During the BlackBerry World party at Universal Studios, we posted some of the first shots of the night as we saw a live demo of the upcoming Pacemaker DJ music creating app. During that same night, our guest dev writer, Corran from c2dev.org, recorded a great video of the live event from his own PlayBook! It's the best video I've seen from the event so far from an attendee. We are super exited for the release of this app into the the coming month or so, how about you? Let us know what you think of the app in action!

Facebook For BlackBerry Smartphones v3.1 is available in Beta Zone starting today. Check out below for the complete change log.

The following fixes/new features have been implemented in Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 3.1.0.7:

• Liking Comments
  You spoke and we listened! A very popular feature request is now available in Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 3.1 as you can now like/unlike comments from within the comment screen. The new version of Facebook for BlackBerry also gives you the ability to see the Facebook users who have liked a post.

• Group Support
  The new Facebook for BlackBerry also allows you to view and interact with Facebook Groups. Users can now view their Groups from within the application as well as write, comment and like posts on the Group Wall.

• Child Protection Support

• Download Facebook For BlackBerry Smartphones v3.1 Via Beta Zone
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RIM knows how to throw a party, that's definitely a given. This year with the BlackBerry World party in Universal Studios Orlando, they were able to incorporate one of the coolest apps I've seen on the PlayBook as well. The Pacemaker app, which had been announced as coming exclusively for the PlayBook, was live and on-hand last night.

To put it simply, the app is mind-blowing. As a DJ, I cannot wait to get it and be able to put it to the test. The guys that DJed last night, which included the famous "tools not toys" Martinez Brothers, were able to run all their music from the PlayBook, through Pacemaker, directly to the mixer and speakers. Nothing else needed. All the EQ, drops, effects; etc was done on the app. That was pretty amazing

The Pacemaker beta app will be available exclusively to BlackBerry World attendees this afternoon starting at 1pm today. We'll be breaking down this awesome app later today once we get our hands on it. For now, enjoy the rest of the pics from last night!

It took a while (since August of 2011) but today, Brandi Kolmer let us know that their imo instant messenger app has finally launched in App World. If you're not familiar with imo and what they do, the description is pretty straight forward.

imo for BlackBerry lets you talk to your friends on your imo, Skype, Google Talk, MSN, Facebook Chat, AIM, Jabber, Myspace, Hyves, VKontakte, Yahoo and Steam accounts.

Features include:

• Voice IMs: Send instant voice messages instead of typing
• File sharing: Send audio, video, and pictures
• Sleep mode: Turn off sound notifications for a set period of time
• Location sharing: Let your friends know where you are by sharing your location
• Chat history: Search your chat history quickly
• Multimedia attachments: Share files and images
• Morse code: Know who messages you without looking at your phone

Before anyone asks, Skype chat is supported on imo for BlackBerry but video chatting and calls over skype are obviously not. Either way, this is a great free app for all around communication that I've personally been testing for a bit and am very happy to see finally make its way to BlackBerry smartphones.

Hey imo, can you guys continue to be awesome and make an app for the PlayBook too?

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Gear head? Petrol Head? The world's most watched television program, the BBC's Top Gear, is now available for your BlackBerry Phone and Playbook. If you're a fan of Jezza, The Hamster and Captain Slow you're going to find this app a wonderful addition to your collection.

The Top Gear App Includes:

• Latest Top Gear news
  
• Show Clips and Behind the scenes clips
  
• Episode Reviews (Location restricted)
  
• Latest Car Reviews
  
• Links to other Top Gear related stuff (wallpaper, Top Gear Store, etc..)

Update: Foursquare for BlackBerry has been updated again to v3.9.1 this afternoon. The only change is apparently a bug fix for OS 5 users.

Now with NFC support of OS 7.1, Foursquare is now updated to v3.9! While on the go, you can easily tell friends where you are, share pictures, get their comments ("I'm right around the corner, I'll stop by to say hello"), and get insider tips and reviews ("order the Lobster Ravioli; it's the best dish by far."). Tons of places offer discounts and freebies to the foursquare community, and you earn points and badges for doing the things you love. If you want, you can easily post your proudest check-ins to Facebook or Twitter.

This version of foursquare includes a few core improvements to the app:

• Updated message notification support, now see your notification within your BlackBerry message list alongside your email and other app notifications.
• Improved GPS logic
• NFC support for OS 7.1 devices. Now share venue/tip via NFC or checkin.

Be sure to let us know how this update works for you in the comments!

• Download foursquare v3.9 via BlackBerry App World
• Discuss this update and findings/fixes in the forums