I happened to see a friend's status last night that just read "[BeepUs] BBM will never be the same." Of course that made me have to ask her what the heck that was in reference to. I was then given the link to this awesome little app called BeepUs.

What it does in a nutshell is make push-to-talk even easier with your BBM contacts. As a BBM-connected app it automatically adds people from BBM with that app onto BeepUs and allows you to start "Sessions" with them with the app. In a session, you can chat, PING, and send voice messages all in one seamless place. The cool thing about this app is the fact that you can add multiple and have multiple voice messages sent among participants. The best part of this app? It's free so while it still has a couple of bugs, be sure to give a test run!

• Download Easy Smiley Pack for BBM via App World
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RIM has updated their free podcast player to version 1.5.0.53. No change log with this version so if you notice anything be sure to let us know. If you are looking for a good podcast player for your BlackBerry this one is actually pretty good. I use it all the time to listen to podcast's. Do you use BlackBerry Podcast? If not what app do you use?

If your interested you can download it here:
Free BlackBerry Podcasts - Download BlackBerry Podcasts - Free Apps from BlackBerry App World

Twitter for BlackBerry 2.1 has received a small update today via the BlackBerry Beta Zone. The update fixes the BlackBerry ID invalid error some users were getting with v2.1.0.18. No new visible features have been added but many bug fixes and improvements in speed have been made. Change log available below.

• *Fixed* @Mention - No notification of @mentions from users you are not following
• *Fixed* @Mention - The @mention notification in the message app does not clear
• *Fixed* @Mention - Splat on Mentions icon is hard to clear if you happen to be on the Mentions screen when the push notification arrives
• *Fixed* Options - Reordering of top two option items
• *Fixed* Virtual Keyboard - When composing a new Tweet or reply, the virtual 'Tweet' and 'reply' buttons do not activate

• Share with us any bugs and errors you find, in the forums!

The most popular free Bible app YouVersion has been updated to version 3.6. Version 3.6 now allows users to manually select their network connection type, and in addition the app now has more robust handling of network failure. This update also included the following changes:

• Faster Performance. The Bible App now responds much more quickly, especially for the features that most of you use most—like Notes, Bookmarks, and reading plans.

• Reading Plan Caching. If you often find yourself with a slow or weak network connection, then sometime when you notice you happen to have a strong signal, you can jump into the Bible App and flip ahead through the next few days of your reading plan. Each day that you view will be stored (cached) into your device’s memory. As long as you don’t completely exit the Bible App (which you can set in the Options on your Home screen), then when you come back later, those days will still be there, and that dreaded “No network available” message won’t interrupt your daily reading.

• Active Network Scanning. The Bible App now constantly monitors your network connection, adjusting settings in the background to try to maintain your signal. It also logs what it determines are its optimal settings, so that in the event your signal is completely lost, it can help you get reconnected as quickly as possible.

• Customizable Network Settings. For the first time ever, from right inside the Bible App, you can actually manually tweak your connection settings (shown). This new feature will let you experiment to find the strongest signal possible, or to disconnect on demand to avoid unnecessary data charges.

As you can see the majority of changes seem to be network related. This is good as it makes that app more efficient on our devices. If you like this app head on over to BlackBerry App world and download it.

Download it here:
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Ever wonder about those old-school sounds from classic BlackBerry devices. I can remember the many times that I heard the familiar chimes of lightspeed and sonar go off constantly. RIM has given us a little holiday treat with the release of BlackBerry 5.0 Sounds. The set is available for free for all BlackBerry users. Happy downloading!

You may download it here:
Free BlackBerry 5.0 Sounds - Download BlackBerry 5.0 Sounds - Free Apps from BlackBerry App World