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Edmond Cheng is a music conductor and uses his BlackBerry PlayBook as his assistant throughout the day.  From reading sheet music to recording his students jam out some tunes, Cheng finds a use for his BlackBerry PlayBook in all case scenarios.  Check out the video above to see how his day goes with it.

The precision pre-cut invisibleSHIELD applies directly to your BlackBerry Curve 3G 9350/9360/9370, providing the toughest, most durable protection you will find. The invisibleSHIELD has its origins in the military, where it was used to protect high-speed helicopter blades from dust, dirt and debris.

Now you can use that same powerful technology to protect your BlackBerry Curve 3G 9350/9360/9370. It is so tough that we back it with a lifetime guarantee. So, if it ever does wear or scratch, we will replace it for free, for the life of your device. And if you ever need to remove the invisibleSHIELD, no problem; it comes off clean and leaves no sticky residue.

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I know many BlackBerry users still love Apple.  Some of you use MacBooks, iPads, or even have iPhones as side companions to your BlackBerry.  Either way, Steve Jobs, the man behind most of it all passed away and a theme has been created for BlackBerry in his memory.  The theme is of course Apple style and has Steve Jobs in the background in color as the image.  Features include:

• Maximum Optimization to Prevent Memory Leaks.
• Get the feel of Win Phone7 on your Black Berry�.
• 4-5 Icon home screen.
• Changeable app order.

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 BlackBerry Analytics Service 1.0 has been officially launched by RIM today.  The service is powered by Webtrends and offers developers a free service to analyze data on how their applications are used.  Features for developers using the service include:  

• Understand how users are engaging with an app
• Enhance user experience to drive more downloads
• Learn how to market apps more effectively
• Better deal with bugs as they arise

You get over twenty different types of reports from BlackBerry Analytics Service including:

• Overview metrics showing active users, new users, frequency of use, engagement in duration and depth of use, number of screens viewed, and conversions
• Detail in usage of screens, content, media, features, products, in-app search, and in-app ads
• User information including country and language, device characteristics, carrier, connection type and errors

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Taiwan Mobile and RIM Launch BlackBerry 7 Smartphones in Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan – Taiwan Mobile and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched two new BlackBerry® smartphones based on the BlackBerry® 7 Operating System (OS).  Powered by the latest BlackBerry software (including Chinese language support), the new BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 will be available from Taiwan Mobile tomorrow and the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 can be pre-ordered through Taiwan Mobile at the same time.

Featuring RIM’s next generation hardware and software platforms, these new BlackBerry 7 based smartphones offer users a choice of two attractive designs and deliver the ultimate in communications, multimedia and productivity. (more…)

Lately BlackBerry games have been mostly time killers.  Games you can open up and play when really beat waiting for your turn to face the judge in court for a speeding violation, or on the train ride back from home.  Warcraft Crusader is a cool  role playing game where you actually will get into it and will play it every chance you get until you beat it.  It’s a 2D game, view styled more like Zelda and you get to kill off demons and build up your character.  Cool enough? Click the link below for more info or to purchase Warcraft Crusader for BlackBerry.

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If you were nervous about yesterday’s BlackBerry Bold 9780 OS leak, you’ll be glad to see that the same OS build has gone official to the carrier Swisscom.  Seein that it went official, we’re hoping it’s a pretty stable build.  If you decide to download and install it on your Bold, let us know how the OS is.

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Pinball Deluxe is one of my personal favorite games for BlackBerry.  Last year at BlackBerry DevCon, we got to meet the developers in person which at the time were showing the game off on the Torch 9800 screen.  The one thing I love about Pinball Deluxe is how smooth the game operates.  Once a upon a time (not too long ago), BlackBerry devices didn’t have 800MHz to 1.2GHz under the hood.  Therefore, apps and games lacked quality and consistency.  Pinball Deluxe was never one of those games, as it always worked smooth and hardly ever saw it hour glassin’.

I’m not sure how recent the update was, but I noticed Pinball Deluxe is now available for OS 7 devices.  If you haven’t picked up a copy yet, you definitely should.

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Yesterday a BlackBerry Internet Service outage erupted in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.  All was resolved last night, and now it looks like the outage is back again.  I’m sure RIM is aware of this and working hard to restore services back once again.  You can check out what BlackBerry users in the EMEA on Twitter have to say about it for the time being (they’re not happy).

S4BB Limited let us know about nice little sweepstakes they have going.  The company is giving away a BlackBerry PlayBook, a BlackBerry Bold 9900, and a BlackBerry Torch 9800.  Here’s how to enter:

1. Like the S4BB Limited Facebook page.
2. Enter a name to receive the prize in case you win.
3. Share an app ideas or favorite apps.

The sweepstakes is opened up until October 24th.  Users worldwide are welcome to participate.  Winners will be announced on October 27th.

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