FREE Flashlight App for BlackBerry: FlashOn

I have a Javelin 8900 and usually use the video camera light as a flashlight. It works very well and is surprisingly bright. The only problem with this is that the video light is always set to on so I don't have to fiddle with settings when in the dark to have a flashlight. Then when I want to take a video without the light, I have to change it back...anyway, its kinda annoying.

Enter FlashOn! Its a simple app that works with all BB's running OS 4.2 or higher. I just tested it on 5.0.0.238 and it works great. If you don't have a flash/video light you can use the LED or screen to light the way.

Here are some of the features:

• If you have a flash/video light, it will automatically use that
• For the LED you can choose between: Off, White, Blue, Orange or Green.
• Set it to turn off automatically from between 1 minute to never
• Option to cover up the camera
• There are 30 screen colors to choose from. Coral, Fuschia, Gold, Lavender, Magenta...take your pick. (Kinda weird there are so many colors? Just me?)
• A cool icon so you can put it right on your homescreen

I have my LED set to blue, covered the camera, automatic shutdown at 2 minutes and the screen is set to black...as tempting as Light Cyan was.

You can get FlashOn for free here: http://software.crackberry.com/product.asp?id=52120&n=FlashOn

Free Location Based Search, Poynt Has Been Updated

For those of you who are already using Poynt, this isn't huge news. But I always like to stay on top of the latest updates and releases for my favorite apps. Poynt is in my top 5 for sure. The movies search is great and I also like the reverse lookup feature that allows you to lookup who called you using just a phone number.

The weather is integrated on the home screen and the mapping has been updated to support Google maps. Here are a few changes in this release:

• Navigation (as opposed to map only) from current location to destination using BlackBerry Maps or Google Maps
• Date/time stamps for fuel prices (works in US only)
• Ability to turn weather on/off
• New interface (released for non-touchscreen devices with v1.5.2.36) now available for Storm/Storm2 (according to another forum post)

You can get the latest release at App World or OTA directly from their site here: http://m.mypoynt.com/ota

SmrtGuard-Free! Now Available With Great Features!

SmrtGuard is a VERY useful application that I tried out in the beta stages when it was totally free with all features enabled. I loved the backup and restore features and especially the ability to track and/or find my BB. There are so many great features. I am surprised they decided to roll out a free version. Here is what you get for $0.00:

• Find my BlackBerry
• Remote Data Wipe
• Remote Listen (Remote Call Fwd) - Yes, you can remote call fwd your BlackBerry to another number in case you left it at home!
• Add a Loved-one as a tracker (have your loved one get SmrtGuard, and add yourself so you can track each other) -> aka the Valentine's Day gift of trust :)
• Personal Guardian and SIMCard Guardian

Get it here: http://www.smrtguard.com/Main?module=Root&action=directDownload