latest posts and the last public posts of friends you are following.

You can access TwitterBerry faster via the BlackBerry menu key.

With version 0.7 and 0.8 you can now refresh friends’ timelines, replies and personal timelines from within application. Changes include also longer list of tweets (200 instead of 20), direct message sending and view your direct message inbox, new network indicator dialogs… You can mark tweets as favorite or delete them from any timeline. URLs in tweets can be selected and opened in your BlackBerry Browser

TwitterBerry can even automatically update Twitter streams and provide notifications. It allows you to set update period for data polling – from 1 minute to few hours. For hard core tweeters one poll per minute is recommended setting, and TwetterBerry is not responsible for not going beyond this, as Twitter itself limits the number of tweet requests to about 70 per hour. Therefore to avoid service interruptions on your Twitter account, TwitterBerry pulls less frequently. But – this limitation is just for data polling – Twitter does not limit the number of tweets you post.

You can download TwitterBerry from your BlackBerry. Just open browser and visit http://orangatame.com/ota/twitterberry/ on your BlackBerry, and follow with installation…

Hint: Save time and use shortcuts on all list screens: ‘r’ to reply, and ‘d’ to send a direct message! Enjoy! – via blackberry-report.com

Finally, the wait is over for all you 8830 World Edition owners out there that have been hanging on patiently (perhaps not so patiently?) for an official release of the 4.5 OS. Bell Mobility has answered the ultimate question of “When, will 4.5 be available for my device?.” Right now as a matter of fact, you can head on over to their download site and grab 4.5.0.127 right from the RIM servers and load it onto your 8830 and enjoy all that official 4.5 goodness that the OS brings along with it. Of course, all the upgrade procedures and discussion forums are indicated below, be sure to check them out.

This is for the 8900 Curve OS 4.6.1.152. Please only upgrade if you are comfortable with the process.

You can get the OS file here.

via wirelessbyeaccess.com

Financial Service Institutions need to ensure your organization has the tools it needs to succeed while maintaining the security and integrity of confidential information. In the highly competitive Financial industry you must….

• Differentiate your company
• Consider consolidation within the market
• Win new customers in a highly competitive environment
• Attract and keep top talent
• Deal with a dynamic regulatory environment

Stay on top and in touch in the fast-paced, competitive financial industry … keep your employees in constant communication with clients and colleagues, with easy access to market and corporate data — virtually anywhere, anytime. This results in greater productivity and inevitably, greater profitability for your company.
Banking – BlackBerry solutions allow you to improve and increase customer service by connecting to clients virtually anytime, anywhere with access to account histories and other important data.

Investment – Blackberry smartphones can provide access to market data, order management systems and real-time P&L to help you stay in control and respond quickly to rapid fluctuations in market affecting your strategy and positions.

Insurance – Insurance agents and adjusters use Blackberry smartphones, in combination with other applications, to increase access to information on clients and other critical data.

by Melissa Oxendale – via bbhub.com

What is BeamBerry?

BeamBerry Solutions allow you to print, view, and store email attachments with your BlackBerry.

There are three parts, BeamView, BeamPrint, and BeamDisk.

BeamView lets you view pdf and office documents right on your BlackBerry, and even works on older BlackBerrys.

BeamPrint lets you print documents from your BlackBerry on a bluetooth printer.

BeamDisk allows you to save your attachment in folders just like you do on your PC.

Best of all right now you can try the program out for free. However right now the Pearl service is not available, but the website says it will be soon.

By Jenneth Orantia

Reckon the Blackberry is only good for email? Maybe when it’s fresh out of the box. But if you want to bump it up a few notches, here are seven powerful applications that can transform the way you use and interact with your BlackBerry.

Jott for BlackBerry

In a previous article, I covered tips for getting more from BlackBerry email. One application I didn’t mention is Jott for BlackBerry, which is an extension of its main service that lets you reply to messages using your voice. Jott transcribes your verbal message to text before sending it on to the recipient and includes a link in the email to hear the voice recording in case of transcription errors. The Jott voice recognition engine is amazing – even my laid-back Aussie drawl, which is usually a challenge for anyone out of the country to understand, let alone a machine, was transcribed with 100% accuracy.

eOffice

eOffice is the only document editor for BlackBerry currently available, but its real killer feature is integration with Google Docs and Spreadsheets. Using this program, you can open and edit files in your online account, as well as save files you’ve created on the BlackBerry directly to your Google account. But it still needs work: in my testing, the connection would time out more times than not, or throw up errors that the document I was trying to open was empty or invalid.

RDM+

Another means of accessing files that aren’t stored locally is RDM+, a remote access program that lets you connect to your PC, navigate your desktop using the BlackBerry’s trackball and keyboard, run programs and transfer files between your BlackBerry and PC. Using it over an EDGE connection is interminably slow, but it’s easy to set up and pays for itself the first time you leave an urgent file on your PC and don’t have any other means of retrieving it.

PocketDay

If you use your BlackBerry for time management, PocketDay is a must-have as it aggregates all of your PIM items and unread messages into a single screen. I’ve never subscribed to the idea of having tasks and appointments in separate applications – I need to see all of my meetings and to-do items in one place so I can organize my time effectively, and PocketDay provides that functionality, in addition to letting you save individual emails as actionable appointments or tasks and view other information like weather, stocks, world time and RSS feeds on one screen.

JiveTalk

If you use IM for chatting with colleagues and clients, JiveTalk will make your life a lot easier. It works across all major IM platforms, supports file transfers and chat transcripts (and even lets you email transcripts for a permanent record of discussions), and makes it easy to switch between multiple chat windows.

BlackBerry Call Screener

Finally, I’ve found BlackBerry Call Screener indispensable for managing my calls. When I’m ‘in the zone’, I don’t like being interrupted with phone calls, and rather than turn my BlackBerry off altogether, I can set up Antair CallScreener to block all calls save for people on my ‘whitelist’ (mainly my partner and family) – anyone else can send me an email or leave a voicemail! Other options in the program include blocking all calls, blocking all calls save for people in your address book, and allowing all calls except for people on your blacklist.

Got any other BlackBerry applications you can recommend? Let’s hear about them in the comments.

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( via webworkerdaily.com )

By Sean P. Aune

The BlackBerry third party application scene has been pretty sad compared to other Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) over the years, but things have really picked up with the last couple of releases. The problem has been finding the apps in centralized spots as there have been numerous spots with 1 here, 1 there and so on. We’ve gathered up 7 sites that should help cure some of these headaches for you.

BlackBerryForums.Pinstack.com – A sub-category of the very busy Pinstack forums, has a little over 200 apps, divided into categories.

BlackBerryFreeware.com – Done in a blog style, this site has been running for several years now and posts detailed comments on each app they post.

BlackBerryToday.com – Over 200 applications with a mixture of Freeware, Shareware, and Commercial releases.

CrackBerry.com – An online retailer specializing in all things BlackBerry with a nice – albeit small – selection of freeware programs.

Handango.com – A centralized source for apps for all sorts of PDAs, and has over 3,000 for the various BlackBerrys. Features a mix of free and commercial releases.

RIMarkable.com – A blog all about the RIM devices with a large archive of articles and links to various software applications for your BlackBerry.

Stypod.com – Specializes in offering free items for your BlackBerry including apps, wallpapers, and more.

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( via mashable.com )

Key Features

• Desktop-like instant messaging with all of your IM buddies from a single intuitive user interface.
• BeejiveIM uses your existing data plan: no per-message charges.
• Reliable and efficient networking: be connected 24/7, and it’s gentle on your battery.
• Works with multiple IM networks, multiple accounts per network: AIM®/iChat, MSN®, Yahoo!®, GoogleTalk®, ICQ®, Jabber, and MySpace IM.

With mundu IM V4, for the blackberry, you can take your friends, colleagues and clients with you wherever you go. Chat, conference and do a whole lot more, all within a single, easy-to-use interface.

Download HERE

Please note that this application supports the following models:
Blackberry Curve 8300, Curve 8310, Curve 8320, 8800, 8820, 8830, Pearl 8100, Pearl 8110 and Pearl 8120

Interoperability
View and chat with all your contacts across AIM®, Yahoo®, MSN®, Google® Talk, ICQ® , and Jabber® within a single, easy-to-use interface.

Cross Conferencing
Invite friends, colleagues or clients across AOL, ICQ, Yahoo and MSN to conference within a single chat window.

Smart Group Management
Organize your contacts by services or define your own groups with your contacts across services.

Expressive Chat Using Rich Text, Emoticons & Customizable Status
Customize the color and style of your chat text with a range of exciting options including graphic emoticons and the ability to set customizable presence status across IM services.

Background Mode Support
Stay connected on IM while you are on the phone or accessing other phone functions. Choose to be alerted by sound, pop-up, or vibration when your contacts come online or when you receive an IM.

Customized Preference
Notification via sound, pop-up, vibration etc.