I believe it. According to Salomondrin, the BlackBerry 9800 Slider is currently being made in white as well.  Black and white are very trendy colors these days with BlackBerry, as the Bold 9700 got both flavors and the Curve 8500 series got it in many.  Who’s up for it? I never admired the white Berry, but after reviewing the white BlackBerry Bold 9700, I fell in love with it and became a full time user on it leaving my black one behind.  I think I’ll do the same when the 9800 comes out as well.  So there’s still no confirmation on this 9800 coming in white, but that’s what the confirmed rumor says for now.  We’ll just have to wait for some more leakage or perhaps official images from RIM or AT&T.

-by Mac Jadalhack

Themes, themes, themes.  It’s the ongoing BlackBerry battle we have with ourselves.  We find ourselves sometimes swamped with how much money has been spent on finding that perfect theme.  Usually themes are on average between $4-7, which can stack you up if you haven’t found what you’re looking for just yet.  On a brighter note, themes go on sale.  I’ve seen 99 cents before as a sale item, but can’t say 84 cents ever rings a bell.  Black out is a pretty simple theme with all uniform white icons, all styled the same way.  All applications get dimmed black so that’s where the name “Black out” comes from.  There’s no crazy effects to this one at all, but if you feel the need to switch up your themes a bit, definitely check it out as it’ll only cost you 84 cents.

• Check out Black out >>

-by Collin Sorp

Ultimate Fighter is rated the #1 shooter game for BlackBerry and after playing it you will agree as well.  For me, this game reminds me of Raptor, and older PC game (booted via MS DOS) with the same game play flying around picking up bigger weapons and of course shooting down bad guys.  Ultimate Fighter is today’s Game Deal of the Day bringing it from $6.99 to only $3.49.  Take advantage of this great deal and get your copy today.

• 2 Ultimate fighters available with self-defender, different weapons and special skills
• 5 stages and 5 big bosses
• Plenty of enemies to destroy
• Upgradable weapons, health pack, and other bonus available
• Fully Optimized for BlackBerry

Check out Ultimate Fighter >>

-by Collin Sorp

This isn’t a better deal than today’s Pocket Informant but it still is a really good one.  As you all know IM+ is usually $39.95 to purchase, but today it’s 50% off as a Deal of the Day special in the apps section.  So grab your copy today for only $19.97.

Features:

• Enjoy unique speech recognition option. Dictate instant messages and exchange them with your friends!
• New! Completely redesigned user interface with new theme.
• Stay online in IM Push mode and save the battery life! In this mode, when IM+ is not running, you remain online and continue receiving IMs as e-mails pushed to your BlackBerry Inbox.
• Skype group chat. Invite your friends to Skype group chat and enjoy conversation!
• View friends timeline, favorites, direct messages and replies in Twitter. Post pictures and voice messages to your timeline!
• Integration with BlackBerry Inbox for OS 4.6 and higher. The last received IMs are placed BlackBerry message inbox and you get immediate notification of incoming messages on the BlackBerry home screen.

Check out IM+ for BlackBerry >>

-by Otoniel Bruno

Originally, Pocket Informant is $19.99 to purchase but as a special promotion for today only, it is FREE.  Ronen from BerryReview came across this and we felt the need to share this on here as well.  For the time being forget discounted applications and sales as Pocket Informant gets put out for free today.  Use the coupon code “FAF716” at checkout to get the 100% off.  Enjoy.

• Get Pocket Informant free >>
  

This is to the short giveaway we had for 5 free copies of Music WithMe.  You had 2 days to submit a comment to be entered and now the time has come to draw the 5 lucky ones:

• Bill
• JerryG
• tttc24
• Ri
• kgillette

If you see your name above that means yes you won. Make sure you download Music WithMe using the email addresses you provided here and then your accounts will be activated as premium.  Thanks to all for participating.

We knew that already.  Of course the BlackBerry Bold 9650 replaced the Tour 9630 but we had to see it in clear ink that it was going and never coming back.  There’s a few other devices on the list, but the Tour is the only Berry on there.  So there you have it.  The Tour 9630 is no more.  Anyone caring for it?

-by Mac Jadalhack

Source: BGR via Droid Forums

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view video

Here’s a quick how to video I came across on the BlackBerry YouTube channel that a lot of you will come handy.  Being a heavy Gmail user, I did not realize how many people were still stuck on Hotmail.  So this video shows you how to revalidate your Hotmail account for those who are just in confusion when that comes up every so often.  I personally say go Gmail but at the same time I understand that having email accounts for a long time that all your other friends, colleagues, and coworkers is very important.

-by Collin Sorp

Yes, we’re still going with our small collections of categorized free applications and games just to clear that out of the way.  Since we started posting up bundles of freebies, we’ve been getting more requests to put up more games.  As these games may work on other BlackBerry devices, they for sure work on the Bold 9700 as I have tested it already and really don’t want to go through each other device I own one by one to figure out compatibilities.  But if you do find it working for other devices, drop us a line and let us know.

• OrientRallye >>
• Sportbikes Unlimited >>
• Mudik Driving >>
• Vodafone McLaren >>
• Taxi! >>

How far are we from launch now?  Once we see parts popping up on True Supplier, we start feeling closer to launch date of the device.  Last week we spotted an AT&T bottom bezel for the Pearl 9100 which was a huge shocker for many.  In addition we saw the 9670 Clamshell keyboard up for sale as well.  Today’s find seems to be a lot better as it’s the 9800 Slider which I think more folks are excited to see now more than any other device in the making or coming soon.  Three different accessories were spotted.  First it’s the keyboard.  Now as you know the design of the 9800, the keyboard and call/end with menu/back buttons is separated.  So the keyboard does indeed come separate from the other keys as seen in the photo.  Next in line is the desk charging dock, one of my favorite accessories.  It says clearly that it is for the 9800 Slider and it pretty much looks the same as other charging docks that we’ve seen in the past.  Lastly is the leather pouch which we see already available for other BlackBerry devices at the moment.  The one pictured is for the Bold 9700, and we’re going to assume the 9800 pouch may just be the same as another device that just so happens to fit in the same pouch due its relative dimension.  All in all, the keyboard being available online is an exciting find and we definitely are excited to see that the device is indeed coming soon.

-by Mac Jadalhack