WeatherPro now available for BlackBerry

Regardless if you check the weather for travel plans, work or your daily excersise routine, a good weather app is a must-have on our BlackBerry device for a lot of us. WeatherPro by MeteoGroup, has been a top selling Android, Windows & iOS application for a while and now they have decided to show us BlackBerry users some of that love too. WeatherPro for BlackBerry 1.0 provides a 7 day forecast for more than 2 million locations. With updates every three hours you will always have access to the very latest weather, no matter where you are in the world.

With WeatherPro you can get animated worldwide satellite images and radar for much of Europe and the United States. WeatherPro for BlackBerry 1.0 supports radar for Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Baltic States, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the United States. WeatherPro is $4.99 and currently available for the following BlackBerry devices: 89xx, 9000, 93xx, 95xx, 96xx, 97xx & 9800.

For more information / download WeatherPro for BlackBerry 1.0

BlackBerry Travel now available in over 40 countries

Bitten by the travel bug? Well, here is something for you and all the other keen travelers: BlackBerry Travel is now available in 45 different countries! Since its inception BlackBerry Travel has enjoyed a lot of attraction from numerous people worldwide, but to the disappointment of many, it was initially available only in North America, UK and Spain. But that should not matter anymore, as RIM has actively rolled out its application in more countries over time, effectively reaching a broad, worldwide audience.

Countries supported by BlackBerry Travel currently include Argentina, Aruba, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, British Virgin Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands.

No excuses this time not to download the application, so head over to BlackBerry App World for the download. If your country is not listed above, no worry, the application will likely find its way to other countries with time – patience is key.

More information/download of BlackBerry Travel

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Official: OS 6.0.0.526 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 via Orange Spain

Orange Spain officially released OS 6.0.0.526 for the BlackBerry Curve 9300.

Note: The Software Platform and Applications version numbers can be found under Options-About screen on the handheld.

• Download Official OS 6.0.0.526 from Orange Spain

RIM releases BlackBerry Travel

When Research In Motion said they’d be introducing Super Apps this year at Mobile World Congress, they weren’t kidding. Let me present to you BlackBerry Travel. This application automatically searches your emails & LinkedIn profile for any upcoming trips that you have. It will help you book (within the app) flights, hotels, etc.

It’s seem to currently only be compatible with US, Canada & UK but there is reports of the application being compatible in Spain.

BlackBerry Travel makes it easy for you to plan, book, manage and share your travel activities. Read below for a detailed list of supported features:

Itinerary Management

• The ability to view/create/edit current & future itinerary items including flight, hotel and car rental.

Email Itinerary Management

• Automatic trip scanning will recognize the itineraries emailed to you and add them to the BlackBerry Travel application.

Notifications & Alerts

• Receive push notifications and alerts for your itineraries, such as flight reminders, flight/gate/terminal changes, flight cancellations and delays.

Hotel Booking

• Search and book hotels based on your scheduled destination or future locations, ranked by location, price, and quality.

Flight Schedules

• Search flight schedules by city, airport, and date.

Local Search

• Search for local POIs such as dining, shopping and nightlife with map views, click-to-call and click-for-reviews.

LinkedIn Integration

• Update your LinkedIn status with your new location, share trip details with your contacts or search for contacts traveling to the same location.

Other Tools

• Track flights, check the current weather or use the currency converter in preparation for your upcoming trip.

 

• Download BlackBerry Travel through App World

RIM And Telefonica to Introduce BlackBerry App World With Integrated Carrier Billing

From Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. RIM and Telefonica today announced that they are working together to introduce BlackBerry App World with integrated carrier billing on a global basis. Carrier billing will allow Telefonica customers to purchase apps from BlackBerry App World and charge the purchases directly to their monthly bill. Customers will also be offered the flexibility of charging in-app purchases to their carrier bill which allows for the purchase of digital goods to be made without interrupting their application experience. Patrick Spence, Regional Managing Director for RIM, tells us:

 

“BlackBerry App World is now available in over 100 countries. Integrated carrier billing will make it easier than ever for Telefonica customers to purchase apps for their BlackBerry smartphones.”

Joaquín Mata, Global Head of Financial Services for Telefónica, says:

“Carrier billing is a payment method that brings a unique user experience and will further develop the on-device virtual goods and applications business.”

This type of integration is great for the user experience. Just one less bill to have to sort out of the stack of many.

 

source:RIM

Press Release: Adobes confirms Flash 10.2 coming to BlackBerry PlayBook

Yesterday Adobe issued a press release on the strong adoption of both Adobe AIR and Flash on mobile devices. While we won’t be seeing full Flash integration on current BlackBerry smartphones anytime soon, we will have the PlayBook to look forward to. Adobe confirmed that Flash 10.2 will be available on the BlackBerry PlayBook and Flash 10.2 includes support for Stage Video which “delivers much improved video performance through optimizing hardware acceleration on mobile devices, desktops and TVs. Stage Video decreases processor and memory usage while enabling higher frame rates and improved video quality.” Definitely one of the many things to look forward to on the PlayBook!

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Press Release: RIM Announces Two Additional BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Models For LTE and HSPA+ Networks

Mobile World Congress 2011 is now here and to kick off the show RIM has made a number of announcements, the biggest one being the addition of two more BlackBerry PlayBooks to RIM’s tablet family. Joining the already-announced WiFi PlayBook and WiFi + WiMax PlayBook (Sprint 4G), today RIM has announced that LTE and HSPA+ versions of the PlayBook are on the way too. There’s no specific word on carriers, or pricing or launch date, but ya know… at least we know they’re coming and likely to a carrier near you. Hopefully the wait won’t be too long! Keep reading for the full press release.

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Press Release: RIM Announces Plans to Provide Carriers with new BBM Mobile Gifting Platform

I didn’t see this one coming, but I like it! Today at Mobile World Congress 2011, RIM announced a Mobile Gifting Platform that works via BlackBerry Messenger and App World. Check out the press release below for full details. Pretty awesome!

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RIM Announces Plans to Provide Carriers with new BBM Mobile Gifting Platform

New mobile gifting platform will integrate with BlackBerry App World and carrier billing systems to allow BlackBerry subscribers to instantly gift airtime, apps and other carrier services from one subscriber to another using BBM

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwire – Feb. 14, 2011) – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced plans for an innovative mobile gifting platform for carriers that will allow one authorized BlackBerry® subscriber to use their post-paid or pre-paid account to conveniently, securely and instantly approve and pay for airtime, apps or other carrier services requested by another BlackBerry subscriber.

BlackBerry at Mobile World Congress 2011

Mobile World Congress is getting underway in Barcelona, Spain this week and RIM is there in full force! A new website just went up titled BlackBerry at Mobile World Congress 2011 where it looks like they plan to post all sorts of information from the event as it becomes available. One of the RIM Twitter teams (@BlackBerryScene) has already started sending out pictures of the booths as well, which is always fun to see! Of course, CrackBerry will be bringing you all the news as it breaks, so keep your internet right here. What are you hoping to see from MWC11?

To check out RIM’s MWC11 site click the link below. Pictures of the booth after the break!

BlackBerry at Mobile World Congress 2011

Once again BlackBerry Developer Day at Mobile World Congress

RIM has announced that they will again be holding a BlackBerry Developer Day at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. It’s a one day even set to take place on Tuesday February 15th as part of the MWC App Planet Application Developer Conferences. Here is more from RIM on the event…

“We will be holding general sessions in our main auditorium to get you up to speed on the latest and greatest information on the BlackBerry development platform with special focus on how to best monetize your apps on BlackBerry App World™ and integrate with the BBM Social Platform. We will also be hosting a number of hands-on-labs covering BlackBerry® WebWorks™ and Adobe® AIR® development on the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. You can attend sessions either in the morning or afternoon – and don’t forget to bring your laptops to get the most out of the bootcamp sessions!”

• Read more at the Inside BlackBerry Dev Blog