Wow, Tour users have been reciveing most of the OS leaks love lately and it continues. Today BBLeaks has released OS 5.0.0.634 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630, hopeing they all haven’t jumped ship waiting for the Bold 9650.

• Download the latest leaked OS for your Tour

**WARNING: This is not an official release for BlackBerry and therefore has not been fully tested and may contain bugs. TheBerryFix.com cannot be held responsible for any issues that may 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.

Source: BBLeaks.com

If your a proud owner of a WiFi enabled BlackBerry smartphone than you can understand the frustration that is linked to your WiFi and your battery life. The issue is that when you have your Wifi on it kills your battery, and turning on and off your wifi when u aren’t using it can be a pain. So this is were AutoWifi comes into place, AutoWifi automatically turns your WiFi on and off depending on your location, it does so by using cell towers and not GPS thus saving your battery life. Now the best part is that these types of apps are usually $4.99 and up, but today is your lucky day, you can now pick up AutoWifi from theberryfix.com superstore for FREE just grab the links below.

• Get TheBerryFix.com SuperStore on your BlackBerry today
• Download AutoWifi for your BlackBerry smartphone free

Those of you on Telus who are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 3G Pearl 9100 don’t have to wait much longer.  You can head into your local Best Buy and Pre-Order your own Pearl 9100 today!  You can reserve your Pearl with just a $50 deposit in your local Best Buy store today.

• Head Over to Best Buy to View the Pearl 9100 Ad

Looks like the team over a Foursquare doesn’t sleep much. Just after giving as an update to version 1.8.1, they have sent version 1.8.3 down the pipes. The download process is very simple and will cause minimum stress to you, just head over to their on device download site and grab the OTA.

• Grab Foursquare version 1.8.3 for your BlackBerry

IDC, a telecommunications analysis firm, has posted its quarterly review of the top mobile handset manufacturers in the world.  Our beloved Blackberry has surpassed Motorola to become the world’s 4th largest manufacturer of mobile handsets.  And this category includes manufacture of all mobile handsets, not just smartphones.  This fact helps illustrate the rise of the smartphone in the mobile technology market.  The Curve 8520 and Bold 9700 were listed as the 2 most popular phones sold by RIM.  The full press release from IDC is featured after the break.

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People always make fun of canadians for over paying for their cellphone and signing up for those instane 3yr contracts. As all this changes while the cellular market in canada booms, Rogers Wireless pumped out an interesting video on cellular statistics and Canadians with cellphones. Take a look as a bunch of cool information will flood the screen.

After yesterdays leaked images of the new BlackBerry Podcast application for BlackBerry 6, RIM was quick to get the application into the Beta zone. Some people are able to see the new app in the beta zone but not all users have been allowed to download it. so far the reviews on the app are quite mixed to be honest, but there’s still a lot of time before it is to launch. If you were able to download the new app let us know what you think of RIM’s entrance into the podcast field.

• DoD BerryPopup is $3.47 today only

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What a crazy week WES has been. We’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Jake from BlackBerryThemePark and RIM to bring our readers the latest in BlackBerry from WES 2010. Some big take aways from this years event are BlackBerry 6.0, New Developer challenge to build Super Apps, BlackBerry Bold 9650, BlackBerry Pearl 9100 and a whole bunch more. Tune into this weeks Radio Show episode while we divulge the best and worst from WES 2010

I must say news leaks fast in the BlackBerry world. Just after yesterdays announcement of the new BlackBerry 6 operationg system BBLeaks got their hands on images of the native BlackBerry 6 Podacast Application. Now there really isn’t to much to go on here other than it will have the “cover flow” sytle to the app, but hey its more BlackBerry 6 news, I’ll take it.

Source: BBleaks

Mike lazaridis has been talking about the BlackBerry “super app” since mobile world congress earlier this year and it doesn’t seem like RIM is going to let anyone forget what a super app is. RIM has officialy announced that they will be adding another category to the 2010 BlackBerry Developer Challenge, they will add super apps to the challenge and will reward the best dev team very well. Check out the full press release after the break, and start enriching the BlackBerry application community.

BlackBerry Partners Fund Launches BlackBerry “Super Apps” Developer Challenge

Total prize package valued at over US$1.5 Million

ORLANDO, FL – April 28, 2010 – WES 2010 – BlackBerry Partners Fund today launched the third annual BlackBerry Partners Fund™ Developer Challenge. This year, the Challenge will focus on “Super Apps” and asks developers to showcase applications that take advantage of the BlackBerry® Application Platform’s unique capabilities.

With the international growth of the BlackBerry developer community, this Challenge will be the first to recognize BlackBerry® smartphone applications on a regional basis across four global regions – North America, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia Pacific. Applications can be submitted to the Challenge starting today and entries will be accepted until September 6, 2010. To apply, visit here and complete the application form.

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The guys from CrackBerry recorded the keynote from yesterday’s general session at WES.  This is the video in which the Bold 9650, Pearl 9100, and Blackberry 6 are all discussed. Check it out and let us know what you think.

Source: CrackBerry

Press Release

Award recipients show mobility at its best

See who has received a Wireless Leadership Award in 2010 for BlackBerry® solutions that improved their sales, customer service, dispatching, time-tracking, healthcare, midwifery, child safety and police work.

Business Impact Award

Winner – Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Midwives at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust in the UK are using PaperIQ Digital Pens and BlackBerry smartphones to complete an 80-page maternity booklet for pre- and post-natal care to cut administration time, eliminate duplication and enhance the patient experience during pregnancy.
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Todays theme pays tribute to the operating system, Windows 7.  This theme is featured packed.  It features a functioning start menu that contains many of your system applications.  The theme also features a weatherbug spot and all the system icons are interactive.  The Windows 7 theme features a fully customized set of icons and backgrounds to mimic the icons and look of Windows 7 on your PC.  This theme is available for $5.52 for the remainder of the day, then it will be back at $6.99.  You can download this theme from TheBerryFix.com online and on-device superstore.  The Windows 7 theme works best on the Storm 1 and 2, but there are also versions available for the Curve, Bold, and Pearl series with reduced functionality.

• Download the Windows 7 Theme from TheBerryFix.com Superstore

Tether, formerly known as TetherBerry, is a company that sells software for your BlackBerry that allows you to tether your Berry to your computer and use the 3G connection on your PC.  The company has stated that they have increased their workforce and is now targeting business users for its software.  They hope to entice businesses with the low cost of their service.  Tether is still available for consumers for lifetime usage with a one-time fee of $49.95.  You can purchase Tether directly from their website, www.tether.com, or in TheBerryFix.com online or on-device superstore.  The full Press Release is featured after the break.

• Purchase Tether from TheBerryFix.com Superstore

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