Alright couch potatoes, it's Health & Fitness month across the Mobile Nations sites so that means it’s time to get up and get moving! A lot of us start off the New Year with the best of intentions thinking things like this is the year I get back into shape and start eating healthier. Unfortunately life gets in the way for a lot of us and before we know it, it’s the start of the fall...
In an email I received today from RadiumOne Labs, the developers of PingMe, have decided to cease all BlackBerry and Windows Phone support starting December 31st of this year. PingMe is a cross-platform messaging application similar to BBM. The app has gotten many mixed reactions due to freezing up, battery drain and the dreaded spinning clock so I’m not really shocked by this news....
We first showed you Cooklet a while back after its big win in the AppCircus at BlackBerry Jam in Orlando. Since then, Cooklet has been downloaded more than 600,000 times and now I can see why. I’m new to the kitchen and already Cooklet has given me some fantastic, crowd pleasing recipes and solved my “What’s for dinner” woes. The exclusive BlackBerry PlayBook version has gotten a hot...
The highly recommended free app Advance OS and LED is now even more amazing. You already have the option to add custom LED alerts, message popups, custom vibration and change your wallpaper. With the latest update (bringing the app to v.15.4) Advance OS and LED has some pretty major fixes and a couple of cool updates. This latest update is just one more reason to tell all your friends...
There is nothing more frustrating than searching through a stack of cookbooks trying in vain to find that one recipe needed to make dinner. What may be even worse is walking around the grocery store hoping that you can remember all the ingredients needed for a recipe. Now that I have Recipe Box on my BlackBerry PlayBook, I never have to worry about either of these issues again. Recipe...
I am an avid fan of apps that serve more than one purpose. Space is a valuable commodity on my BlackBerry PlayBook since I cheaped out and only got a 16gb. When I come across apps that allow me to get rid of two or more other apps on my device, I jump at the chance to try them. Socialite could quite possibly be a dream come true for people like me. Socialite by SCrApps, is the ultimate...
I love the new craze of mobile coupons and store deals being sent straight to my BlackBerry. With Groupon, Yelp and so many other offering these services, it can get a bit frustrating searching for the best deal. Local Deals by IML Snacks makes that option even easier for me (and the rest of you in the US and Canada). Local Deals searches the daily deal providers (like Groupon) for...
If you have children who are learning to stay home alone and don’t have their own cell phones, imHome may be a comfort to both you and your child. imHome by Tristan Cater is a great way to use your BlackBerry PlayBook to communicate with your child whenever they’re home alone. imHome is for the children (between 8 and 13 years old) where they may be home alone for short periods of...
My favorite detective in Agatha Christie novels always talks about his "little grey cells" and what he must do to keep them sharp or from "growing the rust". Well Mr. Poirot, Xlabz Technologies may have just the game for you! Who Got Brains is among one of Xlabz many games/apps that are currently available for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Xlabz has already brought us some great games and...
My youngest has always loved sticker books but after numerous repositioning, those stickers aren’t quite so sticky anymore. With these new apps by Innivo, my child can move around all the “stickers” she wants! Innivo has created fun virtual sticker books that allow a child to choose from several different themes, animals and more all while making the stickers interactive. Every time a...
The Cozi Family Organizer is every Super Mom's (or Dad's) secret weapon. My household wouldn’t run nearly as smooth without this app on all our devices. Now Cozi is even more amazing with the announcement of their absolutely FREE Back-to-School Survival Guide. The Back-to-School Survival Guide, which is available now in the Cozi Family Organizer app includes the following: What to...
I have no problem admitting my BlackBerry PlayBook is used mostly for movies and games, especially since I found the game Azkend by 10tons Ltd. Azkend is the first release in the series (Azkend 2: The World Beneath is coming soon) and is sure to be a hit with a lot of you out there who enjoy puzzle games! Unlike some of those other tile matching games out there, Azkend goes above and...
Monster Chase, a new game for the BlackBerry PlayBook by Snowed in Studios, is a fun way that kids can work on their concentration and memory skills as well as improve their cognitive ability. What kid wouldn't find scaring monsters away with toys fun? The game is simple to play so it works for lots of different age levels (including adults). All you have to do to scare the monster...
Do you hate holding down the alt key to dial phone numbers with letters in them? Are the buttons too small for your fingers and you find yourself misdialing phone numbers? If you answered yes then keep reading to find out about easyDial by TechFruits.com. EasyDial is an app that transforms the BlackBerry Bold series (including the Porsche) screens to a dial pad with the letters on...
Web Toolbar is one of the newest applications by Mobato, whom we’ve seen here on the CrackBerry blogs before. With Web Toolbar you can quickly perform searches of the Internet’s most popular search engines (including IMDB, YouTube and more) from your home screen. Without Web Toolbar, you have to launch the browser, click/tap in the search bar, type your search and then wait for the...
Growing up with two older brothers meant I spent a lot of time playing with G.I. Joes and watching shows like Robotech (best anime series ever!). My one and only girlie vice when it came to toys were the adorable My Little Ponies. Fast forward a few years (ok, maybe more than just a few), my own little girl is very much like me. Payten, my 5 year old daughter, can usually be found...
Everyone's favorite weather app BeWeather has gotten a small but highly important update this week. This latest version brings the app up to v2.6.22 and with it a fix for one of the most complained about issues on BlackBerry smartphones - memory leak. Update includes: Fixed potential memory leak Improved current location detection While this isn't a major update for most, it has...
Do you need to keep certain things private from prying eyes? Then Stealth Book by Oswald Designs may be just the thing you need. Similar to the app BlackBook, Stealth Book filters your incoming calls, SMS and emails from specific contacts and keeps them safely hidden away on your BlackBerry device. With Stealth Book all calls, text messages and emails are stored in the Stealth Book...
Photo Studio by KVADGroup is one of my favorite image editing apps and is used by several of us here on the Crack Team. For those of you who haven't heard of Photo Studio you can check out our previous reviews here. This is one of the very best photo editing apps available on BlackBerry devices. Photo Studio has filters, effects, frames, and editing tools galore all jammed into one very...
It's only been a few days since foursquare had it's huge update with a complete overhaul followed by a small update with minor bug fixes. Looks like foursquare has gotten another small update bringing the current version up to 5.0.5. The changes are miniscule so don't get excited (unless you're one of the ones who was needing bug fixes when signing in). Head into App World to grab the...