Last week we let you know about Tether going on sale, 50% off, not as a Deal of the Day special, but just on sale.  We later discovered that Tether is currently celebrating its 2nd birthday, doing giveaways and putting their app on sale, 50% off instantly.  Here’s a quick recap on features with Tether:

• Internet Anywhere: You can use Tether anywhere you can make phone calls.
• Easy Setup: Download our software to your BlackBerry and another for your laptop… Then surf the web and email just like you would with any Internet connection.
• Fast Speeds: Download speeds that are impressive. Our users download at speeds up to 1,800 kbps.
• No Tethering Fees: Tether uses your phone’s data plan and we do not charge tethering fees. (refer to our Terms of Service) (Note that significant charges may apply for data usage if not on an unlimited data plan. Please check with your carrier.)
• All BlackBerries: Tether is compatible with all BlackBerries.
• All Carriers: Tether has been used by carriers all over the world. Some carriers do require APN settings, though. It appears our product does not work on the iDen Network.
• PC & Mac: Tether works on both PCs and Macs.

Tether for BlackBerry is only $24.99 for the time being, saving you 50% instantly.  Click the link below to grab a copy today!

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We’ve had a small glimpse of the PlayBook in portrait mode once before.  When we went to the BlackBerry PlayBook event in New York, we weren’t able to see the tablet go off in portrait mode as they were locked in landscape.  IntoMobile got a hands on video with the PlayBook at SXSW showing it in fully functional portrait mode here.  In addition to that, we see the Podcasts app and 7Digital Music Store demoed as well.

There’s been one too many leaks coming out of Staples, and the latest suggests an April 17th launch date for the retail store.  We already know training for the device there is occurring this month, and now finally it looks like a launch date is in place.  The flyer does say Ad Date: 4/17, and so it’s assumed the ad will go up that day along with the availability of tablet, unless it’s a “coming soon” ad or pre-order sign up of course.

Source: CrackBerry

BreakingNews for BlackBerry is a new application by Shao Soft which adds a live scrolling RSS feed widget to your home screen.  Pretty cool.  Customizable features include:

• Ticker border colour
• Text colour and size
• Ticker location speed
• Up to 5 user customizable RSS feeds
• Automatically uses Wifi if available
• Battery safe! Won’t drain your battery, goes to sleep when not on your home screen or when your backlight is off.

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Themes aren’t always based on other platforms and unique designs.  They could be designed around your favorite basketball player even.  Here’s a cool theme for Michael Jordan fans who remember him on the Chicago Bulls.  Features include:

• 6 User Application Order
• 6 Scene Changing Background
• Customized Icon Set
• Customized Baterry Meter
• Customized Signal Meter
• Press Space for Show Icon Dock *
• Pres Esc For Hide Icon Dock *
• OS 5 Only
• Enable Landscape home screen for touch

Check out more screenshots and details of the 23Jordan Theme >>

Another Bad Manga Girls game is on sale, this time it’s the third one titled “Sex on a farm.”  Again, make sure you are of appropriate age before purchasing this application.  Since it’s 75% off, you can grab a copy for only $1.49, rather than $5.99.

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Fandango for BlackBerry got a version 2.0 update earlier yesterday.  In this update we see a few new features.  For one thing, the user interface is a lot nicer as you can scroll back and forth between movies really smooth.  This helps a lot since before it wasn’t that easy to browse through recently released films and such.  Also, I noticed that you can now send a movie time right to your calendar or share to social networks feature as well.  Gotta love apps that communicate with your BlackBerry native apps.

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Here’s a quick look at something we’ve been waiting to see – tethering and WiFi hotspoting with BlackBerry OS 6.1.  The folks over at N4BB spotted.  As expected, with the mobile hotspot feature, you’ll be able to have up to five devices connected. Pretty cool right?  So here’s a quick handfull of screenshots showing you what to expect.

Tether is celebrating its second birthday by putting out an awesome giveaway.  First prize gets an IOU for a BlackBerry PlayBook, second gets a BlackBerry smartphone, and third gets Tether hats and t-shirts.  You can participate to win once a day from both Twitter and Facebook.  Here’s what you have to do for each:

• To enter on Facebook, “like” Tether’s page and write the following on Tether’s wall: “I love Tether because _____”. You fill in the blank!
• To enter on Twitter, follow us @tethercom and enter with the same message about why you love Tether! Though make sure not to forget the hash tag! “I love @Tethercom because ____”.

According to a report over at PCWorld, and based on what we were told last week at the BlackBerry PlayBook event in New York, the BlackBerry PlayBook is expected to have its own video conferencing application, along the same lines of FaceTime.  It’ll be an app just for the PlayBook, which will allow for video chatting, but I’m hoping they launch a desktop application as well, even in open beta like FaceTime so we can chat with more people, rather than just tablet owners.  The application is expected to ship out with the launch of the PlayBook.

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