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Comment by Brad Gesullo on November 10, 2009 at 10:50pm

Be sure to check out berryreporter.com we have a app and accessory store that might have what you are looking for.

Comment by JT on November 10, 2009 at 10:44pm

I am about to upgrade from a Blackberry World Edition 8830 to the Blackberry Storm2 9550. I currently have the Comfort Cradle for my 8830

and I do not want to give up the convenience of charging and being able to look at the display of my Blackberry when driving in my car.

I also have the Motorola T605 Hands Free Bluetooth Car Kit installed in my car as well. So, I can hear my caller over Speaker Phone.

I would also be nice if the Cradle for the 9550 could swivel from Horizontal to Vertical (but maybe I’m just dreaming).

I currently have the Comfort Cradle mounted onto a metal plate that is bolted behind my radio and comes out on the right side of it for the Cradle to be able to be screwed onto it.

I have looked at so many different places on the Internet and can't find what I want anywhere.

Comment by Brad Gesullo on November 2, 2009 at 5:59pm

Hey guys come check out berryreporter.com for more news and info surrounding blackberries. We have forums blackberry accessory and app store. Also check out our podcast the berry report. You can download it onto Itunes.

Comment by big joey on October 18, 2009 at 4:33pm

Blackberry`s web is down in my area! So if your`s isn`t working that could be why!

Comment by big joey on September 12, 2009 at 3:53pm

I made a Blackberry review video! How do i post it to this group?

Comment by coppertone39 on June 21, 2009 at 11:19am

From what I read ÜberTwitter Updated To Beta 3 really sucks up battery usage, so I think I'll stick with TwitterBerry at least for now.

Comment by JT on April 2, 2009 at 12:16pm

CTIA 09: Hands-on walk through BlackBerry App World, 30% of apps are free
From: http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=1021&tag=nl.e539

We knew the BlackBerry App World launch was coming soon and rumors had it for 1 April. While in a conversation with fellow writers at the Showstoppers event an email appeared on my phone that the BlackBerry App World was available and ready for installation. I pulled out the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 and quickly installed the new application suite to give it a run through. Check out several screenshots in my image gallery and the video below, as well as my more in depth thoughts on this new application store.

We knew the BlackBerry App World launch was coming soon and rumors had it for 1 April. While in a conversation with fellow writers at the Showstoppers event an email appeared on my phone that the BlackBerry App World was available and ready for installation. I pulled out the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 and quickly installed the new application suite to give it a run through. Check out several screenshots in my image gallery and the video below, as well as my more in depth thoughts on this new application store Here

Apple was the first to come out with a full software store on a mobile device and the Android Market followed when the T-Mobile G1 was launched. The old timers, RIM and Microsoft, are finally getting into the game and today RIM made their BlackBerry App World available for those in the US, Canada, and the UK. Be aware that you will need a PayPal account to purchase applications in the App World as that is the only payment method available.


You can visit the BlackBerry App World store and download it to a PC and then to your BlackBerry or just point your BlackBerry browser to www.blackberry.com/appworld/download and follow the instructions. I installed the 526.5kb file through the BlackBerry browser.

Some minimum requirements include:
1. BlackBerry® Device Software version 4.2 or higher
2. BlackBerry smartphones with trackballs or SurePress™ touch screen
3. BlackBerry App World is only available to customers in US, Canada and UK and may not be available on all networks

I went through the BlackBerry App World store on the Curve 8900 and found there were 381 total apps at launch with 113 of them being available for free (30%). There were only 2 games out of 126 that were free. If an application wasn’t free, then the minimum price is US$2.99. The most expensive application was the US$199.99 PEPID Emergency Physician Suite. There are plenty available at all prices throughout the App World store.

Some applications have trials available so you can download, install, and try them for a limited amount of time or uses. BTW, tax was charged for me for each application and I am not sure if that varies by location or if it is global.

When you first launch BlackBerry App World you are presented with large icons for several featured applications (15 at the moment). You can quickly scroll through these with your trackball and see the name, icon, description, price and rating. Below this along the bottom of the display are icons for Categories, Top Downloads, Search, and My World.

Selecting Categories lets you view the applications by categories and subcategories. There is no way currently available to view or filter by price, date, or rating and the currently listed order seems quite random.

The purchase process was quite easy and you simply need to login to your PayPal account, view the purchase details and then select to Buy. You can select to Cancel after your initial Purchase selection if you see the total with tax and change your mind. The My World page shows you the applications that you purchased and installed.

I think this is a good start for RIM, but the store does need some work to make it a bit more functional. I think it should also be made clear how people handle all the apps they previously purchased and installed elsewhere.

Comment by David on January 15, 2009 at 8:59pm

Coupon you can use for blackberry accessories: http://chris.pirillo.com/cell-phone-shop-coupons/

Crackberry needs to give Chris some coupons!

Comment by David on January 14, 2009 at 8:50am

Hello all, I am a member of crackberry. Its nice to see you here too.

Comment by David on January 11, 2009 at 7:22pm

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