Although there hasn't been an official announcement there is an ad for the it in BlackBerry App World and it looks like RIM has kicked off another 'compliments of BlackBerry' app giveaway. Right now, Canadians who own a BlackBerry smartphone running OS 7.1+ can download a slew of apps for free with the promotion itself running up until December 31st. Here's a list of apps appearing as free:
- Jingu Text Premium – Compliments of BlackBerry
- Jingu Smileys Premium – Compliments of BlackBerry
- Nobex Radio Premium - Compliments of BlackBerry
- BeWeather - Compliments of BlackBerry
- Anti Theft with Phone Tracer-Compliments of BlackBerry
- Sticky Notes - Wallpaper Notes Compliments of BlackBerry
- BePopup - Message Preview - Compliments of BlackBerry
- SmartAlerts - Filtered Alerts for E-Mail SMS Calendar Missed Calls - Compliments of BlackBerry
- Caller LED - Caller LED + Group LED + LED for BBM + LED for Facebook + LED for Low Battery + More – Compliments of BlackBerry
- N.O.V.A - Compliments of BlackBerry
- Midnight Bowling 2 - Compliments of BlackBerry
- Screen Muncher - Compliments of BlackBerry
- Color ID - Compliments of BlackBerry
- Photo Editor Ultimate - Compliments of BlackBerry
- Photo Studio PRO - Compliments of BlackBerry
- Shazam Encore - Compliments of BlackBerry
- Where's Wally Now - Compliments of BlackBerry
- The Adventures of Tintin - Compliments of BlackBerry
- TuneIn Radio Pro - Compliments of BlackBerry
- Gps Ski Maps - USA Canada Ski App - FIVE ski maps for 2012-13 ski season – Compliments of BlackBerry
At this point, there is no telling whether or not the apps will appear as available for other countries but if it's like the last promotion, they potentially could roll out to more areas. In the meantime, if you fit the criteria -- go ahead and fire up BlackBerry App World and get to downloading.
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