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VCMS is GPS based speed meter application with features you can’t find in any other speed meter application for BlackBerry. It is graphically unique application with all the functions and information you’ll ever need on the road, water, or in the sky - and it’s designed by HedoneDesign. VCMS is a stunning airplane cockpit style informational unit now presented to you in one fiendishly clever app! Now available for BlackBerry 7 Smartphone devices and BlackBerry PlayBook running OS 1.0 or higher. No internet or bridge connection is needed for application to work. All you need is clear view of the sky for internal GPS device to connect to satellites and acquire needed information.

Some of the new features in this update include:
- lap timer
- social networks (including BBM on BB7 devices)
- statistics (you can export it and import them to google maps (or similar) and check your routes)
- maximum speed
- average speed
- speed alarms (yes, not alarm but alarms)

Note: Before you can actually use i-Mentalist VCMS you’ll see an important notice that can be later found under About section in Options. Please read it carefully!

• Download VCMS in BB App World for only $2.99!

Regardless of how careful we try to be with our new devices, they are always bound to be dropped off a table or some other object. I'm currently on a search for the perfect case that brings comfort, but also protection to my device. Today, we'll take a few moments to look at the iSkin Aura For BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930.

So, before the flaming starts, there is no denying that the new concept design BlackBerry, dubbed BlackBerry 10 TK2 Victory, resembles the form factor of the newer Palm device series. Let's just clear the air on that. When I first laid eyes on the mock-up images, all I could think of was holding a stylus pen in hand while using the device (not necessarily a bad thing).

I do like the idea of the bigger screen to satisfy the full-screen users, while jamming in some physical keys to satisfy the physical keyboard junkies. But is it really a winning design? I say probably not. Why? Because it looks like a man with a undersized body and a overgrown head trying to do a back-flip! Not going to be easy (nothing against big heads, I have one myself). And there are some negative side affects to having such a large screen with a regular sized keypad. It renders the one-handed usage primarily to the bottom of the touchscreen only. No more single hand high stretches to reach that touch sensitive content up top, as you'll have to let go of the keyboard and double hand it without that trackpad. So, unless you have the fingers of a 7 foot tall basketball player, I'd opt for a smaller design.


However, easier said than done, right? I'm not saying I could come up with something better (see my mediocre unfinished mockup), but I do feel that overall form fumbles function in this BB 10 TK2 concept. Which is why it is a concept, right? I do like the inset sleep/power button though. And kudos to the graphic artist, Guy Bridges, who went through the pains of putting this concept together for us BlackBerry 10 thirsty addicts till the next juicy piece of material comes around for us to sink our opinions into. Stay tuned for my next rant...

Agree or disagree? Let me know what you think about the BlackBerry 10 TK2 concept device in the comments!

Did you know that misspelling a product for sell on eBay can affect how well the item can be found by potential buyers? This ultimately can result in the auction item not getting the recognition it needs to start a bidding war. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to find those misspelled hard to find items on eBay so that you could be the one to get in on that great auction price? Well, with a new PlayBook app by C2Development, you can do just that! Fat Fingers for PlayBook is a powerhouse eBay search engine that finds those misspelled apps allowing you to get in on those deals that no else can find.

Having already tried the app out, within my first couple of searches I found a misspelled item with no bidders. As you can see from the screenshot below that when I typed in "BlackBerry PlayBook" the search engine cleverly found a misspelled entry, "BalckBerry PlayBook." BTW, those interested in a deal on a new PlayBook may want to take notes.

• Download Fat Fingers for PlayBook in BB App World

In Dummy Jake, you control a robot that is falling in the air by tilting your device and using two special controls to try and get the best score you can. But be careful, Jake is running out of battery so pay attention to the lap time of each level. Feel the thrill of the fall by passing through fire rings, avoiding asteroids, and grabbing goodies along the way!

Controls are easy to use; one part of the screen is dedicated to the maneuver button and the other part to the nitro button. Use maneuvers to skillfully dodge the obstacles, and turn on your nitro to rush from one power up to another. You can also challenge your friends to get the highest Dummy Rank ever and earn your name on the World Dummies leaderboard!

• Download Dummy Jake via BlackBerry App World for Free
• Discuss this with us and see more screenshots in the forums

Try the ultimate retro style message scroller and animation player for your BlackBerry PlayBook. This application features an ultra realistic looking LED dot matrix screen capable of displaying scrolling messages and animations in 16 vibrant colors. You can also show messages in mirrored format for people to read in their rear view mirror, and play built in animations or your own creations.

Version 2.1 adds new and exciting features as well as bugfixes:

• Clock Mode
• News Ticker Mode
• Improved renderer
• Many UI fixes
• The best of all: Screamager is only $0.99 cents! Try it now!

• Download Screamager from BlackBerry App World
• See a video of Screamager in action and discuss in the forums

Groovy Notes, by XLabz Technologies, works just like your personal diary right from your BlackBerry PlayBook! Use Groovy Notes is a valuable tool for managing notes, lists, audio recordings, plans, messages, agendas and other details on the go. It is your ticket to getting your life, be it personal, work or social, better organized. Groovy Notes leverages the ease of use of a diary by employing the capabilities of your BlackBerry Playbook such as the ability to record voice notes and touch gestures to navigate between views.
Features added in V1.2.1:

• View your notes in both Portrait and Landscape modes
• Read-only and edit modes
• Password Protection
• Ability to record audio files of longer duration
• Improved Calendar: Choose a date from the calendar to view notes for that date alone

Please let us know if you installed Groovy Notes for BlackBerry PlayBook and what you think of this application by posting a comment!

• Download Groovy Notes for PlayBook in BB App World
• See more screenshots and discuss Groovy Notes with us in the BBOS forum

We've taken a few weeks off in our search for the perfect case for the BlackBerry Bold 9900. In honor of today's NHL Trade Deadline, today we'll take a few moments to look at the NHL BlackBerry Bold 9900 Skin Cases, courtesy of Gentec International.

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• Download Runtastic in BlackBerry App World
  
• See changelog and discuss the Runtastic app with us in the forums

In the hectic life of a business professional living near the shores of Lake Ontario, it is often hard to have a clear conversation when you are surrounded by wind gusts. Today, let me introduce you to the bluetooth headset that solved my concerns, the Jabra WAVE.

• Read the entire review in the forums