Custom Search

7 foods the experts won't eat - This is definitely worth a read...

BlockBerry v5.78


Clear your cache if you don't see the new version.
Feel free to donate if you enjoy this stuff.


Start Screen Game

OTA Install Links: (go to the URL in your BB browser to install)

95xx Storm Version - 360x480 (Start the game in portrait mode. It won't display correct if you launch it in Landscape)

9000 Bold Version - (480x320)

97xx(Bold2) / 96xx(Tour) / 89xx(Curve) Version - (480x360)

83xx(Curve) / 85xx / 88xx Version - (320x240)

82xx Pearl Flip Version - (240x320)

81xx Pearl Version - (240x260)

Release Notes



Apps that tend to leave files behind after uninstall


Recommended Apps

BlackBerry Master Control Program (PC Utility for easy BB backup, restore, wipe, load OS, load apps, remove apps, save apps, dump phone, screenshots, etc. Highly recommended.)
BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife (PC Utility for easy BB backup, restore, wipe, load OS, load apps, remove apps, save apps, dump phone, screenshots, etc. Highly recommended.)

Blackberry Apps:
When I buy apps/games from Handango or Mobihand, I do it directly from the Mobihand or Handango website. Developers get ~20% less if you do it from an affiliate website.


Browsers:

Bolt Browser (FREE) - (Allows youtube playback and setting as default browser)
Opera Mini (FREE) - (There are two options, v4 and v5 beta)


Chat Client Apps:

Beejive (PAID) - (One of the most polished multi chat clients, supports Facebook, recommended by many. A lot cheaper than IM+)
DonTalk (FREE) - (This app is pretty cool. Allows you to randomly chat with strangers with no signup required)
IM+ (PAID) - (Another polished multi chat client. Has a email push mode and supports Facebook. Quite expensive though...)
Instango (FREE) - (AIM/MSN/Yahoo/etc client)
Nimbuzz (FREE) - (AIM/MSN/Yahoo/etc client)

RIM Clients.
Even though these aren't as polished, I still use and recommend them because they use BIS push, so you get way less battery drain.
You can also go to http://mobile.blackberry.com, then select "Instant Messaging" to download them directly through your BB browser.
AIM (FREE)
Blackberry Messenger (FREE)
Google Talk (FREE)
ICQ (FREE)
Windows Live Messenger (FREE)
Yahoo Messenger (FREE)


Financial News/Stocks:

Bloomberg (FREE) (Stocks, financial news, etc)
MyStocks (PAID) - (Clean and simple stock app that looks nice. One of my favorite)
Thomson Reuters (FREE) - (News articles, stocks, keyword news aggregation)
Y! Finance (FREE) (Stocks, financial news, etc)


Mapping/Navigation/Local Search/Traffic:

Beat the Traffic (FREE+PAID) - Traffic reports with traffic camera images and maps. Free version has some limitations though and they don't support all cities.
Bing Mobile (FREE) - Prefer this over Google Maps. Driving directions, maps, movie times/locations, etc. Has built in voice commands
Foursquare (FREE) - Discover the city and share with friends through social networking.
Google Maps Mobile (FREE) - Driving directions, maps, locations, etc.
Poynt (FREE) - Local search, restaurants, businesses, movies, weather, etc
Citysearch (FREE) - Local search, restaurants, businesses, movies, etc
Traffic.com (FREE) - This isn't an app, just a mobile website that works well.
Trapster (FREE) - View & report speed traps
Where (FREE) - Local search, restaurants, businesses, movies, traffic, etc


Media Playback/Sharing:

ITookThisOnMyPhone (FREE) - (Very good for image upload/sharing)
Qik (FREE) - (Shoot video and upload it online easily to share, not working properly on some phones though...)
Radar (FREE) - (Share pics, vids, conversations with Radar users, twitter followers, facebook, etc. Has Flickr integration)
XPlayer (PAID) - (Video player, podcasts with push notifications, etc)


News Apps (Non RSS):

AP Mobile (FREE) - A good news app. I preferr the Time Mobile app personally.
Time Mobile (FREE) - Excellent news app. UI looks very nice, app is fast, very easy to use.


Radio Apps: (Recommend sticking with either Slacker or Pandora personally)

Slacker took a big step backwards with 3.0 for free users... You can still use 2.0 for caching though.
So now I use Pandora instead.
iheartradio (FREE)
Pandora (FREE + PAID) (Streaming radio, no caching. Subscription account has higher quality, more skips, etc.)
Nobex Radio Companion (FREE)
Sirius (PAID SUBSCRIPTION) (Requires a SiriusXM subscription. Supports radio, news, entertainment, talk, etc. Quality is very good. Network tolerance on the app is poor though...)


Remote Desktop Apps:

RDM+ (PAID) (Remote desktop, PC to mobile file transfer, a lot of other functionality)
There isn't much competition in this area. RDM+ is expensive, but it has a ton of features... They also have apps for accessing Linux, etc. Look through their site for a comparison.


RSS Readers:

Arr! SS (PAID) (Probably my favorite RSS reader so far, supports Google Reader sync and lightweight)
Freerange (FREE) (Much more lightweight and a bit faster than Viigo, but missing a lot of Viigos extra features. UI isn't as polished, no Google Reader sync)
The Freerange OTA download URL can be tempermental. It might take a long time to get it to work or multiple tries.
Viigo (FREE) (RSS reader, weather, sports, stocks, podcasts, twitter, etc. Supports Google Reader sync and OPML import. Memory hog though)
Viigo News (FREE) (Only the RSS reader portion of Viigo, without the extra stuff)


Secure Information Storage Apps:

KeePassBB (FREE) (My favorite. It's free, works great, easy to customize, supports desktop sync and external file modes, and supports multiple platforms)


Travel Apps:

Kayak.com App (FREE) (Flight/Hotel search and booking)
Worldmate Live (FREE+PAID) - (Travel information aggregator. Flight times, scheduling, itinerary, world clock, world daylight map, hotel scheduling, etc.)


Utility Apps:

AddOnIs (PAID) (Multiple BB tools, very lightweight)
Any Time (PAID) - Display multiple timezones on your screen at once with screensaver functionality
BBFileScout (FREE) (Great file explorer/manager)
BerryBuzz (BeBuzz in Appworld) (PAID) (Highly recommended. Customize LED alerts, vibrate + ring. They have a free version with limited functionality also.)
BerryPopup (BePopup in Appworld) (PAID) (Email/sms popup notifications)
CalendarSync (PAID) (Very useful app. This app auto syncs all your individual email account calendars into one so that they all display on your today screen, etc.)
CaptureIt (FREE) (Capture screenshots of your BB)
Dictionary.com (FREE)
Elertify (PAID) View emails, calls, sms as popup and audible notifications on your PC.
eMobile Today Pro (PAID) - A complete interface replacement. Rather expensive but it has a ton of customization and features. Check it out on the website.
Fixmo Tools (PAID) - A set of tools, allows you to undelete emails, forward with edit, flame retardant, etc.
Google Voice (FREE)
magicIcon (PAID) (Change system and 3rd party app icons)
Navita Translator (FREE) - (Awesome translator app)
QSMS (FREE) (Compose a new SMS by pressing Q)
Radio Saver (PAID) (Extend battery life, settings to auto turn off your radio when the signal drops too low.)
SuperQwerty (PAID) (Set up hotkeys to launch any app)
Upvise (FREE+PAID) - Cloud sync mode + offline modes. Shopping List, contacts import/export, rss reader, wikipedia, notebooks. Premium paid account has data backup/restore, security, remote wipe, etc.
VIP Access by Verisign (FREE) - Generate security codes every 30s for secure web logins
Wallpaper Shifter (FREE) - (Auto change wallpapers in a specified durationn)
Youmail (FREE) - (Visual voicemail, requires call forwarding)


Weather Apps:

BBWeather (FREE) (Not the prettiest UI, but it's free, works great, very lightweight, and very customizable.)
BerryWeather (BeWeather in Appworld) (PAID) (The nicest UI for a weather app, although a bit pricey.)
BerryWeather (BeWeather in Appworld) (FREE) (Similar to the paid version, just missing some features like using weather as wallpaper.)
Poynt (FREE) (Excellent app, local search, restaurants, businesses, movies, weather, etc)
The Weather Channel (FREE) (Another good weather app. On some devices you only get a link to the website though...)
Viigo (FREE) (RSS reader, weather, sports, stocks, podcasts, twitter, etc. Supports Google Reader sync and OPML import. Memory hog though)
WeatherEye (FREE) (A pretty good, free weather app. Doesn't have the annoying purchase reminders tha BeWeather free does.)


Youtube Apps:

MyTube Video Player (FREE) (This is the best one I've seen so far. Lightweight, easy to use and fast. Uncheck wifi in the menu if you aren't using wifi, otherwise things won't load.)
Vision (FREE) (Much better looking UI and has more features like top rated, etc.)
Xenozu Youtube Player (FREE) (UI is a bit faster than Vision, but doesn't look as nice. Allows you to watch youtube without using the browser + media player. Quality is still low)
You can also use Bolt Browser as an option to view youtube videos as well.


Other Apps:

Amazon.com or Kindle App (FREE) (Access Amazon, able to sign in, track orders, search, etc)
BerryBlab (PAID) (Gives you a great interface to view any vBulletin forums (like CrackBerry) without having to use the mobile site)
Engadget App (FREE)
MaraTick (FREE) (Shopping list)
Mobihand App Store (FREE) (Mobihand's version of AppWorld)
Shazam (FREE+PAID) (Free on a limited use basis, $3 one time fee to purchase. This app can identify songs by listening to them)
Texts From Last Night (FREE) (Official app for Texts From Last Night, funny stuff)
UberTwitter (FREE+PAID) ($5 a year for paid version)


Games:

Free Games:
GT ConnectFour - Play connect 4 online
GT BlackJack - Play blackjack online
Pacman - Updated by Benny Chow to now support the Bold/Tour/8900 as well

Paid Games:
Addictive Tower Defense - Tower defense game, one of the best BB games out and properly priced

Aces Traffic Pack - Puzzle game, organize the cars to let out a certain car
Bubble Defense - Tower defense
Bubble Defense 2 - Tower defense
Cliffed - Platformer, simple and fun
Deviled EggBowl - Bowling
Dictator Defense - Tower defense
Escape - Strategy/puzzle

Euro Fighter - Arcade plane shooter
Fierce Towers - Tower defense, doesn't support 320x240 devices sadly
iShoot - Nice tank shooting game, variation on Scorched
Lucky7Slots - Slot machine game, doesn't support 320x240 devices sadly
Nintaii - Block rolling puzzle game, quite addictive

Odesys Chess - Chess with online play
PDA Bowling
Sid Meier's Pirates
Street Fighter Alpha - Works quite well and plays a lot like the original. A little hard to control with the keyboard, but fun regardless
Ultimate Fighter - Arcade plane shooter
Zombie Attack! Bad Blood - Zombie tower defense

Storm/Storm2 only:
Air Traffic Control
Nintaii - Storm Edition (Block rolling puzzle game)
PDA Bowling 2 (Storm 2 only)
Road Mania (Traffic strategy game)
Wrath (Arcade plane shooter)


10 icons + today area
Calm85xx Double Row Calm85xx Double Row White No Today Area version
Calm85xx Today List Calm85xx Today Calendar
Calm9700 Double Row OS5 CalmTour Today Plus OS5
My themes