RIM has rolled out the BlackBerry Music Store for BlackBerry Smartphones, which is sponsored and run by 7Digital, to Berry users in Canada and Australia. This is Smartphone version of the store that has run on the PlayBook since launch. There’s no word on when this will be made available in the US or UK, but hopefully support for additional countries will come soon. Some of the features of the BlackBerry Music Store include:

• Browse the catalog by what’s new, top songs, top albums and genres
• Store your music in the cloud via your 7Digital Music Locker easy portability across devices (BB Smartphone and PlayBook)
• Preview a 30-second sample before buying
• Download over the wireless network or Wi-Fi®
• Let friends know what you’re checking out via BlackBerry Messenger, Email, Text Messaging, Socials Feeds, Facebook and more…
• Download directly to your BlackBerry music library

If you’re in Canada or Australia, be sure to grab the BlackBerry Music Store today, especially if you’ve already been using the service on your PlayBook. Like we said before, we hope to see US and UK support sometime soon. Let us know if you’re liking the new store and if you plan to start getting your music from there!

• Download the BlackBerry Music Store

While it’s no six months like Rogers customers are getting, Telus and Bell subscribers are able to receive a free BBM music trial themselves. Telus and Bell are offering up a 4 months premium subscription to their customers when they download BBM Music but it’s only for a limited time. The offer is valid until the end of February 2012.

The only downside is, if you’ve downloaded the app already you aren’t able to get in on the free months. If you haven’t downloaded the app, what are you waiting for. Hit up the link below to get a 4 month BBM Music subscription for free.

• Download BBM Music from BlackBerry App World 

If you’re a hockey fan than this app for BlackBerry is right up your ally. he Liam Maguire Ultimate Hockey Experience App is available for BlackBerry smartphones and gives you a new way to test you brain on all that is hockey, also gives you a chance to win some cool stuff.

“The Liam Maguire Ultimate Hockey Experience App is a new concept app that combines, news, trivia, chat, video and Wayne Gretzky Authentic Sponsored memorabilia prizes.”

Key Features:

• Chat with other hockey fans and join Liam once a week for his unique insite of the week that was in the NHL.
• Wayne Gretzky has sponsored the Trivia Contest area by  offering up WG Authentic Memorabilia.

“Liam Maguire is a hockey trivia expert, author and has appeared on Hockey Night in Canada and various radio and TV shows. With the Liam Maguire Ultimate Hockey Experience app, users can play a trivia game and if opt to “Ask The Expert” for insider information and trivia directly from Liam Maguire’s personal vault of facts and stories. During the trivia games, users have the opportunity to win NHL memorabilia provided by Wayne Gretzky Authentic. The app also gives you direct access to Liam as once a week fans will be able to hear Liam’s unique perspective on what transpired in hockey during that week.”

So if you’re looking for a way to kill time and are down for some free memorabilia then grab the link below to BlackBerry app world. Let us know what you think of the app, and what apps you’re playing yourself.

• Download the Liam Maguire Ultimate Hockey Experience app from App World

RIM is trying hard to get as many apps as possible onto the BlackBerry PlayBook before OS 2.0 launches. Their latest venture is aimed at Android developers and hopes to entice them with a free PlayBook. All you have to do is submit your repackaged Android application to App World by February 13th and you’ll get yourself a free PlayBook. RIM has made it incredibly easy to repackage your Android apps for the PlayBook, and with the growing number of units out there every day, you’re sure to make some easy money. Hit the link below to get all the details on submitting your Android app to App World.

• Check out BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps

Source : CrackBerry

Rogers has snuck a little treat into App World for their BlackBerry customers. The wireless carrier has teamed up with RIM to provide 6 months of BBM Music to their subscribers for free. All you have to do is download BBM Music to your BlackBerry any time between now and March 30th and Rogers will foot the bill for your first 6 months. There are; however, a few restrictions. The free 6 month offer is only available to Rogers customers and you must either be a new or trial member, if you’re already paying for BBM Music, you’re not eligible for the free 6 month trial. This looks like an attempt by both RIM and Rogers to drum up interest in BBM Music, and it wouldn’t surprise us here at TheBerryFix if other carriers jumped on with similar offers.

• Download BBM Music in App World

Source : CrackBerry

Wunderlist is quite possibly the best productivity app available for Smartphones. It has been available on iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac for quite some time, and now BlackBerry users can enjoy all the awesome features that Wunderlist has to offer. What exactly is Wunderlist, you ask? It’s an all-in-one task management and planning solution that helps simplify your life. With Wunderlist, you can create tasks and separate them in a number of ways that allows you easy access to your lists. Not only can you access and organize your tasks right on your BlackBerry Smartphone, but you can access your list from the web, your Mac, your PC, or even your iPad (if you’re so inclined), and your information is synced across the WunderCloud on all your devices!

Wunderlist is now available for free and you can get it Directly from BlackBerry App World, which is the first link below. Wunderlist works on all BlackBerry devices running OS 5.0 or higher, including both touch and non-touch devices. The second link below will take you to the Wunderlist website where you can learn all about the app and even download the program for your computer or other mobile devices. If you’re looking for the perfect productivity solution, give Wunderlist a try today!

• Download Wunderlist for BlackBerry Smartphones
• Learn more about Wunderlist and download other versions

RIM has released a small update to the BlackBerry Traffic application. The update features bug fixes and overall speed improvements. For those of you that didn’t already know, BlackBerry Traffic is a RIM-powered navigation solution for your BlackBerry Smartphone. It gives you turn-by-turn, voice guided directions, construction alerts with alternate routes, estimated arrival times, and much more. BlackBerry Traffic is free in App World.

• Download BlackBerry Traffic in App World

If you’re looking to increase the social aspect of listening to the radio then you’ll want to get your hands on the latest version of Nobex radio for the BlackBerry smartphone. In the latest build, Nobex has given you the ability to connect with the people who matter the most to you, your BBM connects.

On top of having a tight integration with BBM, this version of Nobex also has unimproved UI, added stream types (so more stations can be added), faster connections so you can listen quicker and, a lot more. If you didn’t get a chance to get the premium version while RIM offered it free, then there’s still the free version that features all these new enhancements, and is available in App World today.

• Download the Free version of Nobex Radio for BlackBerry

• Download the Premium version of Nobex Radio for BlackBerry

Also a few more photos of the new version can be found after the break.
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We all know that mobile payments are the wave of the future. First we saw the Square reader for iOS, which went on to become a huge hit. Then we saw others emerge for iOS and some for Android. But BlackBerry has been left out thus far. That is, until now. Charge Anywhere has announced an audio jack card reader that is coming soon for BlackBerry that will allow Berry users to accept on-the-go payments in a fashion similar to what iOS users already enjoy with Square. The mobile payment space is surely heating up and promises to be huge in the coming months and year. The full press release from Charge Anywhere is featured below.

Audio Jack Card Reader for BlackBerry® Smartphones to Compete with Apple iPhone(TM) for Mobile Payment Acceptance

CHARGE Anywhere® has enabled BlackBerry® Smartphones to easily accept credit card payments.

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — CHARGE Anywhere®, a leading provider of award-winning, secure mobile payment and payment gateway solutions, announced today the compatibility of an Audio Jack Magnetic Card Reader with CHARGE Anywhere®’s Mobile Payment Application for BlackBerry®.

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The YWCA is committed to helping develop young women into productive adults and members of society. One of the ways that YWCA accomplishes this goal is through the implementation of women’s health and safety courses. This year the YWCA is taking their courses a step further and offering applications for smartphones to help keep women safe.

The latest app is called “Safety Siren” and it aims to keep women safe at all times. The app has multiple functions. The first is that when activated, it turns your BlackBerry device into a loud siren to alert those around you that you are in need of assistance. Then the app sends an email or BBM to a designated contact letting them know where you are and what’s going on. You can get the app for free from the link below or read the full press release from the YWCA Canada past the break.

• Download Safety Siren for BlackBerry

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If you where one of the BlackBerry users that have been experiencing issues with App World when you tried to reinstall an application, then good news for you. RIM has pushed version 3.1.0.60 of App World through for update and should be available as a download through your current App World application or via the web at BlackBerry.com/AppWorld.

Remember that updates can take 24hrs to show up on your phone, but if you hit Alt RST then you maybe able to trick the system and get your update sooner.

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We have all heard about NFC on the new BlackBerry 7 devices, but what good is the technology right now when there are no BlackBerry services to support the technology? That’s where BlackBerry OS 7.1 and BlackBerry Tag come in. BlackBerry Tag is a new feature that allows you to share content between BlackBerry SmartPhones using NFC technology. The current list of data that can de sent using BlackBerry Tag includes:

• BBM Contact Info (BBM 6.1 and higher)
• Contact Information
• Browser URL’s
• Photos and Videos

While the list is short right now, RIM has plans to expand BlackBerry Tag throughout the BlackBerry OS as well as allowing developers to use BlackBerry Tag in their applications. With NFC being the “next big thing,” RIM is doing a great job of harnessing its power with BlackBerry OS 7.1 and BlackBerry Tag. You can check out Inside BlackBerry’s video on BlackBerry Tag above and click the link below to learn more about this new technology.

• Learn more about BlackBerry Tag Here

Source : Inside BlackBerry

Ahh, Kik Messenger. The program was such a hit in its first week of existence on the BlackBerry that it was pulled from App World and then the company was subsequently sued by Research in Motion. Kik has been back for a short while now, and though it’s not a RIM recognized app, it still runs great and allows you fast, cross-platform communication. The latest update, v5.3.2, brings lots of bug fixes, speed improvements, and battery life fixes. If you’re back on Kik you can download the update at the link below.

• Download Kik for your BlackBerry

Location apps seem to be all the rage these days, and the one that started the whole thing is here and is stronger than ever. foursquare has updated their application for the BlackBerry smartphone to version 3.5.1.

Version 3.5.1 includes

• Fix to venue screen
• Fix to list/delete specific to user adding and quickly deleting a list
• Update to list items styling so the background is consistently light gray rather than white
• Improved performance on friend management screen when there exists 100+ friends
• Fix scroll issue with venue history list

So if you havent gotten yourself onto the location-based gaming craze, than there is no better time then now. Grab the link below from your BlackBerry to download the latest version of foursquare for BlackBerry smartphones.

• Download foursquare for BlackBerry from App World

Earlier today RIM announced that the new BlackBerry 7.1 OS for their new handsets will be made available today (with carrier launch starting today, over the next few weeks) and along with that they let us know that they would be adding location-based coupons to the new BlackBerry Maps.

The updated application allows you to search your location to find some fantastic deals, all geo located to where you are. Also the best part is to accept the deal all you do is take your BlackBerry into the store and bam! Instant savings. Check out more photos after the break.

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