emkWan here – your guru on all things Blackberry!
So i decided to upgrade my ageing blackberry os from .210 – .247 and thought well in the process let me make a video for my fans… and those that need to know how to do it.
All written instructions after the video are thanks to the ‘Crackberry Forums’:
Hi Guys, ok so i wanted to have a look now at the paid for themes out there for the blackberry. Thanks to the guys over at SixTenWebDesign.com, I have a paid for theme to review. It’s slick and well built. It features icons and a features from the familiar windows mobile or xp platform. Along with looking good, its very functional.
To purchase this visit http://www.sixtenwebdesign.com
Remember to subscribe to my channel + Follow emkWan on Twitter – for the up coming top 3 FREE BBBold themes.
Hip hip huzzah! BlackBerry App World has been with us for over three weeks and no doubt a lot of the World’s 25 million BlackBerry users have jumped on the wagon and taken it for a spin or two around the block. But after playing with it for a while, we’re quite sure that there are plenty of people whose puppy-love infatuation quickly turned to irritation. Why? Errors, bugs and high costs aside, it’s likely that App World users discovered the reality that BlackBerrys have a bit of an issue when it comes to dedicated application memory. This, coupled with the infamous memory leaks that sadly seem to be oh so prevalent on every BlackBerry model since the Pearl 8100, make for a device that isn’t anywhere near capable of handing as many apps as competing smartphones. Put simply, the more contacts, phone logs, saved messages and of course installed applications a user has on his or her BlackBerry, the less free memory the device has to dedicate to new apps.
It really doesn’t take much of effort at all to eat away at the 128MB of app memory on both the Bold or the Storm. In fact, we took a peek at one of the Bold’s at BGR HQ that was running OS 4.6.0.247 and found that it had a paltry 4MB of application memory left. After a battery pull it jumped up to 20MB but then quickly started its descent. The saddest thing is that this Bold only had a Twitter app (more on this some other day), Google Maps, Viigo and a few IM clients installed.
So what can be done about this? Well, for starters, RIM could not only bring its devices into the modern age by giving them 512+ MB of application memory, but it could also do something that we’ve been clamoring for for the longest time and allow users to install applications to their memory cards. And no, we don’t buy it for a second when RIM says it can’t do this securely (surely they can encrypt a microSD card). Other than that, RIM could put some serious work into its aging OS because for the life of us we cannot think of any other platform that has so many updates to fix major bugs and niggles (it seems like for each new device there is a new update, be it a leaked private beta or an official update from a partner carrier, each and every week like clockwork).
Truth be told, we think RIM can be pretty ass-backwards at times, especially considering that it spends a meagre 7-8% on R&D while its competitors spend the 11% industry standard, but it does make a damn fine product nonetheless, one that we couldn’t live without. All in all, it’s just such a shame to think that it can’t do apps right.
Hi guys, courtesy to Big Hulk Dise from www.sixtenwebdesign.com, we have another great theme. Again in a Storm UI style with rollover features for messages + Calender.
Please view the video quick review for a closer look.
Download link HERE.
Enjoy!
hi guys.
As many of you probably already know, im a bit obsessed with theme hunting, particularly the FREE ones. i came across this theme via the pinstack community and owe a big thanks to ‘Big Hulk Diese’ who was kind enough to send me the direct OTA link to this theme. It’s clear, crisp and Bold icons along with rollover feature make it ideal for those obsessed with seeing thier calenders at a quick glance.
for more themes, visit:
www.sixtenwebdesign.com
or for the direct link to down load hit the OTA icon. (remember this is a JAD file which must be clicked from your blackberry browser) This is for the BOLD ONLY!
point your blackberry browser to:
http://www.sixtenwebdesign.com/com_p…eme_StormL.jad
hi guys,
i came across this few days ago, its a way funky radio streaming app for the blackberry.
check it out!
Hi guys, its an early start an i awoke to the news of the news of the much anticipated Blackberry App World.
The application is a welcomed move by RIM to give its crowd something to compare to that ‘dreaded’ itunes! Although i must admit, it still has some way to go!
The App World homescreen features four icons across the bottom and “Featured Items” which can be navigated through by scrolling left or right. The first icon – a set of folders with a blue tab – is your Categories folder where you can search for apps by genres such as Games, Music and Video, or Personal Health and Wellness. Next to the Categories icon is the Top Downloads section – denoted by a yellow starred folder. You can also search for applications by clicking on the magnifying glass icon; search works within categories as well.
There are also some issues that have been flagged up already about the limitations of the blackberry handsets themselves as well as some functional aspects of how apps are updated etc. but more to come…
Watch My Video – The first online!
Hi guys!
many thanks to all of you for entering the competition as well as those of you have supported the competition.
Once again my sincere appologies for the delay!
Well here it is the winner of the competition… il let the video do the announcing!
……….keep up to date with the blog as next week im hoping to run a review of the 8900 javelin and then give that away as a competition.
***Winner was SAMALL007*** 
well done mate!
Hello Hello Hello you wonderful people!
welcome to another post from the emkWan™ Project! this one is a little special, WHY? because i have a FREE BlackberryBold 9000 handset, brand new, open to all networks to give away! for more information just watch this video…. and good luck!
Closing Date: 10th March 2009, So hurry!
Supported by:
Crackberry.com * m0bilechic.blogspot.com * everythingberry.com * Scancom – Blackberry Service Centre
***UPDATE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNER – MARCH 20TH …
Hi Guys, apologies for the delay in not announcing a winner, unfortunately there has been a family related emergency which has meant i have not been able to get to record a winner video. i hope to get back to London by the 19th of march to have a video ready by the eve of the 19th! Please accept my apologies and keep your eyes posted!
According to MensHealth – UK, 2009 for us crackberry addicts should be a detox time!
What do you guys think?! lol
How about sticking with the berry but using natural health products along side your berry + hectic/busy life! >>>CLICK HERE, BEST OF BOTH!
Enjoy! 
