What a great mobile application for your BlackBerry device. If you haven't given Google Mobile App a try by now you might consider installing this very integrated tool for your BlackBerry smartphone. If you are already make the most of this app then be sure to grab this update. Google Mobile App has been upgraded from version 3.6.14 to 3.7.12. Search by voice, search history and Google suggests are some combined features that make this application worth installing. 

To get Google Mobile App installed onto your device or if you are looking to update your current version, from your device browser type in the URL bar m.google.com/search.

 BlackBerry abusers are buzzed about the introduction of the Adobe Flash Player 10.1 toolkit and how it will possibly redefine the BlackBerry OS experience if and when Research In Motion incorporates this coding into its platform. It’s evident in the videos and pictures of the new BlackBerry OS6 webkit that RIM has wanted to advance its browser capabilities and have taken steps to insure that the next generation of web browser include more optimized tools that we as BlackBerry users have desired. (i.e. the acquisition of Torch Mobile which includes the Iris browser integrations of widgets and open source platforms)

What will integrating an Adobe Flash Player mean for enhancing our media browser capabilities? Adobe states that their flash video experience will not be weighed down with the “buffering now….” messages. A user will always be watching the selected video. In Flash Player 10.1, a user will now be able to load through HTTP streaming or server push streaming. This conversion will provide a greater amount of random access to the video.

Let’s realize too that a player of this scale has certainly been recognized as being memory intensive. As BlackBerry users have started to see RIM move towards improving device memory capabilities, Adobe has geared is player to optimize the content but states that the reality of the experience will be directly related to a devices memory resource. Justin Everett-Church writes in an Adobe Developers web article, "In the end, each data type consumes a certain amount of RAM that can't be changed. For complex applications, there simply may be a need for more memory than is available" 

If you are a T-Mobile customer and want the latest official on your 9700, then today will be a good day for you. T-Mobile officially released OS 5.0.0.714 for the 9700 yesterday. So if you are hesitant you use leaked OS's then get your USB cable out and give 714 a try. No word on what was corrected from the last update. Let us know what you find in the comment section below.

Download OS 5.0.0.714 from T-Mobile

A big thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. Ninja makes great themes and the winners get to pick any theme from the Mobihand store for free. I will be contacting the winners via PM with their coupon code. And with that, the lucky winners areeeeeee.... 

Google Voice is now open to all U.S. residents, as the company on Tuesday removed the requirement for prospective users to receive an invitation in order to sign up for the service.   Service features include a single phone number that, when called, rings a person's multiple lines, such as their home, office and cellular phone. Google Voice also offers voicemail message transcription, free calls to the U.S. and Canada, low international calling rates, conference call capability and a central, Web-based voicemail inbox. A subset of Google Voice features can also be used by people who don't want to get the single Google "phone number for life," but rather use one of their existing lines.    

This is an excerpt from todays press release :

" A little over a year ago, we released an early preview of Google Voice, our web-based platform for managing your communications. We introduced one number to ring all your phones, voicemail that works like email, free calls and text messages to the U.S. and Canada, low-priced international calls and more—the only catch was you had to request and receive an invite to try it out. Today, after lots of testing and tweaking, we’re excited to open up Google Voice to the public, no invitation required.

Over the past year, we’ve introduced a mobile web app, an integrated voicemail player in Gmail, the ability to use Google Voice with your existing number and more. Over a million of you are now actively using Google Voice, and many of the features released over the past year (like SMS to email and our Chrome extension) came as a result of your suggestions, so thanks! "

We would like to take a minute and wish all the fathers out there a very Happy Father's Day. To make it even better, we are going to offer a TBZ VIP special for today only. If you sign up for a VIP membership you get a 50% discount. All day today we are offering a lifetime VIP membership for only $25! You get a lot with a VIP membership here at The BlackBerry Zone, but the real biggie is getting into the Tweetissimo alpha test program. Get to work hands on with the upcoming twitter client for BlackBerry before its even released into beta. 

If you have been contemplating joining the TBZ VIP program then there is no better time than today. So be good to dad today. Show him (or you) some TBZ love!

That is the word people. Verizon Wireless made the move to select OS 5.0.0.713 as it's next maintenance release for the BlackBerry Storm2 9550. I'm sure most of us 9550 users were caught sleeping when this OS was made official by TBay Tel last week. And I for one am surprised that Verizon followed so quickly to select this OS as its next official but nevertheless. What's even better is that if you try to find out what the enhancements are, you are directed to a PDF that is highlighting a BlackBerry Tour change log. That should get fixed in time.

Most of us have had a chance to learn the ins and outs of this OS if you are a Storm2 owner and you may be one of those who like this build but then again you may not. Maybe you prefer to only load an official. If so, this is your next build for the BlackBerry Storm2.

Be sure to back up your device. If you have gotten to know this OS, be sure to share your thoughts with the rest of us.

Download OS 5.0.0.713 from Verizon Wireless

AT&T officially releases 5.0.0.602 for Bold 9700

We have reported the official release of 5.0.0.743 by Rogers and Optus, so this official release by AT&T seems to be a little late. If some of you on AT&T only want to utilize an OS officially released by your carrier, well here you are. Please leave feedabck and share your opinions.

Download 5.0.0.602

The Where's BT contest was a huge success and a lot of fun. But you didn't think we were finished now did you? Of course we are not done. This time we are gonna give away some free themes. Our buddy @Ninja_Says from Ninja Themes has been kind enough to give us 25 free themes. Obviously we are going to pass them out to The BlackBerry Zone community. Ninja Themes sports a very impressive catalog and is known for clean and functional themes. Just take a look at his website to see the huge selection available. 

Just leave a comment to this post and you will be entered to win any Ninja Theme of your choice. The giveaway will run through Tuesday June 22nd and the winner will be randomly drawn that night. Good luck to everyone!

Visit the Ninja Themes website to view the full theme catalog

Official: BlackBerry Bold 9700 OS 5.0.0.743 by Rogers

Well as far as Operating Systems go the 9700's seem to have a very solid base to them (not being biased or anything lol). Rogers have let loose this official version for its users to upgrade their devices but if you want to try it out for yourself download it remove the vendor.xml file, install and away you go. Be sure to leave some comments to let others know what you think about it.

Download 5.0.0.743

A couple of days ago, the Wall Street Journal  ran an article stating that  RIM was indeed testing not only a touchscreen phone with a slide out keyboard, ( the 9800 ), but they are also testing a tablet device to serve as a larger screen companion to it's BlackBerry smartphone. They also stated that these could be available by the end of the year.   But what else is RIM working on ?                     

Here's a snapshot of RIM's product roadmap, courtesy of a recent research report from RBC analyst Mike Abramsky.

I noticed that there is no mention of a Storm version to be released in 2010. We have read rumors of a Storm 3  being released this year, and possibly the Storm 4 following in 2011. The exclusion of the Storm 3 on this  roadmap can only make one wonder if 2010 will be "Storm-free". 

Certainly there will be many more rumors to follow....so stay tuned.  Please leave feedback and share your opinions.

Business Insider 

A couple weeks ago we told you about an app called Trillian that was an all in one IM client for BlackBerry devices. The app is in beta and the developers want the public to help squash some bugs. The response to the app was very positive but it was obvious that there were some major bugs to be worked out. The developer has just pushed out Build 215 that addresses many of the complaints users had about the first build.

See the full list of bug fixes after the break