We first took a look at Sand Slides by Logik State last December. While watching the video, the game itself looked pretty easy but trust me, it's not. Check out the link to Alicia's review for the full details and features but the basic gist of the game is to get the colored grains of sand to fall into the appropriate color-coded silo crates at the bottom. You can do this by drawing lines on the playing field to guide them to the correct silo crate. The catch and difficulty level come into play with only being able to draw a limited number of lines and each silo is time sensitive. If you accidentally get the wrong color grains into an incorrect silo crate, the grains counter at the top will decrease. The game is over when the counter hits zero.

There isn’t a way to pause the game right now so be prepared to completely ignore the rest of the world when you’re on a roll. In fact, the only addition I could see to make this game even better would be a way to pause the game (possibly a swipe down from the top bezel can be implemented). Sand Slides has been a popular game on the iOS platform and now I can see why. This is a great addition to my BlackBerry PlayBook game collection.

Right now Sand Slides can be downloaded from App World for FREE (regular price is $1.99) so if you've been waiting to give it a try, now's the time to jump on it. Since the game’s release date back in November of last year, it’s received nothing but 4 or 5 stars from those who have played it. If you’ve already tried the game, leave a few tips or comments for our readers in the comment section below!

For more information / download Sand Slides

I'm an avid fan of the popular LED notification light app called BeBuzz (aka BerryBuzz). The biggest complaint from most people about the app is the price tag. There are similar apps out there that offer almost the same experience at a fraction of the cost but most don't even come close to the original...until now. When glancing through the forums, I ran across Advanced Calls and LED Control by Sultan Al Sooz. With this free, yes I said FREE, app you have an unlimited amount of possibilities and extra uses on your phone. Not only does the app give you a variety of LED color choices for your notifications, you also get some pretty cool call control features as well. Keep reading after the break for all the juicy details on this fantastic FREE app!

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Back in July, Sprint offered the popular BeBuzz app to it's customers at no charge. Now Sprint has another promo with an app to help keep all those holiday get togethers straigt. RemindMe, a popular reminder app by Quite Simple, is available for FREE until December 15th. We've covered RemindMe here on our blogs before but here's a brief overview of it's features.

• Seamless integration with your BlackBerry Calendar, Contacts & Maps 
• Automatic email reminders
• Three different notification icons (changes as the event gets closer)
• Visible indicator in your BlackBerry notification bar
• Import events from your BlackBerry Contacts
• Export events (CSV format)

Never worry about missing that next holiday party or birthday with this handy Super App! RemindMe is also available to purchase in BlackBerry App World for $4.99 if you're not a Sprint customer.

For more information / download of Sprint Promo - RemindMe
For more information / purchase of RemindMe 

A few months back we showed all you folks a game called Toss It! by Smarter Apps, the makers of Angry Farm. Well as of today, those of us who are lucky (or unlucky, however you see it) enough to have Sprint for our carrier, can download the game for free! The Sprint promo seems to be running until November 10th or while supplies last (whatever that means). For those of you who haven't heard of it, Toss It! is essentially a game of tossing a variety of objects at the intended targets and score points for each success.

Four Levels of Play:

• Toss a piece of paper into the waste paper basket at the office
• Kick a football through the uprights at the stadium
• Drain the free throw with a basketball
• Sink the ping pong ball into a beer cup on the beer pong level

Features include:

• Four action-packed game levels (Paper Toss, Football Kick, Basketball Toss and Beer Pong)
• Engaging special audio and video effects
• Supports BlackBerry® OS 4.6 devices and above

For more information / download of Toss It!

Halloween is right around the corner and we've been showing you some fun things you can do to get your BlackBerry in the spirit. From a photo app to transform your pictures into cool Halloween scenes, to incredible Halloween themes and a fun and spooky soundboard type app for the BlackBerry PlayBook. One of the easiest and probably most popular ways to personalize your BlackBerry is with a ringtone, and CrackBerry has tons of free ones you can choose from, for holidays or any day. Head over to the Ringtone Gallery or the Ringtone Forums at the links below, and head past the break to see a sample of what you can find. Thanks to everyone that contributes to the gallery and the forums!

Find free ringtones in the Ringtone Gallery
Find free ringtones in the CrackBerry forums

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*UPDATE* - Looks like the mobile apps portion is still limited, bad wording on their post. @RdioHelp confirms mobile access still requires a Unlimited accnt. But they still offer a 7-day free trial.

While we could debate the streaming music services available these days, including BBM Music -- I'm personally fond of using Rdio. For a number of reasons really. They have a great selection of music, support multiple platforms and their mobile apps are great -- including their support for BlackBerry devices. Now, they've gone ahead and made things even better for those looking to get in on the services:

Some of the best things in life are free, and starting today, Rdio is one of them. New Rdio users in the US can take advantage of many of our popular features for free, including streaming full songs without hearing a single ad — a meter at the top of your profile will show you how much free music you have each month.

An email address or Facebook account is all you need to start listening for free, and no application downloads or credit cards are required. Just sign up at rdio.com or through one of our mobile apps to get started. 

You can sign up using your Facebook account but they do offer the email sign up as well in case you don't have a Facebook account. Overall you can't really beat ad-free music which is available for streaming to your device. Give Rdio a shot, it's a really great service.

Click here to learn more about Rdio

Here's a fun addition for those of you that like having games on your BlackBerry. Free Chess v1.3.1 by Solverlabs was recently released in the CrackBerry store, and as the name implies it is FREE, which is great to see. The game features five levels of difficulty for play against the computer, with the first being super easy. If you're a beginner, this is the level for you. When you click the piece you want to move, the game shows you which spaces you can move to. I played around on this level a bit even though I know how to play Chess, and even when I set up the opponent to take my piece, it typically wouldn't. That's kind of cool I think, so that you can get a feel for the way each piece can move around the board. If you can't finish the game in one sitting you can save and reload your match at a later time.

As mentioned, this is a free app, which means it is ad supported. I didn't find the ads to be intrusive, but if you download this version and they really bother you, there is also a paid version available in BlackBerry App World. It looks like Free Chess is available for all devices running OS 4.6 and above. The Torch (and BB6) was not listed but I took a chance and downloaded it and had no problems playing in portrait mode. Landscape mode didn't display properly, however.

The description also mentions being able to play in 2-player mode. I didn't see this option in the free version, so I'm guessing that is another perk of the paid version.

To download the free version of Chess from the CrackBerry store
To purchase the ad free version of Chess from BlackBerry App World for $.99

Like buying electronics? Of course you do, everyone does at some point. Newegg, has made the process of buying electronics from them on the go even easier for better or for worse. They've just released a mobile app to BlackBerry App World which allows you to browse and purchase items directly from their site on your BlackBerry smartphone. Some of the key features for the app:

• Comprehensive product specifications.
• 1.7+ millions customer reviews. 
• Detailed item image gallery. 
• Quick and simple shopping flow. 
• Simple and quick search function. 
• Good for deal hunting: Shell Shockers, Daily Deals and Free Shipping. 
• All purchases made on Newegg Mobile are routed through Newegg's secure servers. 

The sad news? Well, despite BlackBerry App World indicating that it is indeed available for all devices, it is not. Although I did not test all devices, I can confirm it's not yet available for the BlackBerry Torch (unless it's just blocking me in Canada). Which really, is fine with me at this point. The last thing i need in my life is an easier way to buy electronics. But if you're looking to spend  some of that cash you got for the Holidays then by all means, check the app out. Some great deals are to be had on Newegg.

Click Here To View The Newegg App On BlackBerry App World

Tafasa is back again with another entertaining game for your BlackBerry. Bubble Burst is a color matching game where you try to score big by popping the largest set of the same color bubbles. The more bubbles in your set, the more points you earn. Bubble Burst has four different modes to choose from: Standard, Shift, Continuous, and Megashift. While each mode has the same basic gameplay, each has a variation to keep things interesting. You also have the option to turn the colored bubbles into white shapes on a black background which is ideal if you are color blind. You can save statistics such as high score, average score and number of games played for each mode.

Bubble Burst has a paid and a free (advertisement supported) version, and supports most all devices. I tried out the free version on my BlackBerry Torch, and while the ad is there at the bottom of the game screen, I really didn't even notice it. I know some of you out there can't stand ads at all, so if you prefer your game without, you can pick up the full version of Bubble Burst on sale for $0.99 in the CrackBerry store.

• To purchase the ad free version of Bubble Burst >> 
• To download the Bubble Burst Free >>

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It's a busy week here at CrackBerry. Most of the team is off to San Francisco for DevCon, and we are all anxiously waiting to hear what news RIM has to share with us. I know a lot of people are are the edge of their seat to find out if the new Theme Studio will be released this week. Until that happens, all the BlackBerry Torch owners are stuck with the preloaded theme, which I know makes a lot of people antsy. So let's all keep our fingers crossed for that announcement and more later this week. In the meantime, enjoy the weekly theme roundup after the jump. 

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The folks over at BoxTone are having a webinar this week to discuss how they are leveraging the new features in the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and OS6 with the BoxTone Enterprise solution.

If you work with BlackBerry's in the enterprise space BoxTone is a must look at product. They really burst onto the scene and became a BES household name back in the Day Light Savings Time (DST) change. The provided a free product to help push down updates to handhelds to accommodate for the new DST.

This is one of those products that you need to look at AND they are giving away free stuff!

09.15.2010 : WEBINAR : Making BlackBerry 6 and BoxTone Central to Your Mobility Strategy, September 15, 11:00 a.m. EDT

Seeing increased demand to deploy the BlackBerry Torch 9800 featuring the new BlackBerry 6 OS? Boasting a richer browser experience, new touch screen capabilities and that legendary BlackBerry keyboard, the Torch is consumer friendly AND enterprise ready. But are you ready to rapidly deploy, manage and support these new devices at the lowest cost and effort? Then register now for this live 60-minute interactive Webinar on all that this great new smartphone has to offer when supported by best-practices, proactive mobile management.

Topics covered will include: 

• how to make BlackBerry 6 the foundation for enterprise mobility
• best-practices for management and deployment of BlackBerry 6 and all other smartphones
• how to simplify migration and support via User Self-Service
• tactics for policies and support of corporate-owned versus employee-owned smartphones.

All attendees who remain until the end of the Webinar will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $50 gift card to Crackberry.

• Register for the Boxtone webinar >>
  

You better have June 11th marked in your BlackBerry calendar; it’s marks the start of the FIFA 2010 World Cup! Last week, Bla1ze let us know about the free World Cup 2010 app that was made available and here’s another option for you to get your head in the game. The Score (behind the widely popular ScoreMobile application) and theme crazy Motek Americas Inc, have joined forces to present an impressive FIFA bundle; The Score Mobile World Football Theme and ScoreMobile FC application. The hidden dock theme allows FIFA and other leagues news to be streamed directly to you. Other theme features include:

• Soccer balls on top left and right increase and decrease based on strength of battery and wireless signal
• Red Card icon for new message alerts
• Rotating soccer ball hourglass icon
• Additional options to customize your Country with wallpapers for all 32 World Cup teams!

Additionally, ScoreMobile FC app lets you check out stats, scores, video commentary and more.

• ScoreMobile World Football Theme and FC App Bundle in BlackBerry App World >>

There has been many applications which allow you to access FML in the past, some remain and some are now long gone. This one however, is the official application and provides quite a few features over the others that are currently available. Things such as logging into your own account, submitting your own FML scenarios are all supported through the official release. Of course, I must do my due dilligence and advise that the application does indeed provide some NSFW material. So, keep that in mind when downloading and accessing the application.

• Click Here To Learn More And Download The Official FML App To Your BlackBerry Device >>
• Direct Link To The OTA Install Since FML Seems To Hate Mobile Browsers, Fml?>>

The FIFA 2010 WorldCup is set to kick off on June 11th in South Africa, and if you are looking to keep up with all the action, you'll certainly want to have grab the app that was released by the folks over at S42 and ZonaBlackBerry. The app itself looks great on your device and is available in both Spanish and English. With access to live score updates, calendar integration and team statistics, you'll want to have this on hand just to ensure you don't miss anything. Storm users - yes the app will work, but you may have issues navigating as it was designed without a touchscreen UI.

For people having issues with the language shown in the app, within the app press the MENU Button > Configuracion > in "Seleccione su idioma" pick Ingles, then press "Guardar"... the app will tell you that it needs to close the app to take the new settings. When you open it again it should be in English.

• Download The Free WorldCup 2010 App For Your BlackBerry OTA Today>>

Via: BerryReview

The Allstate Mobile app has been available for a few months now, but I didn't catch it in BlackBerry App World until this past weekend. I've been in search of new, useful apps as of late and being an Allstate customer, this one fit the bill. With Allstate Mobile, you can quickly access all of your account information, including policy details and claim information. Everything is quick and easy to navigate, and will save you some phone calls should you need to get at your account on the go. If you are in an accident, the app provides support allowing you to take the proper steps, including gathering info that can be emailed to yourself and your Allstate agent. Hopefully this isn't an app you'll need to use every day, but it can very handy should the need arise. Allstate Mobile is available in BlackBerry App World as a free download. 

• More information and download of Allstate Mobile for BlackBerry >>