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Exceed 160 Character SMS Limit with Beyond160 – Updated With OS 5 Support

July 28th, 2010 BBerryNews

beyond160 SMS app

Up until fairly recently users have been asking us where to get an app that allows someone running OS 5 to send more than the CDMA defined 160 characters in an SMS. Beyond160 has been a great app for allowing users to do this but it was not available for OS 5 devices – until now. Beyond160 lets users on Verizon, Sprint, Alltel, US Cellular, Bell, Telus etc. exceed their 160 or 140 character SMS limit. When your SMS field is full, simply hit Menu>Go Beyond160 and you can continue typing as long as you like. This app also lets you send to multiple recipients or groups you’ve created.

Check out Beyond160 in the store as it comes with a fully functional 14-day trial.

[Thanks for the tip Tom!]

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MissingLight 2.0 Custom LED Notifications With Lower Price Point

July 28th, 2010 BBerryNews

missinglight app blackberry

UPDATE: It’s worth noting that you can only customize the missed call and charging light colors, not phone/email/SMS/whatever alerts. This app concentrates more on adding functionality with LED notifications.

MissingLight is a custom LED alert app that has recently been updated to version 2.0. The app is similar to BerryBuzz in that you can customize the LED colors based on certain applications in order to have your BlackBerry communicate with you better. BerryBuzz seems to offer more in terms of features and functionality, but the price point is set a little higher. For those looking for particular features at a lower price, MissingLight could prove to be a good alternative.

MissingLight features include:

  • Custom missed call light: makes the LED blink (purple by default) if you miss a call.
  • Custom charging light: makes the LED blink (yellow by default) when the battery is charging. This lets you know when your phone is fully charged (LED stops blinking).
  • Force backlight on: prevents the screen backlight from auto-dimming for a preset time. Use this when you want your screen to be visible for longer than the 3 minute maximum timeout.
  • Reset LED: turns the blinking LED off if some runaway alert won’t stop blinking by itself.

The LED colors for the missed call and charging lights are now customizable.

Check out MissingLight in the BlackBerryCool store.

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Sokoban-Style Puzzle Game Warehouse Keeper for BlackBerry

July 28th, 2010 BBerryNews

Warehouse Keeper

S4BB has just released a new game for BlackBerry called Warehouse Keeper. The game is based on the classic puzzle game Sokoban where you have to push blocks around a map into particular spaces strategically without hitting 2 blocks together and getting stuck. Warehouse Keeper has a unique look to it and it’s available in both a full paid version and a lite trial version of the first 5 levels.

Check out the full and lite versions of Warehouse Keeper in our store.

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Antennagate Utility Measures Radio Signal and ‘Death Grip’ Scenarios

July 28th, 2010 BBerryNews

Antennagate utility

Last week we wrote about a signal measuring app from Xtreme Labs that was launched in response to the claims made by Apple that the Bold 9700 and other smartphones have antenna issues. Hayes.mobi has launched its BlackBerry radio monitoring utility called Antennagate, which has some great features to help you get a better picture of your radio’s status. Antennagate produces a chart that refreshes over a specified time interval so you have a visual representation of what is going on with your radio signal.

Features of the Antennagate app include:

  • Track antenna signal over time
  • Carrier antenna signal
  • WiFi antenna signal
  • Customizable refresh interval
  • Customizable display options
  • Screenshots
  • Use to find best reception indoors
  • Use to test “Death Grip”

Check out the Antennagate app by hayes.mobi in our store.

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