The Facebook beta program is back again in BlackBerry Beta Zone.  Recently Facebook v3.0 went official after being in Beta Zone for some time.  Now we have version 3.1 cooking up as a beta, for all users of the Beta Zone to check out.  New features in this version include:

• Group Support
• Liking Comments
• Child Protection Support

For a full detailed change log, click here.  Otherwise, click the link below to download Facebook v3.1 from BlackBerry Beta Zone.

Download Facebook v3.1 >>

Engineered Luxury Meets Powered Performance

Stuttgart, Germany and Hong Kong - Porsche Design and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the elite new Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry® is expected to be available in Hong Kong at the end of April.

Instantly identifiable as a Porsche Design product, the exclusive material choices for this unique smartphone include a forged stainless steel frame, hand-wrapped leather back cover, sculpted QWERTY keyboard, and crystal clear touch display. The customized Porsche Design P’9981 comes with an exclusive Porsche Design UI and a bespoke Wikitude World Browser augmented reality app experience. The smartphone also includes a premium, exclusive PIN that easily identifies the user as holder of a Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry.

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Originally Angry Birds Space for the BlackBerry PlayBook showed up in App World a few weeks back then was pulled out for unknown reasons.  The game’s presence has been available in BlackBerry App World as of this morning for several hours now (hoping it does not get pulled again).  So for those who didn’t catch the quick availability before, you can grab it now.  It’s $2.99 to purchase in App World.

Angry Birds Space for PlayBook >>

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view videoAs you know, the BlackBerry Curve 9220 was officially announced yesterday in India.  We showed you the promo clip which showed the dimensions of the device as well as some key features including the dedicated BBM key and FM radio capability.  In addition, we saw the device available in various different colors.  In this commercial clip, we see a few users BBM’ing each other using the Curve 9220 which is pretty much exemplifying the strong communication feature that all BlackBerry smartphones have.  At the end of the commercial we see the unique features of the device displayed – the dedicated BBM key and FM radio capibility.  For those outside of India, would you want the new Curve to hit your market?

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view videoEarlier today RIM officially announced the BlackBerry Curve 9220 in India.  A unique feature included in this device is a dedicated BBM key on the left side of the device and FM radio.  Here’s the official promo video of the Curve 9220 showing off its dimensions, and colors it will be available in.  Just as we’ve seen in previous Curve models, various different colors are available as seen in the clip.

 Who says you can’t have Instagram on BlackBerry? Well you still can’t but here’s a knock off version called “Instigram”.  It isn’t exactly the same either but at least you can tell your friends you have it on your BlackBerry.  The app doesn’t work the same either.  This is based on The Jared Company’s application called ShareIt, where you can easily share photos to Twitter and Facebook.  You can do so natively on BlackBerry smartphones but if you desire to through an easier one stop, check out Instigram.  It’s free to download from BlackBerry App World.

Instigram for BlackBerry smartphones >>

Sleek, stylish, affordable BlackBerry Curve 9220 puts Indians in control of their social life

India - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced its most affordable BlackBerry® 7 smartphone for customers in India. The new BlackBerry® Curve™ 9220 smartphone offers all the market-leading BlackBerry messaging and social-centric features that people love in India.  Designed to be easy to use and easy to own, this compact and sleek smartphone provides many conveniences and applications to help keep users connected to the people and information that matter most to them. It also offers the longest lasting battery life yet in a BlackBerry Curve model, allowing users to make the most of their day.

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London, UK - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System (MVS) 5.1 now supports OpenScape Voice V6 from Siemens Enterprise Communications. The solution allows customers to access desk phone functionality on their BlackBerry® smartphone.

BlackBerry MVS, together with OpenScape Voice, can be used to provide a comprehensive Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) solution for BlackBerry smartphone users. Siemens Enterprise Communications customers will now be able to place and receive desk phone calls on their BlackBerry smartphones and enjoy the convenience of single number reach, extension dialing and phone features such as hold, transfer and ad-hoc conferencing.

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The cross platform messenger WhatsApp Messenger received a small update to version 2.7.6401.  There does not seem to be any change log for this one, so we’ll take it as general bug fixes here.  In any case, WhatsApp Messenger v2.7 brought on a lot of goodies including a new user interface which was much needed since other platforms had it nicer than BlackBerry smartphones.  Click the link below to download the latest WhatsApp Messenger update.

Download WhatsApp Messenger >>

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view video

Here’s a cool promotion video for BBM Music and how it can come in handy.  You’ll notice Greyson Chance, an American pop singer make his appearance in the clip as well.  Next we see a see an experiment where the Bold 9900 is used to connect to a car stereo by leveraging BBM Music.  The video overall is quite entertaining and definitely worth watching.