There’s surely more than one way to view and interact with popular forums from a BlackBerry, but there’s one that’s really soared to the top of the superusers favorite list. The Tapatalk Forum App by Tapatalk is the one I’m referring to. It’s seen a great deal of polish and now even comes pre-loaded with the CrackBerry forum!

The Tapatalk Forum App does support every device that runs 5.x OS and up. It really does look great too. Seeing the CrackBerry threw their name on the promo and has some ownership really adds a lot of value to the application as well.
Prana is finally here. HedoneDesign has made a theme that truly shows originality and the acquired taste that style and design junkies crave. It’s been a very long time since they’ve done something like this. A lot of time and precision clearly went into the entire process.

For compatible devices HD generally covers the same each time. From 8350i to 9800. The only one’s missing are Pearl 9100 series and Style 9670 unfortunately. Maybe in a future update. But at the moment, if you own a compatible Berry you may want to throw down for Prana.
Her themes have become like classic films to my BlackBerry’s. It sounds like my Bold is constantly screaming for me to activate Mobster Mobile Design. Oh Bold, you don’t have to beg me! I love her too. Sepia is the brand new theme from MMD. Compatible with most everything from 8350 to 9800.

The go big or go home mantra must be embedded in her finger tips.. With all the highs (design, function, originality, devices available, appealing color palates, simple easy to understand icons, customer service) and none of the lows (over-priced, repeating icons, poor structure) I truly hope they remain successful.
It’s not hard to tell that my favorite obsession is BlackBerry themes. And being such an obsession I’ve grown to know many in the Development industry. One of our newest friends Berry Glow Designs built a very cool theme called Naturize recently and let us know he’d love to share 20 copies with our readers!

Naturize is compatible with just about every device! Curve 8350, 8520, 8900, 9300 series, Bold 9000, 9650, 9700, 9780, Tour 9630, Style 9670, and Torch 9800.
As soon as I saw this new Avatar Builder application from RIM I couldn’t help but feel like I had just opened one of the big presents on Christmas. This is one of those apps I would’ve thought RIM would have us testing in the BlackBerry Beta Zone a very long time ago.
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And now that the competition has struck a nerve with their new copycat Messenger service it’s only right that Research In Motion comes out with the guns, big and little!
MMMOOO just quietly slipped a couple new themes out the other night. Dock Plus (shown above) and Legend Theme. Both use the popular BB07 icons, but they are 2 styles that are worlds apart.

I’ve always been a big fan of these guys, and there’s something to be said about a Developer that makes products for all the popular smart-phones people use without limiting their work to one brand.
If it wasn’t for Pootermobile’s always innovative, always changing visual designs I swear to RIM I might actually grow tired of my BlackBerry. Nav is his first theme since owning a Torch and I must admit it’s pretty darn lovely!

Nav sets up instantly. No Poots, no how-to, no guide. I miss Poots pretty bad but that doesn’t mean he can rock the -ish out of some awesome-sideways-clock-pocket-icons-n-lovely-bright-colors-a-la-transparencies-throughout business!
Aura was already one of the most meticulously built custom-to-go themes available. But that TS6-beta 2 created some issues. Bugs that were out of bbt’s control. But now that TS6-Gold has been released bbt Designs has gone back and polished it.

Most devices are now available from 5.0 to 6.0 and ranging from Curve 8350 up to Torch 9800. See tags for everything between. It’s all there! Now with v2.0 it’s completely bug-free! GPS icon complete, Calendar icon skinned, and much more!

Improvements:
* New dock
- Up to 12 icons now available on the home screen dock! (10 on Pearl and portrait Storm/Torch due to screen size)
- Swipe right from the first dock to get to the next dock. You can swipe from the icons or from the hide button.
- On touchscreen, press or swipe on the right side of the dock hide button, left side to get back.
* Added a button to show the Today Area on non-touch devices! (shortcut alt+R (3) still works!)
- Touchscreen is still the hidden button.
* The color and opacity of the Banner and Today Area background now
reflect the color and opacity you choose in the Options Panel!
* Icon highlight brightened for better visibility and appearance (the
blue icons on custom versions really pop now
)
* Animations optimized for better performance.
Fixes:
* OS6 devices – Calendar icon now updates! Black selection bug fixed, GPS cut-off bug fixed, blacked out versions now have blacked outoptions screens!
* Several icons redone.
* New disabled buttons.
* New navigation icons (white instead of black for better visibility).
* Other slight fixes and improvements.
I’m sure I’ve been known to be a little bit of a theme hopper. Even when I find something great, still I must rotate my view. Walker Themes HeartBeat theme is inventive and meaningful. I continue to activate it, often.

First he flipped it in a wicked Pink version. Now he’s added versions with OS7 icons and chopped the price in half from now until June 5th! Just $2.99 a piece!! For this kind of effort, time, and heart I think it’s a steal.
Surely you are familiar with the name Magic Moment Design and how our devices were made even more tantalizing with her Brisk themes. Both versions 1 and 2 added a touch of class and elegance to your Blackberry. Well, Brisk has been revamped, making this the third version in it’s series called BriskPlus v3.0.

This is not just an update but a reproduced theme entirely. BriskPlus v3.0 supports 8500, 8900, 9000, 9300, 9600, 9700 devices running off OS 5 and 6. As well as the 9800 (Torch).
Cocky Culture rocks theme design on a new level with Vintage. This theme is like nothing we’ve ever seen before, and now Tony is giving you all a chance to experience it! CC asked us to giveaway 40 copies of his latest body of work, so that’s just what we intend to do!

Vintage takes a timeless look and turns it into pure function. All the homescreen graphics are written text for BBM, SMS, a Camera, words like Help, Tasks, Options are all Real buttons! Quite the experience. It’ll have you grinning in no time.
New Theme Builder Berry Glow Designs burst onto the scene recently, after a slew of minimalist themes he decided to build a slick BB07 iconed theme complete with customized natural elements/effects. Naturize!

Both the FREE and Premium versions will suit many users well, while the FREE version is a BlackBerry 6 build (with trays), the Premium is a custom build with treats! Both have an awesome custom cut focus, plus they are wallpaper friendly!





