Happy Monday to our CrackBerry Nation! We know not everyone likes Monday's, but what a better way to help relieve your case of the Monday's than by giving away not one, but two T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900's! Once again we have teamed up with our good friends at TeleNav to offer you this great contest. For your chance to win, you just have to do the following things:

• Like CrackBerry, TeleNav, and BlackBerry on Facebook
• Leave a comment below on this post with the reason why you want to win

That's all it takes! So get busy clicking those Like buttons and leaving us a comment below. Big thanks to TeleNav and BlackBerry for this great contest! Good luck to everyone!

Contest details: Contest ends this Sunday at midnight PST. The contest shall be open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada who have reached the age of majority in their state or province of residence at the time of entry. TeleNav will provide the Prize(s) as follows: Two (2) T-Mobile BlackBerry 9900 devices (Approximate Retail Valued (ARV) = $300 each with T-Mobile 2 year contract) and Two (2) one-year subscriptions to TeleNav GPS Navigator or an equivalent partner branded version (ARV = $120 each)

Our friends over at TeleNav have just announced that TeleNav GPS Plus is now available on select Verizon BlackBerry smartphones at a great low price of $9.99/year for a limited time. That's 50% off the regular price!

This is a full-service version of TeleNav that offers the following great features:

• Turn by turn voice guided directions with automatic rerouting
• Multi-Route: Suggests up to three different routes to your destination
• Lane Assist: Shows which lane you should be in prior to your next traffic manuever
• Local search from over 22 million local business listings, restaurants, stores, and more
• Plus much more

This is available now for the following devices in BlackBerry App World:

• Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 running OS7
• Curve 9330 and Bold 9650 running OS6
• Curve 8530 and Bold 9650 running OS5

Labor Day is almost upon us, and that means it's time to run another great contest! We have teamed up with the good folks over at TeleNav to bring you another CrackBerry TeleNav Giveaway! For your chance to win you'll have to do the following things:

• Follow both @CrackBerry and @TeleNav on Twitter
• Like both CrackBerry and TeleNav on FaceBook
• Leave a comment below with what you'd do if you won 

That's all it takes, so get busy planning your Labor Day travel plans with what you would do if you won. For those who need a little refresher on what TeleNav is and offers, check out this TeleNav review.

Contest Details: Contest ends this Sunday at midnight PST. The contest shall be open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada who have reached the age of majority in their state or province of residence at the time of entry. TeleNav will provide the Prize(s) as follows: One (1) one-year subscriptions to TeleNav GPS Navigator or an equivalent partner branded version (“Approximate Retail Valued (ARV) =$69.99) and one (1) $100 gas card.

Great news for all US Cellular customers today! TeleNav has announced a partnership with US Cellular to be their navigation service on several devices. Starting today, US Cellular customers with a BlackBerry Tour 9630, Curve 8530, or Pearl Flip 8230 can download Your Navigator Deluxe to their devices.

The best part is that US Cellular is following Sprint's lead and bundling the navigation service into their existing $30 data plan for the BlackBerry devices. I wish all other carriers would follow this approach.

In case you aren't familiar with TeleNav, here is what the service will bring to your device:

• 3D turn-by-turn navigation
• Speech recognition
• Traffic rerouting
• More than 12 million business listings
• Restaurant reviews
• Daily gas prices
• Weather information
• Integration with email/contacts/calendars
• An online trip preplanning site (http://uscc.telenav.com)

Check after the jump for the full press release.

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Telenav for BlackBerry Smartphones Takes to the Road and Gets Reviewed!

One integral part of blackberry smart phones that I use quite often is the GPS feature. However, finding the right navigation application has always been a challenge. The built in Blackberry Maps might suffice for some but for me that wasn't enough. Blackberry Maps doesn't have turn-by-turn, voice guided directions, which is actually missing on all those free GPS applications like Google maps. Then there are the many paid GPS navigation applications like Telmap Navigator and Garmin Mobile that do offer features similar to standalone GPS units. One of those is my now favorite TeleNav GPS Navigator. After using Garmin for so long, I have decided in the last week to try out TeleNav Navigator to see what all the hype was about. With features like full voice guided navigation, automatic rerouting and voice recognition search, it's easy to understand why it's Crackberry's choice as the best GPS navigation program for 2009. Let's take a look at some of the key features in-depth to see why.

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TeleNav is a well known leader in the navigation industry, but few people know that they offer more than just maps and driving directions. TeleNav has been working hard to expand their portfolio by introducing applications such as OnMyWay to the consumer market. Now they have teamed up with Verizon to offer an enterprise solution for business customers.

TeleNav Track is now available to Verizon Wireless enterprise customers. TeleNav Track offers businesses a new way to utilize the BlackBerry devices many of them already have deployed in the field to become more efficient and reduce costs. It also gives the employer the ability to track employee locations in the field, send new job info to their device, allow employees to clock-in directly from their device, and much more. 

Pricing for the service is surprisingly inexpensive, with fees ranging from $14.99 to $27.99 per device depending on the level of service chosen. There is also a one-time setup fee of $24.99 per device. 

Check out the press release after the jump for more information.

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Here is a good showing of developers who were ready for the BlackBerry Pearl 3G. Poynt, developed by Multiplied media has made available version 1.5.4.12 of their popular application. In addition to having both the 9100 and 9105 supported even before release, they have also integrated the use of Telmap and VZW Navigator 5.0. Other items addressed in the application include better battery life as well as utilizing GPS information more efficiently. You can download Poynt from BlackBerry App World or by visiting the Poynt website.

• Click Here For More Information And Downloads Of The Poynt App For BlackBerry>>

OnMyWay, the free and simple notification application designed to assist users keep a person or group of people informed about your ETA to an event or location was released initially only to AT&T customers. Now the company behind OnMyWay, TeleNav has expanded the device and carrier compatibility list. The top four carriers have been covered.

• Verizon - BlackBerry 8530 & 9630
• Sprint – BlackBerry 8330, 8330m, 8350i, 8530, 9630
• T-Mobile – BlackBerry 8800, 8820, 8900, 9700
• AT&T- BlackBerry 8310, 8800, 8900, Bold 9000, 9700

As mentioned, the application is free to download just keep in mind data and SMS charges will apply when using the application. However, you'll likely save on SMS messages anyways cause your wife/husband/friends will no longer be messaging you and asking "Where are you?" or whatever other variation of hurry the hell up you can think of.

• Download OnMyWay From BlackBerry App World Today>>

OnMyWay is a new free location based application available for the BlackBerry platform by TeleNav. It is a simple notification application designed to assist users keep a person or group of people informed about your ETA to an event or location.

Let's say you are at home, and due at a meeting in an hour. You can open up OnMyWay, input your destination, and select what contacts you want to be notified about your arrival. Once you start your trip, the contacts will be periodically notifed about your ETA to the destination. No longer do you have to worry about calling ahead to let someone know you will be running late to an appointment. Your contacts will be notifed by OnMyWay with a simple text message or email.  

Did I mention that OnMyWay is a free application? It is available from BlackBerry App World and it currently works on all four major U.S. carriers, and supports the following BlackBerry devices: Curve 8310, 8530, 8900/8800, 8820/Bold 9000, 9700/Tour 9630. Also one important thing to note is that standard text messaging and data usage fees apply. Hit the link below to download. Please note: This is currently only working on AT&T devices. 

• More information and download of OnMyWay >>

TeleNav has long been one of the go-to applications for GPS services on your BlackBerry. Carriers across the world have it available for download on their BlackBerry devices, and some even have it specifically branded for their network.

Starting this Wednesday, March 24th, users on AT&T with the BlackBerry Curve 8900 or Bold 9000 can download the newest version of the TeleNav software, labeled on AT&T as AT&T Navigator 2.0.

This update comes with several great new features:

• One touch speech recognition
• Lane assist
• Red light traffic alerts
• Speed limit alerts
• Turn by turn directions when out of a cell coverage area

These new features are a welcome addition to an already great application. I have been using this update for just over a month now, and I have been very impressed. Hit the jump for my thoughts and more info

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Everybody has heard of BLACK Friday, right? Well today is CRACK Friday. Our CrackBerry Birthday Week of Contests is coming to an end, but we still have a BUNCH to get up on the site. So keep it locked to the blogs today as the contests are going to be flying. 

TeleNav is getting in on the fun and has hooked us up with 5 one-year subscriptions. TeleNav is the leading mobile GPS app, and if you're looking to have GPS in the palm of your hand, there really is no better way to go. To enter to win one of five subscriptions, just leave a single comment on this post.  Winners will be chosen at random. Contest ends this Sunday at midnight PST.

• For more on TeleNav, check out telenav.com >>

Have you ever used a software application on your BlackBerry and said, "That's great, but why doesn't the app do this, or do that"? Well now is your chance to get involved in the process and provide feedback on the future of TeleNav.

If you live in Seattle or San Jose areas, you may be eligible to participate in the TeleNav First Look program. If you use TeleNav on your AT&T Bold 9000, Sprint Tour 9630, or Verizon Tour 9630 you should head over to the TeleNav Blog and take the survey to see if you qualify. 

Full details and eligibility requirements can be found on the TeleNav Blog. What are you waiting for... this is your chance to boldly go where no man has gone before. OK... that was a little cheesey, but this is a great chance to get involved in the process and make a difference. Good luck to all who apply.

The holidays blew by, and I didn't even realized until Friday we only had one app contest for the week! We'll make it up for sure so don't worry. The winners of the SearchIt contest are listed after the jump. Just a quick recap as well - if you didn't see the winners announcements from our TeleNav, Colorware and SmrtCase contests you'll want to check them out from the links below. Congrats again to all the winners!

• CrackBerry ColorWare Holiday Contest Winners Announced! >>
  
• CrackBerry / TeleNav Giveaway Winners Announced! >>
  
• BlackBerry Tour SmrtCase Winners Announced >>

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It was a long wait, but the winners are finally in. We had a blast on this one and changed up our standard "leave a comment" contest format a bit. To enter you were required to follow both @crackberry and @telenav on Twitter, fan both on Facebook and then send a tweet saying Hey @Crackberry - I want to win the @TeleNav bundle. We had loads of entries and the results are in. The winners are:

Thanks to everyone that entered and espeically TeleNav for hooking us up with such great prizes. The winners should receive an email in the next few days. To check out more on TeleNav, head over to telenav.com.

Tis the time of year to be in the giving and helping mood. I know all of our friends here in the CrackBerry Nation would like to do their part in one way or another. 

Our friends at TeleNav have teamed up with Toys For Tots this holiday season for a great cause. Owners of certain BlackBerry devices with TeleNav GPS can now download Santa's voice for your device. The cost is a very reasonable 99 cents, and all proceeds are forwarded directly to the Toys For Tots program. 

The following BlackBerry devices are compatible with the Santa voice:

AT&T:
BlackBerry Bold 9000

Sprint:
BlackBerry Pearl 8130
BlackBerry Curve 8330
BlackBerry 8830
BlackBerry Tour 9630

T-Mobile:
BlackBerry Bold 9700

Verizon:
BlackBerry Storm 9550
BlackBerry Tour 9630 

While you're at it, make sure you register for the CrackBerry / TeleNav contest, where you could win a one-year subscrition to TeleNav, a $100 ShopCrackBerry.com gift certificate, and a $100 donation in your name to Toys For Tots. 

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