We all know the annoyance of getting junk calls. They come at the most impossible times, and getting rid of them seems almost impossible! S4BB Limited recently released a FREE app that keeps your BlackBerry Smartphone junk call free; Junk Call Blocker. Inspired by the success of the Hong Kong version, they've built a free global version of this handy application. Junk Call Blocker recognizes and blocks incoming junk calls automatically. Besides the existing black list, there's also a custom blacklist allowing you to block custom numbers. Ideal when you're dealing with a stalking ex! The other way around, there's also a white list, in case a call gets unjustified marked as a junk call.

Junk Call Blocker comes in three versions. The free version allows you to add 10 numbers to the custom blacklist. If you need to add more numbers, you can upgrade to the Standard version (100 numbers) or the Pro Version (unlimited numbers) via in-app-purchase.

Junk Call Blocker is a BBM connected application and compatible with devices running BlackBerry OS 6.0 or higher, including all BlackBerry OS 7 devices. You can get Junk Call Blocker for free here:

The development team over at SCrApps have finally gotten their Wikipedia app approved by RIM. This app launches the mobile version of Wikipedia in a nice clean UI that users are sure to appreciate. Some of the features include:

• The Main Wikipedia Page
• Wikipedia's Daily Featured Article
• New/Recently Edited Articles
• A Random Wikipedia Article
• The Wikipedia Pages for BlackBerry and BlackBerry PlayBook
• A Search Box so you can find Any Wikipedia Article in Any Language!

One thing to note is that the app was intended for English use, but the creators mention that the search feature can be used for any language.

The app is available in BlackBerry App World for a $1.99. You can download it here:

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During this morning's keynote at DevCon Europe, Vivek Bhardwaj, Head of Software Portfolio EMEA at RIM, attempted to show off the "open on" feature of BlackBerry Bridge 2.0 and unfortunately the "demo gremlins" did not allow it to work fully. After the keynote, BlackBerryDevCon's official YouTube channel uploaded the above video showing off the feature and how it's suppose to work. Honestly, it's one of my favorite new features of 2.0 since it is one of those "wow" features. Make sure you check out the video above for a demo of this new aspect of BlackBerry Bridge 2.0.

Once again a new emulator has been ported to the BlackBerry PlayBook. This one is called Snes9x, and thanks to project leader A7omic and jtokarchuk we can now play Super Nintendo games on the PlayBook. The nice thing about this emulator is that it runs on PlayBook OS version 1.0 and does not require any fancy hacking. All that is needed is that you side-load it using your favorite side-loading application.

[UPDATE 2/3/2012 4:00PM] Apparently the BlackBerry community's response to this original offer was huge. So huge in fact that RIM is now extending this offer to "any app – WebWorks, Native, AIR, and Android. Same deadline of February 13 applies."

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There is huge buzz surrounding the release of OS 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook. With the possible release date a little over two weeks away, RIM is doing everything it can to get as many Android apps as possible ready for the new OS launch. Today, the Inside BlackBerry Blog posted a new promotion for Android app developers:

More details about the promotion will be posted on the Inside BlackBerry Blog as soon as possible but for now that stands to be a pretty awesome promotion for Android app developers. We're hopeful this creates a nice wave of developers that if, for no other reason, will port their apps over to App World to get a free tablet.

This is a pretty smart idea on RIM's part. With the recent low prices of the PlayBook, odds are most people are opting to go for a higher capacity tablet (32GB and 64GB), leaving RIM with a lot of 16GB tablets lying around. Giving these away in exchange for something, like Android apps in App World, will only help the momentum of the OS 2.0 launch. Smart move RIM, smart move indeed.

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One of my favorites apps, ScoreMobile, was updated today. The extremely popular score-tracking app has released version v1.8.6 in App World for everyone to download. Nothing new in terms of features but when a new version comes around it's always a good idea to upgrade.

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With 'Go BBM' BlackBerry Plan from Vodafone, prepaid subscribers can avail of BBM services at Rs. 5 per day, and postpaid subscribers for Rs 129 per month.

Additionally, as a part of the introductory offer, subscribers who purchase a BlackBerry Curve 8520 or BlackBerry Curve 9300 smartphone till February 2012 will be able to avail of a one-year unlimited access to BBM from date of purchase.

Send ACT BBM129 to 111 or visit your nearest Vodafone centre to activate this plan today.

CIA World Factbook 2012 Features:

CIA World Factbook is compatible with all devices running OS 4.2 or higher. Including all BlackBerry OS 7 devices: Bold 9900, 9930; Torch 9810, 9850, 9860; Curve 9350, 9360, 9370.

A new v10.1 for IM+ has brought a flurry of new features and fixes to the app. For those of you who love this multi-messaging app, get updated, and be sure to know how it works for you! See changelog below.

New features include:
- Arabic localization
- "Disable Beep" option
- Optimization of app launch
- Scrolling history bugfix
- Configurable Inbox integration
- UI improvements
- Some additional bug fixes and performance improvements

We have been seeing quite a few BBM connected apps over the past few months, and many have been wondering when we would see some native apps like RIM's Facebook and Twitter become BBM connected. Well, it looks as though we may be seeing this feature pretty soon.

So if you were wondering when you would see these apps integrated within your BBM, wonder no more, because RIM is working on it. The days of boring status updates on BBM may be over.