Have you ever dialed a conference call from your device and then realized you don't have the access code handy? For those times we receive invites not generated from a meeting organizer or from a BlackBerry device there's ConfCallHelper by thinkomatics llc. It simplifies the process and lets you join all your conference calls whether you received the dial-in instructions by email or calendar invite with just a click of a button. It easily lets you select the phone number and access code from an email or calendar event and then dial both in one step. This a great app to check out if you're on the go and need to join a conference call.

Features: 

• Can auto-start with booting up your phone and run in background
• Integrates into your inbox and calendar by adding an entry to the menu of calendar events and inbox items
• Automatically tries to select the phone number and conference code for you
• Includes an instruction video

ConfCallHelper is only $.99 from BlackBerry App World for OS 4.7 and higher and comes with a two week fully functional free trial.

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Sometimes we joke around about all our phones do these days, and say things like "wow, they make calls too?" Obviously that is any phone's primary purpose, but sometimes it's just not enough to make a call, and you need to send information to the person you're talking to. Sometimes you can do this while on the call, but you have to fumble around switching screens and looking for what you need to send, and if you're like me then more often than not you end up disconnecting the call on accident.

There is a new app available that can help you solve this problem. Thrutu allows you to share your location, photos from your camera or gallery, and contact details at the touch of a button, all while in a call. Thrutu appears as a new option on the in-call BlackBerry menu, enabling rich content sharing and interactions. Simply hit the menu key while in your call, choose Thrutu, and from the pop-up choose what you're sending. If your contact doesn't have Thrutu installed, the app will alert you and switch to SMS mode. Because it's a cross-platform app, you can connect with your Android and iPhone friends too.

Thrutu is free and compatible with BlackBerry devices running OS 5.0 and above. You can grab it from App World at the link below, and check out the full press release after the break!

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A few days ago Shape Services released an updated version of their IM+ Skype applicationt, this time around touting its offerings of free WiFi calling from your BlackBerry utilizing Skype. Given in the past applications like this have used a SkypeOut/SkypeIn call back feature users often found that while the calls were free, they were also using their minutes up when placing these calls. Not exactly my definition of free. I wanted true WiFi calling. No carrier connection just WiFi, which is what SHAPE claimed with this.

Quite honestly, it seems as though the BlackBerry platform is among the last to see this type of offering arrive. The iPhone has plenty of applications that can make use of VoIP and even the official Skype app for it, allows WiFi calling. Heck, I don't even have a SIM card in my iPhone and it still works for calls. Android is no exception there either, the Android marketplace has many apps in it that act the same way. Over time, I have heard many reasons as to why BlackBerry couldn't make use of this feature. Everything from it's a hardware issue right down to it being a security issue. All of which just sounded like rather half-arsed excuses to me. Here is a quick look at SHAPE services IM+ Skype offering, their latest offering promises free WiFi calling over VoIP and I put it to the test.

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