Today’s App Deal of the Day goes out to Battery Booster.  Usually it’s $9.99 but for today only it is $4.99.  Battery Booster promises to enhance your battery life by doing several actions.  One of which is that it uses better backlight time out and brightness settings to keep your battery going longer.  Here are the full features:

• Battery saving recommendations for BlackBerry® settings: best practice backlight timeout and brightness settings for battery preservation.
• Automatic battery saving mechanisms when devices is not used: radio or WiFi connections might not be necessary when the device is locked.
• Low signal radio saver: a BlackBerry® phone searches extensively for better network coverage when the radio reception is low, this wastes an tremendous amount of power and drains the battery very quickly. BatteryBooster can now switch off your radio if reception is too low.
• Fully configurable battery saving options.

Check out Battery Booster at the PocketBerry Store

It’s another Free App Friday over at Handango! Today’s goes out to NetworkAcc Mobile Network Accelerator.  As I agree with Ronen on this, application accelerators and memory optimizers aren’t to be taken seriously.  But instead of wasting your money on buying an memory booster that does not work, you can try one for free.  Let us know in the comments how you like this application if you do decide to give it a shot.  The coupon code to use at check out is “FAF723″ by the way in case you were wondering

• Check out NetworkAcc Mobile Network Accelerator >>

-by Mac Jadalhack

For all you NFL fans – who have Verizon that is, there is a new freebie in town.  Verizon has put out a free NFL application for all customers their network.  Currently, the BlackBerry devices supported are the Curve 8330, Curve 8530, Tour 9630 (RIP), Storm 9530, Storm 9550, and Bold 9650.  Get all the latest news, statistics, and scores all through this app as a free courtesy.  For $10 a month, you’ll be be able to get on demand videos and live streams including:

• NFL RedZone, the wildly-popular channel from NFL Network that airs live or near-live look-ins of every key play and touchdown from Sunday afternoon games
• NFL Network, which airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football
• NBC’s Sunday Night Football
• NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football

Download the NFL App for Verizon Wireless Customers >>

-by Mac Jadalhack

Source: BerryReview

Who cares about the BlackBerry Curve 9300, I know.  For a device that no one’s really hyped about, there’s been a lot of news and leaked images for it.  We get all this about the 9300, but we still don’t know the official name of the BlackBerry 9800 Slider.  Any way, here’s a Curve 9300 I spotted on eBay, as the last few days I have been searching eBay to see what leaked devices are out there for sale, hoping to see a 9800, but I guess no one wants to sell that bad boy.  It’s at $300 now with 3 bids for those interested in the next lowest end Curve.

• Check out the BlackBerry Curve 9300 on eBay >>
  

-by Mac Jadalhack

AT&T released their financial figures today, demonstrating a surge in earnings, margins, sales, and activations. Some financial highlights are the 25.9% (adjusted to 13.0%) EPS bump, almost a full percentage increase in revenues, and and almost 20% increased consolidated credit margin. In short, AT&T’s performance in the second quarter gave investors a great deal to be excited about.

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BlackBerry Handheld Software v5.0.0.1367 (Multilangauge)

Package Version: 5.0.0.1367
Consisting of:

• Applications: 5.0.0.810
• Software Platform: 4.2.0.363
• File name: 9650_512AMEA_PBr5.0.0_rel1367_PL4.2.0.363_A5.0.0.810_Alltel.exe
• File size: 112.62MB

Note: The Software Platform and Applications version numbers can be found under Options-About screen on the handheld.

• Download OS 5.0.0.810 for the BlackBerry Bold 9650 >>

Source: BBLeaks

This is under private beta for the time being now, but we decided to let you know what’s new in this version.  As a quick recap for those who don’t know what this application is, Xobni is a very powerful email utility that works with Microsoft Outlook keeping your contacts readily available all the time.  It’s a great way of having access to your contacts if you use Outlook a lot and would like emails and contacts to transfer over through an app via BlackBerry.

• Performance improvements for BlackBerrry local data integration
• Performance improvements for scrolling in the search results
• Better integration with Blackberry Address book
• Trials and gift code activation
• Phone number source and email snippet from Xobni One/Outlook
• Xobni one status dialog
• LinkedIn “Sign-in” integration for additional data access (in Options)

As we mentioned before, this version of Xobni is still under beta now once again, so stay tuned until the official launches or hit the link below to download the beta.

• Download Xobni for BlackBerry Beta >>
  

-by Mac Jadalhack

We got the word late last night from one of our readers Rob that MetroPCS is now locked and loaded for the BlackBerry Curve 8530.  Before we only saw the Curve 8330 hit the streets with Metro, but the device had already been well outdated by then.  Even though we have a BlackBerry Curve 9300 on its way, the Curve 8530 is still a good BlackBerry to have as it still rocks OS 5.0, has WiFi, and of course 3G.  After $50 mail-in rebate, you’ll be paying $229.99 for the device.  So how about the plan?  As you know, MetroPCS is a prepaid phone company so the BlackBerry is also.  For $60, you’ll get unlimited talk, text, and web.  Great deal or what?  You can order the device online, or head over to a local MetroPCS store near you as we’re told most stores are carrying them in stock and not all.

• Check out the MetroPCS BlackBerry Curve 8530 >>

-by Otoniel Bruno

Throughout every version of UberTwitter that has been launched, tons of features get added.  Perhaps this is why UberTwitter ends up being the best Twitter application for BlackBerry with everything it has to offer.  The change log is much to large so just as a highlight, the biggest deals we saw here was UberChannels, Instapaper integration, the new UI of course, muting users instead of unfollowing, Twitvid library search, and much more.  Hit the jump to read the full change log and to download UberTwitter Beta 8.

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There’s too much gossip on the Apple fan boy side lately, especially after Steve Jobs accused the BlackBerry Bold 9700 of having a death grip.  How many folks tried to “successfully” lose reception by replicating what was done in Apple’s video?  Many did, not many succeeded though.  Xtreme Labs and Fixmo have teamed up together in creating the BlackBerry Death Grip Application for BlackBerry devices.  What’s the point? It’s basically like a survey being conducted and based off the results you get from the app, you can then decide to submit whether your death grip worked or not.  We can’t call it the BlackBerry Death Grip Application, but that is suitable name.  It’s officially called Antenna Meter, but it is used to test whether or not a death grip works on your BlackBerry or not.  Hit the link below to download OTA and let us know about your experience.

• Download Antenna Meter >>

-by Mac Jadalhack