No this is not another instant messaging service. Ekboo – Crypto Chat is much more clever than that in my opinion. Ekboo is all about data confidentiality. The application communicates using encrypted messages with RSA asymmetric key algorithm.
Sounds a little confusing, I know. But the idea is pretty slick. Especially if you prefer to keep your BBM’s private. Maybe your working on a Startup, or plain don’t like the idea of the people in your office, home reading your BBM messages.
Features
° Communicate using encrypted messages with RSA asymmetric key algorithm
° Exchange of keys on the fly
° Notifications, in a transparent manner to the user, communicates the receipt and reading of every message sent to the recipient even in case of temporary unread messages
° Textbomb
° Remote Clear Chat
° Panic Button
° Pin Lock Chat
SHAPE Services hit us yesterday with a cool update to an already highpowered instant messenging service. IM+ Instant Messenger previous v10 bumps up to v10.1 with a nice little list of updates and bug fixes.
Check out the New Features & Fixes
° Arabic localization
° “Disable Beep” option
° Optimization of app launch
° Scrolling history bugfix
° Configurable Inbox integration
° UI improvements
° Some additional bug fixes and performance improvements
Grab IM+ Instant Messenger here!
One of my personal favorite Theme Builders, Pootermobile put together a ravishing new theme! Delicioso – Spanish for delicious is another reminder why we deserve to have themes for all BlackBerry devices.
Delicioso is compatible for all BlackBerry devices running OS 5.0 & OS 6.0! Knowing that many of our fans are still counting on our high quality reviews even those not yet on 7.x OS, we thought we’d better post this tasty treat up!
I kept changing the title of this post to say “Photo Studio PRO & FREE version updated to bring some awesome new features, or “Photo Studio..” but it was too long. And the bottom line is I love the new Photo Studio: PicFrames addition! Upon other improvements.
Photo Studio (FREE version) is the #3 Top Rated application in BlackBerry App World. It’s pretty clear as to why this is after spending just a few days with it. The app is compatible with BlackBerry OS 5.0, 6.0 & 7.x devices.
Main Features:
° BBM Connected! Share your photo directly from Photo Studio
° Base photo operations: brightness, contrast, RGB color adjustment, hue, saturation and many more
° Transform operations: resize, rotate, crop
° 75 unique effects in categories: ‘Simple toning’, ‘Old Style’, ‘Vintage’, ‘Summer mood’, ‘Sketch’, ‘Lomo’, ‘Blur’ and ‘Art’
° A set of frames. Apply set of beautiful digital frames to your photos. Available packs: ‘Christmas Frames 1’, ‘Christmas Frames 2’ and ‘Frames Pack 1’
° PicFrames helps you combine multiple photos into amazing looking frames
° Combine operations: Apply single or multiple effects to one image
° Several output formats: Save the result in different formats: ‘Small’, ‘Normal’, ‘Large’ and ‘Original’
° Share photos with Facebook, Twitter and Messages applications installed on BlackBerry
°° PRO version includes unlocked packs ‘Effects Pack 1’, ‘Frames Pack 1’, ‘Christmas Frames 1′, ‘Christmas Frames 2′ and PicFrames
Good friend and big contributor @SamgbxDesigns pointed out Velvet, the latest theme from pioneer developers Elecite. Damn, it’s just another reminder that RIM has some of the most talented designers behind their products.
Velvet looks delicious. It is however only compatible with OS 4.6 to 6.0. Specific devices can be found in the tags below or the theme itself in BlackBerry App World.
VELVET FEATURES:
° Fluid Performance
° 6 Categories
° 7-9 Customizable Icons
° 16 Quick-Access Photo Icons
° Social Icons
° Weather Slot
° Intuitive Navigation
° Modern Layout Design
When it comes to themes, as I’ve previously mentioned, I’m a functionality guy. I prefer themes that get me shortcuts to my most used apps so I don’t have to go searching through the menu. With shortcuts, I can flip from BBM to SMS to FaceBook to Twitter and back in a heartbeat. It’s one of the things I love about my BlackBerry. Yet BlackBerry users use themes for many different reasons.
Some people use themes to change the layout of the icons. That was key back in the days of BB OS4 and BB OS5. My first theme was a Crossbar theme. I changed my Pearl 8100 from having 6 icons across the bottom to having 10 icons I could scroll through in the center of the screen. I loved it and immediately understood why people loved themes.
EmacBerry slipped out another rich update to one of the best BlackBerry apps today. v2.8.0.1 is now live or rolling out for FileScout, FileScoutLite & the Trial Version for those who purchased elsewhere originally like MobiHand stores like ours.
Changed or Updated:
° FileScout & FileScoutLite ZIP-file handing have been re-written
° With the new v2.8.0.1 build there should be no limitation concerning the file size of ZIP-Archives that you could browse or de-compress with FileScout (or FileScoutLite)
° When you unzip a large (e.g. 100MB+) archive, please have in mind that you still hold a mobile device in your hands (and not a PC or Mac equipped with a SSD). Most of the time that is required (to process an ZIP-Archive) will be needed for the actual reading (of the compressed stream) and the writing (of the de-compressed data)
° The new build will also report almost instantly, if an archive can’t be read by the application (probably cause it is corrupted/broken)
° Please note that even if most of the ZIP code have been rewritten FileScout is still not able to read password protected archives – sorry
Go check out this and all previous Changelogs of FileScout here: http://www.emacberry.com/bbfs/bbfilescout_04log.html.
FileScoutLite users can update via device here!
FileScout Pro & Trial users can update via device here!
BlackBerry App World is featuring BeWeather aka BerryWeather by Bellshare. If you already own the app or the Free version, chances are you know what we’re talking about. CrackBerry has given them a bevvy of awards. The app has sat in the number 1 spot on my last 7 BlackBerry’s for reason.
BeWeather is compatible with every BlackBerry from 8100 to 9981. Runs on OS 4.2.1 to 7.1. They offer a FREE Trial version as well as the full premium edition. The Free version is more a trial and whets your appetite for the full deal.
Main Features
° 100% Ad-Free
° Weather data provided by Weather Underground, includes 7 day and hourly forecasts
° Current conditions including “Feels like” temperature, wind, pressure, dew point, humidity.
° Easily switch between 7 different views (Current, Daily Forecast, Hourly Forecast etc)
° More accurate conditions by switching to a nearby weather stations for any location
° Built-in animated radar maps (US only)
° Instant weather advisory notifications via PUSH technology (US only)
° Automatically track your location via GPS/cell
° Fully customizable weather icons. Comes with 150+ FREE iconsets!
° Replace/extend the default radar maps with your preferred weather service’s radar maps!
° Add custom web cams and other media links (weather radio, video, HTML etc)
° Sunrise/Sunset times and moon phase
° Customizable homescreen icon showing current conditions
° See your current weather as a homescreen wallpaper (OS 4.7 and higher)
° Share your weather on Twitter, Facebook and BBM (OS 7.0 and higher)
° Completely customize BeWeather using themes, background wallpaper, font and icon sizes
For a very limited time, BerryGoodThemes or BGT to many has released Talke a sophisticated new BlackBerry theme. Deep grey, red and laid over a charcoal black/black scheme!
Talke is FREE for approximately 2 weeks. Compatible with all BlackBerry 5.0 & 6.0 devices. Expect some 7.0 love soon. Trust me, he knows how much we (myself included) miss him!
I’ve been asking MMMOOO when, oh when will we start seeing some of your cute BlackBerry themes hit OS7 devices, and finally we’re stoked to say their latest, Hard Candy supports most BlackBerry 7.0 devices!
Hard Candy also supports all other BlackBerry devices beginning with OS4.6 to 7.0. Price $0.99! Specific devices on 7.0 are Curve 9350, 9360, 9370, Torch 9810, Bold 9900, 9930 & 9981 of course.
I came across My Fitness Friends in App World just recently, thinking $0.99 was a price to good to be true I had my doubts about the product at first. Then I discovered Nickel Buddy was behind the product & without wasting any more time I advanced right through the purchase!
Seeing compatibility for most OS 7 BlackBerry devices, I was relived that I could actually enjoy the app on my personal device too! Read on to see more devices My Fitness Friends is compatible with ranging from OS 5.0 to 7.0, & 7.1.
FEATURES
° No special equipment needed
° Your workout partner is as close as your BlackBerry
° Create your own routines and post to your BBM profile!
° See your friends’ routines…try them out and save them for your own use!
° Workout anywhere you can find space on the floor…perfect for home use, or the frequent traveller.
° Work toward Achievements!
Smarter Apps slipped this gem out right before Christmas and we just didn’t get a chance to issue a fair review at the time. I picked Vampire Hunter up shortly thereafter and quickly got hooked on it like many previous games in their trove.
Vampire Hunter is a premium priced game coming in at $4.99, with compatibility for every BlackBerry device running OS 4.7 to 7.0. And after getting the last 3 Free from SA it seemed a fair price to pay for a 4th game I’d end up loving as well.
UPDATE!
° Vampire Hunter is Now Available in a FREE Trial Version as of 01/05/2012 here
http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/68137
Features:
° Engaging audio and visual experience
° 3 unique game boards with 15 levels each for a total of 45 different levels
° Advance through the levels to earn new weapons and defences to fend
off more challenging enemies
Keep your neck guarded and the garlic close!
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