Runik, in a sentence is Bejeweled on steroids. Runik is an addictive strategy game available for the BlackBerry PlayBook. When I say addicting I mean addicting. I have neglected conversations while thinking about my next strategic move, forgotten to that I was online to pick my son up from school and was holding back traffic, almost burned dinner a couple times. This is one game that I have played consistently (meaning every chance I get).

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I was helping a friend set up their Android device yesterday, and they were so frustrated. They had issues with the hardware and it was replaced. While logging into their Gmail and going into the market they could only install apps they paid for. Now this Android user had about 80 apps, and the majority of them were free. They had to remember which application it was they had and search for them on the Android Market.

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Best Buy Canada is hopping on the BlackBerry PlayBook sale and has reduced their prices down to $299.99 for the 16GB model.  Click the links below to check out the new pricing.  You get $100 off the tablets, then another $100 of instant credit.

• 16 GB Playbook
• 32 GB Playbook
• 64 GB Playbook

Source: BerryReview

I remember when the BlackBerry Bold 9000 first came out, it was a huge inconvenience not having support for a bunch of applications I previously had on my Curve 8310.  Soon enough developers caught on and updated their applications to work with the new OS but the transition period was frustrating.

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Vodafone put out a large update for the BlackBerry Bold 9700/9780, Curve 9300, and Torch 9800 today.  The update is OS 6.0.0.666 and is officially available at the BlackBerry OS download page.  I haven’t tried this OS on any of these devices yet, but let us know how stable it is.

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Attention all BlackBerry Beta Zone members, there’s a new update for BlackBerry Messenger available.  This version is 6.0.1.25 with not many changes other than bug fixes.  Here’s the official note from BlackBerry Beta Zone:

In this latest upgrade, we’ve focused on bug fixes in platform such as avatar changes in Bridge and enabled a ‘Third Party Application’ discovery system message.

Issues: When scrolling up to view message history in group chat focus jumps down and makes it hard to scroll

This update is only available to BlackBerry Beta Zone members, so login here to grab the update.

Rugby World Cup 2011 is here until October 23rd, and if you’re one who likes to follow up with the game scores, there’s free BlackBerry applications to download.  RWC 2011 is a free app on both BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook giving you the latest scores, real time live commentary, live match coverage, stats, video highlights, and more.

The version for smartphones is BBM 6 integrated so you can share scores with your friends with only a click just like ScoreMobile.

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Yesterday I noticed that Fixmo Tools for BlackBerry was on sale for $7.99.  For those who have followed up with the application, you know the normal price for it is $14.99.  Fixmo Tools is described as a “utility belt” for your BlackBerry where you get 17 applications built-in.  A lot of these are applications you never knew you needed until trying them out first hand and realizing how essential and useful they can be everyday on your BlackBerry.  Read more on Fixmo Tools using the link below or to purchase a copy while the sale is around.

Fixmo Tools >>

After last week’s RIM earnings call, it was hinted that the BlackBerry PlayBook would be dropping in price.  Internally Rogers Wireless employees were offered the tablet at a discounted price, and now it looks like Walmart Canada has put out a sale to everyone on it.  You can grab the 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook from Walmart in Canada for only $249, which cuts the price in a half exactly.  The item doesn’t appear to have the updated price yet online, but MobileSyrup snagged a screenshot clearly showing that the tablet’s been purchased for $249.99.  I’m sure tablets will sell out quick once the word spreads and the price updates online.  It’s not the same slick deal as the HP TouchPad, but 50% off on a tablet that’s staying in the market is excellent.

How do you feel about the price cuts? Is this a bad sign for the future of the BlackBerry PlayBook or is RIM simply trying to get more users onto it?

Love it or hate it, Apple iOS themes seem to be quite popular for BlackBerry.  They’re not necessarily imitating but some of theme look really clean on BlackBerry smartphones.  OS Fusion gives you “the best of both worlds” as the theme developer suggests in their description.  You get a taste of both OS 7 and Apple iOS in it as you see in the screenshot above.  Features include:

• No SVG coding, No leg, No Battery loss, very fast.
• Maximum Optimization to Prevent Memory Leaks.
• New look for your BlackBerry�.
• 6/4 Icon home screen, depending on the device.
• Changeable app order.
• Changeable wallpaper, the Dock does not change.

Check out OS Fusion at the PocketBerry Store >>