OK, don't
ask me how, but I came across the BlackBerry - Lifestyle
page, and there at the bottom was a link to view ALL Applications and Services
which yielded this - Applications and Services Index.
Could this be the precursor to a BlackBerry AppStore? Unfortunately it is NOT
BlackBerry Browser friendly (at least not for pre 4.5 OS?), but maybe if
someone at RIM is paying attention.... Note that this is not quite the same as
the Solutions Catalog listed above (which is more geared towards commercial - read
not free - solutions).
And, if
you're Jones'n for OS 4.5, just browse on over to the BlackBerry Handheld Upgrade
site. Enter your PIN number, and they'll let you know if your Carrier has
released OS 4.5 for your device! I'd guess that if you have an unlocked device
with a carrier other than the device's original carrier, it will think you're
with the device's original carrier, but who knows - maybe it can detect that
and ask who your carrier is (wouldn't that be cool?)!
You can use
the BlackBerry OTA Downloader
to download the JAD and required COD and/or JAR files to your PC, then copy them to an SD card, use the Media application
to Explore the SD Card, then click on the JAD file to install the app!
Some links
don't work, but you can copy many of your favorite apps to your computer and/or
SD card and have them right there to install after those horrible JL_Cmder
wipes!
Also of
note, AT&T Labs has a Text-to-Speech web site. You
type in whatever you want to say, select the voice you want to use, and play
it. When you have it just the way you want it, select Download, and save the
phrase as a .WAV file. You can then use it for a ring tone. Save the phrase
"It's your wonderful wife!" and make it her ring tone! Oh yea - it
works OTA on your BlackBerry too! Just use the Speak button and Media Player
will play it at which point you can save it.
Another way
to create a ringtone is to go to Audiko. There, you
can enter the URL of any audio or YouTube video, or upload your own MP3, cut it
down to the appropriate size for a ringtone, and then save it. There's lots
more the site is and will be doing too.
A
Blackberry is a mobile phone and email device. You can also access the
internet and use it as a personal organiser. It was designed and
manufactured by Research In Motion (RIM).
"BlackBerry®
is a leading wireless connectivity solution, providing access to a wide
range of applications on a variety of wireless devices around the
world. It combines award winning devices, software and services to keep
mobile professionals connected to the people, data and resources that
drive their day."
What does that mean? In short, it means that a Blackberry is a
mobile phone and a PDA that receives email - all built into one device.
It has a small keyboard built into it, and can be used to make
phonecalls, send and receive SMS messages, send and receive email,
browse the Internet and as a personal organiser.
What does it do?
As mentioned above, a Blackberry can be used to make
phonecalls, send and receive SMS messages, send and receive email,
browse the Internet and as a personal organiser. One of the main
advantages of Blackberry is that it uses 'push'
technology for email, so that when an email is sent to you it is
'pushed' through to your device without you needing to download or
check for new mail. As the Blackberry website
puts it "You don't need to retrieve your email. Your email finds you.".
You don't need to initiate a connection, because your Blackberry is
always connected to the GSM/GPRS network.
iContents 
"BlackBerry®
is a leading wireless connectivity solution, providing access to a wide
range of applications on a variety of wireless devices around the
world. It combines award winning devices, software and services to keep
mobile professionals connected to the people, data and resources that
drive their day."