Are you bored with using the pre-installed animated avatars for BlackBerry Messenger, but not sure what the alternative is? Check out Avatar Animator for BBM by mblware and in just a few clicks you will be on your way to creating your own personalized, animated avatars. The app couldn't be any easier to use. Open it up, click record animation, and the application does the rest for you. No worrying about your finished product being the wrong dimensions or the file size being to large. You can even edit out frames of the animation to get it just how you want it. Once you have created your new avatar, simply go to BBM and change it, then sit back and wait for your friends to be jealous.

Mblware has a major update planned for Avatar Animator in the coming weeks, but you can grab it now for $2.99 in BlackBerry App World at the link below. The app is compatible with BlackBerry smartphones running OS 5.0 and higher and BBM 6.1 is required.

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If you venture around the internet long enough, you're sure to come across a few memes in your time and now, if memes are your thing -- you can create them on your BlackBerry with Memegasm. Memegasm is a new app from MBLWare built using BlackBerry WebWorks.

Of course, sharing your memes with others is highly important and Memegasm is socially connected, meaning you can share your memes to Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and BBM all from within the app. I'll leave you all with my meme of Kevin, and you can grab Memegasm from BlackBerry App World for only $1.99 right now and start creating your own memes.

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The development team from Mblware attended the recent BlackBerryDev Hackathon in Waterloo, and while there they came up with a simple yet super functional idea. EZLinks allows you to quickly update your BBM status with the click of a button, as well as display your BBM barcode for easily adding new contacts. No need to go through multiple steps just to perform these tasks anymore, now you can set your convenience key . This app is perfect for those times you're headed into a meeting and don't want to be disturbed by BBMs from your friends, or when you're in a social situation or at a conference and want to add new contacts the most simple way possible.

Since EZLinks utilizes the BBM Social Platform, you will need to have BlackBerry Messenger 6 installed, and make sure you do a battery pull after installing. EZLinks is available for just $.99 in BlackBerry App World or the CrackBerry store at the links below.

Contest: Mblware sent us 40 free copies of EZLinks to pass on to you guys! To enter, just leave a comment below. The contest runs through Sunday at midnight PST. One comment per person please. Good luck!

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The team at mblware is back with their latest app, Inquery. Designed for those of you with a need or desire for the ability to get answers and analyze them quickly, this app allows you to create and share polls, surveys and questionnaires with your BlackBerry Messenger Contacts or the general public. Connect to your friends and ask their opinions on anything you have in mind.  Get social, and have fun!  The possibilities are endless. Graphs and charts make it easy to view your results in a visual manner, so you don't waste time crunching numbers.

Features:

• Host public & private polls / surveys / questionnaires
• View results as Pie & Bar graphs
• Easily scan QR Codes to download and participate
• Smooth animations & high-quality graphics

There are countless ways you can use this app to poll your friends or business contacts. Imagine how easy it would be to send out a quick survey and get results fast, instead of wading through a sea of email responses or coordinating everyone via phone. Inquery is an app exclusively designed for BBM, and is mblware's entry in the 2011 Developer Challenge for “Most Addictive social app using the BBM Social Platform”. You can check it out FREE in BlackBerry App World and watch some very informative getting started videos mblware has uploaded to Youtube.

More information/screenshots and to download Inquery

If you're looking for a way to keep your BlackBerry contacts and related activities away from prying eyes, you'll be happy to hear that BlackBook by Mblware has recently been updated to v4, bringing with it several new features and improvements. The app is now compatible with BlackBerry 7 devices, is faster than ever, and the look has been revamped. Additions include multiple email addresses for contacts, user pics in the contact list, and HTML email is now supported as well. If you are an existing BlackBook user, you can update to the latest version for $.99. Full price of the application is $3.99.

More information/details and to purchase BlackBook from the CrackBerry store
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We are big fans of JeeoSuite here at CrackBerry, and for good reason. If you haven't heard of it yet, JeeoSuite is a wifi portal for your BlackBerry. You can transfer files, access email, bookmarks, stats, and tools right from your computer via your browser. This app is really awesome, and up until now it was also hard to get your hands on as mblware still had it locked down in a private beta. Well, the wait is over. If you've been itching to get your hands on JeeoSuite and you haven't been able to yet, you'll be happy to learn that you now can. Mblware sent out emails last night to people who had signed up but not been chosen for the private beta informing them that a public beta version is now available. To download JeeoSuite for your BlackBerry you can visit http://get.jeeosuite.com from your phone.

So go get signed up, install the app, and give it a go! If you're already part of the private beta, you will want to update your version of JeeoSuite as well. Full instructions on what to do once you've installed are after the break, and if you're still unsure of what exactly JeeoSuite is, or why you want it, check out the video below for a full rundown. Let us know what you think of it in the comments below or in the forums, and if you have feedback for mblware be sure to submit it to them!

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A few weeks ago we let you know about a new app for BlackBerry from mblware called JeeoSuite that is currently in private beta testing. JeeoSuite is a wifi web-portal for your BlackBerry, and it's well on its way to becoming one of those "must have" apps that all BlackBerry users are going to want to get their hands on.

The early phases of testing revealed a ton of handy features, and we just learned that the next phase is rolling out soon and it's going to have even more cool functions for you to drool over. On top of the features listed below, you will now also have access to Mail (webmail for your BlackBerry), Calendar, Memos, and a Photo Browser! The team has also overhauled many other features of the app including the wifi File Browser. This is a really exciting update, and

I'm anxious to try out the new features! According to the JeeoSuite Twitter account, all of these features will be available in a free version, with a pro (premium) version to be released later. If you would like to sign up for beta testing, you can do so at the link below and you can check out the rest of the features and screenshots after the break!

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While you may not have heard of JeeoSuite as of yet, we're pretty positive that once you get your hands on it you'll pretty much love it. The WiFi web portal designed for BlackBerry smartphones opens up quite a few options for BlackBerry owners. While some of the features have been around for a while, no one app has been able to bring them all together in as nice of a package as JeeoSuite. So what does JeeoSuite do exactly? Glad you asked. Check out the features listed below:

• File Browser: Access your SD Card and Device Memory. Upload, Download, even stream media over Wifi to your computer web-browser.
• Security: Upload / Download permissions can be quickly toggled right in the app for added security.
• Optimize Memory: Never pay for a Memory Cleaning app again! Free up memory with the click of a button in JeeoSuite.
• Screenshot: Take a snapshot of the current screen on your phone. Screenshots appear in your computer web-browser allowing you instant access.
• Locate Phone: Nothings more frustrating than trying to find where you left your phone. JeeoSuite will send out an audible alert so you can track it down.
• Bookmarks: Create and Edit Bookmarks. Take them with you where-ever you go and browse them on any computer.
• Dashboard: View your phones vital stats like Memory Usage, OS Version, Battery Life, IP Address, GPS Location, and more in the System Dashboard.

The set up process is pretty darn easy as well. Download, install and enable WiFi. Once enabled, you'll be given an internal IP address to which you visit via your computer web browser. From there, you are presented with the JeeoSuite dashboard that allows you to control all the features available. The option to screen cap from your device to your computer is fast and easy and I won't admit to how many times I've had to use the locate phone feature to find my BlackBerry. A premium version is scheduled for later release but for now, we've got 100 invites to give away thanks to MBLWare. Drop some comments on the post, we'll pick some winners for next week.

*Also, please note: Jeeosuite makes use of the WiFi on your device. If your device does not have WiFi, please do not enter. It's rather pointless.*

Click here to learn more about JeeoSuite

In light of recent situations with Tony Parker, MBLware, the makers of BlackBook 3 have decided we needed to have a contest to give away 50 copies of their app. For those of you out there unaware of what the BlackBook 3 does.

BlackBook 3, will keep your private information such as your contacts, calls, and messages away from prying eyes with BlackBook’s hidden contact list. Sensitive contacts and messages stay completely hidden on your phone.

Something that Tony Parker, Tiger Woods and many other celebs out there could make use of apparently. That said, if Tiger or Tony wants to hit MBLWare or us up for a free copy we'll gladly to accommodate the situation, although it seems they may have waited too long. For all you CrackBerry readers out there though, you'll need to enter the contest as per normal. Just leave a comment here, on this post and we'll pick 50 of you all to win a free copy of BlackBook 3 on the house. Just in case you can't wait, BlackBook 3 is available now for only $1.99.

• Click Here To Learn More And Purchase BlackBook 3 For Your BlackBerry smartphone>>

 

No doubt about it, when it comes to security BlackBerry wins. But, sometimes you just need an extra layer to keep some of the more private stuff, private. For that, we have BlackBook from MBLWare. BlackBook was recently updated to version 3 and brings a ton of new features to what is already a great app. Check out the new stuff in version 3:

• BlackBerry 6 Support - BlackBook is now fully compatible with OS 6, and the BlackBerry Torch.
• Enhanced SMS filtering - To hide SMS, there's no more Setup Guide to follow. No firewall settings to change. No complications. BlackBook now instantly hides SMS' from newly added, and imported contacts!
• Threaded SMS - Chat intuitively with hidden contacts using BlackBook's new Threaded SMS feature!
• Revamped GUI - The Graphical User Interface has been totally overhauled and now offers a richer experience. 
• Backup and Restore contacts - Never lose your contact list from an OS update, or changing phones again. All BlackBook contacts can now be backed up and restored.
• Real time searching - Real-time Contact Searching lets you quickly locate, and communicate with your hidden contacts.
• Backup and Restore contacts - Never lose your contact list from an OS update, or changing phones again. All BlackBook contacts can now be backed up and restored.
• Real time searching - Real-time Contact Searching lets you quickly locate, and communicate with your hidden contacts.
• Fake app name - To keep it as hidden as possible, BlackBook will be listed as Clock in your Applications list.

Of course, you still retain all of the old features as well such as fake caller ID, hidden contact lists and more. The new version is available right now for only $4.99 in the CrackBerry App Store.

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Fans of Hypoxia that are also BlackBerry 6 users will be glad to see this arrive. Hypoxia, the media player that not only plays music and videos from your network, but is also capable of streaming to devices has been updated for BlackBerry 6. Aside from being a great standalone media player, Hypoxias ability to stream that media to a wide array of devices is really the key feature. With Hypoxia you can:

• Stream From: Your home, or work network using supported apps like Windows Media Player, TVersity and more with Hypoxia!
• Stream To: All of your supported upnp devices like: Xbox 360, Windows Media Player, or another BlackBerry! 

With other features such as full skinning support, Twitter integration and custom playlists and more, Hypoxia is an all around awesome media player. The application does cost $7.99 but, if getting the most of the media on your device is what you need then Hypoxias fits that area nicely. Be sure to read the full list of features and information available in the CrackBerry App Store. Oh and if you do decide to pick it up, make sure you grab the CrackBerry skin that was designed for Hypoxia via their website download. The skin was designed by Mr. Mike Hepples, himself. :) 

• Click Here To Learn More About And To Purchase Hypoxia>>

I refuse to use the native media players on my BlackBerry. They function well, but there are a few reasons I eschew them. One major gripe for me is having to use a different app for each type of media I want to play. I have tried a few different apps over the last while, trying to find a better fit for my needs, and have found Flipside to be a great music alternative, and I'm currently using Good Video Browser for my vids. The problem is the same though, I still need a different app for each type of media. Hypoxia aims to solve that problem, giving me a one-stop shop for all my media needs and putting all of the media on my device within easy reach. No more having to exit out of my music player to look at pics I have taken. The UI is simple and clean, and a fair number of options are available within the app, including the increasingly popular ability to tweet what I'm listening to. One very cool feature is the ability to stream my media to/from my PC (uses a separate server program, available from their website) allowing me to access my entire music and video library right on my device. The developer has also integrated notifications into the app, allowing you to preview incoming emails, SMS, etc without ever having to leave the application, so you can decide if you want to answer that text from your wife or wait until the song is done. The most exciting thing about this app for me is that it is fully skinnable. Those who want to can create their own skins for the app, allowing a huge customization option for those out there who feel the need to make everything unique to themselves. Available in the CB store for $7.99 for multiple devices.

Contest: I have 25 copies of Hypoxia to give away! Just leave a comment on this post to enter. Contest ends this Sunday at Midnight PST. Please only leave one comment, multiple entries wont count.

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My apologies for the lateness in getting this one up. I do however have a good excuse. I recently got my BlackBerry Torch so with that, I sorta got lost in playing with it. Anyhow, weekend app time again. We got some goodies for you all and a great contest where you can win 1 of 10 copies of Hypoxia from MBLWare. Here's to hoping you all have agreat weekend. :)

Freebies of the Week: Morsel 2.0 , Mr. Number Call Block, Maze

In Case You Missed It: Facebook 1.8.0.49 , iHazweather, 7digital updated, now OS 6 ready.

New This Week: ShortcutManager, MemoryMax, Baseball

Cool at BlackBerry App World: World of Wisdom

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Chad let me know that mblware is having a winter sale through the end of the month. All of their best-selling software is on sale at a great savings of 30-40% off. The sale includes BlackBook, mblVault, ContactOrder, ShakeItUp, faceRate and mblStats. Some great utilities to be had if you're looking to get the most out of your BlackBerry. All of the prices have been discounted, so you don't even need a coupon code to get in on the fun. Head over to the CrackBerry App Store to check out all the discounts.

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Chad let me know that all mblware applications are on sale for 30% off through Friday. All the apps are available for under $3 for the sale, so no excuses for letting this one slip by. The sale includes ContactOrder, BlackBook, mblVault, mblStats, faceRate and ShakeItUp. I have to say if you are big on privacy, the BlackBook/mblVault combo is hard to beat. To check out the apps, head over to the CrackBerry App Store. 

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