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12 Free Blackberry Apps Worth ~ $100, More Maybe Added Later

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Pkash on 17/10/2011 - 20:09 slashgear.com (1400 clicks)

Due to the blackberry outage recently, RIM has decided to give away free apps starting from 19th Of October going on for 4 weeks from then. SO mark your calendars, and BBM your buddies…

More apps may be added during/closer to launch of promotion.

But Confirmed Free, As Of Now:
SIMS 3 - Electronic Arts
Bejeweled - Electronic Arts
N.O.V.A. - Gameloft
Texas Hold'em Poker 2 - Gameloft
Bubble Bash 2 - Game loft
Photo Editor Ultimate - Ice Cold Apps
DriveSafe.ly Pro - iSpeech.org
iSpeech Translator Pro - iSpeech.org
Drive Safe.ly Enterprise - iSpeech.org
Nobex Radio™ Premium - Nobex
Shazam Encore - Shazam
Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant - Vlingo

also there is a little note that could effect us here in Australia…

"* Please note that the availability of this offer will depend on the type of device, operating system version, access to BlackBerry App World and local conditions and/or restrictions."

Mobile Apps BlackBerry (brand)

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  • OzChick on 17/10/2011 - 21:28

    My BlackBerry App World icon is missing on my phone. Does anyone know what I need to do to get it back?

    • Mikinoz on 17/10/2011 - 22:39
      +1

      Reload the firmware,make sure to backup first. Unless its a work phone

    • kash on 18/10/2011 - 00:18
      +1

      from what i remember you can just visit the blackberry website using the browser and re-download the App World directly. Give that a go before reformatting. :)

  • Devilius on 17/10/2011 - 21:30

    I hope they are giving free whatsapp…

    • uraha on 17/10/2011 - 23:06

      what's app is free on bb

      • Devilius on 18/10/2011 - 08:50
        +1

        Isn't it only for 1 year then you have to pay $2 after?

  • webstersx on 17/10/2011 - 22:07
    +3

    dying platform, no point…

    whatsapp is now free (on ios), shazam on ios switched their business model back so that has an MSRP of $0

    save yourself the shame and switch to android or iphone if you haven't already

    • A Banana4scale on 17/10/2011 - 22:23
      +1

      BB have a different style factor to the iPhone/android.
      In fact my Dad is much more proficient at BB than at android/iOS. I say this because he stopped asking me about the BB around 2 weeks after getting it but still asks me about his itouch/DHD months after getting it.

  • annoynimous on 17/10/2011 - 22:22
    +2

    great stuff for 9900/playbook owners, that $294 playbook comes packaged with some great apps now, well done Lazaridis!

    for peeps who think its a dying platform, you need to travel more around the world ;)

    not everything revolves only in Australia (can't believe I have to say this same thing I say to Americans)

    • [Deactivated] on 17/10/2011 - 22:42
      -7

      BB's are only popular in poor countries like the UK & Indo….it's dead in Oz. It's way to expensive and the BB network in Oz is so SLOOOOOOW.
      OzChick, The BB Appworld icon, is it hidden or found its way into an apps folder?
      you can check in the installed application list to see if it's install, or connect to BB desktop manager to see what's installed & what's not (but you'll have to install the same OS version as on your BB onto PC first). pop over to blackberyforums.com.au if you need help.

      Spawn, as for your dad being more proficient at BB, then IOS/Android, that's because it's lacking any features so doesn't take very long to learn. After handing out several thousand BB's & 1/2 as many IOS devices, the IOS device are so much more intuitive for your average joe-blow.

      For the Op, good find. The apps aren't flash, but free is free!

      • A Banana4scale on 17/10/2011 - 23:45
        +3

        lol mate the UK is not poor.

        BB has almost the same number of features that iOS 4 offered. They haven't released a newer version yet so can't compare a year old operating system to something that was released a few days ago.

      • annoynimous on 18/10/2011 - 00:46
        +2

        damn, i wish the uk was poor, their sterling is still 'pounding' us.

      • [Deactivated] on 18/10/2011 - 15:52
        +1

        The UK is so poor, as a result they have to eat fish and chips and watch football every day. But UK citizens are not as poor as Australian bogans, examples include the Chk Chk Boom girl and supabrudda.

        • A Banana4scale on 18/10/2011 - 18:50

          sorry to ruin your joke but the premier league is mostly played on Saturdays and Sundays with games rarely happening on friday or wednesday, and even then at night after everyone has come from work(except people who work at night of course).

  • wisc on 17/10/2011 - 23:01

    DAMN IT, my bb just got dropped in water last week! had to swich back to my old nokia what a time for it to die!!!!!

    was waiting to update the poker game on it as well!

  • annarchon on 18/10/2011 - 07:34

    The amount of time and inconvience caused by the bbm outage will cost alot more than a couple of apps. Especially considering bbm is largely targeted at corporations.

  • ccrap on 18/10/2011 - 15:39

    yup, just as I suspected.

    The usual ios vs android vs BB, "mine is bigger than yours". No one cares. People can use whatever they want, it's their right to choose :P

    More on point, has anyone had success installing these free apps. OP mentioned there may be region restrictions etc in place.

    • Maestrok on 18/10/2011 - 18:48

      not the 19th yet.. but i can't seem to even search for some of those apps using my BB Torch.

  • kingdim on 19/10/2011 - 02:21

    Official press release:
    http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=5214

  • giantbike on 19/10/2011 - 07:31

    good to know about this free offer.just wonder how it works? Does it automatically show up as free appz when log on my ap world?

  • Penalty boxer on 19/10/2011 - 15:32

    Has anyone been able to download apps yet?

  • StarkIndustries on 19/10/2011 - 15:56

    Trying now.

  • Penalty boxer on 20/10/2011 - 00:22

    Yay They're now available!

    Guys just log into your app world and search for the app you want.

    Edit: Only DriveSafe.ly Pro seems to be free atm

    • Geewhizz on 20/10/2011 - 08:43

      Drive Safe.ly Enterprise - iSpeech.org currently 97.25

      Photo Editor Pro is the only thing I could find in the list that is currently free.

      It's not long become the 19th in US time, so hopefully some of these promised freebies will happen soon.

  • littlemissbargain on 20/10/2011 - 09:40

    SIMS 3 - Electronic Arts
    Bejeweled - Electronic Arts

    Not free yet :(

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