its Official: Facebook v1.6 for Blackberry available tonight

the wait is over nerdyheads. i know you all couldn’t sleep over this, but now you can rest easy. social networking giant Facebook has upgraded their blackberry application and its now available for free at www.blackberry.com/facebook from your blackberry browser. i downloaded it a little bit ago and the innerface is definitely cleaner. it looks much more functional and seems to carry more information similar to accessing the site on your computer. you can now access profiles without having to ‘go to the mobile site’ (boy that was annoying in the past!) although it is no where close to iPhone/iTouch’s Facebook app, it is still nice to receive some Blackberry love on one of my favorite clients to peruse while i am bored in lecture.

its OFFICIAL!!!! Pandora for Blackberry!

A Post St. Patrick’s day treat!!! I love using Slacker radio on my Blackberry Bold, but it definitely is not my first love. Finally! Crackberry announced today that Pandora for Blackberry is finally available! I downloaded it this morning and tried it out on wifi and it was running smoothly. As soon as I opened the application, it prompted me to login. I was excited to see that it pulled up all my saved radio stations (from when i listen to Pandora on my computer) The application ran smoothly and even included a battery and service status on the top of the application. Unfortunately BoyGenius reported that it does not support T-Mobile or the Storm yet. 😦 Sorry bbs! Guess you will have to wait!

As for all others>>>> to download Pandora to your Blackberry go to http://www.pandora.com/ on your blackberry browser.

[photo courtesy of BoyGenius report]

TokBox.com: Free Video mail and Video Chatting

My cousin Alan recently sent me an interesting email. In the email was an easy to click link to view a video mail he sent from his computer (with a web cam) of him and his son. I was amazed at how easy it was to click and view the video. With further probing at www.tokbox.com, I discovered this service is free and doesnt require you to download any additional software! This sounded too easy! Well guess what folks, it actually is too easy. I signed up for an account tonight and sent my first video mail to my best friend Crystal in Florida. This website is an easy way to keep in contact with friends and family that are far away and also just plain fun! TokBox also allows you to integrate your favorite IM applications and do video conferencing and it looks like it even supports Facebook video chat!I haven’t tried out the Facebook add on yet but it sounds really neat! You even get your own personal url! Mine is http://www.tokbox.com/connie Sign up yourself and try it out!

Sync your Blackberry to your iGoogle

I have been using Google Sync for a while now and I absolutely love it. If you are an avid Gmail and Blackberry user, then this free Googleapplication is made for you. Here are some of the features Google listed:

1. Synchronize your contacts. Get your Gmail contacts quickly and easilyto your BlackBerry smartphone. With Sync, you can have access to youraddress book at any time and place that you need it.

2. Get calendar alerts. Using your BlackBerry smartphone’s nativecalendar, you can now access your Google calendar even when you don’thave network coverage, and be alerted for upcoming appointments withsound or vibration. It automatically runs in the background, so youcan attend to other tasks and still be reminded of your appointments.

3. Always in sync. Your calendar and contacts stay synchronized whetheryou access it from your computer or your phone. You can add or editcontacts or calendar entries right on your BlackBerry smartphone or onyour Google account on the web. Synchronize one or many calendars atthe same time.

Download the application at this link:http://m.google.com/sync

New Google Latitude: Stalk your friends!

Google just launched a new free phone application called Google Latitude for your PDA phone that allows you to show your location of where you are on Google Maps and locate where your friends are. I was rather intrigued by this application and just wanted to see if any of you guys wanted to try it with me. if you are concerned about privacy, Google Latitude allows you to turn ON and turn OFF your location at any point in time. Google Latitude updates your location with a photo icon of your face and where you are. It supposedly has some cool features and allows you to stay connected! (even more than we all are!) lol

So i have been stalking my friends all morning! It is pretty amusing to be able to track all of your friends whereabouts. I definitely find this entertaining! I also really like the ability to turn Off your location, although I doubt i will be partaking in any shady activity where this would be necessary! =)

It is compatible with Blackberry for sure. Its not compatible with iPhone yet which is very weird since iPhone comes with Google Maps! Make sure you download the newest version of Google Maps (v3.0) to use Latitude!

To try go to www.google.com/latitude on your phone browser.

OMGGGG!!!!!!! FREE INTERNET RADIO FOR BLACKBERRY!!!: SLACKER.COM

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. the day has finally come! i am SO excited about this new application I stumbled upon (thanks to my uber cool boss Chris!). FINALLY FREE INTERNET RADIO FOR BLACKBERRY by Slacker. If you have heard of Pandora, it is pretty much exactly like it, but better! Slacker allows you to stream internet radio on your Blackberry and also to customize/create your own radio station based on the artists/genre/songs you like. I tried the application out and it is definitely got a double thumbs up from me already! What makes this better than Pandora for me is the capablity to play music and switch applications. I hated not being able to text message or access other parts of my iphone while listening to Pandora. The Slacker radio interface is also very slick as well. Go ahead and go to http://www.slacker.com/ on your Blackberry browser and download this fun app right away!!!

P.S this application is available for all Blackberries OS v4.3 or higher. it is recommended that you have OSv4.5 though.

Need to upgrade your O.S for it? (haha alec!) go to www.blackberry.com/upgrades

[photo courtesy of http://www.siriusbackstage.com/ and www.crackberry.com]

Google talk: free chat application for Blackberry

i am completely in love with Blackberry Messenger. Besides RIM creating one of the most stable and addicting OS’ out there, i do love to chat on my Blackberry! I have been a huge gmail fanatic for a long while now and i can’t believe i just started using Google Talk! Google talk is a chat application that allows Gmail users to chat with other Gmail users while they are checking your email. the chat application is built into your email account. it also allows you to add your AIM (Aol Instant Messenger) screen name and login through gmail.com. Google Talk is a  free application that allows Blackberry users to log in their Gmail account to chat.

available for free download @: http://mobile.blackberry.com (on your blackberry browser)

Viigo: free RSS reader/newsfeed for Blackberry/Windows mobile

i’ve been using Viigo for quite some time now. its a great application to utilize when I am in a waiting room or i have  a few minutes to waste.  why i have not posted about impressive this application yet is beyond me. Viigo has recently released a beta of their newly upgraded app. they made some changes and i am definitely enjoying it. Viigo is basically THE premier rss reader/newsfeeder to have for your blackberry. it is absolutely free (which makes it even more AWESOME). you can customize the newsfeeds to what you are interested in and the new beta application even allows you to add weather updates and Olympics 2008 information and sports scores as well! 

to get viigo beta: http://getviigo.com/beta

Pandora: free internet radio

I recently stumbled on my new favorite thing. I kept hearing from friends and colleagues about a new application available on the iPhone that allows you to listen to a radio station that you create called Pandora. the idea sounded familiar to Last.fm. Pandora is basically a free streaming radio station that allows you to create a radio station for yourself based on your favorite artist. Pandora then plays other songs that are similar to your favorite artist. it is a great way to find new artists that you like. not only is it available on your iphone, but you can listen on your computer through your web browser. i started using it tonight and i am definitely addicted! 

How to Install/Upgrade your Blackberry OS

These directions I pulled and modified from the Pinstack forums, I always refer to them when upgrading my OS on my Blackberry since they are legitimate and work:

Follow these instructions and you should be able to have OS 4.x working for you too.

1.) BACK UP YOUR DATA! – I can’t stress how important it is to get a good backup in the event you need to retore your data.

2.) Download lastest OS 4.x

3.) Install 4.x using the .exe file you just downloaded.

4.) Delete the ‘Vendor.xml’ file ( C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader ) Or search your computer’s hard drive for the “vendor.xml” file. Once you find it, delete it.

5.) Connect your device to your PC via the USB cable. 

6.) Open Desktop Manager. It should recognize that there is an upgrade for your device. (‘Vendor.xml’ must be deleted for this step to work) Follow the prompts and you will have OS 4.x installed in about 15 to 20 minutes.

Good luck!