Some will be quick to point out that I don’t use a BlackBerry anymore. So how could I possibly know as to the actual real world amazingness the Bolt BlackBerry browser provides? I have a wife who is a devout CrackBerry user. ‘Nough said. One of the biggest complaints of BlackBerry users everywhere is the browser. With Bolt 1.6 comes the revelation that finally we can distance ourselves from the coding nightmare that is the BB Browser. Even though OS 4.3.2...
Fancy the BlackBerry do you? If you have any number of friends or colleagues that you converse with on a regular basis, you’ve no doubt encountered the various IM services that are available. Talking to individuals on all of those separate accounts used to be a chore — until multi-chat apps came along that is. BeeJive IM (formerly “JiveTalk”) is by far the best looking and performing multi-chat app for BlackBerry. Back in my BlackBerry days, I...
Back in my BlackBerry days when I took a brief hiatus from my iPhone to rekindle the love fest that got me hooked on smartphones to begin with, I stumbled across a pretty good weather app called BerryWeather. It wasn’t terribly deep or full of features but it looked pretty nice to most eyes — something many BlackBerry apps simply can’t claim. I have since strayed from my roots but do find it interesting to keep up with BlackBerry app news most days. If...
With the release of BlackBerries packing faster processors means faster navigation, better performance in applications, and for those with an eye towards design — cleaner, more premium themes. In the case of HedoneDesign’s new SnowTime BlackBerry theme, those who are absolutely infatuated with winter, snow, and everything that Christmas memories bring will find this new theme quite a treat. The main idea here is simple and elegant. You’ll notice the...
It used to be that BlackBerry themes of years and devices past were best in their static form. A few clever and crafty theme developers deviated from the standard BlackBerry theme and added bits of animation here and there. The only problem is that older BlackBerry devices were grossly underpowered with a meager 312MHz processor meaning any animation found in themes resulted in slow, stuttery navigation and an overall sub-par user experience. That was then, this is now:...
