I’ve had the official twitter application for BlackBerry smartphones for about 2 weeks and love it and I really wished that I could spread the love, so when BlackBerry sent me an email containing a second invite code I decided that some one else should enjoy the Beta app, so we are going to give the beta invite code away to one of our readers. To enter the contest it’s the usual deal just post a comment on how attached you are to twitter and you are in. So get posting and good luck!

If you haven’t yet seen the application in action grab the video link below to watch a hands on of Twitter for BlackBerry.

• Twitter for BlackBerry Hands on Review

*Contest will end Saturday March 6th at 11:59 EST. Remember duplicate posts will be disqualified and good luck!

If for some crazy reason you missed some or all of our posts this week then this is your last chance to get caught up before it all begins again. This week had some big news, like the Tour 2 being changed to a Bold branded device and a Contest for Tether for BlackBerry and much more. So grab a coffee and get caught up so you wont miss anything that happens this week.

News….

• BlackBerry Bold 9000 and Curve 8900 OS 5.0.0.509 Leaked!!
• Free Today Theme For The BlackBerry 85xx
• BlackBerry Tour 9630 OS 5.0.0.530 Leaked!!
• Tour 2 9650 to Launch as Part of The Bold Series
• FourSquare Receives an Update to Version 1.5.5 – With Storm Support
• Rogers Now Comes With 32% Less Evil
• Fido Finally Releases The BlackBerry Curve 8520
• RIM Files Patent to Allow For Advertising in Email

Contests….

• Tether For BlackBerry Contest Winners
• Contest: Win 1 Of 3 copies of Tether for BlackBerry

Congratulations to Adam, David S, and Dazednfazed you are the winners of the Tether for BlackBerry contest. You should revice an email from us within the next fews days, once again congratulations!!

If you entered the contest and didn’t win dont worry there will be more and if you still want to give Tether a try use their free 30-day trial.

• To learn more about the Tether app click here….
• To read our review of Tether for BlackBerry click here….

This has been quite the week for BlackBerry OS 5.0 Leaks and today we have not one but two OS leaks. If you are lucky to own the BlackBerry Bold 9000 or Curve 8900 than today is the day for you, we have OS 5.0.0.509 for everyone to give ago and we have BBLeaks to thank.

• Download OS 5.0.0.509 for your BlackBerry Bold 9000
• Download OS 5.0.0.509 for your BlackBerry Curve 8900

**WARNING, This is not an official release for BlackBerry and therefor has not been fully tested and may contain bugs. theberryfix.com cannot be held responsible for any issues that arise ether during or after installation. You are installing the leak by choice. To help the BlackBerry community please don’t forget to post your findings in the comments.

If you really enjoy the stock BlackBerry theme that your 8500 series device came with but still want things like a weather icon or to have the stock icons skinned for a more personal look, than you might need to look at the free today theme from CrackBerry.com forums user rastahl. rastahl has created a nice elagent theme that still has the feel of a BlackBerry smartphone, but it lets you have a device thats truly yours.

BBLeaks has done it again! for all the Tour users out there waiting for OS 5.0 for their devices wait no longer, OS 5.0.0.530 has been leaked to the masses. We aren’t quite sure what changes this OS will bring, but if your one of those Tour users and are downloading this OS make sure you toss some comments onto this post. Grab a cup of coffee (or juice) and let the fun begin!

• Download OS 5.0.0.530 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630

**WARNING, This is not an official release for BlackBerry and therefor has not been fully tested and may contain bugs. theberryfix.com cannot be held responsible for any issues that arise ether during or after installation. You are installing the leak by choice. To help the BlackBerry community please don’t forget to post your findings in the comments.

Since the day that the Tour was released I always thought it had a Bold look and feel to it because when you compare the Tour to even the Curve 8900 the tour still felt like it should be a bold, so when the rumor of the Tour 2 9650 is going to be launched with the Bold branding it just felt right, weird but right. So this makes me think if this is true what  Bold will it be? will it be the Bold 2? or Bold CDMA? or could it be Bold World Addition? I have no clue but all I can say is that al we can do is wait and see. This waiting game cant stop us from having fun, if you think that you know what the name will be even if its crazy and out of this world post it in the comments.

For all the badge holding mayors of Foursquare out there hoping for an update to the app Wait no longer, the guys over at Foursquare have released and update to version 1.5.5 this app brings support for the BlackBerry Storm and automatic update for the app, for the full list check out below.

• Touch-screen support for BlackBerry Storm users (!!)
• Much better, faster and more accurate location lookups…
• Improved performance (both speed & battery life)
• New users can now sign up from the phone
• Ability to see nearby tips & tip details
• Ability to add friends

• Download the BlackBerry App here….

If your a frequent visiter to the United States of America and you are on the Rogers network today is your day, because as of today you can now travel to the USA and not pay those absurd roaming fees for using your data even if you have that 6gig data plan on your BlackBerry. To reap the benefits of this plan just add on the 10$ US roaming package and your good to go. Below are the pre-built US roaming price plans.

• $20 Personal Email on BB CDN/US
• $35 Consumer/Small business BB (BIS) 500MB CDN/US Plan
• $35 Consumer/Small business 500MB CDN & US Data Plan
• $40 Consumer/Small business BB (BIS) 1GB CDN & US Plan
• $40 Consumer/Small business 1GB CDN & US Data Plan
• $45 500MB CDN & US Mobile Internet Flex Rate Plan
• $50 DAP (for MSD customers) 1.5GB CDN & US Data Plan
• $55 Corporate BB (BES) 1GB CDN & US Plan
• $55 Corporate BB (BES) 500 MB CDN & US Flex Rate Plan

Nice little treat for Storm 2 users out there because Vodafone Australia and Fiji have released OS 5.0.0.497 for your device. Remember if you are not with Vodafone you are going to need to remove the vendor.xml file from the installation, we dont recommend doing  unless your are familiar with editing the OS file.

• Download Official OS 5.0.0.497 from Vodafone Australia and Fiji

A few weeks ago the OS files were accidentally released on the Fido BlackBerry software update site, but now the phone is available for purchase. The Curve from Fido will run you $49.99 on a gut wrenching 3yr commitment, a whopping $350.00 on a 2yr and $400.00 with no commitment. Pricing seems to be a bit high especially when other canadians carriers like Telus and Bell are offering the 8530 for as low as $24.99 on the 3yr term. So fido users are you happy that your carrier has joined 2009? drop us a comment.

• Get your 8520 from Fido

If you have ever tried to tether with your BlackBerry it’s not the easiest thing to do, dealing with VPN passwords and not being able to tether with those “unlimited” data plans, can be a real pain. Well we have teamed up with Tether to bring you a contest that would solve all these problems. To enter this amazing contest all you have to do is post a comment, yep that’s it.

• To learn more about the Tether app click here….

• To read our review of Tether for BlackBerry click here….

**Enter to win 1 of 3 copies of Tether, contest will close Saturday February 27th midnight EST and remember multiple posts will be disqualified.

Looks like RIM is trying to find a way to capitalize on E-mails, the above image is a patent that has been filed by Research In Motion allows your BlackBerry Device to catch keywords and then bring targeted advertising to your device.

“This (advertising) may be done by examining content in the message handled by a mobile device and matching portions of the message with predetermined criteria such as keywords or phrases. Upon finding matches, corresponding multimedia content is associated with a respective portion of the message content and access to the multimedia content is enabled through selection of a linking mechanism that is visually identifiable with the respective portion of the message. The message is modified to include such linking mechanisms such that upon viewing the modified message, a user may reveal the multimedia content by selecting the linking mechanism. It has also been recognized that multiple layers of multimedia content can be provided such that different types of user interaction can reveal different forms of multimedia content. “

Now hopefully this is going to be something that you can opt-in for and that the owner of that device will get paid and not have the ads forced on you so someone can make an extra buck, We will bring more info as it comes and remember that not all patents actually get  devolved and used at the consumers end.

(CrackBerry)

A pretty interesting week for BLackBerry users this week, we saw the webkit browser in all its glory, BESX came into the spot light, T-Mobile UK is carrying the Storm 2, and so much more. Make sure you hit up the links below to get caught up on everything BlackBerry before we dive in again next week.

News….

• Storm 9520 Now Available on T-Mobile UK
• Shop BlackBerry Now in App World Test Center
• Video Review: Snapple Theme For BlackBerry Storm 2 From BlackBerry Theme Park
• RIM Introduces BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express
• Could The Storm 2 Be Making a Stop at Rogers?
• Skype to Come to Verizon BlackBerrys This March
• Official OS 5.0.0.484 from Sprint for BlackBerry Tour 9630
• BlackBerry WebKit Browser Cought on Video
• BlackBerry Storm 9550 OS 5.0.0.451 Leaked!!
• BlackBerry Storm 9520 OS 5.0.0.497 Leaked!!
• ÜberTwitter Receives a Bump to Beta v7 and is One Step Closer to Loosing The Beta Tittle

Contests….

• Contest: Win 1 of 10 Snapple Themes From BlackBerry Theme Park
• BlackBerry Tour 2 9650 Accessory Pack Winner!

Today T-mobile UK announces they will be selling the BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 on a 24 month contract. So could this be signs of more GSM carriers getting the 9520 on their network? We will have to wait and see.  To get your BlackBerry Storm 2 from T-mobile UK grab the link below.

• Get the BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 on T-Mobile UK