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OS 4.7

Hootsuite for BlackBerry goes into free public beta

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As you may or may not know, Hootsuite is one of the most advanced desktop social-networking applications available.  It combines a laundry list of features for those of you who use things like Twitter and Facebook the way we do here at BBerrydog.

Hootsuite has just made it’s way to BlackBerry smartphones.  Currently in public beta, Hootsuite allows you to access your Facebook and Twitter feeds with ease.  Whether you are posting or reading, Hootsuite takes this all into one place.  Touchscreen BlackBerrys are supported, as well as everything from 4.2 to 6.0. You can find Hootsuite here, but, before downloading, make sure to read the next paragraph.

As many of you may know, I am a Curve 8530 user.  The Curve is one of the lowest end 5.0 BlackBerrys out there.  The processor is slow and the phone can be extremely laggy at time.  That being said, Hootsuite is terrible on this phone.  I found that my phone was lagging all over the place.  Hootsuite managed to make a slow phone even slower.  I hate to sound campy, but if you’re using a low-end BlackBerry like myself, I’d strongly recommend going elsewhere for your Twitter and Facebook needs.

The BBerryDog theme is coming in assorted colors, now available for 83xx

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There were a few of you requesting the BBerryDog theme in different colors, so we’re (when I say we’re I mean Don from Dream Themez) here to deliver. As of right now the only other color available is crimson from Today’s iPhone, but they will be coming in the assorted colors associated with PhoneDog’s network sites, TmoNews, Today’s iPhone, and DroidDog. (Therefore, green, fuchsia, and orange are left as you can see in the picture below.)

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To download your new, red BBerryDog theme, click here. As of right now it’s only available for the 85xx, 96xx, and 9700. Also, we have also received quite a few requests for a BBerryDog theme for the 83xx series. Your wait is over! You can now download the red version here from your BlackBerry Browser (blue version pending). Don is spread pretty thin between work, being a contributing editor, and making themes, so if the color you’re waiting for is not available yet, it is coming, but it may take a little longer than originally expected. He is working diligently on these themes for us and we want to make sure there is a flavor out there for everyone. So anyone who wants to show a bit of gratitude, you can follow Don on Twitter, or ask us about how you can donate. Also, if you’re an MMA fan like many of us here at BBerryDog and Don, check out Don’s other theme site Dream Themez MMA, and Unfiltered MMA where Don is a contributing editor.