Thanks to Ronen at BerryReview for letting me know about this free game. This version includes 40 levels of increasing difficulty, great graphics and sound effects, stat tracking and a tutorial mode to get you started. Its a fairly big app at 3.5MB but it could be worth it to pass the holiday time away.
For non touch devices, push and hold any non-control key to make the helicopter go up. And release to let it fall. For touch devices simply touch the screen to go up and release to fall down. Avoid the obstacles and see how long you can survive! How far can you go?
Get it at App World here: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/14276
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Another free game from XIMAD BlackBerry Applications and this one is a hit as well. I know what you're thinking...ok, maybe I don't, but I THINK I know what you're thinking. How fun can tic tac toe be really? Well it CAN be fun, especially when you play the 6X6 mode against a very challenging "phone" (what we used to call "computer" back in the good old days). I played 3 times so far and the blasted phone has won 2 and I managed to tie the third game. 
BlackBerry Messenger has been updated from 5.0.0.57 to 5.0.1.38.
Check out Look and Listen - Memory Game! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/14238
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I love the look of the OS 6 icons. This theme doesn't have much to it, but it has everything I look for in a theme:Check it out here: www.handango.com/content/Free-App-Friday (must be on a computer)
Jay
(jforce)
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I hadn't heard of it before now but apparently this is the updated version with improvements like direct keyboard input and lots of words to keep you busy for months.
Check it out at App World.
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Enter BatteryEx. It places an icon on your homescreen displaying your battery level. You can also optionally display the voltage and temperature. Another feature is that you can add a small icon at the top of the homescreen displaying the battery level.
It seems pretty accurate and could be useful when you're low on juice to monitor your levels.
In the paid version, there is a 'Booster' feature. I'm not exactly sure what this does, but it sounds pretty obvious.
Get it here:
http://www.freewareblackberry.mobi/download-batteryex.html
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More goodness today on the BlackBerry 9800 Slider. This time in a near four minute video showing off the device with an AT&T splash screen. While some navigating looks a bit rough, we do get a much better look at BlackBerry 6 than we have recently, so you don't want to miss it. For those who don't know what BlackBerry 6 is all about, it will feature some key enhancements:
We also get a decent look at the native Youtube integration with the OS itself in this video. You don't have to take my word for it - check out the video above and see how it compares to the BlackBerry 6 preview video shown off at WES. Be sure to drop a comment with your thoughts.
Source: The Berry Fix
Remember that little gold plus sign icon called "BlackBerry HELP!" on your BB that sends you to a terribly outdated site that hardly ever gets new content? Well surprise surprise, its been updated. Not too much, but it looks like the ringtones section has has some significant upgrades. Lots of categories, and they're actually pretty cool. I can't tell you how many times I've been cruising Walmart (yes, I go there...sometimes) when I hear the default 'crystal' notifier 3 times from some poor BB owner who doesn't know any better. Your notifications can say so much about you! Gotta personalize people! Find some tones that you love and put em to work. See an earlier post on how to do this: Ringtones and Notifications. This was written before OS 5.0 was released which makes things a lot easier.
There have been an outstanding 6 new wallpapers added! Its really just 2 with different text and zoomed, but they're not bad I guess. 
As for themes, I don't know why they bother. The themes link just takes you to another link to Bplay. I guess there are plenty of themes on App World right now. I just don't see the point of keeping this link active. The only reason I can see is pretty obvious I guess: $$$. Bplay has got some deal going with RIM. There is also a link to Bplay for premium ringtones. Ringtones should never be paid for in my opinion; especially on a BlackBerry where you can make any song or sound ANY notification. 
One of the surprising options I found is to set your BB to vibrate and notify you when you have traveled a specified distance. This could be extremely useful for runners and bikers. You can even set it to alert you at every mile. I think that's pretty sweet.
Give it a try! Its free. More info and download links below.
http://www.blackberrycool.com/2009/05/25/free-gps-app-gives-full-gps-functionality-for-blackberry/
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My new theme of choice is called BlackBerry Pro Version 5. Its clean and simple and there are a lot of icons on the main screen without clutter. Counting the weather slot, there are 16 icons on the main screen. The 7 large ones are customizable and the small ones on the bottom are not. Update: Natemz has updated his masterpiece to version 5.1 which makes all icons customizable. The weather slot in the top right corner always displays the temp and conditions (I use weathereye). To use the weather slot, just move your weathereye icon to the first position.Voice search is available and you can even sync starred items from maps.google.com.
Get it here: http://m.google.com
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With this app you can see your voice usage, track the amount of data you've used and see how many texts you've sent and received. You can also check your account balance and make a payment all from your beloved BlackBerry.
Pretty useful if you're constantly worrying about how close you are to your limits.
Another option I would recommend for your account management is calling customer service for free at *611. I have found the reps very informative and helpful when asking about my plan and they have helped me find the best plans for my usage history.
Get the free MyAccount app here: http://rogers-fido.mobi:8080/primary/_ZD6Ke9-iQbGGFX6M
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